What a different book! This book really hit home with me as it will so many others. So many of us are caught up in an online world that will take over your life and all of your time if you allow it to.
The premise of “Logging Off” is a really good one. This book gives a pretty balanced look at doing just that. Interestingly written and weaving in a cute love story at the same time was genius.
I really enjoyed this book a lot. So many good concepts too, such as everyone “looking” like their life is perfect. The truth can be so different. This book was a lot of fun to read. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the early read.
You will enjoy this one!

Another fun and interesting read by Nick Spalding. Very enjoyable.


Thank you Netgalley for providing an arc of this book for an honest review.

As someone who uses their smartphone all the time and is raising teens who do the same this was a great read about how one can live in their head and online and forget about living in the real world. Teaches a great lesson with a fun story.

Typical Nick Spalding, he doesn't disappoint. Funny and realistic, laugh out loud in places. Great pick me up for lockdown.

This story was a hoot. It was my first Nick Spaulding read and I plan tor read more of his stories. This should be required reading for all millennials and anyone who keeps their phone constantly in their hand or is always on social media. A real eye opener in that one can live without constantly being online!

This is such a good book to be reading at this moment with everything that is going on. We are following our main character Andy as he is getting ready for an important presentation. He starts off his morning like a lot of do with checking our phones and every social media platform that we are on. There's not much for us to do right now, but the first few pages of this book make you realize how much you are dependent on your electronic devices.

Yes not all of us have stomach issues like he does, but we dont always have to take our phones to the toilet. Bring a book if you don't want to stare at the wall. I have gotten a lot of reading done this way and it actually does work. This wasn't my favorite read, but it still did have some nice humor in it.

I have to say that I love Nick Spalding's voice in his novels. It feels like the main character is speaking directly to the reader; like he is a good friend who keeps you entertained at the exploits of his life. Such a wonderful book, that makes you evaluate your own screen time, and what effect it has on your life, but in a light not heavy handed way. I particularly enjoyed the subtle reference to his previous book, Dumped Actually. . You have got to give this author a try, you won't regret it. I look forward to his next offering.

I have read several Nick Spaulding books and enjoyed them and this was no different. To start with I found the concept quite hard. Maybe it’s the guilt of my technology reliance especially during lockdown! But I was soon laughing away with Fergus and his escapades. A fun read

Logging Off is a fun, light-hearted read about the way technology has infiltrated almost every part of modern day life. Andy is spending far too much time on social media and using his phone, laptop etc, and it’s affecting his health. He decides to go on a 2 month technology detox, and realises just how hard it is to get rid of technology – but also how rewarding it can be!

I think a lot of us can reate to Andy, which makes this novel so engaging – I actively try to spend time away from screens after I’ve finished work, but I am aware that I could spend less time using social media and looking everything I need to know up online.

Andy is a likable character and his friends (existing and new) are similarly entertaining to read about. There are plenty of funny parts which made me smile, although there are also plenty of predictable moments, and after a while the humour felt quite same-y. However, this didn’t affect my enjoyment of the book and I feel like, with a book like this, you expect there to be some parts where you can guess what will happen.

I realised afterwards that some parts of the story didn’t get resolved, but the ending felt right for this kind of book and it left my feeling uplifted.

I would recommend Logging Off to anyone who fancies a light, sweet read that will make you smile.

My first Nick Spaulding book but will definitely not be my last! I truly enjoyed the premise of Andy Bellows needing to detox from his tech addiction. I think we could all use a bit of that. Very enjoyable and humorous story. I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley and the publisher and this is my honest opinion.

Andy Bellows is suffering from many physical problems and his doctor recommends he stop using his electronic materials, his cellphone, email and his computer for anything but work. His friend, a newspaper writer focuses and article on Andy's activities, which garners a large audience and many admiring followers. This is a fast moving, funny and thought provoking novel that should be read by everyone.

A refreshingly poignant and thought provoking book regarding living in a society consumed by social media and the like. An accurate, satirical depiction of modern day and uncomfortably relatable!

I don’t usually pick this type of genre but feel it was just what I needed- witty and hilarious with a somewhat more serious, thought-provoking undercurrent. As a result, I have been monitoring my screen time far more than I ever have done!

Thank you Amazon Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC.

I've read quite a few Nick Spalding books in the past and was keen to read this one too. I was a little disappointed. The general idea is good, we are all guilty of spending too much time online and relying a little too much on the internet in every aspect of daily life. I did like the main character, Andy, however there wasn't a great deal of substance to his story overall. I found myself skipping past many parts of the book, he does go on a bit in some parts, that are not really relevant to the story. When the love interest comes into it, it does pick up the pace a bit. Overall, not a bad read, just feel that maybe it was aimed at a younger genre. Liked the link to his previous novel, Dumped, Actually in the story.

This came at a time when many of us feel that we might be spending too much time online. It was humorous and relatable (although not without a couple of entertaining tall tales). An easy read that I‘d recommend.

A really great read, that opens your eyes to how much internet consumption we do!
I really enjoyed this book and it had a lot of funny little stories within it. But I cannot stop thinking about the amount of reliance we have on the internet and I think that this could open up other peoples eyes to this too.

This was such an interesting and eye opening non-fiction read about the way social media can rule out life’s. This book is FULL of the authors humour as he attempts a full social media detox. I couldn’t put it down.

Absolutely loved this book - it was just the right combination of comedy (I laughed out loud at the duck pond incident and Puggerlugs’ invasion of Andy’s flat) and a more serious message about the impact of modern life on mental health. I was rooting for Andy and hoping it would work out for him. I’ve never read this author before - I will certainly look out for more from him. Thoroughly recommend this book!

I really enjoyed this book- it was outside of my normal genre and I am not even sure why I picked it up, but I was glad I did. The story centers on Andy, a mid-thirties graphic artist who is addicted to social media. When a doctor tells him that this is literally hurting his health, he reluctantly agrees to taking time away from all of his electronics. His best friend happens to be a reporter who wants to write about his journey, which keeps Andy accountable and also opens the door to a lot of very funny situations.

I found the story to be charming- Andy is likable and real, and the others in the book were well developed too. The various things that happened in the book went between being relatable to being just outside of relatable in a way that made them hilarious. The writing itself is witty, and there were a couple times where I laughed out loud. It's also a quick read, and all the loose ends are tied up satisfyingly at the end.

I would recommend this book, even if you don't usually read this kind of light humor. I am going to pick up another of Spalding's books next time I branch out!

Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I literally laughed out loud many times while reading this book. It took a little bit to get past all the "poo" stories in the first chapter or so, but once I did I was captivated. I am pretty hooked on social media and internet games myself, though not quite to the same extent as Andy, so I could relate somewhat to his detox pains. The "mishaps" that became revelations were entertaining, I mean who doesn't love a self-aware duck? Great book, I am so glad I got the opportunity to read it.

Have you ever felt like you've spent too much time online, messing with your phone, or fiddling with some sort of newfangled tech gadget? That's exactly the realization that Andy Bellows comes to after suffering some serious physical and psychological ailments that were interfering with his life to the point of them causing him more harm than good. After much anguish, Andy accepts that he must put himself through a period of tech detoxing to see if that will be the cure for his many sleepless nights, poor bowel functions, lockjaw and an assortment of other disturbing ailments.

If you think it's as simple as that, than this book would be as short as the pamphlet that starts Andy on his mission to detox in Nick Spalding's book, Logging Off. That's just the beginning of Andy's detour off the superhighway along the path of a tech-free life for an intended two month period.

Along the way, Andy encounters a whole host of interesting characters he must contend with in the real world as opposed to the many sparkling alter-egos he is use to in the digital world of tech. There are also a host of adventures out into the wilds of life that aren't what he normally has to deal with while enjoying the conveniences of what he has just taken a break from during his period of detoxing. This is where much of the book tends to become a bit farcical, though it does make for some very comedic chapters.

This is not a tale disparaging the internet or anything tech related; however, it does allow one to take a serious look at how those wonders of the modern world can infiltrate and make one's life much more difficult than they were intended for. I don't know if that was Spalding's purpose for writing Logging Off, but it will have you contemplating their uses while having a laugh at the many foibles and conundrums Andy encounters during his quest to find a happy balance within his life.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of the eBook for a fair and honest review.