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A review by theputridshelf
Influencer by Adam Cesare
4.0
I haven’t read any of Adam Cesare’s work previously, I know, I know, I’ve been told multiple times that I’m missing out! I really enjoyed this one and will definitely be picking up his previous works and not just his most prolific ones. The Influencer is a YA coming of age story, very culty in its roots and action packed.
I love a good cult read, and The Influencer reminded me a lot of Manson and his followers. Initially Aaron gets his followers to do all his dirty work but eventually he has to get his hands dirty when things don’t go according to plan. It made me really question why the internet has turned into this dirty thing. How can some people just blindly follow influencers and believe everything they say? Why do they trust someone so implicitly without knowing them? The phrase “not knowing what goes on behind closed doors” springs to mind.
The writing is fluid and so easy to follow. The story seeped through my eyes and into my brain as easy as drinking a cold can of coke. The differing points of view helped get a broader sense of what was happening. The author really encaptured what its like to be a teenager in this modern world.
Paul and Harmony annoyed the hell out of me. Like how can you go from being a regular teenager, with regular problems to doing the work of a complete nut job. I felt sorry for Paul, he really did get swept away with the excitement. Harmony was just an all out bitch who deserved everything she got.
I love a good cult read, and The Influencer reminded me a lot of Manson and his followers. Initially Aaron gets his followers to do all his dirty work but eventually he has to get his hands dirty when things don’t go according to plan. It made me really question why the internet has turned into this dirty thing. How can some people just blindly follow influencers and believe everything they say? Why do they trust someone so implicitly without knowing them? The phrase “not knowing what goes on behind closed doors” springs to mind.
The writing is fluid and so easy to follow. The story seeped through my eyes and into my brain as easy as drinking a cold can of coke. The differing points of view helped get a broader sense of what was happening. The author really encaptured what its like to be a teenager in this modern world.
Paul and Harmony annoyed the hell out of me. Like how can you go from being a regular teenager, with regular problems to doing the work of a complete nut job. I felt sorry for Paul, he really did get swept away with the excitement. Harmony was just an all out bitch who deserved everything she got.