Geek Girl 2 - Model Misfit Book Review

Geek Girl Model Misfit is the sequel to Geek Girl. It stars a teenage girl called Harriet Manners who, to put it blankly, is a complete geek! Which, is relatable because I think we all posses an inner geek (And if you don't think you do,  stop lying to yourself!).

In this book, Harriet gets a call from her agent informing her that she has got a modelling job in Tokyo - she's doing alright for a girl who has just finished her final GCSE (whilst painted gold...). Although Harriet is extremely intelligent, she does get herself into some very silly situations that have made me laugh out loud.  After reading it, I really want Harriet Manners to be my best friend, take me on her modelling trips and tell me useless facts all the time.

We see Nick (Harriet's love interest from the first book) come back into the scene when he also goes to Japan. Nick and Harriet really do make my heart melt, their relationship is very cute. If you're anything like me when it comes to a bit of romance, you'll be a sucker for this book! 

My favourite thing about Geek Girl is that it's a very different and somewhat unique book. You'd expect models to be the 'cool kids' and not to be geeky whatsoever! Harriet, however, is completely the opposite to the stereotypical model which gives the story more of a humorous and interesting edge. 

Overall, I think that the book is a very easy read, nothing too serious and a fantastic book for teens. It's also something I genuinely enjoyed reading and it also introduced me to the author (Holly Smale) and I intend to get my nose stuck into some of her other books!

Not only did I enjoy the book, but I also feel as though now I know a lot of random facts  such as: 

• Humans have 70,000 thoughts per day

• Shark embryos fight and eat eachother in the womb and only the winner is born

• Caterpillars have four thousand muscles   

(Also love the artwork on the cover!)

Are you thinking of reading this book? Any other books by Holly Smale that is a good read? Let me know in the comments!

The book is out on September 26th, you can pre-order it here

The Taming of the Tights Review

If you don't know who Louise Rennison is (then there is something wrong with you..), she is the author of the well known books and film Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging. I'm pretty sure 100% of the teenage girl population have either read, seen or heard about it. I read the book and saw the film and it made me a huge fan of Louise Rennison and that's why I was so excited to read a book by her called 'The Taming of the Tights'.

Just to summarize for you, the book is about a teenage called Tallulah who goes to a summer drama school, and the story follows her 'wild times'. I don't want to say too much about it but it really is fun, quirky and cringey book (Lots of 'snogging' involved). It's very funny, and even more so because it sort of reminded me of my 15 year old self, in terms of boys and the situations Tallulah finds herself in!

The thing I like about this book is that it's not too serious and it's really fun and entertaining to read. A lot of the time, I'll get half way through reading a book and just give up because I get bored because there isn't enough humor in it (a genre I much prefer). But I enjoyed this book from start to finish and I think you lot will too!

Overall, I give this book two thumbs up, especially if you're around age 15 because there's a lot of things within the book that you'll be able to relate to and it'll make the book even more enjoyable.

Have you read this book or any in the series? Let me know in the comments. There's also two other books in this series (I've also read the first one) so be sure to check those out too for a full dose of Tallulah Casey!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Taming-Tights-Misadventures-Tallulah-Casey/dp/0007323921