Review: Influencer Island - Kyle Rutkin

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Review: Influencer Island - She Died Famous Universe - Kyle Rutkin - July 2022

As I started reading this book, I was reminded of an earlier book and I had to flick through my reviews to remind me as the cover with the gold blindfold and then one of the early characters named Kelly Trozzo sounded very familiar. As I scrolled through, I came across the book I had been thinking about "She Died Famous" and noticed there was a connection. Influencer Island is set in the same universe as She Died Famous and is set after the book. In this book, we meet Cal - a podcaster and a journalist who is obsessed with a famous painter who rivals Banksy - Wyatt James. However, this painter takes his painting to the extreme as everyone he paints is dead. This book starts with a crazy competition that entices Influencers with a chance to become famous on an exclusive island. The thing though that what these influencers don't realise is that if they fail at a challenge, then death is the punishment for both them and their mentor. Callie is one of the people who have gone to the island, for her it's about finding out what happened to her brother Tuck. For Cal, it's about discovering the truth about his father and Wyatt - the guy whom he blames for his Dad's death.  Influencer Island is a past/present timeline book set from quite a few different POVS. This book shows a side of social media that most of us want, but really when it comes down to the crunch - are you ready to handle what is thrown at you to get your fifteen minutes of fame? Would you kill to be famous? Influencer Island is in one sentence Hunger Games meets Celebrity Treasure Island.
I am now looking forward to giving the prequel a read which is called TikTok Gone.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Ixu0yQ






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