Mikela Jones, aka Mik Jagger to her new group of friends, hates having her picture taken.  Her mom is a small time model, who wants to use her daughters model appearance to pay the rent.  But Mik is a swimmer not a model, and her hate of pictures is more than just hate, it’s anxiety inducing.  Veronica is an artist who loves to take photos and is involved with some prettier interesting/crazy artist group.  The two girls fall for each other and Veronica takes a picture of Mik that is so compelling that it goes viral on instagram, and blows up in her local art world.  

The description says this book is an “expertly plotted YA thriller”.  Umnn.  Maybe not so much.  It is very much a character study of these two girls and the world around them.  It was pretty ho hum until the audio book was 52% complete and we get the first dead body.  Then the rest wraps up pretty quickly.  Some of it was predictable, some a little cringe inducing, and some truly entertaining.  However, I would not really call it a thriller.  

The book leaves itself open to multiple sequels, but to be honest, I’m not sure I would read them.  The characters, even the villain, are likeable enough (until they isn’t), but when you are wanting a thriller and get sad romance with a bit of trouble… makes it hard to want to come back.

Overall I did like the book, and I can think of many people or teens would love it.  It would even work for a book club read because there is so much emotionally going on.  But I think this book might have been better if written from the killers point of view.

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