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Out of the wreckage of environmental collapse, the country of Delicatum emerged. Its most popular celebrities are the Famoux, uniquely beautiful stars of a reality TV show called the Fishbowl. In a world still recovering from catastrophe, they provide a 24/7 distraction. Sixteen-year-old Emilee Laurence is obsessed with the Famoux—they provide a refuge from her troubled home life and the bullies at school. When she receives an unimaginable offer to become a member herself, she takes it. Leaving behind everything she’s ever known, Emilee enters a world of high glamour and even higher stakes. Because behind their perfect image lies an ugly truth—an anonymous stalker has been dictating the Famoux’s every move, and being popular really is a matter of life or death.
Penelope's Review
What a fantastic debut! Congrats to Kassandra Tate on being so young and yet so accomplished! I really enjoyed this book. I found the storyline unique and exciting, I found the style of writing perfect for what the book entails, and I loved the overall feel of "can't put it down" that it gave me!
The book is written from the perspective of Emilee Laurence/Emeray Essence. As a character herself, I find her quite likeable with time. At the beginning, she is a bit helpless (almost annoyingly so) but she definitely grows as a person throughout the book and becomes a bit more assertive by the end. I have a feeling that she will become a much stronger character in the next addition to the series and I am looking forward to seeing her flourish!
I liked some of the characters as well... Chapter for being so nice and navigating the life of fame so well (and for being so sexy.. seriously I love him), Norax for being so surprising and unexpected, and Cartney for being so frustrating and unlikeable lol! Yes... I liked him for being unlikeable. It added some frustration that made me want to see more. I went back and forth with my opinion on Kaytee.. some of her actions were maddening but not without reason so I suppose I can see her point of view. As for the rest of the Famoux... Till, Race, Foster I didn't really form opinions about them because I felt like I didn't really get to know them. Perhaps that will change in the next book! The only other thing in terms of the characters is that when the Volx list shows up, it uses the Famoux members' former names. After coming to know them by their Famoux names, with little to no mention of their former names, I found it very difficult to remember who was who when reading the list. A minor inconvenience, but worth noting!
The story itself was fantastic. While the first little bit was slow, I will admit, it did end up picking up quite a bit. I loved reading about the lives of the rich and famous, and getting a glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes (albeit, the fictional scenes lol). I loved all of the plot twists scattered throughout, and loved that I didn't have the whole thing figured out until the very end! Usually when I read books with a bit of a mystery to them, I know what's going to happen or who's behind everything pretty early on... but I wasn't sure with this one! And what was interesting is that the writing was so well done and the plot moved so quickly that I actually didn't have time to sit and wonder who was behind everything that was happening! It's hard to explain what I mean by this - you'll have to read it yourself to see!
Overall, I found this book to be a breath of fresh air in what can sometimes be a very repetitive, monotonous genre. There is still much I am excited to learn about and lots of loose ends that I can't wait to see tied. Looking forward to the next installment in this series!
Rating: 4/5 Devils!
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