Geek Girl by Holly Smale
Let's just start by saying that Holly Smale is a genius when it comes to writing. It is probably just me but I felt that this is possibly the easiest book to read. Not easy as in it is simple but just a pleasure to actually read.
Geek Girl is about a girl named Harriet who is a really big geek, hence the title. She does however get spotted by a modelling agency and becomes the face of a large fashion company. She goes through a lot of problems after getting spotted which allows her to grow as a person.
I would like to say that I am nothing like the character of Harriet but I really am. I actually enjoy learning new things and have a head full of totally irrelevant things. I also used to be really paranoid about what other people thought of me until I realized that the people who truly care about me really don't care all that much about things like that. These are the kind of things that allowed me to really put myself in Harriet's position throughout the book.
The humor that is drizzled throughout the story just adds to the book. I genuinely laughed out loud at this book several times and had to put it down to digest the genius of it. I often got my mum to read parts that made me laugh and even she found them funny too
I loved this book for many reasons and most cannot be put into words. This is one of those books that you have to read for yourself to truly understand and I recommend that you do read it. I cannot wait to get my hands on the sequels to this book to find out what other problems Harriet gets herself into.
