Welcome to Webcon. Where the biggest and brightest internet celebrities come face to face with their fans. Brought up in the ‘live for likes’ culture, Digi Lynch has amassed an impressive following. His channel is taking off, and Webcon always delivers a boost in numbers, thanks to his rivalry with ex-vlogging partner, Gram Saito. Gram is popular, confident, and rising to the kind of fame worthy … kind of fame worthy of a second gen internet sensation. And he’s up to his old tricks.
Digi can’t turn a corner for fear of being pranked and his reaction blasted online. And after one of Gram’s most high scale pranks yet, Digi decides it’s time to get even.
The animosity between Digi and Gram heats up as old feelings resurface, and Digi is forced to decide whether a life in the limelight is worth it …
Before they both go too far.
A YA contemporary novella, To Be Continued is the prequel to Not Gonna Lie and will show you where it all began for Gram and Digi.
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5 stars
Heat Level: N/A – PG rating
A great introduction to Digi & his life both on and off ‘screen’!
I loved this story and these characters and S.M. set the perfect scene of Webcon and the rivalry between Gram and Digi. I felt for Digi and his anxiety, fear, body issues, problematic mother and the world he has to live in. His issues were so relatable and authentic I felt it all.
I would definitely recommend reading this before Not Gonna Lie and while it’s all written from Digi’s point of view you can still feel that there’s more to Gram’s story than he puts forward. This story deals heavily with social media and online bullying and S.M. writes so authentically that I felt hurt and enraged as each incident occurred. While not really a happy ending as such, more a “what’s next, it will definitely have you primed for the next book!
I love Digi and really look forward to finding out what happens next for him and Gram in Not Gonna Lie!
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Very promising, intense prequel to Not Gonna Lie. Emotions are already running very high between Gram and Digi, but things are still looking bleak, despite the fact that there is clearly something there between them.
You should definitely read this before you start Not Gonna Lie, because it has vital information about both characters. Keep NGL close-by though, because you won’t want to waste even a minute going from one story to the next.
Needless to say, I loved this prequel and I loved Not Gonna Lie even more.
*this review may contain spoilers
Digi has reached his limit. He’s lonely, with only one friend, he can’t count on his mother and he’s had enough of always being under the scrutiny of strangers. He’s tired of feeling inadequate or not good enough, fed up with Gram’s taunts and embarrassing pranks.
So,To Be Continued is bittersweet. Sweet thanks to Digi’s funny,quirky personality, but there’s also a bitter mix of sadness, anxiety and loneliness. But the characters captivated me with their story and I look forward to Not Gonna Lie and see what happens next.
Not gonna lie, I almost didn’t enjoy this because it was just so hatey. But I absolutely adored Digi. You can’t not love him. He’s just so…lost, for lack of a better word. Trying to assert himself, get out from under his mother’s shadow and become his own person, all the while reluctant to let the familiar go.
Let’s talk about Gram. There was nothing I liked about him in the beginning and I kept waiting for Digi to punch him in the face. But the story took a turn somewhere around the 50% mark, and Gram’s honesty, the way he opened himself up to Digi, turned him from unfeeling asshole to vulnerable friend.
I don’t know how S.M. James manages to put so many feels into a novella, but there you have it. I’m excited to read Digi and Gram’s full-length follow-up novel!
To Be Continued is a YA contemporary short novella that works as a prequel, showing the reader what has happened between Digi and Gram prior to Not Gonna Lie. These two teens are living in a world where their lives are captured and shared with the public. Where getting more fans, likes and followers sometimes pollutes your senses on what’s real and you find yourself not always being the true you and having no one you can really trust. And then losing it all when it all goes too far. I really enjoyed this glimpse into a part of their world and can not wait to see the continuation in the next book.
I received an advanced reader’s copy of the book and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review and recommendation.