Publisher: Entangled Teen
Published: January 7, 2020
Genre: YA Science Fiction
Source: Print ARC
Rating: 4 stars
When Ella Karman debuts on the Social Stock Exchange, she finds out life as a high-profile "Influencer" isn't what she expected. Everyone around her is consumed by their rankings, in creating the smoke and mirrors that make them the envy of the world.
But then Ella’s best friend betrays her, her rankings tank, and she loses—everything.
Leaving her old life behind, she joins Keystone, a secret school for thieves, where students are being trained to steal everything analog and original because something—or someone—is changing history to suit their needs.
Partnered with the annoyingly hot—and utterly impossible—Garrett Alexander, who has plenty of his own secrets, Ella is forced to return to the Influencer world, while unraveling a conspiracy that began decades ago.
One wrong move and she could lose everything—again.
Review:
“It sucked, but I’ve lived and breathed my numbers forever. Who am I without them?”
Do you want to know what my first initial reaction to this was? It was the Black Mirror episode Nosedive featuring Bryce Howard Dallas. It basically tells the story of a woman OBSESSED with her ranking and will stop at nothing in order to bring it up. In my opinion, it was one of the most depressing episodes I’d seen because it rang so true to our world now. Where looking good and presenting a perfect picture of our lives meant so much to people who don’t even matter.
What is social media? And how in the world have we become so obsessed at having people we don’t and won’t ever know’s approval. In Keystone, Ella Karman has to change her entire world view on how damaging the digital world can be. It’s all been engrained that status is everything and anything less, means you’re less.
When Ella leaves behind everything, she has no clue what she’s in for. What we get is juicy drama consisted of a kick ass heroine, a swoonworthy hero, and an intriguing conspiracy filled plot! There wasn’t a dull moment to be had. Delahanty writes such a fun story that I couldn’t put down. Don’t miss out on this one!
*Thank you to the publisher for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are subjective but my own.
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About the Author:
Katie is a fashion designer turned novelist. She graduated with a BA in Communication Studies from UCLA and a Professional Designation in Fashion Design from FIDM. It never occurred to her that she was a writer until an economic crisis induced career shift from lingerie designer to ecommerce webmistress led her to start the company blog. Not being an expert in lingerie, she decided to write the blog as a fictional serial starring a girl named Olivia Bloom who worked for the lingerie line. And that’s when Katie fell in love with storytelling. She hasn’t looked back since. Katie lives in Los Angeles with her husband.
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