A disturbing tale about social media and the power of influencers on their followers. A debut novel with a strong messge.

This novel explores the addictive nature of social media, both for ‘influencers’ and the people who follow them. It also looks at the dark side of fame.

I really enjoyed this. I don’t read a lot of thrillers and feel that I tend to presume I won’t like them. This was a great, well paced read with unexpected twists.

I would read more by this husband and wife writing team, and I definitely recommend this one.

This copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A taut, compelling thriller that kept me turning the pages. Recommended! Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this ARC

Loved this one! So easy to read and lots of twists and turns along the way. Really thought provoking. Definitely worth a read.

Emmy Jackson is a #1 Instagram influencer, her husband Dan is a struggling novelist.

We are told the story through the eyes of Emmy and Dan but then as their story unfolds we get the point of view from someone else, they are rather obsessed with Emmy and quite the stalker. They really are not a fan of Emmy And are looking for vengeance.

Some uncomfortable truths about how being someone online can affect a person. Makes you think about your own presence online and what you do.

Sometimes this was a bit slow and some unnecessary rambling but skipping over that it was an enjoyable read

I found this book one of the most interesting, thought-provoking and terryfing reads of the last year. I love psyichological thrillers and People Like Her (how clever is that title?!) was one of the best. I gradually became more and more uncomfortable, especially during the mysterious stalker's chapters, and the creepy feeling of impending doom that reached its highest level in the last chapters was absolutely on point. This novel made me think a lot about how some people chose to blame others for the tragedies and traumes of their life and make their mission to ruin someone else's life, even an entire family's life, just to have some sense of "revenge", and it chilled me to the bone. But it also made me reflect on how some people never really take responsibilities for their actions and their consequences. The ending couldn't have been more creepy, it left me absolutely petrified, and I loved how intense it was and how much it made me think. Highly recommended! Thanks to Pan Macmillan for proving me with a free copy of this extremely compelling novel!

Loved this one! So easy to read and lots of twists and turns along the way. Definitely a quick read and one I recommend.

Great thriller based around the dangers of being an influencer, and making your kids lives public. Excellent twists.

People Like Her is a cynical, apprehensive look at influencers, social media, parenting, and fame. I found the behind-the-scenes take of a “momfluencer” entertaining! The hashtags, the sponsors, the search for content – the details are brilliant. Emmy is insufferable but she makes no apologies about how she strategises everything about her family for content and cash. Dan is not the annoying husband I thought he’d be, and he’s supportive of Emmy’s career when he’s not being sad about his unfinished second novel. I liked the sharp observation of how people tend to look down on influencers, and how Emmy strives to work hard to beat those expectations.

In general, there’s a lot of telling and not showing in this book. Nobody has difficult conversations even when things get bad so I missed that connection between the characters. The monologues are helpful but they are not enough to show the full impact of the characters’ actions. This book has two sides – the influencer life, and a tragedy involving the villain. Both storylines don’t mesh for me and they built up to an unbelievably contrived ending. What could have been an exploration of the dark side of fame gets muddled in the execution. But if you have a rosy view of influencers, this book will probably change your mind!

CW: infant death, suicide, abortion, miscarriage, infertility, abduction

I liked this one, Had a well written plot and kept me engaged from page one, the characters were well thought out and relatable, I didn’t guess the twist, and was reading well into the night. Can't wait to see what the author brings out next, would recommend for sure.

Though fiction, it gives a fascinating insight into the world of an 'Influencer'. I didn't realise it could be such a lucrative career. Emmy is one of the most successful Instamums in this new online lifestyle. A completely original story of an absorbing, toxic career that turns dark. Naratted by three characters Emmy, her husband Dan and a mystery person it delves into the life of Emmy and Dan the seemingly perfect family. I loved this family saga/thriller. Very addictive and great twists.

I Really enjoyed this book and flew through it! It follows the story of Emmy Jackson 'Mamabear' an instagram influencer/mother who posts content that mother's/mother's to be can relate too! It's facinating the effort that goes into this and how one little thing could ruin you! I found the instagram side so believable and to be honest quite scary how much these influencers share with strangers and how they will do what it takes for followers and to be relevant! At times I did think nahhh this couldn't be the life of influencers but then I thought about the ones I follow, how much of their lives they share and how some of them would promote any product wether they like it or not!

This story is told from three perspectives- Emmy, her husband Dan and an unknown person who's obsessed with Emmy! As the story goes on we learn why!

This book gripped me from the start. I loved how well it was written and how easy it was to read..I found the characters very real and the story line had unexpected twists and turns. A really good book I would recommend!

Hoping there be a second book for Papa bear.

Thanks to @netgalley, the author @ellerylloyd_author and the publisher for a copy in return for an honest review.

I thought People Like Her was a well-rounded commentary on the dark side of social media. The characters all had depth and believable motives but were at the same time flawed, very unlikeable and human. I loved to hate the protagonist and found the ending to be an apt and realistic one without the justice that modern life often seems to be severely lacking. It could have been a bit more pacy and twisty, but that may have detracted from the characterisation, which was successfully built by the sometimes long, self-absorbed internal monologues of the characters.
The prose was great and not bogged down by flowery, unnecessary description (a big plus, in my book) and it had a decent level of suspense. I'd happily read these authors again.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and don't know why it doesn't have a much higher rating. It's one of the better suspense novels I've read in the last few years.

4*

The description of this book certainly had me intrigued from the start.
The story focuses on the world of social media, and the dangers in which being a social media influencer can cause for both the individual and their families if they aren't careful.
I found the protagonist Emmy - the influencer, rather difficult to like, mostly down to the ways in which she treated her closest friend. She also seemed much more focused on the amount of Insta followers than she did about the happiness of her own family unit.

I did find the third narrator to be rather fascinating. This person blamed Emmy for the death of her daughter, as well as her granddaughter, and despite seeming rather harmless at first, things began to escalate rather quickly.

The book had a well structured storyline, that was full of twists and turns throughout that kept your attention to the very last page, and had you holding your breath at times. An enjoyable read.

Not for me I’m afraid. A novel idea, and one that definitely makes you uncomfortable given how many of us put so much of our lives online, but I didn’t really get it. The writing was repetitive, the plot was dull for far too long, and the climax was just too far fetched for me. Definitely not what I’d call a thriller, and not one I can recommend.

Disclaimer - I was fortunate enough to be provided with an advance reading copy of this book by NetGalley. This has not affected my review in any way, and all opinions are my own.

We're starting to see quite a few thrillers now based around online influencers, especially 'mumfluencers', and the sinister side of our online lives, from trolls to stalking to the lies we tell to ourselves and others, certainly offers a lot of material for a good thriller. This was engaging and entertaining, but I didn't find any of the characters particularly likeable, which could have made it heavy-going if the plot wasn't snappy.

I feel this book is going to be a love or hate for many. For me sadly it was a dislike. At first I found the idea around Instagram mums intresting, however as the book went on I found the content more triggering and none of the characters I could bare to listen to.
This thriller will work for many as the subject matter is intresting however it was just not for me.
Thanks to.netgalley for allowing me to read an ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

People Like Her / Ellery Lloyd

I absolutely loved everything about People Like Her, it is a sensational debut novel from Ellery Lloyd about the world of Instagram influencers, the power of their words and consequences of their actions through these words.

The book is thrilling from start to finish with vibes of Girl On A Train as the story unravels through the different point of views of the lead characters. No spoilers here, but the book is a slow burn thriller, with layer upon layer of twists and turns. It’s a clever dissection of the world of an InstaMum and the lengths to retain a brand. It also has a lot to say about the world you see portrayed in a 1x1 image may not be as perfect or real as you are led to believe.

A lot of books are heralded as the must read book of the year or the book everyone will be talking about. People Like Her lives up to both these claims And I cannot recommend it enough.

Original and clever superb debut thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Out of five

I read this book last month and writing the review a month later, and I just - I'm still disappointed.

For beginners, I was super excited to read this book having seen the AMAZING reviews online. So I requested it and was lucky to even get approved and jumped into it right away.

The book started out really well, with a plot that makes for a classic thriller. An Instagram mom influencer and someone out on a revenge hunt against them. When I put it this way, it does sound basic, but the blurb was actually interesting. Sadly, the story didn't serve.

For most of the book, we only get info about how influencing works. Parties, getting promotional merch, planning content, putting up filtered images, putting across "real" mom image, roping in kids to pose for content - all that jazz, you know, that you legit see in every influencer focussed book. Like, I understand, influencers are not real, they're always filtering, always planning "content". Which, therefore, was kinda boring to read about. It was repetitive.

The story picks up soon and the author builds up the thrill and suspense gradually. I liked that, and it kept me guessing too, flicking the pages. It were the reveals that didn't work for me at all.

For one, I wanted it to be more intense I suppose. The whole thing felt so detached, so unmatched and random. And the two reveals just didn't match up at all. I felt like all the build up was let down with such a low reason for committing privacy impeachment and so much more.

The characters were also portrayed as so vague and oblivious and boring. Even though her husband's feelings totally made sense, I wish he got a little more of a screen time too. I loved how the tables turned at the end and it reminded me of the ending of The Silent Wife but not that intense.

So yeah, I was disappointed with this book.

Unfortunately, I was only able to read half of this book before I lost access. It didn't grip me enough to race through it and I couldn't invest in the characters enough to stay up reading it. Perhaps it was because of the nature of "influencers" and the fakeness of the character's lives that I didn't enjoy it enough compared to the other books I was reading. Perhaps I am the wrong demographic for this book. It may have turned into a cracking pageturner but as I didn't get to finish it I can only comment on what I did read.