Online fame and audience responsibility
Mikah’s mukbang channel gains substantial attention, while fans and others are described as contributing to pressure around his situation.
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Monique Turner - Author
This is a contemporary YA thriller about online fame, human creativity and AI’s expanding influence. It combines humour and drama with a dark turn, while following Mikah’s increasingly consequential mukbang success.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a contemporary YA thriller about online fame, human creativity and AI’s expanding influence. It combines humour and drama with a dark turn, while following Mikah’s increasingly consequential mukbang success.
Mikah’s mukbang channel gains substantial attention, while fans and others are described as contributing to pressure around his situation.
AI influencer robots dominate the internet, while Mikah and his friends deliberately make content without robots or AI; Mikah’s father is pushed out of creative work.
Mikah’s channel becomes successful, but his health and safety are later threatened; friends are afraid to speak up and Mikah is described as being in a perilous position.
Some readers may need space to process the book’s portrayal of health consequences, stalking or harassment, trauma, public scrutiny and a perilous position.
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