Fake by Donna Cooper

Tired of being picked on for her size, Maisie sets up a fake online account and targets the 'popular' kids at her school, planning to enact her revenge. But the more she learns about them, the more she realises that no one is exactly what they appear to be. Can she go through with her plan?



There's nothing wrong with this, exactly. It's a fairly standard 'beauty is on the inside, no one is what they seem to be' story. Maybe that's the problem; it's fairly generic. The characters are entertaining, but there's not much depth to any of them.

It's a good read, but I probably won't be thinking about it in a month's time.

Maisie Fernandez is fed up. Fed up with the bullies who taunt her about her size and her looks. Fed up with being the butt of everyone's jokes.

So, one night, Maisie goes online and creates a fake profile. "Sienna" is beautiful, skinny, and confident -- and soon she's messaging the most popular kids in Maisie's school. Maisie doesn't care about being friends with them. She wants to use Sienna to take them down.

But as Maisie's web of deception grows, she's in danger of being exposed. And what will happen when the actual Sienna -- the girl whose photos Maisie has been using -- shows up in real life?