"Two teens feeling isolated at their respective boarding schools bond over social media platform Pictapost in what becomes a more complex and twisted story as their problems start."
Two teens feeling isolated at their respective boarding schools bond over social media platform Pictapost in what becomes a more complex and twisted story as their problems start. Cherry is new to Helton Manor and clings to her Pictapost account in order to receive validation from strangers online. Adam is the only American in his Priory School and seeks to find connection with people online. What starts as a naïve online flirtation between the two teens twists as one thing after another sends the pair reeling. I didn’t quite know what to expect from ‘Tempting Fake’ when I started reading, and I think that this book covers a number of different genres. It explores making new friendships and changing schools in your teens as well as the coming-of-age excitement of first attractions alongside the threat and dangers of sharing things online. In all, I would say it’s definitely on the grittier side. Tracey Morait does a really good job at bringing the story to life, this book is well-written and the characters were at times rash and unpredictable, keeping me on my toes and uncertain about what could happen next. The slow development of the characters was also brilliant, and the revealing of key bits of information was done at the right moments and constantly left me re-evaluating my opinions of them. This is an interesting teen read for fans of grittier psychological storylines set mainly in the privileged world of two private schools in the UK.
Charlotte Walker, A LoveReading Ambassador
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It's not the genre of book I normally read but I enjoyed it all the same.
Although It's difficult to review this book without giving away the ending, I can say that it is a "good read" and will keep the reader turning the pages. The plot is well crafted, the characters have depth and are believable even though some of them are not particularly likeable.... Read Full Review
When it starts with one simple word: ‘Hello’, how will it end? Cherry’s world becomes lonely and isolated when her mum marries Lord Milborne and she is sent away to Helton Manor, an elite boarding school for girls in the Lake District. She finds life there difficult and despite the gradual acceptance of her roommates Suki, Rahma and Tasha, she turns to the social media app Pictapost for solace and friendship, where she meets Adam. Adam is the American-born son of a US air force captain and an English mother, who lives on an air force base in Suffolk, England. He attends the exclusive, very British Priory School and as the only American there, he is friendless and bullied. Then, one day, he connects with Cherry on Pictapost, and that’s when their problems start.
Tempting Fake features in the following genres: Indie Author Books, Indie Books We Love, Young Adult Fiction, Recommendations, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
Tempting Fake is available in Paperback
Tempting Fake was written by Tracey Morait and published by K&T Mitchell
