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Stay Mad, Sweetheart by Heleen Kist
Genre: thriller
THERE’S A FINE LINE BETWEEN INNOCENCE AND GUILT. AN EVEN FINER LINE BETWEEN JUSTICE AND REVENGE.
Data scientist Laura prefers the company of her books to the real world – let alone that cesspit online. But when her best friend Emily becomes the victim of horrific cyberbullying, she makes it her all-engulfing mission to track down the worst culprits.
Petite corporate financier Suki is about to outshine the stupid boys at her firm: she’s leading the acquisition of Edinburgh’s most exciting start-up. If only she could get its brilliant, but distracted, co-founder Laura to engage.
Event planner Claire is left to salvage the start-up’s annual conference after her colleague Emily fails to return to work. She’s determined to get a promotion out of it, but her boss isn’t playing ball.
As the women’s paths intertwine, the insidious discrimination they each face comes to light. Emboldened by Emily’s tragic experience, they join forces to plot the downfall of all those who’ve wronged them.
But with emotions running high, will the punishments fit the crimes?
A pacy and suspenseful novel with its feet firmly in the #MeToo era. 9 to 5 meets Suits with a dash of Black Mirror.
Stay Mad, Sweetheart is a thought-provoking book that will leave wondering for a long time how wrong some seemingly normal things are.
It touched upon how cyberbullying can affect people very negatively (as we all know), and what I liked is the idea/possibility of an AI that can pin point who the instigator(s) is! That’s something very interesting indeed and I’m still thinking about how much impact that will have on the world. Game-changing!!
Despite using technological terms, the book would be enjoyable by everyone since it doesn’t use any complex English.
The way Heleen managed to write this book so thoroughly is simply amazing! I don’t have words to describe how beautiful this is or how meaningful it is. She surely is a master of words!
The characters are very likable, very relatable, and I easily found myself engaged in their stories and rooting for them throughout the book.
librorum in sempiternum 