ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA - Kate-Beth Heywood

Constance Anderson is a screenwriter currently without any available scripts. So it comes as a great surprise to Constance when Jennifer Roberts, a Hollywood diva and superstar announces (on prime time television!) that her next movie is being penned by Constance!

The news, while surprising to Constance, brings her instant fame and thousands of new social media followers.  Well ... not just followers, but trolls as well.

Although frantically trying to come up with the perfect script for Jennifer Roberts (sure to propel Constance to fame and bigger paychecks) she gets caught up in the social media storm with quick, unchecked replies and an unfortunate fury over 'leaked' nude photographs. This anti-social social media could well erase everything she's worked so hard for.

I don't remember where I got this book but I will often read self-published and small press books if the story looks interesting and this one did. I'm also not adverse to reading in any category, even 'chick-lit' as this appears to be.

I found the character of Constance to be a very 'real' character. Although some of the situations around her are fairy-tale-unbelievable (like having a superstar mention her name on national television), her responses, actions, and reactions are very believable.  It is easy to get caught up in a social media storm and Constance goes over-board, trying to get back at an 'ex' and it backfires on her, leaving her to make some tough choices and forces her to step up to admit to her mistakes.

The manner in which author Kate-Beth Heywood handles the adversity is really well done, and despite the fact that this may sound a bit heavy in tone, this is really a fast-paced, 'cozy,' chick-lit story.

Looking for a good book? Anti-Social Media by Kate-Beth Heywood is a well-written, fast-paced adventure - a 'chick-lit' story - that delivers a powerful message.

3-1/2 stars

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Anti-Social Media

author: Kate-Beth Heywood

ASIN: B00UHZXISO

Kindle Edition, 181 pages
 

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