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A review by renatasnacks
Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi
4.0
This was overall a pretty fun and breezy read! I think a lot of teen readers, like myself, will enjoy the look at the life of an Instagram (the book just calls it "the app") Influencer and the pressures and perks it contains. I think the way CeCe struggles to express herself and her activist values is relatable, and I also think it's great to showcase the backlash a bi teen girl might face from some members of the queer community when she ends up dating a boy, as well as to show her . The middle phase of the book, when CeCe is mid-backlash, might be a little rough for some readers, but it's definitely a romance with a happy ending.
I also really liked that while the book is aware of the ~dark side of social media it ultimately also acknowledges the value of social media friendships and the good effects social media can have as well. I feel like there easily could have been potential for this to be a book where it's about CeCe's new, social-media hating boyfriend convincing her to delete the app and go off the grid or whatever. So yeah, I liked this a lot and I think it'll resonate with a lot of teens too.
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triumphantly giving a speech about being bi at a Pride festival and getting a lot of positive feedbackI also really liked that while the book is aware of the ~dark side of social media it ultimately also acknowledges the value of social media friendships and the good effects social media can have as well. I feel like there easily could have been potential for this to be a book where it's about CeCe's new, social-media hating boyfriend convincing her to delete the app and go off the grid or whatever. So yeah, I liked this a lot and I think it'll resonate with a lot of teens too.