Follow Rory Stevens who is 26 and wants to appear as a contestant on a television reality show. This first person narrative is set in contemporary Britain. What could possibly go wrong?
I found that The Girl on Camera worked well being told in the first person. As the lead character Rory had a decent back story and as she chatted to other people, their characters were subtly revealed. As the story unfolded, character development was very good. Good and bad parts of their personalities were shown as the tension in the filming location increased. I thought Morgan drafted in a good range of personalities unlike the usual wannabe contestants for this genre of television programme.
I liked how Morgan made this a full story, from Rory making her application to the aftermath after the programme finished. I liked how the psychology of strangers living together was explored together with the dynamics that occur within groups when they witness an incident. The ugly topic of bullying was explored but for all the youth and physical attraction of the characters, there was NO sex within this novel.
I loved the Afterword by Morgan at the end of this story when the motivations about writing this book were revealed.
I thought the plot of The Girl on Camera was reasonable. The problem is that television programmes within this genre can be very inane. They broadcast like a televised version of Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with a flood of short, sharp sound bites. If you are a fan of these reality television programmes then you could enjoy this book. But as an ordinary book reader, I found The Girl on Camera to be as dull as the television programmes in this genre. For me this book is a bread and butter read that is okay, so I vote it the middle score of 3 stars.
The Girl on Camera was written in 2018 and is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook.
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