Grace, Summer's camera-shy best friend Adam, Summer's gamer ex-boyfriend Laney, Summer's moody camp roommate and Cora, an influencer wannabe, all decide to investigate. She is truly #LivingHerBestLife.īut when Summer goes missing during her annual Halloween party and then an unscheduled post appears on her feed stating that she'll be dead within the next five minutes, those closest to Summer know something isn't quite right-or on-brand. Every moment of her life has been carefully planned and cultivated to complement her 'imperfectly perfect' social media persona. Social media influencer Summer Cartwright leads a very charmed life: millions of followers, the hottest designer and vintage clothes at her fingertips, a newly minted book deal, the coolest friends, and, until recently, the hottest boyfriend at her über-elite prep school. (Jan.Sometimes the prettiest Instagram feeds mask the darkest, and bloodiest, secrets. Character descriptions suggest racial diversity throughout. Rapid-fire, wickedly biting dialogue and an almost suffocating air of uncertainty and stratagem cultivate a gossipy debut, which capitalizes on present-day social media obsession and one’s ability to take control of their own narrative.

Employing an eye-opening combination of Summer’s social media posts, police reports, and flashbacks, all told via alternating, realistic teen perspectives, Weaver expertly crafts a serpentine plot that moves without tarrying from one suspect to the next. But when Summer’s five million followers begin turning against the teens, labeling them as potential killers, the group joins forces to solve the crime and clear their names before public opinion alters the course of their lives forever.

While Summer’s biggest fan, Cora Pruitt ex-boyfriend, Adam Mahmoud former roommate, Laney Miyamoto rival influencer, Avalon James and best friend, Grace Godwin, are shocked by her death, they’re also privately relieved, as Summer’s upcoming high-profile, tell-all memoir threatened to reveal each teen’s biggest secret.

Halloween murder mystery party turns into a real murder when 16-year-old social media influencer Summer Cartwright is found dead with #TOXIC written on her face.

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