Teodora's Blog

Whenever I finish reading a book, I hesitate to check online reviews. I generally don’t like to be influenced by other people’s thoughts. However, after binge-reading the Girl Online books, the first thing I did was to look up what others had to say about them. Oddly enough, I couldn’t exactly describe my own opinion. I didn’t like the novels, but I also didn’t hate them. I was quite surprised to find out that most reviewers were annoyed with the fact that YouTubers (like Zoe Sugg) kept having unnecessary book deals. Some of them even complained that the first book was mostly ghostwritten. Should Zoe stick to making beauty, fashion and lifestyle videos? Not necessarily. When I started writing this review, I finally realized what my thoughts were: the novels have their flaws, for sure, but in the end, they send rather positive messages. What made me buy the Girl Online series? Although I’m one of Zoe’s viewers, what really piqued my interest was the main character’s secret: a blog...