Member Reviews
Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this book. Unfortunately it’s not the book for me. DNF @ 15%.
** spoiler alert ** This was an enjoyable quirky read. It reminded me so much of Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging in the way that the main character acted. I enjoyed the integration of all the various social media platforms and how they are incorporated into the modern dating world. The part where Emma met up with the 13 year old, who she thought was 17, made me LOL literally!! Where this book lacked for me was that it felt like it was just repetition of the same scenarios. I wasn't completely satisfied with the ending either, but gave it 3 stars as it still was enjoyable.
I really enjoyed this book. Although it was nearly entirely done through blog posts and messages it flowed well.
Editing Emma had a lot of themes that I'm sure teenagers these days can relate to and it was quite refreshing to see Emma and her friends all (mostly) discussing masturbation openly and showing that 'yes, this is something girls do too!'
Although Emma isn't always likable and I would find myself getting frustrated with her, I think back to times in my teenaged years and think "oh wow, was I REALLY like that?" and can see how this could be a realistic portrayal of a teenaged girl just trying to work out who she is.
How annoying is Emma! Im sorry but this book was not what I was expecting at all and I founď it hard to like the characters.
I have to stress this book isnt bad i didn't hate it but i didn't love it either.
Editing Emma has both positive and negative aspects for me. On one hand the story is actually quite good and interesting on the other hand it feels like the story was being packed out with a lot of unnecessary stuff to make the book longer.
Emma was quite annoying in the beginning very whiny and immature. while the story progressed so did the Emma. i had mixed feelings about her mother she came across as nice sometimes but there was afew times that she came across as mean (after leon told her to piss off she commented that the only other person who has ever told her to piss off in such an ugly way was her mother) which doesn't seem like something a loving mother would do. Also she doesn't seem to support Emma or help her through what is clearly a tough time.