The Club: A Reese's Book Club Pick

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I actually thought it ended quite well. Sometimes mysteries don’t fully wrap up all the narratives but I think this one did for the most part. Overall, a complete story that is worth a read on a lazy Saturday afternoon. 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. It’s interesting that Reese’s Book Club decided to feature a book not just about celebrities but one in which some are murdered! Quite unexpected. I wonder if her production company will look into turning this one into a series. The Story

Because at thisclub, if your name’s on the list, you’re not getting out. Book Club Questions for The Club The big twist and person/reason behind it all was also so crazy. Though, it does highlight a very real issue of society putting ‘influencers’ on a pedestal and taking their word as gospel even though everything they’re posting and saying is due to a big pay cheque and staying ‘on brand.’ Okay, rant over. 🤗 though People Like Her is fiction and extreme, I recommend if you want a behind glimpse of the world of influencing. Problem #2 is that because Emmy wants to be loved by everyone and says whatever is necessary to increase her influence lifestyle (without thinking of repercussions), someone has a vendetta against her. This person will do whatever it takes to make Emmy pay for the injustices she carelessly causes. As most people use social media to try and show how their life is perfect and amazing, Emmy uses it to show her real daily life. She’s a mother who shows how difficult it can be for mothers to raise young children.

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The ambition of Island Home, combined with Ned’s reputation for perfectionism, has led to numerous delays in the club’s opening, and tensions are at an all-time high by the time the three-day launch party arrives. Everything must be perfect, and it requires a whole team of people to ensure that the launch is a success. The author dove into the human psyche to show the workings of the damaged mind. Emotions came through while reading. I was always wary of social media, post reading this I was petrified. The grand opening of the newest branch of “Home” – an exclusive getaway for the rich and famous – that ends up with a body count. I am a voyeur to the nth degree and absolutely get off on reality trash any time I’m not reading. I will confess that my Peeping Tom status remains pretty stilted when it comes to the intertubes – mainly because I find the majority of users who think they are big shit to be absolutely insufferable with only an unhealthy addiction to social media to show for it, along with some fairly shady behaviors such as like swapping or just being gross humans by following to unfollow. (I do, however, watch those gals put makeup on ALL. THE. TIME. over on the YouTube . . . even though I still don’t know how to do it myself.)

Emmy, aka “mamabare” the wildly successful “Instamum” influencer. You will not like her, which is, of course, the point. I liked Lloyd's previous book, People Like Her fairly well. It was a dark voyeuristic look at the underbelly of social media stardom. This book, on the other hand, tries to do the same with celebrities, but really doesn't even come close to making any sort of a point.

Surprisingly one of the more creepy thrillers I have read this year, People Like Her really leans into the paranoias of being a parent. It also has some really interesting conversations involving the ethicality of being an "Instamum" and the cons to constantly documenting your children online. Lastly, and then I'll be done with my rant on this horrible book, the prologue is unnecessary and pointless because we can just figure out on our own that there is a stalker coming. And speaking of the stalker, at least the parts I read, her parts are unnecessary as well. The book can go through from Emmy and Dan's point of view and still have readers understand there's a stalker without their point of view.

Emmy has one dangerous and obsessive follower who’s a woman with everything in life. When Emmy’s marriage starts to go under the drain and her success grows, her moral direction goes off the rail. But behind the scenes tension is escalating and some are at there breaking point. The longer the weekend gets, everything takes a sinister turn and some people on the island don't make it out alive. This masterly thriller from the pseudonymous Lloyd effectively delays revealing who among the large cast of characters has died violently...Lloyd (husband-and-wife writing team Collette Lyons and Paul Vlitos) makes the reader care about even unappealing characters, and the payoff is completely satisfying. Fans of Ruth Ware's One by One will be riveted." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) I found this to provide such an interesting insight to what is still a relatively new profession. The fakery of the influencer lifestyle was often galling to read about and I sometimes felt myself riled by Emmy's attempts at appearing to empower others when really her aim was to cash in on the charged emotions of the mamas who followed her.Her husband is tired of her behavior of exploiting their family, but since he relies on Emmy’s income before his next book is published, he has no say. When Emmy’s advice negatively affects a follower known as Grace, her mother decides to take matters into her hands, and Emmy has to pay the price for her fame and popularity. What unfolds is a sinister, twisty novel about an internet famous family pretending to be “regular people” and what happens when a follower decides to take a step beyond the screen. The Club is a wholly addictive thriller, a clever blend of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous and murder. 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.