Idol: The must-read, addictive and compulsive book club thriller 2022

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While I appreciated the critique, at times it felt like there was almost too much going on with a multitude of themes being raised at the same time without having the time or the space to delve deep into any single one. Literally no one is being homophobic and yet the MC and the best friend act like being into men is the only way to live. The climax and denouement are raw and jumbled and bitter; I had to go back and re-read to make sure I wasn’t missing something. The unreliability of the MC also quickly ruined any and all meaningful discussions about mental illness and trauma, because you don't know if anything is real.

The only thing that seems to be true is that if you tell yourself something enough times you will grow to believe it. Sam's childhood best friend is claiming a sexual experience between the two of them, that Sam wrote about in an article, wasn't consensual and now Sam's whole career is teetering on the brink. Although I will say that the truth behind the mystery won’t come as a surprise, it was fun to get to read between the lines and try to see Sam from the outside.She's perfectly portrayed, from her pick n' mix spirituality and clean eating, to her insistence on speaking "her truth". Do we expect these influencers to be perfect, placing unrealistic expectations on them or are we right to hold them to a higher standard? When a sniper leaves Ben Hope’s friend fighting for his life, the former SAS major declares war on the men responsible.

As the trial by social media raises its ugly head, the toxicity starts to spread and Samantha sees the empire she has worked so hard to establish slowly begin to crumble.Has Sam’s entire life since living her hometown just been her running away from memories she doesn’t want to admit?