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A review by kaitlynp57
Like Me by Hayley Phelan
4.0
thank you netgalley, lake union publishing, and hayley phelan for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! this was definitely a page-turner and shocked me with it’s honesty towards social media and the modeling industry. i’ve seen a lot of negative reviews for this one, but i really enjoyed it, and found it to be surprisingly relevant in today’s world.
mickey, our narrator, is an aspiring model in new york city. she’s been obsessed with another model on social media, gemma anton, and tries to be more like her in order to gain more likes and follows. mickey and gemma look similar, so she focuses on her because she’s a lot like her, but more popular.
i liked that mickey was an unreliable narrator throughout and that the ending doesn’t tell you what really happened. i have a few guesses, but i really don’t know the truth about the novel and what was going on, but i think that makes it more interesting. i enjoyed the epilogue and how mickey found more happiness after she starts focusing less on social media.
my main complaint with this book is i feel like some parts could have been cut out of shortened because they were a bit unnecessary. however, it was well written, and addresses many issues facing the world today with the rise of social media.
mickey, our narrator, is an aspiring model in new york city. she’s been obsessed with another model on social media, gemma anton, and tries to be more like her in order to gain more likes and follows. mickey and gemma look similar, so she focuses on her because she’s a lot like her, but more popular.
i liked that mickey was an unreliable narrator throughout and that the ending doesn’t tell you what really happened. i have a few guesses, but i really don’t know the truth about the novel and what was going on, but i think that makes it more interesting. i enjoyed the epilogue and how mickey found more happiness after she starts focusing less on social media.
my main complaint with this book is i feel like some parts could have been cut out of shortened because they were a bit unnecessary. however, it was well written, and addresses many issues facing the world today with the rise of social media.