Sweet and Sour

Author: Turner, Monique

Interest age: from c 12 years

Published on 15 January 2026 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 400 pages
196 x 126 | 240g

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When fame tastes sweet, how far can you go before it

turns sour? 

With AI influencer robots taking the internet by storm, Mikah

and his friends team up to make their own content. No robots, no

AI, just human beings in all their fallible glory.

Mikah’s mukbang channel where he stuffs his face with food

soars to great heights, but what will happen when his body can

no longer fly?

Funny, dramatic and with a deliciously dark ending, Sweet

and Sour is perfect for those who love a Black

Mirror twist

Take the Korean culture trend of mukbang, add followers

and fame - and get a twist you'll never see coming

Drawing on the author's experience of working with influencers,

the story explores internet culture and the pitfalls of

AI

PRAISE FOR ISLAND OF INFLUENCERS:

'This book was so much fun!' @aquintillionwords

'Like a modern day Hunger Games' @misswynnreads

'Seriously, you should all read it' @thebookdragonsbooklair