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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
I struggled with this one. Holly Bourne can clearly write well, How Do You Like Me Now? is a fast and mostly entertaining read. But Tori was so deeply judgy of every single person she met - even her best friend - that I found it hard to empathise with her. I understand she's a flawed character and we're not always supposed to like her, but there was hardly any character development on this front. The novel ended just as she finally managed to leave her intensely dysfunctional relationship - something the reader has known must happen from pretty much page 1. I wish this had happened halfway through the book and we could have seen her grow from there.
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The opening is pretty interesting. The premise is quite unusual. There's a lot of depth and thinking here, about life, relationships, true-self, etc. I quite like this!
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
reflective
Sped through this and loved it! Just an excellent book, topical, relatable, enjoyable
Refreshingly honest feeling, this book looks at the mixture of disturbing things that social media has made normal and traditional social pressures. As a single 40 something I found that I identified with this a lot more than I expected. I think that pretty much every person that has ever taken a selfies (or 30, before picking the right one) will find some truth here, wrapped up in a delicious, sharp humour. The fact that I really wasn't sure if I liked Tori and yet was rooting for her the whole way is a testament to the writing skills of the author.
I really enjoyed this book. Tori was written in a very realistic way and I was so happy when she finally left Tom. Lots of her characteristics: looking to social media for validation, idolising celebrities, overthinking lots of things were pretty damn relatable for people nowadays.
Social media and our relationships with our phones obviously features heavily in the book. This is one of the first books I've read where social media and phones are blended into the story seamlessly, rather than it feeling clunky or a bit fuddy duddy.
Tom was such an horrible boyfriend- but he was also completely realistic. Gaslighting Tori into thinking she's being unreasonable and hysterical when she just wants to talk about future things in a calm and rational way. The forced blowjob was absolutely disgusting, as well as his awful attempt at reciprocating. Being so two-faced when alone with Tori and then with other people. These are totally things that I've had happen or know of happening to close friends.
Social media and our relationships with our phones obviously features heavily in the book. This is one of the first books I've read where social media and phones are blended into the story seamlessly, rather than it feeling clunky or a bit fuddy duddy.
Tom was such an horrible boyfriend- but he was also completely realistic. Gaslighting Tori into thinking she's being unreasonable and hysterical when she just wants to talk about future things in a calm and rational way. The forced blowjob was absolutely disgusting, as well as his awful attempt at reciprocating. Being so two-faced when alone with Tori and then with other people. These are totally things that I've had happen or know of happening to close friends.
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes