4.5 STARS

I am a big fan of Holly Bourne. Although I am 29, I have read all of her YA books so I was keen to read her debut adult novel. It didn’t disappoint.

As someone who reads a lot of ‘self help’ books, the premise grabbed me from the start. I really liked Tori, the main character. I also really liked the way this book examined the gaping chasm between how we present ourselves on social media versus the reality of life. One thing that bothered me was how long it took to reach the conclusion. Tori became a bit of a whiner as this dragged out - this is why I have dropped half a star.

I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others who like contemporary fiction.

UPDATE:- I’ve added half a star extra to my rating as I can’t stop thinking about the important message about social media this book contains. It reminds us that life online is very much about being perfect and reaching all those life milestones then showing off about them - when, actually, people have messy lives and often wouldn’t want to shout out to the world about the reality of daily life.

This is a netgalley review.