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Life of Zanna

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The book definitely drew me in right away and I was immediately hooked by the social media element to this mystery.

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Immersive, Compelling..
Paige White and Zanna (Hannah) Zagalo were the best of friends, inseparable in fact. At least they were, once upon a time. As influencer fame and fortune beckoned for Zanna, Paige was the ghostwriter that no one really noticed was even there. Things were about to change. Fast forward to present time - is a documentary about to open up some nasty truths? Contemporary and timely, this propulsive suspense is deftly crafted, immersive and wholly compelling, skirting the harsh truths of social media stardom, the faces behind the facades and the real price of fame - at the same time as acknowledging that revenge may well be sweet.

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the story starts with a documentary transcript about two girls, paige and zanna.

as the story transcends through the past and present day, you get glimpses of each part of both girls timelines.

the book takes a peak into social media influencing, fame and popularity.

i thoroughly enjoyed reading the interview transcripts from the documentary between each chapter. it made the book feel really unique and interesting, whilst keeping you guessing.

this felt like a modern social media thriller, it deals with anonymous hate coming through, hate blogs, and the mystery behind a social media stars death.

at times the plot felt a bit juvenile for me, and the characters felt, one dimensional and underdeveloped.

however for a debut novel, i thought this was a wonderful piece of work and i would definitely keep an eye out for this authors next projects.

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A sort of modern day on a classic. The comparisons made to inventing Anna meets Agatha Christie stand up. I found this engaging and fresh. There is a lot of books taking the insta generation on and a lot them don't stand out but this with its classic whodunit plot running though made it stand out from the crowd. I did feel it was maybe targeted at younger reader group than myself perhaps more later YA but nonetheless a good interesting engrossing read. A lesson learned DO NOT LIVE YOUR LIFE ONLINE

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