Name: Reality Gold
ISBN: 9780998499765

Tiffany Brooks

A girl competes in a realty show to recover her reputation.

Reality Gold

Paige Green

Rating: 3/5



Genre: YA Contemporary



Recommended Age: 15+ (sexual references, reality tv)



Pages: 398



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Disclaimer: I received this book through KidLitExchange in exchange for a review. Thanks! All opinions are my own.



Synopsis: “There are only two ways to survive Internet infamy: drop offline and play dead or give everyone something bigger and better to talk about. I’ve tried the first strategy. Now it’s time to try the second…”
 
A year and a lifetime ago, Riley Ozaki was just an ordinary high school junior in San Francisco, stressing over boys and grades. But an ill-conceived editorial in her school paper brought her an internet avalanche of public-shaming and ruined her life. 
 
Now Riley’s on a helicopter dropping into a deserted island with nineteen other teens, to star in a reality show that will be her redemption. She has no other choice. National attention was what got her into this mess, and only the same level of exposure can get her out. Besides, Riley has a few tricks up her sleeve.
 
With a cast of vivid characters who will stop at nothing to win the show, a cursed island setting, and a priceless treasure waiting to be discovered, Reality Gold will drop readers right into a scheming web of lies, love, and betrayal.



Okay so after the success of Nice Try, Jane Sinner I thought maybe I had a thing for reality show YA books, but this one was a miss for me. It was pretty good overall. While there was a wide range of people in this book each had their own distinct personality and the premise was very interesting. However, I had some problems with my enjoyment of this book.



I felt that the pacing went too fast for this book and that the overall plot was really heavy for this book. There was a lot going on in this book for the number of pages this book had. The writing is okay, but again there is a lot going on. I think the author could have made this book into multiple books and had enough material.



Verdict: A quick, fun read with some overcomplicated plots.

Reality Gold

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