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Editing Emma
- The Secret Blog of a Nearly Proper Person
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
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Summary
Move over, Georgia Nicolson. Say goodbye to Geek Girl. Meet Emma Nash.
When 16-year-old Emma is ghosted by love of her life Leon Naylor, she does what any normal girl would do. She spends the entire summer lurking in her bedroom, avoiding all human contact (and the shower), surrounded by the collection of Chewits wrappers she saved from packs Leon gave her, back when he actually acknowledged her existence....
But seeing Leon suddenly 'in a relationship' on Facebook with the perfect Anna spurs Emma into action, and she embarks on a mission to make positive changes to her life (or 'edits', if you will), vowing to use the Internet for more than obsessively stalking Leon's activities! Instead she will use it for good and noble causes like finding someone who will actually be nice to her and recording her findings for the rest of the world to see (i.e., BFF Steph and her mum) on her new Editing Emma blog.
But Emma soon discovers her habit is harder to break than she first thought - turns out she's not the only one editing herself online (thank you, Tinder, for finding her mum's profile - age 35, really?) and that life through an Instagram filter isn't always what it's cracked up to be. But it could be worse: she could have outed her best friend, accidentally chatted up a 12-year-old boy and revealed to the world why Leon Naylor is worth no girl's time or virginity.... Oh no, wait, that's exactly what happened....
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- TeaPartyPrincess
- 05-02-19
First-love, funny, friendship, family, forthright.
This book was the perfect mood-booster, and I loved the performance by Charlie Sanderson for the audiobook.
I liked the way the story was told, the personal blog posts, it really felt like I was in Emma's head. And I thought the story was great - a dramatic tale of friendship, first love, and self discovery. It's realistic, slightly cringey at times, and it doesn't shy away from what being a teen is like. It really takes a long hard look at how you find yourself.
Emma pretty much goes into full on meltdown when she discovers that her boyfriend is now with someone else, and oh man, have we not all been there? When I was younger I thought love, and the person I loved at the time, were the be all and end all. I really loved how sex-positive the book was, because it's something that should absolutely be explored more in YA.
I did like how the book wasn't just about Emma's drama - it was that of her friends and family too. Despite blogging for herself, at herself, she took in a lot of what was generally going on around her and really seemed to care for her family and friends (even if she didn't always show it).
I honestly wish I had read this book as a teen.
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- A Smithy
- 01-04-21
very good
Really enjoyed it. Was full of humour, heart and had a nice story. Great narration, too.
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- Michelle Ann Nangle
- 30-08-21
A read for all ages.
NEVER HAVE I EVER meets A YOUNG BRIDGET JONES.
Emma Nash is a character I could completely relate to. This book captures the anguish and hilarity of teenage life. No matter the decade we were born, school life socks us sore.
The world of social media for young people in this generation is, frighteningly eye opening, yet this book shows that some things never change. It incorporates lifelong friendships and fisrt love experiences that inspire nostalgia.
I'm a person who relives my glory days vicariously through books, especially as I'm a forever brat pack fan. I loved the pop culture references, particularly to the Gilmore Girls.
I highly recommend this book and was delighted to find another Emma Nash tale!
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