There’s been a sudden influx of books about influencers and not gonna lie, I’m so here for it! Perfect for when you need a distraction from Instagram Stories or your Twitter feed.
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Self Care
Big Summer Jennifer Weiner
Kathleen Barber
LOVED the way this poked fun at #girlboss culture. Maren and Devin are the duo who has created Richual, a social media platform devoted to self-care for women —think yoga, women with perfect dewy skin, pretty much a Glossier ad come to life. After a controversial tweet about the first daughter (totally Ivanka) goes viral for all the wrong reasons, the company is in turmoil and its CEO must go on a digital detox. This book is biting and satirical and smart and sharp. The characters are pretty much all awful and the references in here KILLED ME. It’s painful to read at times because of how cringy but spot-on Stein was with the millennial pink, grl pwr details.
Weiner just knows how to churn out fabulous beach read after fabulous beach read and Big Summer is no exception! She combines your typical beach read with a thriller and it makes for an absolute page-turner. Daphne is a plus-sized influencer who is surprised when she’s invited to her former best friend Drue’s society wedding. At the beachfront nuptials, something sinister goes wrong and Daphne is determined to find out what happened. As per usual, this one is the best blend of beach read with the perfect dollop of substance. Lots of commentary on body positivity and social media in here!
Audrey, an influencer with more than a million Instagram followers, moves to DC for her dream job of working as a social media manager for a museum. Life seems great until she realizes she’s being stalked by a mysterious person thanks to her constant social media posting. You’ll be on edge the entire time as you read about how easily Audrey’s stalker is able to break into her computer and put together all of the little pieces of her life. This one is both an unputdownable thriller and a cautionary tale about how much of our lives we put online.
Leigh Stein
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