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This book starts out slow, but then it seriously hooks you. I could not put it down, I had to know what happened between her and Gary - and if there even happened anything.

I loved getting to know Jane's "alter egos", it was so interesting. At a time I also had a lot of names I used on the internet, and I can totally relate to Jane thinking it is easier when she is Rachel, Ethan or another person. Things get easier when you are not doing it yourself.

There was times when I laughed out loud and people would look at me like I was crazy, and there was times when I could not help to say "aaaw". This book is packed with emotions.

I adored the Jane that she becomes. She evolves through out this book with the help of Gary and the fandom. When she reveals her secret is probably one of my favorite parts, it changes her.

Gary, Gary, Gary. He is so sweet and awkward - in a way he reminds me of my boyfriend.

I think a lot of teens can relate to this book and I really, really recommend it. I am so glad that I had the opportunity to read it.

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting to like this book. The online format threw me for a loop when I first began reading, but I was suddenly and swiftly caught up in the life of Jane and her online world. I related incredibly well to what Jane goes through—I use a fake name online, and while everything else I tell people is 100% true, the idea of empowerment through a new name and being able to be everything you wish you could be in real life—I totally get that. Like Jane, I’m surprisingly shy, and nobody who has met me online would ever begin to guess that, and I just understood where she was coming from so well. When I was fifteen, I think my life in fandom was much like hers—immersed completely, because it was much easier than dealing with the real world, especially the terror of making friends with people who can see you.

 

The storyline is incredibly relevant to today’s teenagers, and that doesn’t begin to cover the (literally) laugh-out-loud humor and realistic message. I would be reading and actually laughing—rather loudly, sometimes—and it was just so…believable. Jane takes you on an incredible roller coaster ride—I felt like I almost got whiplash reading between her thoughts! Unfortunately, Jane herself wasn’t as likable as I would have hoped, and there was an incredibly insensitive approach taken to a serious subject, but those were the only flaws this book had. I honestly loved every single other moment. This is a brilliant debut from Kelly Hourihan, full of life and laughter and a little bit of what it means to grow up.

 

What I Liked: Spoilers!

Okay, this book had a couple HUGE sticking points with me, but all in all? I really did enjoy it, and if Jane had been more likable and there hadn't been those cutting comments, I would have given this five stars, no sweat. Unfortunately, it wasn't perfect--but this is one of the better books I've read in awhile and I HIGHLY recommend it! Plus, I think I got it read now on NetGalley, so it might be worth checking up on. (;

"You're not deliberately cruel, Jane, you just embarrassed the heck out of a kid who was a jerk to you, and oh yeah, you tortured your school counselor with the fact that her ex-fiancé cheated on her two years ago and basically destroyed the poor woman BUT YOU'RE NOT DELIBERATELY CRUEL."

 

Okay, Nora, if you say so.

NO NO NO

DON'T PORTRAY CUTTING AS A "HEALTHY STRESS REDUCER"

DO NOT PORTRAY CUTTING AS A "HEALTHY COPING MECHANISM"

NO STOP

STOP

STOOOOOOPPPPPP

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT

WHY BOOK

I LIKED YOU

WRONG WRONG WRONG

NOT OKAY ON ANY LEVEL

AAAAAGGHGHFHRNFHRNDUE FHEKFBFH.