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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
This was pretty much as enjoyable as Geek Girl, the first book was - lots of humour but also quite a bit of depth & realism to it (certainly more than one might expect from a funny teen-girl-turns-model book).
I honestly didn't expect to enjoy these books as much as I have - contemporary YA doesn't tend to be my thing, and all I know of modelling comes from seeing bits and pieces of's Next Top Model. But enjoy them I have, and largely thanks to Harriet; there's something about her character and her voice that makes me smile.
I honestly didn't expect to enjoy these books as much as I have - contemporary YA doesn't tend to be my thing, and all I know of modelling comes from seeing bits and pieces of
Ik vond het een vermakelijk boek. Ook al was alles erg voor de hand liggend, een einde zoals deze had ik niet verwacht. Dat was wel fijn eigenlijk. Voor de rest was het geen bijzonder verhaal.
"I suddenly realise that it doesn't matter how far I go, or how lost I am, or how lonely I feel. I fit in here. I always will. That's how I know I'm home."
This was so much fun to read :) The "mystery" wasn't hard o unravel and I wasn't very sure about the romance storyline in this book, but overall I enjoyed it.
Two highlights of this 2nd book: crazy Grandma and even crazier Dad. I remember that Harriet's parents bickered a lot in the first book and her dad had some funny moments, but in this installment his lines were absolutely hilarious and made me laugh a lot :D
I will definitely pick up other books in the series when I have a chance.
This was so much fun to read :) The "mystery" wasn't hard o unravel and I wasn't very sure about the romance storyline in this book, but overall I enjoyed it.
Two highlights of this 2nd book: crazy Grandma and even crazier Dad. I remember that Harriet's parents bickered a lot in the first book and her dad had some funny moments, but in this installment his lines were absolutely hilarious and made me laugh a lot :D
I will definitely pick up other books in the series when I have a chance.
Harriet knows that modelling won’t transform you. She knows that being as uniquely odd as a polar bear isn’t necessarily a bad thing (even in a rainforest). And that the average person eats a ton of food a year, though her pregnant stepmother is doing her best to beat this. What Harriet doesn’t know is where she’s going to fit in once the new baby arrives.
With summer plans ruined, modelling in Japan seems the perfect chance to get as far away from home as possible. But nothing can prepare Harriet for the craziness of Tokyo, her competitive model flatmates and her errant grandmother’s ‘chaperoning’. Or seeing gorgeous Nick everywhere she goes. Because, this time, Harriet knows what a broken heart feels like.
Can geek girl find her place on the other side of the world or is Harriet lost for good?
Harriet Manners is as hilarious as ever in this second installment in the geek girl series. For the summer, she has been sent across the globe to Tokyo, the land of otaku (geek) and where she thinks she will finally fit. However, things start going wrong from the first day itself, when she finds out Nick moved on with another model, her shoots are a disaster, and Yuka and the crew sort of hates her. Back home, her parents are also preoccupied with their new unborn baby, making her feel alone and insignificant. Lots of craziness ensues, as expected from Harriet being clumsy, but also more than usual. She finds out how vindictive people can actually be, but also how sometimes people are with you every step of the way.
The writing, I will say again, is brilliant. Full of facts and humorous allegories, Smale makes Harriet come alive in a way that she should be. She is a 15 year old girl, filled with insecurities, overwhelmed by the world and specially head-over-heels in love with a guy. She screws up on a regular basis because she is a teen, although still a sensible one. But the misunderstandings, well - if she had not been so quick to jump to conclusions, things could have been way different. I also loved how she finally spoke up to Yuka, about letting her a chance to grow. Overall, it was such an entertaining book, full of laughs. Definitely made my Sunday more pleasant!
Received a free galley from Harper Teen via Edelweiss; this does not influence my opinions or review.
With summer plans ruined, modelling in Japan seems the perfect chance to get as far away from home as possible. But nothing can prepare Harriet for the craziness of Tokyo, her competitive model flatmates and her errant grandmother’s ‘chaperoning’. Or seeing gorgeous Nick everywhere she goes. Because, this time, Harriet knows what a broken heart feels like.
Can geek girl find her place on the other side of the world or is Harriet lost for good?
Harriet Manners is as hilarious as ever in this second installment in the geek girl series. For the summer, she has been sent across the globe to Tokyo, the land of otaku (geek) and where she thinks she will finally fit. However, things start going wrong from the first day itself, when she finds out Nick moved on with another model, her shoots are a disaster, and Yuka and the crew sort of hates her. Back home, her parents are also preoccupied with their new unborn baby, making her feel alone and insignificant. Lots of craziness ensues, as expected from Harriet being clumsy, but also more than usual. She finds out how vindictive people can actually be, but also how sometimes people are with you every step of the way.
The writing, I will say again, is brilliant. Full of facts and humorous allegories, Smale makes Harriet come alive in a way that she should be. She is a 15 year old girl, filled with insecurities, overwhelmed by the world and specially head-over-heels in love with a guy. She screws up on a regular basis because she is a teen, although still a sensible one. But the misunderstandings, well - if she had not been so quick to jump to conclusions, things could have been way different. I also loved how she finally spoke up to Yuka, about letting her a chance to grow. Overall, it was such an entertaining book, full of laughs. Definitely made my Sunday more pleasant!
Received a free galley from Harper Teen via Edelweiss; this does not influence my opinions or review.
I loooooove Holly Smale. If you didn’t see my review of Geek Girl, then go take a look because it will forewarn you about how much I love Holly Smale. I’d like to be her, actually. She is so awesome and I have loved both of her Geek Girl books so far. Model Misfit is just as funny, just as cool, just as geeky (Yes, a book can be cool and geeky, haters be damned) as the first one and I just loved being back in the world of Harriet Manners.
Harriet Manners is easily one of my favourite girl characters. I love that she’s a geek who’s also a model. Because just because you’re a geek doesn’t mean you can’t be pretty and model-like (and who cares if Harriet has ginger hair?). Of course, Harriet’s major drawback to being a model is that she’s the single-most clumsy person you’ll ever come across in your life, meaning there’s always hilarity and things going wrong whenever Harriet’s around. This time around she’s wreaking havoc in Tokyo, having been flown there for a shoot. She thinks it’s her chance to re-invent herself, to grow up, to fly the nest especially after she hears her dad and Annabell talking about how she’s not wanted, now they’ve got a new baby on the way, so Harriet sees Japan as her first stepping-stone to growing up. She even manages to make friends with a couple of models, but Harriet’s life is soon thrown upside down in only a way Harriet can make it…
I loved Model Misfit. It had all the warmth and humour of the first book but in a different location, everyone we loved from the first book came back like Wil-it’s-bur-not-iam, Harriet’s super hilarious agent who has the best vocabulary ever; Toby, everyone’s favourite Harriet-stalker; Nat, Harriet’s best friend; Yuka Ito, the scary model lady; and, of course, Nick, Lionboy. The inclusion of Harriet’s step-grandmother was genius and filled the whole where Harriet’s dad and step-mother should have been whilst Harriet was in Japan (I did miss them when Harriet was in Japan, though there was an awesome text exchange that made me giggle and summed up Harriet’s relationship with her dad and Annabell).
I really enjoyed Model Misfit, Holly Smale is such a talented writer and I adore the fact Harriet isn’t like other girls; that she recites facts that no one else would know (although, most of them I do know, especially any science related ones thanks to the wonderful Sheldon Cooper. As soon as Harriet mentioned about the asexual jellyfish it took me straight back to that Big Bang Theory episode, hehe), that she’s isn’t necessarily a cool kid (though I think she is, which probably says more about me…) Harriet is someone who you always root for, and I reckon the Geek Girl series can run for ages and I’m so excited there’s a third book which will be out next year, I’m definitely not done with Harriet Manners, not by a long shot!
Harriet Manners is easily one of my favourite girl characters. I love that she’s a geek who’s also a model. Because just because you’re a geek doesn’t mean you can’t be pretty and model-like (and who cares if Harriet has ginger hair?). Of course, Harriet’s major drawback to being a model is that she’s the single-most clumsy person you’ll ever come across in your life, meaning there’s always hilarity and things going wrong whenever Harriet’s around. This time around she’s wreaking havoc in Tokyo, having been flown there for a shoot. She thinks it’s her chance to re-invent herself, to grow up, to fly the nest especially after she hears her dad and Annabell talking about how she’s not wanted, now they’ve got a new baby on the way, so Harriet sees Japan as her first stepping-stone to growing up. She even manages to make friends with a couple of models, but Harriet’s life is soon thrown upside down in only a way Harriet can make it…
I loved Model Misfit. It had all the warmth and humour of the first book but in a different location, everyone we loved from the first book came back like Wil-it’s-bur-not-iam, Harriet’s super hilarious agent who has the best vocabulary ever; Toby, everyone’s favourite Harriet-stalker; Nat, Harriet’s best friend; Yuka Ito, the scary model lady; and, of course, Nick, Lionboy. The inclusion of Harriet’s step-grandmother was genius and filled the whole where Harriet’s dad and step-mother should have been whilst Harriet was in Japan (I did miss them when Harriet was in Japan, though there was an awesome text exchange that made me giggle and summed up Harriet’s relationship with her dad and Annabell).
I really enjoyed Model Misfit, Holly Smale is such a talented writer and I adore the fact Harriet isn’t like other girls; that she recites facts that no one else would know (although, most of them I do know, especially any science related ones thanks to the wonderful Sheldon Cooper. As soon as Harriet mentioned about the asexual jellyfish it took me straight back to that Big Bang Theory episode, hehe), that she’s isn’t necessarily a cool kid (though I think she is, which probably says more about me…) Harriet is someone who you always root for, and I reckon the Geek Girl series can run for ages and I’m so excited there’s a third book which will be out next year, I’m definitely not done with Harriet Manners, not by a long shot!
I really enjoyed this book.
To be honest the start was only about 3.5/4 stars but as the plot progressed and Harriet realises that not everyone is on her side I started to really love it. Overall this book did deserve 4.5 stars but I decided to be generous due to the end half
To be honest the start was only about 3.5/4 stars but as the plot progressed and Harriet realises that not everyone is on her side I started to really love it. Overall this book did deserve 4.5 stars but I decided to be generous due to the end half
Disastrous. Funny as ever. Cute. Adorkable. Sweet.
I'm sorry I don't have enough time on my hands to write a full review. I don't know when I'll be able to, but I really adore this series. It's so funny and reminiscent of Georgia Nicolson series. I enjoyed this as much as the first book. And I especially love the Tokyo tour. It feels like being there. I also loved knowing a lot of random facts courtesy of Harriet and Toby. This book is my kind of light-hearted middle grade contemporary. 4/5 stars!
I'm sorry I don't have enough time on my hands to write a full review. I don't know when I'll be able to, but I really adore this series. It's so funny and reminiscent of Georgia Nicolson series. I enjoyed this as much as the first book. And I especially love the Tokyo tour. It feels like being there. I also loved knowing a lot of random facts courtesy of Harriet and Toby. This book is my kind of light-hearted middle grade contemporary. 4/5 stars!
Original post here: http://thisisthestoryofmyreadinglife.blogspot.ca/2013/09/review-model-misfit-geek-girl-2-by.html
**Since this is a second book in a series, I will try and keep this as spoiler free as possible**
Ahh I absolutely love Harriet Manners! I loved her the first time around and I love her even more this time.
In Geek Girl, Harriet is on a field trip with her school at a sort of fashion convention. Her best friend Nat is absolutely ecstatic because her dream is to be a model. But unfortunately Harriet causes quite a scene well there and gets spotted by a modelling agency. Then she suddenly has a agent. And then she's going to shoots. Oh, of course, there is a very hot boy hanging around. Who happens to be a model. With an Australian accent.
Harriet loves to memorize facts. About anything and everything. She's constantly spewing them out. You might go into this book thinking it's a light, fluffy read. But you actually come out a little wiser. I don't think I knew most of the things that comes out her mouth. And there is a lot throughout these books. Whatever type of situation or conservation Harriet is in she has a new and interesting fact to provide.
Harriet is totally a geek. She loves studying and school. But she's also adorable, clumsy, naive and absolutely hilarious. There's a lot of LOL'ing in this book. Harriet is also only 15. She doesn't necessarily think before she speaks or does something. Which added with the fact that she's this awkward, geeky model. Some bizarre situations arise.
Harriet has just finished school for the summer, so she devises the ultimate summer itinerary to do with her bff Nat. Harriet has just had her heart broken by a certain hot Australian model and wants to keep busy. But unfortunately Nat gets in trouble with her mother and is being shipped off to a working farm in France. So Harriet turns to her uber-stalker, Toby.
-side note: OMG Toby! I love him! Besides Harriet, he is my favourite character by far. He's just as geeky as Harriet and has even more facts and tidbits to drop into any conversation. But the whole stalking thing is what gets the most LOL's from him. They all acknowledge his stalking of Harriet in conversations all the time, so it is totally not creepy. He's just got it down to an art form. Hiding in her bushes, trees and lots of times she doesn't know he's even there. Plus his stalking totally saves the day, so there.-
Luckily she gets a call from her crazy agent (Wilbur, her agent talks exactly how I imagine a modelling agent would talk. From what he calls her (ie: Baby-baby panda) to everything else that comes out of his mouth is crazy and again hilarious) about this huge job on Tokyo.
It's looking like Harriet won't be able to go as her stepmother is 7 months pregnant and her dad has to be home in case she goes into labor. Which doesn't help the resentment towards the unborn baby and her parents from starting to show it's ugly head. Thankfully Harriet's worldly step-grandmother shows up to be her chaperon.
So off to Tokyo we go with Harriet, where she takes on backstabbing, jealous models, screws up...a lot. And that hot Australian model that broke her heart. He just might be there too.
Holly Smale definitely has a distinct, witty voice that leaves me continually turning the pages to see what else Harriet will teach me.
Guys, don't wait. Go pick up Geek Girl right now!. It's a super fast read. So you'll be done just in time for the release of Model Misfit next week
**Since this is a second book in a series, I will try and keep this as spoiler free as possible**
Ahh I absolutely love Harriet Manners! I loved her the first time around and I love her even more this time.
In Geek Girl, Harriet is on a field trip with her school at a sort of fashion convention. Her best friend Nat is absolutely ecstatic because her dream is to be a model. But unfortunately Harriet causes quite a scene well there and gets spotted by a modelling agency. Then she suddenly has a agent. And then she's going to shoots. Oh, of course, there is a very hot boy hanging around. Who happens to be a model. With an Australian accent.
Harriet loves to memorize facts. About anything and everything. She's constantly spewing them out. You might go into this book thinking it's a light, fluffy read. But you actually come out a little wiser. I don't think I knew most of the things that comes out her mouth. And there is a lot throughout these books. Whatever type of situation or conservation Harriet is in she has a new and interesting fact to provide.
Harriet is totally a geek. She loves studying and school. But she's also adorable, clumsy, naive and absolutely hilarious. There's a lot of LOL'ing in this book. Harriet is also only 15. She doesn't necessarily think before she speaks or does something. Which added with the fact that she's this awkward, geeky model. Some bizarre situations arise.
Harriet has just finished school for the summer, so she devises the ultimate summer itinerary to do with her bff Nat. Harriet has just had her heart broken by a certain hot Australian model and wants to keep busy. But unfortunately Nat gets in trouble with her mother and is being shipped off to a working farm in France. So Harriet turns to her uber-stalker, Toby.
-side note: OMG Toby! I love him! Besides Harriet, he is my favourite character by far. He's just as geeky as Harriet and has even more facts and tidbits to drop into any conversation. But the whole stalking thing is what gets the most LOL's from him. They all acknowledge his stalking of Harriet in conversations all the time, so it is totally not creepy. He's just got it down to an art form. Hiding in her bushes, trees and lots of times she doesn't know he's even there. Plus his stalking totally saves the day, so there.-
Luckily she gets a call from her crazy agent (Wilbur, her agent talks exactly how I imagine a modelling agent would talk. From what he calls her (ie: Baby-baby panda) to everything else that comes out of his mouth is crazy and again hilarious) about this huge job on Tokyo.
It's looking like Harriet won't be able to go as her stepmother is 7 months pregnant and her dad has to be home in case she goes into labor. Which doesn't help the resentment towards the unborn baby and her parents from starting to show it's ugly head. Thankfully Harriet's worldly step-grandmother shows up to be her chaperon.
So off to Tokyo we go with Harriet, where she takes on backstabbing, jealous models, screws up...a lot. And that hot Australian model that broke her heart. He just might be there too.
Holly Smale definitely has a distinct, witty voice that leaves me continually turning the pages to see what else Harriet will teach me.
Guys, don't wait. Go pick up Geek Girl right now!. It's a super fast read. So you'll be done just in time for the release of Model Misfit next week