5/24/2023 0 Comments Need joelle![]() ![]() The change of pace is refreshing, and shows the breadth of Charbonneau’s skill – this isn’t a one-trick pony of an author, but rather someone who understands teenagers, and understands the digital age, too. This is all modern-day, social media investigation, without a hint of the post-apocalyptic dystopia which frames her earlier trilogy of YA books. Having read The Testing trilogy last year, when I saw Joelle Charbonneau’s name, I was expecting something along the same lines. In this chilling YA thriller, the author of the best-selling Testing trilogy examines not only the dark side of social media, but the dark side of human nature. ![]() Soon the site turns sinister, with simple pranks escalating to malicious crimes. ![]() Teenagers at Wisconsin’s Nottawa High School are drawn deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need. Part high school romance, part divorced-child story, part creepy, insistent investigation of the appeal of social media and the lure of anonymity, Need started out interesting and only ratcheted up the tension from there. Having read The Testing Trilogy last year and thoroughly enjoyed it, I was on NetGalley within seconds, requesting this new urban thriller from Joelle Charbonneau, and boy, am I glad I did. Last week, NetGalley sent out an email advertising this book. ![]()
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