I liked this book because I'm familiar with people who are Social Media-Famous. I cannot even imagine how much more than a full time job this would be, and how challenging it would be. Fame comes with a cost, and all of these characters pay for it in some way. Winter—Emmy's assistant who wants to an Insta star was a nice touch and I enjoyed how her arc turned out. First. TRIGGERS: EVERYTHING related to fertility and babies - multiple miscarriages, multiple abortions, fertility treatments, infertility, death of an infant, motherhood and some condescension of all of the above.

But behind the scenes, tensions are at breaking point: the ambitious and expensive project has pushed the Home Group's CEO and his long-suffering team to their absolute limits. All of them have something to hide—and that's before the beautiful people with their own ugly secrets even set foot on the island. The second half is much better than the first and some things you learn pull you up sharply and make you reevaluate what you think you know. There are some excellent, dramatic and almost surreal scenes towards the end and a couple of those are doozies! I like the end-justice served. I just go about my business, sharing my unfiltered family life and hopefully starting a more authentic discussion about parenting. I built this brand on honesty, and I’ll always tell it like it is. I found Emmy to be insufferable, there wasn’t anything she wasn’t willing to exploit for the sake of the gram, including miscarriage. How that whole situation was handled was insensitive and horrible. When you read mystery stories like this, do you try to solve the murder—or in this case murders—or do you wait for the reveals?The Island is located off the English coast, and the group can’t wait for it to be launched with a three-day party. The place is highly guarded, but behind it all, there is a lot of tension as every one of them has secrets they don’t want to be put in the open.

Ellery Lloyd is the pseudonym used by a husband and wife, Collette Lyons and Paul Viltos. Paul is the writer of two previous novels named Every Day is Like Sunday and Welcome to the Working Week. He’s the English Literature with Creative writing program director at Surrey University. I was hooked to this book not so much on the story but how topical this in and relevant in this day and age. And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why? I came to understand that there is a unique set of pressures that public scrutiny exerts on a person over time, how intense the need to not be seen—to go somewhere you wouldn’t be judged for not being the fictional version of yourself a fan had their head—must be, especially in the age of the camera phone.” Collette Lyons (one half of Ellery Lloyd) – Reese’s Book Club Blog The Home Group recently finalized its biggest venture yet—Island Home—a closely-guarded, ultraluxurious resort, just off the English coast. Its three-day launch party is easily the most coveted A-list invite of the decade with even the most high-profile guests are determined to get in.

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This book had one of the strongest beginnings-I was laughing so much that people were asking me, "What's so funny?" When I was at university, it was funny to see people taking these over-the-top and extremely fake pictures for social media, obviously trying to prove to someone that he/she was much happier than actuality. Additionally, this book raised some great points for discussion. What do you post online? What are the rules/guidelines? How do you safely post material online? What are the rules with kids and the Internet? This book really would have been great to read in a book club. This book also provided additional information about social media--apparently, the social media personalities can have agents and can receive all kinds of free stuff. The story follows the fictional Home Group, a producer of exclusive celebrity clubs found across the world. This gives celebrities the chance to party hard without fear of the media or social media watching their every move.

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As the guests arrive different perspectives are offered via each chapter with The Vanity Fair piece popping up at random locations, adding a wonderful ‘on the spot’ type of journalism as the story slowly unravels. Murder and mayhem ensue as the weekend unfolds and it soon becomes blatantly clear that something very nefarious is afoot. All is not what it seems on this island paradise as an underlying toxicity seeps into the atmosphere and mixes with some outrageous personalities. Island Home is no longer the safe haven it was promoted as but instead a place of pernicious rumours and mystery, of death and destruction, of over indulgence and hideous behaviour. Polly; Emmy's friend who isn't an Insta presence but is an old friend, bridesmaid, supportive person etc was a wonderful character. She had too little space. I really wanted a bit more of Polly. At the end, she was reduced to 'the person who screams at Emmy the bad effects of social media'. I wish she had more purpose. Home is a luxurious club only for the rich and famous. Run by Ned Groom, The Home Group has celebrity clubs all over the globe, London, Lisbon, Malibu, Manhattan, Paris, Shanghai, Venice, and Cannes. The Home Group is launching its newest and most spectacular Home yet on an island off the English coast. The new opening launch party is the most coveted A-list party of the year.

Welcome to The Club which the wealthy would kill to join. The Clubs are dotted around the world and are the brainchild of Ned Groom. The latest addition the the impressive portfolio is the Island Home (Boucher Island) in Essex where a three day long party will celebrate its grand opening. This is one opening the well heeled guests will never forget as what they think is a publicity stunt may well turn out to be the murder mystery of the decade. The story is told from four perspectives. The Club’s head of membership, Annie Spark, who knows everyone and their business, has been tasked with keeping the guest list at a small but exclusive number, which means playing her cards right and keeping the right people happy. And then there’s the Club’s new head of housekeeping: hard-working but totally out-of-her-league Jess Wilson, who has more than one good reason for taking this highly coveted but equally demanding job.

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Emmy is an Insta-mom. She is famous, has a million followers, and a group of Insta-pod friends—fellow influencer mommies. Her husband Dan is a writer and not v keen on the children’s pics being on social media. She has got two kids—Coco and Bear. Someone seems to be obsessed with her life and activities—spelling danger for her life. This reads like a very contemporary Insta novel that morphs into a thriller. To one of Emmy’s dangerously obsessive followers, she’s the woman that has everything—but deserves none of it.