Review: Influence - Sara Shepard and Lilia Buckingham - January 2021 When I saw that Sara Shepard had released a new title, I knew I was going to have to read it as she is one of my go-to authors and I knew I would be bound to enjoy the read. Influence reminded me strongly of a couple of books I had read including Lauren Conrad's LA Candy series as it was a storyline I swear I have read before somewhere. In Influence, we meet four characters Delilah, Jasmine, Fiona, and Scarlet. Delilah is just starting in the world of influencing and feels like a small fish in a big pond, Jasmine was a childhood actor and now wants to break free of her identity as Lulu C but with her family managing her every move and living off her money- can she take the big step and break free? Fiona snapped when she was a child and a girl died and now it seems she is back haunting her decisions and Scarlet is living the perfect life on the camera, but behind the scenes, it's a lie and someone out there ...