The list is such an important read. A story that needs to be told. I don't think I can compare this masterpiece to anything I have read before and I was totally gripped .I could not put this down. The topic of consent and male privilege is really dissected here. I have already recommended the list to so many people already.

This book is an interesting premise: a tweet from an anonymous account sharing a list of allegations against well known men and the reactions towards it. Our main protagonist, Ola, is a renowned feminist journalist, so when she discovers that her fiancé is on this list and there’s only a month until their wedding she’s understandably faced with a dilemma. Does she trust her fiancé or believe the accusations in The List?
Whilst the overall plot interested me and I wanted to know the truth, I found it quite hard going reading large portions of the book due to the use of patois and social media speak. Perhaps I wasn’t the target audience, but nevertheless I did find this frustrating and ended up skimming through chunks of the book. I’m sure it will however appeal greatly to many. It certainly makes you think twice about the impact of social media and about how easily it can impact people without there being any evidence of whether what is posted is indeed true or false.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for a review.

This book has been super hyped!! I keep seeing this book everywhere - so had bit expectations.
However, I just found this book to be far too slow in pace, and it kept repeating itself.

'Is my Fiance really on the list?'
'No he can't be'
'But what if he is'
'No, i'm being silly'
'But what if i'm not'

Literally felt like that for the majority of the book - and it just was annoying. It took too long to build.
Too slow for me!

The premise of this felt really interesting to me, so I was disappointed when it personally just did not live up to the hype.
'The List' certainly raises some important points and discussed issues that I think we should be seeing explored more, but I unfortunately just could not enjoy the execution. Most of all, I found the two protagonists so painfully underdeveloped as characters that it just made the book feel even slower. (The pace of this book was another issue--it really could have cut a lot of pages, or at least spent less time fleshing things out that didn't need fleshing out.) It felt often as if Adegoke didn't fully understand their own characters, emphasised, for example, by the uncertainty surrounding the characters own 'celebrity' level, which is something that was an important point for the plot, but was not at all cohesively done. Though this sounds minor, it is something that bothered me all the way through the novel, unfortunately.

I really liked the idea behind this book as it covers modern issues however I struggled with the book. I found it to be quite slow, however, having said that I will likely watch the tv version.

Thank you to #NetGalley for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

It’s one month until Ola and Michael’s big day when the The List drops on Twitter, naming Michael as one of British media’s problematic men. Will Ola, a writer at a feminist online magazine, still marry Michael in light of the allegations of harassment? What does this mean for the once #couplegoals?

The List will certainly be one of the most talked about novels of the summer, it is very (too?) of the zeitgeist and considers themes of representation, cancellation, justice, misogyny.

I felt the narrative could have been tighter, I’m sure it will work brilliantly on adaptation and look forward to watching it.

Pick up this book up if: you miss The Bold Type

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A Rapid Downward Spiral..
Contemporary, topical and controversial, this compelling tale is as immersive as it is thought provoking. Meet Ola, about to marry her one love, and Michael, her intended. They seem to have it all. Don’t they? When ‘The List’ begins things are about to take a rapid downward turn - and it’s just the beginning. With a sharp edged and pacy narrative, the author grabs the reader and ramps up the shocks with each explosive uncovering.

Ola and Michael are a star couple, heading towards their wedding and everything to look forward to. Until The List comes out, naming men in the media who have assaulted and harassed women - and Michael's name is on it. Ola's a journalist for a woman's magazine, she can't overlook this and marry him, can she?

This was really, really good. It looks at the impact the list has on the victims of the type of men who belonged on the list, as well as some of the men who were named and of course on their family and friends. How can Ola and Michael get married when The List has destroyed trust, and should trust be unconditional? Different people's reactions to the list were really well done, and the explanation at the end of how Michael came to be on the list was very clever.

Overall, it's a very clever and well done book which is absolutely worth reading!

"The List" feels very current. In her novel, Yomi Adegoke explores the aftermath of internet allegations regarding sexual misconduct and abuse. Told from the perspective of Ola, a feminist writer, and her fiancé Michael, whose name was put on the list of known sexual abusers from the media industry, "The List" tells the story of public cancellation, online hate, complex feelings around believing survivors vs believing those close to one's heart, as well as being present on social media as an aspirational role models.

It was an interesting take and perspective, but for me the narrative was too stretched and filled with details that didn't necessarily push the plot forward. Not choosing to disclose who was behind the allegation against Michael until the very end was a masterful move, however the motivation appeared somehow questionable.

Ola and Micheal are one month away from getting married and when his name appears on The List and is accused of being an abuser and harasser, things take a turn for the worse for the popular social media couple.
I really enjoyed this and had no idea where the story was going. Yomi's writing delves into the pros and cons of social media, highlighting our reliance on it for news updates, while also shedding light on our tendency to pass judgment and cancel individuals without full knowledge of the facts.
It was a fast paced read and I was hooked throughout, I can definitely see it being adapted into a tv series!

Who gets to define the truth and defend the ‘innocent’ when accusations fly on unregulated social media? This is a little bubble of a book holding up a magnifying glass to the toxic wild west of twitter and instagram. Ola and Michael are pleased with their online fame and influencers standing but when Michael is randomly accused of harassment the darker side of online fame is revealed.

The premise of the book is sound, it makes good arguments but it felt too issues based and not character driven to me - it just didn’t leave me thinking any more than so what, interesting but not much more.

The List is a chilling view of just how easy it is in this day and age for lives to be ruined by social media.
There is an adage "He who lives by the sword dies by the sword"...well substitute social media for sword and you have the premise of this book almost exactly!
How do you prove that you are innocent of something posted on Twitter when you can't even find out who posted the lie?
How do you believe someone when they say they are innocent when Twitter has posted them as guilty?
The answer would appear to be ...you can't, in both cases.
The strength of this book undoubtedly lies in the fact that, as the reader, you are never precisely sure if there is a lie...or even how many lies there are!
I was hooked on this story the whole way through and each fresh social media blow almost made me gasp! I really did feel sympathy for the two main characters, even though neither was painted as perfect.
It's a tough old world out there on social media and there are many wounded souls along the way.
One to read and think "There but for the Grace of God"......
Thank you to 4th Estate and NetGalley for this E arc in exchange for an honest review

Gripping and very current - a picture of social media and its nature as a double-edged sword. Lots of social issues tackled in this book and a very compelling read!

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My first book by the author and I will definitely be reading their previous work.

I really liked the writing style and the premise of the story, reflecting what I feel is the wrongdoing of society and social media being used to name and shame.

However, my god I hated Ola, talk about stand by your man! Think she is now my most frustrating character ever 😂 the sign of a great writer, provoking strong emotions! I could not understand her actions and how she turned on Michael so quickly, I was willing him to bin her off.

I did wish that the ending had took a different route and would love to see who exactly was implicating the men wrongly and the fall out for them if proved some of the woman had

This was THE hot book of the summer so I was thrilled to receive it as a proof.

From the start I was completely hooked - what a great concept! It felt so fresh and modern and realistic.

I found the main characters really interesting, though I think some of the detail of their social media influence was a bit unlikely - I'm not convinced Ola's colleagues wouldn't have known who her fiance was if they were so Instagram-famous?

I liked a lot of this but the final "twist" ending really let it down, but until then I was having a great time.

3.5 stars and one I'm looking forward to the discourse on!

This book is centred around a young couple who are due to get married in a month. Then The List appears online accusing the husband to be of assault which sends their whole relationship into a spiral. This was an interesting read about the MeToo movement, and the internet’s role. It’s a commentary on how the internet can be used to impact people’s lives even without evidence and how people can hide behind fake internet personas to troll. I didn’t find it overall fast paced nor was it slow, and it kept you questioning people’s innocence right until the end.

A raw novel with a lot going on. Looks at the me too movement and social media. It raises some good questions and topics but I felt was very slow paced especially towards the end

The list and the title refers to a list of men released by a Me too like movement in which News readers, and media celebrities are outed . Since this is an all too frequent occurrence nowadays, this book is extremely topical .
The novel looks at the results of the publication of this list on an engaged couple, the woman, a journalist responsible for previously raising issues of poor behaviour in men in the music industry and her fiance and soon to be husband who works for a social media company. The wedding is planned for a month after the publication of The List
This is a very modern novel and is firmly based in South London in particular in the black community as both the main characters of lack of African descent.
The novel sits in a world where sending nude photographs to each other’s phones is a normal part of dating and I have to admit, was quite an eye-opener to me as an older reader.
Despite this story raising quite difficult issues, the book itself is an entertaining and fast paced read.
The author has a highly visual way of describing the action in the novel I felt it would make a great TV series in particular the wedding scene towards the end. I understand that the right already been purchased
Favourite line in the novel “open God is a black woman for real“
I loved the ending which I didn’t predict at all.

I read Nelly copy of the number on NetGalley UK released in the UK on. of July 20 23 by 4th estate and William Collins.
This review will appear on Goodreads, NetGalley, UK, and on my book blogs bionicsarahsbooks .wordpress.com

Ola and Michael are a young, Insta-famous couple, “the king and queen of #BlackLove”. One month before their wedding, a list of men working in the UK media who have been identified as sexual abusers and predators is posted on Twitter Michaels name is on the List. This book explores the power of social media as well as trust. List was an interesting relevant concept post Me Too. However, I felt that it was far too long, and although the the build up to the wedding was meant to rack up tension it failed to do so. It is well written and has a unique ending

Ola & Michael are less than a month away from their wedding & are living in pre-wedded bliss. that is, until Ola wakes up to her phone going nuts over something called ‘The List’, a crowdsourced list of abusive men in media. Michael’s name is on it. Ola’s head is sent further spinning when the feminist publication she works at wants her to cover The List as the story unfolds.

This is a perfect holiday/book club read. you will whizz through it & you will definitely have Thoughts after reading. it did feel a bit long & drawn out to me. I don’t know what I ultimately wanted from this book but I ended up feeling unsatisfied. which idk, considering the subject matter it could be the point?