This was an interesting read although a bit on the slow side to start with. I found the latter half of the book is where it really starts to take off.

The most impressive thing for me about People Like Her is the way in which it somehow manages to combine a smart, clever, well-observed social satire with a thriller plot without either element losing out. The prologue (which somehow sneaked past my usual allergic reaction to prologues) plunges you straight into the world of the high-stakes, something-bad-has-happened mystery, but you stay for the perfectly-pitched skewering of the world of the Instagram influencer: in this case, too-perfect Emmy. Under the artfully dishevelled surface, her online life is a tightly-run ship, but the tired, broken new mums who love her see the version that's been carefully disarranged for public consumption to be more 'relatable'. Of course her ambition is going to be her downfall; of course the menace of that sinister prologue is going to bear fruit. I binge-read this in an afternoon, and sincerely hope it does very well indeed.

"People Like Her" is the first book I ever read that has an influencer as a main character. That was something that really intrigued me. It was a very quick read, even though it wasn't as thrilling as I hoped it to be. It definitely had its moments though. The end was absolutely unexpected! I can't wait to find out … nah, not talking about that yet :p
What I liked about "People Like Her" was that it let me see the world of social media and influencers in a whole different light. I mean, I'm somehow part of it as a book blogger and bookstagrammer, but this book literally made me shake my head at times about how much social media actually controls your life once you're a successful influencer. Well, thank god I'm not one of them. It was very fast paced. I loved the many red herrings regarding the identity of the person who's out to hurt Emmy and her family. The epilogue took the whole reading experience to a new level and caught me off-guard! I would have liked for the story to be a little more nuanced at times and definitely a couple pages longer, especially once I reached the final act. Suddenly things were happening left right left and that didn't feel very realistic to be honest. Still, "People Like Her" is a great debut that will definitely keep you thinking about it a lot!

Thank you to netgalley and Pan Macmillan on the arc of this book!

What A brilliant and well written thrilling debut which kept hooked from the beginning!

Emmy whom was a successful influencer with her own brand on social media. Her husband named Dan didnt like photos of their children on social media, Entered the darkness which soon followed Emmy.... then Destruction!

you must read!
4 stars- read so quick within 1 day!

This is a really promising debut novel that hooks you in right from the start. It explores the dangers of internet fame and being an influencer in the social media world.

Having read many books in this genre, I found it refreshing how the author could make her words express the emotions she wanted to convey. The story might seem familiar but it’s treatment was very different. The characters were well developed and I couldn’t help feeling scared for each of them as danger tightened its web. The author also did a great job at delving into the human psyche to show the workings of the damaged mind. This story has definitely made me very wary about social media!

It was a fast paced and quick read and the ending was really unexpected. I can see it doing really well when it’s released early next year.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would rate it 4/5 stars.

This is Ellery Lloyd’s debut novel and it was a brilliant read. ‘People Like Her’ is based around Emmy, who is married to Dan, and her two children, Coco and Bear.

Emmy used to be a high flyer in the world of magazines but, since pregnancy has taken on a presence on Instagram as ‘mamabear’ trying to show the world that it is fine to be a mama who makes mistakes. She has over one million followers and is the breadwinner of the family as Dan is a writer who seems to have stalled.

There are three narrators, Emmy, Dan and the person who is plotting Emmy’s downfall for ruining her life. This is a cleverly constructed novel with many twists and turns along the way. The author is not afraid to show the life of an ‘influencer’ as it is and all the horrors along the way for her family.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Pan Macmillian and Ellery Lloyd for my ARC in return for my honest review.

Brilliant read. Highly recommended.

People Like Her is one of those books that gripped me from the very first page. The two main narrators, Emmy and Dan, are immediately engaging, and although Emmy is quite frustrating and obnoxious at times, she is still very relatable. The humour is dark and on point, delivered with razor sharp accuracy, and beneath it all, it is a cautionary tale about the modern age, where social media rules.

The pace of this book is very fast, and my one niggle is that I would have liked slightly more in the epilogue. A truly dark, twisty thriller that will keep you reading late into the night.

This book was very original. I love books that are centred around the new modern technology and how dangerous it can be. This novel is about a blogger sharing her life on Instagram and how this leaves her open to weirdos and trolls - until it reaches a thrilling end.

It really makes you think about how you come across in your online presence and also to think before you speak and give advice. The story was full of fake people, scary twists and intense moments. I didn't particularly like any of the main characters, they weren't endearing at all - but in some ways this made it all the more exciting waiting to see what the outcome would be.

Thanks to netgalley for the arc, I would recommed Ellery Lloyd and I look forward to the release and seeing the cover design.

A fantastically written modern thriller, and worrying something that is all too plausible with social media and influencer culture as it is. From the brilliant opening chapter to the very last line People Like Her is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time.

Great book. The plot centres on an Instagramer and her life. As an avid user of social media this engaged me quickly. I would reccomend you read this book.

Emmy is an Insta-mum influencer, married to Dan with two perfect children. Life is a perfectly curated mixture of mum-struggles (#greydays) and the new, positive advertising #yaydays. But Dan isn't writing the new book he needs, Emmy knows her career is time-limited and is struggling to make the next step, and someone is watching them.

I feel like this isn't the first book I've read which looks at the facade of influencers and what's really going on behind them. It does a good job of making the pressures Emmy is under sympathetic, whilst not shying away from the fact that Emmy herself is pretty ruthless and calculating. Interspersed is the story of what happened to Grace, which Jill blames Emmy for. I did think the level of blame was a bit over-done, and also under-examined, Jill putting all the blame on Emmy seemed a slightly strange decision. I did like the character of Emmy's agent though, and felt her best friend was under-used for a story that was a major plot point.

All of these issues were things that occurred to me after I'd finished the book though, it kept me engaged and turning pages keen to see what was going to happen, which is often all you want.

I read this in two sittings. It was fast paced and action packed and delivered exactly what I was hoping for. Great thriller and so well thought out in this age of insta-mums and the truths behind the squares.
Prickly characters that I wasn't sure I liked, but that worked.
Thanks very much to Ellery Lloyd and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this superb debut.

People Like Her follows Instagram influencer Emmy, her husband Dan and their seemingly 'perfectly imperfect' family. Initially I felt that it wasn't really my cup of tea, but there was an element of intrigue and a dark undertow that seemed to pull me in. Written from three points of view, I enjoyed the different narratives and the tension builds up nicely.

I quite enjoyed the cynical behind-the-scenes of the Instagram world - views, co-ordinated likes and comments, the dark side of gossip sites, and the glossy, not-quite-realness of perfected poses and photos - however this took up a large part of the story, as though the author was trying to ensure that we knew they had done their research on Instagram and the influencer world and were putting every fact they had learned into the story. The upside of all of this was that I was very much drawn into this world as the story unfolded and some of the scenarios were hilarious - they seem far-fetched but absolutely spot on at the same time.

The characters were really unlikeable to me, but I don't really see this as a bad thing. If an author makes me feel strongly about a character either way I quite enjoy it. I thought I'd figured out what was going to happen, but no! There were lots of twists and turns and I loved the ending, especially how each character turned out, the choices they made, and what happened to them. Having said this, it seemed the second part of the book rushed along very quickly after the detail of the first half. It was as though once the detail of the intricacies of Instagram was 'out of the way' the story became quite rushed - fast paced, but possibly too fast.

I can see this book becoming really popular - again it's not really a book I'd initially go for but I'm glad I read it!

A book for modern times featuring the unreal world Instagram influencers and attendant online social media with all the less pleasant side of trolls and stalkers for good measure. Quite a fast paced gripping read which keeps the reader guessing as the plot has many twists and turns leading up blind alleys along the way. Well written with a touch of humour plus spine chilling moments. Good characters, although I didn't personally take to them, with a salutatory lesson on the dangers of social media.

An excellently addictive commercial thriller that explores the dangers of internet fame and being an influencer in the social media world.

Stalkers and adorers you are never quite sure and in this well written and beautifully plotted story our main protagonists live life in the Instagram spotlight. There's some clever insights and this is very often ironically humerous - overall a really great read and I hope it does well upon it's release next year when I will write a fuller review.

One to watch in 2021.

A social media stalker story is a particular catnip of mine. I adored Charlotte Duckworth's Unfollow Me, which explored a similar theme, so was intrigued by this debut. On the whole this was a readable, beach book, an assured debut, however it was a flawed one. Although I'd be curious to see what the author does next as there is a lot of potential with this one.
This follows Emmy who is in her 30s, mother of three-year old Coco and a toddler called Bear, and makes her living as an Instagram influencer. Her brand is being a 'relatable mum'. Emmy was an editor for a magazine, but when that closed and she lost her job she turned to be an influencer as that's where the money is at. The novel explores the different sides of social media and how crafted one's online image is and how it affects one's life where things are done - parties, dinners, shopping - to showcase one's life in the perfect post and to promote the adverts one has made a deal with rather than living authentically. Her husband, Dan, is a novelist who is struggling from writer's block after his first debut was released eight years ago. For most of the time Dan co-parents and helps Emmy, who is the main earner in the family. They live a lovely, affluent house. Until one day when Coco goes missing at a shopping centre only to be found again on another floor...and then there's the break-in...
Lurking in the shadows is a woman in her 60s, who's watching and waiting for the perfect moment so she take her revenge on the fake Instamum...
This had potential. Unfortunately this didn't quiet live up to the premise. The main problem is that the writing is so descriptive full of minutiae details of their routines and how Instagram works that the story gets lost and it takes far too long for the plot to get going. In the second half the writing does pick-up, but the rather lacklustre reason for the revenge angle of the story and Jill's under-fleshed character leaves a lot to be desired. On the whole this isn't a bad read, but it wasn't quite the five star either. I just felt Unfollow Me by Charlotte Duckworth did it better.

Many thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for this arc. I was drawn to the Instagram influencer aspect of this novel and of course, I love a psychological thriller centred around social media. This is narrated from three characters:
* Emmy - in her 30s, she was once a fashion editor but when magazines started to close down due to the rise of on-line culture she was made redundant and years later has rebranded herself as an Insta-mum. She's driven and ambitious.
* Dan - Emmy's husband and father of their two children, Coco and Bear, he inherited a trust fund when his father died and wrote a novel in his 20s that was a literary darling, but now he's got writer's block and his wife is the main breadwinner. He watches his wife lie and distort their life for Instagram.
* Jill - in her 60s. she lost her husband and then her daughter, and she's hellbent on revenge against Emmy, a troll lurking in the shadows...
This had a gripping opening and the prose was easy to read, but ultimately I'm not sure how I feel about this. The first half was a slog, with not much happening. I felt the plot was too slow and there was SO MUCH description about setting up posts for Instagram and the whole politics of it (which is pretty standard and easy to follow) that the writing got repetitive with descriptions of Emmy's posts that somewhere the story got lost. The second half was much pacier, but overall I wish there had been more conflict and more plot from the get-go. Also the revenge angle wasn't that convincing, I felt Jill's motivation wasn't compelling enough and I wished her character had been fleshed out more. However there were some pleasant turns and reveals at the end. It's 3.5/5.

This was a fast paced thriller that hooked me throughout the book. The characters felt realistic and the multiple narrative voices added to the intensity of the plot. This book talks of an Instagram celebrity and the descriptions seemed very realistic. The plot of this book reminded me of Catherine Ryan Howard's Rewind where one of the characters was an Instagram hotshot and also Follow Me which did deal with social media. This book too has a stalker angle like Follow Me, but i definitely enjoyed reading it despite it being similar in its general plot. Overall though, this is a different book from the two and definitely enjoyable.

Not the type of book I'd generally read since I don't buy into the fakery of instagram nor have an account but I thoroughly enjoyed this read.
The only likeable character is Bear yet this book still works giving a peek behind the veil of the vacuous world of influencers, showing just how contrived their lives are and the perils of making yourself public property.

This is an incredible book. Very up-to-date with the ‘insta’ influencer lifestyle, this thriller explores just how far Emmy is prepared to go and what she is willing to risk to be liked and how far others are prepared to go for revenge. Gripping and chilling right to the last word on the final page, this keeps the reader enthralled throughout, Definitely an author to watch out for. Highly recommended.