Geek Girl
Geek Girl, (Geek Girl Series, Book 1), by Holly Smale 
Blurb:Harriet Manners knows a lot of things. She knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a "jiffy" lasts 1/100th of a second, and the average person laughs 15 times per day. What she isn't quite so sure about is why nobody at school seems to like her very much. So when she's spotted by a top model agent, Harriet grabs the chance to reinvent herself. Even if it means stealing her Best Friend's dream, incurring the wrath of her arch enemy Alexa, and repeatedly humiliating herself in front of the impossibly handsome supermodel Nick. Even if it means lying to the people she loves. As Harriet veers from one couture disaster to the next with the help of her overly enthusiastic father and her uber-geeky stalker, Toby, she begins to realise that the world of fashion doesn't seem to like her any more than the real world did. And as her old life starts to fall apart, the question is: will Harriet be able to transform herself before she ruins everything?My ReviewBefore I say what I thought of this book, I'd like to say that I'm definitely not in the age range that this book is targeted at. I was when I added it to my TBR list, but it's been on my Kindle for a while and I'm ashamed to say I've only just read it.I realised very quickly that this book was too young for me. I read YA a lot, but this is definitely targeted at the younger end of the scale, despite the character being fifteen. I like the premise of the story, which is what kept me reading, but I kept expecting it to go further, but it never did. Personally, I thought it all fell a little flat and whilst I'm a little intrigued to know what happens later in the series, I don't think I'll read the rest of the books.The story was funny and there were parts that had me laughing out loud, but it kind of bugged me that all the characters, with the exception of Nat, were so ridiculous. I get that it was done for comic effect, everything exaggerated, but I just found it irritating. All in all, I think someone younger would enjoy this, thought I still think it's aimed at kids around 11-14 and not the older end, but I just felt like it was a book that didn't really go anywhere, didn't send a strong message and didn't have characters that engaged me... 
Blurb:Harriet Manners knows a lot of things. She knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a "jiffy" lasts 1/100th of a second, and the average person laughs 15 times per day. What she isn't quite so sure about is why nobody at school seems to like her very much. So when she's spotted by a top model agent, Harriet grabs the chance to reinvent herself. Even if it means stealing her Best Friend's dream, incurring the wrath of her arch enemy Alexa, and repeatedly humiliating herself in front of the impossibly handsome supermodel Nick. Even if it means lying to the people she loves. As Harriet veers from one couture disaster to the next with the help of her overly enthusiastic father and her uber-geeky stalker, Toby, she begins to realise that the world of fashion doesn't seem to like her any more than the real world did. And as her old life starts to fall apart, the question is: will Harriet be able to transform herself before she ruins everything?My ReviewBefore I say what I thought of this book, I'd like to say that I'm definitely not in the age range that this book is targeted at. I was when I added it to my TBR list, but it's been on my Kindle for a while and I'm ashamed to say I've only just read it.I realised very quickly that this book was too young for me. I read YA a lot, but this is definitely targeted at the younger end of the scale, despite the character being fifteen. I like the premise of the story, which is what kept me reading, but I kept expecting it to go further, but it never did. Personally, I thought it all fell a little flat and whilst I'm a little intrigued to know what happens later in the series, I don't think I'll read the rest of the books.The story was funny and there were parts that had me laughing out loud, but it kind of bugged me that all the characters, with the exception of Nat, were so ridiculous. I get that it was done for comic effect, everything exaggerated, but I just found it irritating. All in all, I think someone younger would enjoy this, thought I still think it's aimed at kids around 11-14 and not the older end, but I just felt like it was a book that didn't really go anywhere, didn't send a strong message and didn't have characters that engaged me...
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