The App- Blog Tour

 

Author: Stuart James 

Publishing Date: 28th October 2022 

Many thanks to the publishing team and ZooLoos BT for my digital copy and a spot on the tour

Blurb 

The App...

Once you're in, they'll never let you leave. 

Whatever happens, don't download The App. 

* It will come in the form of a link. Maybe in your DM's on a social media account, the junk folder of your emails or a WhatsApp message from a friend. 

* You'll be enticed by the chance of winning one hundred thousand pounds on offer every Friday, wired straight into the winner's bank account. 

* It's not a joke. 

* This part is genuine. 

* Someone can and will win the money.

* But at what cost?

Marty Benson gets the link sent to him by a friend. So what is the harm in looking?

He clicks it, downloads the app and enters a few basic details. 

A message prompts him to wait while he's loaded onto the system. 

An hour later, another message. 

* Do not delete the app. 

* Do not tell anyone about the app.

* Send the link to one person who is close to you. 

* If you break any of the rules, we'll kill a member of your family. Then we’ll kill you. 

Marty is sent a picture of his wife, who is shopping with her mother in Oxford Street.

As Marty struggles to breathe, he clicks the links and watches the most recent streams, realising  what happens within the app.

Every Friday morning, a person is randomly picked from social media. 

They now have a bounty on their head—a death warrant. But they don't know it. 

Their profile appears on the app's main page; all their details are displayed. 

Every app member must play the game at least once a month or face the consequences. 

Kill the person randomly selected from social media. 

Win one hundred thousand pounds. 

As Marty watches the terror unfold and everyone streaming the hunt within the app, he realises he has to do something.

But how does he stop a murder when everyone could be the killer?

My Thoughts

 My first read from the author and it didn't disappoint. 

I feel I don't need to give a summary of the plot as the blurb is lengthy and full of details. 

Lots of positives to the book, It was most definitely a page turner. I wasn't bored or it didn't really slow down in any parts so it kept me engaged from start to finish. 

I really liked reading the POV of the app creator, it added a layer of interesting read because we get to learn about their sinister motives and what pushes them that far. 

It kept me questioning why and what really was prodding the characters to their limits in order to protect their loved ones. I enjoy books that makes you question the characters as it means it has got me thinking deeper about what is happening. 

We do encounter a fair few characters which at time can be confusing but it is worth it to keep going. It is brutal to read in certain chapters. But I liked the variety of characters we meet and they are not over emphasised which makes them more real and believable as the plot develops. It was good to read with different character personalities, and as tense and creepy the story is, it had a funny character that softened some parts. 

The ending was very intense!

I really enjoyed this book. A perfect creepy, horror filled book.