Try Being an Influencer for a Day (It's Hell)
Mikayla tried to warn us! Being an influencer IS hard! You have to work until 5:19 some days, open hundreds of PR packages, AND actually have to film those lucrative sponsorship videos but in these books, it's not just the influencer comment sections that become a blood bath! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and suggest more influencer horror/thrillers in honor of the hardest working people around! Use my promo code SOUL20 for 20% off your next demonic pact! #DevilPartner #Ad #BlessedAndPossessed
created by acidicchaos
last updated July, 2026
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Microinfluencers (aka Honorary Mentions)
Note: If it's in bold, it's a link to it's Pagebound page!
FICTION: Need your fill of influencer drama, but don't want the blood bath? These are other fiction books that might be a better fit - some are still dark, but I wouldn't call them horror/thrillers. Full by Julia Spiro Saving Face by Mansi Shah Influential by Amara Sage Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler Instamom by Chantel Guertin Unfiltered by Sophie White Over Sharing by Jane Fallon Not Your #LoveStory by Sonia Hartl Bad Influence by Claire Ahn Waiting for Ted Sudden Superstar by Claire Betita de Guzman
NON-FICTION: Topics include influencers, social media platforms, and the impacts of both! Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language by Adam Aleksic The Influencer Industry: The Quest for Authenticity on Social Media by Emily Hund Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet by Taylor Lorenz Influencer Creep: How Optimization, Authenticity, and Self-Branding Transform Creative Culture by Sophie Bishop Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram by Sarah Frier The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World by Max Fisher Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chayka Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change by W. David Marx The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke Child Influencers by Crystal Abidin
Mikayla tried to warn us LOL 💀💀💀💀
Every time I hear this meme I immediately say “because the people that say it’s easy, are so far out of their minds” in her fake boston accent 💀
This has been stuck in my brain for such a long time. Same with her divorce announcement. ☠️
I was trying so hard to figure out how to add "You're gunna want to sit down for this" to the description hahaha
For the record I don't like or dislike Mikayla - she is just very memeable haha
🤣🤣🤣 Love it! I was thinking of adding it to my comment but then I was like: no, they'll get me, lol
Same here. I actually didn't even know who she was for a very long time, lol. I found out about her through some YTubers who talked about her & her content and also made a bit of fun of her. And I kinda found it funny and also pretty absurd. 😭
@nenlindale, our favourite "excuse me" girl would feel very much home here!
(i think this is a joke you only understand if you watched certain videos by Sashka - a German youtuber)
HAHAHAHA “pick me dot com” would also book a stay here 🙂↕️🙂↕️ I love this so much and to everyone Sashka’s videos are a must
oh yes, let's send them all here! 🙂↕️
Wait, I love Sashka's videos. Though, tbh, I haven't watched her in a while, lol 🤭👀
we love our very punctual Sashka and Pflanzi 🙂↕️
Yes, we do! 😍🪴
Sunday, 6pm I sit in front of my YouTube homepage and wait for her video (the newest one is so good)
still have to watch that one!
Oh my god you guyssss come with me to read this new trendy book why am I scaredddd
this description is sooooo good
lolol thank you! I was giggling to myself the whole time hahahah
Great idea for a list! I think this is going to continue to be a popular theme for horror and thrillers, especially as more and more mommy vloggers' children grow up and write tell-alls. Along those lines, I'd like to suggest The Influencers by Anna-Marie McLemore, a mystery where an influencer's new husband has been murdered, and her now-grown children (some of whom are now also influencers) are among the suspects.
Ooooh I need to check that one out! Added to the list and my TBR!! Thank you!
And to add to your comment about this being a popular theme - this list was inspired by the fact that my mother and I are both independently reading different thriller/horror novels about influencers right now hahaha
Your lists are so funny - I love them.
You are so sweet!!! I am so glad y'all get my sense of humor hahaha
This is an incredible list and equally incredible reference. 😂
lolol thank you! I might be elderly compared to the majority of this app, but I do my best to keep up with the youths hahahah
Don't say that! I'm also in my 30s now. 😭😂
Is it sad that this actually made me think of Lightning McQueen lol "You too can look like me...ka...chow."
