REVIEW: Girl Online by Zoe Sugg

Girl Online (Girl Online #1) by Zoe Sugg, Siobhan Curham (Ghostwriter)

3.5 stars.

It was kind of difficult to give this a star rating. I really like this book and I love Zoe. I am 20 years old, though, and I feel like I would have enjoyed the teen elements of this story a lot more when I was in junior high or beginning high school.

While reading, I found a few phrases and terms used in the dialogue kind of cringe worthy. I don't think anyone says "Rock God-tastic". There are a couple more things I found weird or off and I'll mention that in my booktalk review on my channel. I'm guessing this is because there were two authors, Zoe, and her ghostwriter, Siobhan Curham.

I also found throughout this story that it reminded me of Zoe and her personality, but I like the fact that a theme in the story is that even though many people put parts of their lives on the Internet, their followers still don't know them completely. I think that's one of the many things she wanted to put out there with this book, thinking of who is reading it. It's a great reminder for everyone on social media, no matter how old, to think before posting something that could possibly have a negative impact on someone else. This is very important since everyone is on social media!

Overall, I enjoyed this book and I found it to be great for teenage readers, fans of Zoe or not. It tells a story teens would enjoy, full of cutesy friendship, relationships, and travel. It stays up to date with blogging and social media as well as giving readers an idea of what panic attacks and cyber bullying could feel like.

A video review will follow soon with more thoughts and some quote analyzing.