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review 2014-06-22 05:29
#scandal by Sarah Ockler
#scandal - Sarah Ockler

"Lucy’s learned some important lessons from tabloid darling Jayla Heart’s all-too-public blunders: Avoid the spotlight, don’t feed the Internet trolls, and keep your secrets secret. The policy has served Lucy well all through high school, so when her best friend Ellie gets sick before prom and begs her to step in as Cole’s date, she accepts with a smile, silencing about ten different reservations. Like the one where she’d rather stay home shredding online zombies. And the one where she hates playing dress-up. And especially the one where she’s been secretly in love with Cole since the dawn of time.

When Cole surprises her at the after party with a kiss under the stars, it’s everything Lucy has ever dreamed of… and the biggest BFF deal-breaker ever. Despite Cole’s lingering sweetness, Lucy knows they’ll have to ’fess up to Ellie. But before they get the chance, Lucy’s own Facebook profile mysteriously explodes with compromising pics of her and Cole, along with tons of other students’ party indiscretions. Tagged. Liked. And furiously viral.

By Monday morning, Lucy’s been branded a slut, a backstabber, and a narc, mired in a tabloid-worthy scandal just weeks before graduation. 

Lucy’s been battling undead masses online long enough to know there’s only one way to survive a disaster of this magnitude: Stand up and fight. Game plan? Uncover and expose the Facebook hacker, win back her best friend’s trust, and graduate with a clean slate.

There’s just one snag—Cole. Turns out Lucy’s not the only one who’s been harboring unrequited love..."

 

While I was reading this book, I couldn't stop but think on how relatable this novel can be to all the madness that happens with some people online. And at the same time it made me extremely frightened of posting, like, anything!


It's a fun read at the same time that it made me think on how the online life can pretty much mess with someone. The main character, Lucy, is quite an introvert like myself, so it was easier to relate to her than for a couple of the other characters we see through this novel.


Totally recommend for those who want a thoughtful contemporary to read this summer, for me it was a legit 4.5/5 stars, for sure!

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review 2014-01-25 00:00
Oh Myyy! (There Goes The Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything
Oh Myyy! (There Goes The Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything - George Takei A short rumination by the irrepressible Takei on how social media works and how he came to be one of it's most popular denizens. Nothing earthshattering here, but it's an enjoyable read.
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