A review by readingthestars
Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter

3.0

This book hooked me in at the beginning and had me wondering why the rating was so low on here. But I get it now - for maybe half of this book, nothing really happens. Hazel speaks with her mom and we get lots of (pretty interesting) commentary on family vloggers, true crime, growing up in the spotlight, but not a whole lot of action until the last 100 pages. And even the ending fell flat for me - all of this build-up and potential and it was just a...
SpoilerMLM-like business that helped influencers detach from their lives online?
I was expecting a thriller book, but this was more of a character analysis. Still had interesting and important things to say, but it was unfortunately bogged down by not enough going on. I also did sort of like the twist at the end, but I would still like to see how that twist affects their lives - how did Hazel know? What happens now?