My second adventure of 2015 took place in Zoe Sugg’s novel ‘Girl
Online.’
Having travelled to Paris, Amsterdam and the likes of Europe
in Nicholls’ novel, this time I ventured to New York from sunny Brighton. Quite
obviously this book was aimed at younger teens therefore I have to say it was
difficult for me to relate at this point in my life. I don’t have that boy in
class whom I love because he’s the hottest boy in class…I also am not clumsy…or
at least as clumsy as Penny….
Although there was controversy about this book being ‘ghost
written’ I thought I would give it a go as I frequently watch Zoella’s videos
and thought it may be a good read and although it has been a little over a
month since I read it, I have yet to come to a conclusion as to my final opinion
on this particular book. Whilst at times I was intrigued and eager to find out
what would happen next, this book was definitely a typically far-fetched book. Isn’t it what every girl dreams of, to go to a
foreign country and become someone’s ‘inciting incident’? (For those who don’t know
an inciting incident is essentially the person or thing that changes the story
heading for something good or usually bad to happen, everything before becomes
the back story and after is exciting so to speak.) I found it cringy personally
when Noah referred to Penny as his inciting incident … for me it didn’t sit
well. While the plot line was interesting, it was too much of a teenage fantasy
than a believable novel… its much like me meeting my favourite male celebrity
and then him becoming the love of my life. As I said, it was obviously aimed at
younger teens.
Whilst it may have been a little out there, to say the least,
it was a good read, one which I didn’t put down in a hurry and managed to
finish in a little under two days. For those wanting an easy read, with a love
story that for the most part is guided by luck and coincidence, I would
recommend. It may just find its way back into my hands when I want a feel good
story that makes you think that sometimes, just sometimes, things work out the
way you want them to.
Girl Online, Going Offline
(I couldn’t not end it that way, credit to the author Zoe
Sugg.)
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