A review by ana_reading_the_days_away
Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai

5.0

This book is about a young woman named Katrina who experienced a traumatic childhood under the control of her overbearing father, and then encountered another traumatic experience later in life (don't want to say what so you can find out for yourselves) that left her craving complete anonymity and seclusion. However, when a photo of her goes viral on the internet, threatening her peaceful life, her bodyguard (who she happens to have an enormous crush on) takes her to spend a few weeks at his family's farm, away from the prying eyes of society. The only issue with this arrangement is that now they will be alone together for an indefinite amount of time, which is not an ideal situation with anybody, much less a guy you like.

I really liked this book because as I mentioned at the beginning, it features characters from various ethnicities: Thai, Punjabi, African American, etc. I also liked it because it focused on Katrina's personal growth and her struggle with anxiety, and how she was able to start overcoming that anxiety that once prevented her from leaving her house. It also examined Katrina's breakthroughs in how she viewed herself and her increased self-confidence by the end of the book.



Girl Gone Viral deals with PTSD, anxiety and panic attacks (though not super graphically) so if any of these topics are triggers for you, you may want to check out a different book. I, however, enjoyed seeing Rai deal with these issues that are so prevalent in society today.

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