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Book Review: Girl Online by: Zoe Sugg

"And maybe one day, when we realize that we all feel the same, we can all stop pretending we're something we're not. That would be awesome. But until that day, I'm going to keep it real on this blog and keep it unreal in 'real' life." - Zoe Sugg, Girl Online

In Girl Online, fairytale romance meets internet survival as 15-year-old Penelope (Penny for short) Porter struggles through the catastrophe that is teenagehood, anonymously blogging about it along the way. As if just surviving a regular day wasn't difficult, Penny has just experienced possibly the most embarrassing thing to happen to anyone ever: falling over onstage and flashing her 3-year-old, fraying, unicorn-printed underwear to the world. And now, Penny, her parents and her best friend Elliot are on their way to New York-- a world away from her hometown of Brighton, UK, a world away from her disaster. New York proves to be amazing, and she even meets a guy who seems to really like her. Everything appears to be perfect, but he has a secret that could mess up everything and ruin the anonymity of her blog.

Penny is a very relatable character. She is extremely awkward, suffers from panic attacks and is constantly getting herself into terrible and embarrassing situations. Though this adds a lot to the story, there were times when my natural empathy took over, and I was feeling just as awkward, embarrassed or sad as her, which made for a cool but emotional-roller-coaster-esque reading experience.

In general, I love this book and gave it a 5/5 on its Goodreads page. Its overall rating is a 3.79/5. This book is definitely geared more towards girls and it's not for everyone. For example, I already have so much awkwardness in my own life, that the awkwardness in this book was a little bit much, though it didn't take away from the story. This is a very good, short read and I read this book in a day or two. Fans of realistic fiction and romance would definitely enjoy this book. I can't compare this book to any one other book, but it is very similar to other books in this genre. I really enjoyed it and you might too.


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