The List: The instant Sunday Times bestselling debut novel – ‘The perfect summer read’ Paula Hawkins

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The MCs weren’t likable at all. Not the main or side characters so I barely even cared about them. The issues mentioned in this book were not treated with respect. I didn’t feel any passion or love for the story from the author in the words. It feels very mechanical. Even though the plot twist pointed to the fact that men were at the root of the problem at nearly every side, it was annoying, unrealistic and fell flat.

It began as a list of anonymous allegations about abusive men. Now it has been published online. Ola made her name breaking exactly this type of story. She would usually be the first to cover it, calling for the men to be fired. Except today, Michael’s name is on there.No one needs a defense of the bad perpetrators, especially when the victims rarely receive any justice. The List was phenomenal. Brilliantly written, intricately plotted and incredibly clever. Once I started, I could not put it down, and I am sure I'llbe thinking about this book for a very long time. Five solid stars from me. Thank you to Yomi for sharing her talent with the world.”— Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding Voice Ola and Michael's wedding is approaching, but when 'The List' drops online, will its revelations change everything they think they know about each other and will their perfect lives become a nightmare? Ola Olajide, a high-profile journalist, is marrying the love of her life in one month's time. Young, beautiful, successful – she and her fiancé Michael seem to have it all. Clever and intricately plotted, The List examines the dark side of social media and its influence on even the closest of our personal relationships. Weaving in anonymous allegations and the way they call into question our responsibility and loyalty, this is a book that's just right for our times.”— Harper's Bazaar (UK)

A real nail-biter, this impeccably written debut from journalist Adegoke . . . keeps audiences wondering until the end. Boasting cinematic qualities that will ease its jump to the screen, this book has already been sold for a TV series.”— Library Journal(starred review) cheap thrills). Is fiction alright, but for a book that can arguably be based on real stories (examples) of women speaking up about sexual abuse/assaults, to be told false accusations to be vengeful, is just harmful. Considering there are cases where these women aren't believed. That's where I begin to have problems with this book because even while it tried to do it with surprisingly interesting points of view and debates, it became boring, superficial narrating, annoying underdeveloped characters, and what the main point was. Throughout this book I truly couldn’t figure out if any of these characters were meant to be likeable which I must admit kept taking me out of the flow of the book; the pacing was also off with the story lagging at some points. But most importantly, I found that the book at times teetered on feeding into very harmful rhetorics about women making false accusations for vengeance purposes and that last chapter didn’t help my feelings about this at all! Thank you to HarperCollins UK & 4th Estate for the review copy in exchange for an honest review. This book will be available in bookstores in July 2023! Mapping the seemingly perfect relationship between a “feminist writer” and her man - a podcaster & newly hired content creator at a well known media firm after they wake up to his name on a public document accusing him of harassment alongside other notorious men in the creative space, this novel focused heavily on the real life implications of cancel culture and the dark side of social media; exploring other themes such as suicide, grief, sexual abuse, misogyny, and love.Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, they said. But what do they say about the fury of a man who discovers his woman is cheating on him but doesn't quite want to let her go, nor let the other man get away with the affair? I also loved how this novel explores that an act on the internet can affect real lives, friendships, careers and mental health of not just those who are directly involved, but also people close to them. This astute debut about the Internet and reality’s gray areas leads to a disturbing twist." — People Halfway through the book I felt it should be rounded up and got bored. I had to force myself through a lot of things I thought were unnecessary.

Ola Olajide, a high-profile journalist at Womxxxn magazine, is marrying the love of her life in one month's time. Young, beautiful, successful – she and her fiancé Michael are the ‘couple goals’ of their social networks and seem to have it all.I think the author was trying to make a grand statement or say something important, but mostly, this reads as a defense of ain't-shit men.😩

I see many new novels falling into this pit. Many themes are crammed into the read—#Metoo movement, anonymous sexual allegations, judgement passed on social media, relationships in the digital age, journalist life and scoops, rape, legal system, etc. Recommended by The New York Times ¿ Vogue ¿ People ¿ NPR ¿ Cosmopolitan ¿ Rolling Stone ¿ Publishers Weekly ¿ The Sunday Times ¿ and many more!

One of the most anticipated debuts of the year and with a perfectly manicured finger on the popular culture pulse, The List, is a must-read…. Such a clever, timely read, fans of Yellowface will love The List too.’”— Red Magazine (UK)