Anon Pls.: A Novel

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You can’t beat a good underdog story and a great reminder that a little courage can change your life. Observer praised the book for capturing "how celebrity gossip culture has been completely democratized by armchair commentators" and commented that the reflections throughout on the nature of internet anonymity were surprisingly thoughtful. it was the first bingeworthy book i’ve read in a few months—I devoured it in 24ish hours (two sittings) and couldn’t stop thinking of it when i wasn’t reading.

She's an assistant for a fashion designer who is an absolute nightmare and treats her like dirt, as she does everyone else who works for her. Which, sure, would make sense if she actually wanted to work with celebrities, but Cricket has no motivation for becoming a stylist. Instead, we spend the majority of the book with Cricket being terrible at her job as an assistant and see no actual evidence that she would make a good stylist as she is desperately trying to tell the reader she wants to be.I genuinely cannot believe that I, after an extremely long reading slump, picked up a book about a GOSSIP INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT and thought it would be entertaining literature. This was exactly what I needed after a self-imposed run of really heavy books that have taken their toll. In fact, it likely only was because there was no other substance to this book, and it served to add a bit of drama at the end (though only for a chapter or two) when Cricket thinks Ollie is manipulating her to try to gain control of the deuxmoi brand. And believe me, this journey has several entertaining, juicy AF moments that kept me entertained throughout! When the account experiences overnight success, she struggles to balance the increasing demands of the account with her work life.

They have staff and mansions and bigger budgets and perks, and relatability is created instead of authentic. I don't regret the time that I spent with the book, but it did only take a little over an hour to read so it wasn't a massive commitment on my time. If you follow and are a fan of IG account, Deuxmoi, I think you'll really enjoy this book and should definitely check this book out! It was aggressively fine, and for a very niche audience looking for something light and easy to read as we head into the winter months. Plus, there's a steamy new love interest who she meets through her online persona—except she has no idea if she can truly trust his motives.You get the bitchy boss and celebrity adjacent juiciness, with the "xoxo just dropped devastating truths about your personal life, love GG" suspense. One night after an especially hard day at work she goes out with friends and has one too many shots of tequila and creates DeuxMoi (two me, in French), posting first-hand gossip about celebs. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. interesting if you're a long time follower of the account, was a lot of fun figuring out who the real-life versions of the fictionalized posts were (weird mix of real celeb names and fake one?

I’ll admit, I have been a devotee of the Deux Moi account for some time and bought this book merely out of support for my favorite content creator. We follow fictional founder Cricket Lopez as she makes a spur-of-the-moment decision to turn what was created as a style Instagram account into a hub for tips about and sightings of the rich and famous. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose.I've been a pretty avid follower for most of the time the account has been active, and it's really enlightening in terms of how you view celebrity, and the things that people share in their encounters with celebrities (a couple of examples, Leonardo DiCaprio will now forever be "Headphones Dino Bones" to me, and I will always insert "safe sex" into the middle of John Mayer's name). I was a bit concerned that being a collaboration between a super famous Instagram account it would be all style and no substance but I was totally wrong. Booklist's Susan Macguire positively compared it to Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel The Devil Wears Prada. The only characteristics I can think of to give Cricket, the protagonist, is that she's a doormat and selfish. The book also includes a couple of sex scenes for the romance b plot that was boiling under the surface for most of the book.