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ohisthatluke's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Miscarriage
penofpossibilities's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual content, and Alcohol
becca_thegrimreader's review
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
It’s not often that I don’t like a book, and unfortunately, this is one of those times. In this book, we meet Jenny, a thirty-five-year-old journalist obsessed with social media. She admires female influencers and doesn’t see that what people might portray online might not always be completely real. Her life is spiralling as her long-term relationship comes to an end and she is potentially going to lose her job, and in a drunken moment, she texts her estranged mother to come stay with her.
I think the main reason I didn’t enjoy this book was Jenny herself. As a character, she isn’t likeable, and there is nothing wrong with that, it seems to be a common thread in books at the moment. But Jenny is selfish and doesn’t see anything wrong with her behaviour. Her treatment towards her best friend Kelly is inexcusable in the book and highlights how self-centered Jenny is. Not only that but she prides herself on writing a fake suicide letter to her mother, which for me was the final straw. Our side characters are caricatures of real people, we have the famous photographer called Art, social media influencers with pet names for their fans, and a mother who wants to be a death doula.
In my opinion, the one saving grace for this book was the sensitivity and painfully raw writing about Jenny’s miscarriage. I thought that this was written with raw honesty and was the most moving part of the book. The book itself is very well written. There are a lot of witty remarks and situations, but it gets to a point where the author relies on this too heavily.
I wish I could write some more positives but this was not a book for me.
I think the main reason I didn’t enjoy this book was Jenny herself. As a character, she isn’t likeable, and there is nothing wrong with that, it seems to be a common thread in books at the moment. But Jenny is selfish and doesn’t see anything wrong with her behaviour. Her treatment towards her best friend Kelly is inexcusable in the book and highlights how self-centered Jenny is. Not only that but she prides herself on writing a fake suicide letter to her mother, which for me was the final straw. Our side characters are caricatures of real people, we have the famous photographer called Art, social media influencers with pet names for their fans, and a mother who wants to be a death doula.
In my opinion, the one saving grace for this book was the sensitivity and painfully raw writing about Jenny’s miscarriage. I thought that this was written with raw honesty and was the most moving part of the book. The book itself is very well written. There are a lot of witty remarks and situations, but it gets to a point where the author relies on this too heavily.
I wish I could write some more positives but this was not a book for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
Minor: Suicide
brattyreads's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It's one of those books that's really badly marketed? The book markets itself on being about someone with an Instagram addiction when it's more about concepts such as motherhood, growing older, grief etc rather than having something to say about how we interact online.
I enjoyed it, but it wasn't particularly what I thought it would be and thought the book was marketed poorly to articulate what it was actually about.
I enjoyed it, but it wasn't particularly what I thought it would be and thought the book was marketed poorly to articulate what it was actually about.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Grief
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