A highly functional psychopath who wants to keep her manipulative influence from beyond her grave. A random chosen victim out of many, whose contact was facilitated through her social media contacts. An art of influencing people turned into psychological game and criminal abuse.
The Influencer by Miranda Rijks kept me awake until late at night trying to understand the reasons as well as the next steps of Skye´s psychopatic journey. Nathan, the founder of a foundation for homeless people in the memory of his late wife, got in touch with her for a just ´business as usual´ collaboration, but little he knew about what expect him: a relationship set up that almost ended up his real relation, manipulation of his own daughters.
But the world of social media is as volatile as the attention span, and as the truth about the once homeless Skye is about to surge, it is about time for a spectacular exit, prepared in the smallest details. ´Because there is always a Plan B´.
I had this book for a very long time on my TBR but I am glad I´ve finally read it - in two settings, no less. The story is served in bits, with a long intro about a past event that is returning only towards the end to put the narrative into a better order. The story flows normally and if you are used with ´influencer´ lifestyle, the whole chain of events may look normal, except the psychological manipulation. The circumstances do suit the story installment, although I would have wish for more physical details about Skye and maybe a bit of more reflection and thoughts about why she really did what she did except that she was a cold blooded psychopath.
Since this book, Miranda Rijks published other books belonging to the same genre as well, and I would be interested to follow up with more of her writing.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered by the publisher in exchange for an honest review
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