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    Geek Girl
    Geek Girl
    Geek Girl
    Audiobook8 hours

    Geek Girl

    Written by Holly Smale

    Narrated by Katey Sobey

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    Soon to be a Netflix series!

    Geek + runway = a runaway hit! Geek Girl is the first book in a hilarious, internationally bestselling series that's perfect for fans of Morgan Matson and Julie Buxbaum.

    Harriet Manners is a geek. She always has been, and she thought she always would be—but when she's discovered by a modeling agent, she leaps at the chance to reinvent herself.

    There's only one problem: Harriet is the definition of awkward. Can she transform from geek to chic?

    Includes a sneak peak at Geek Girl: Model Misfit!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJan 27, 2015
    ISBN9780062367983
    Author

    Holly Smale

    Holly Smale is the author of Geek Girl, Model Misfit, Picture Perfect and All That Glitters. She was unexpectedly spotted by a top London modelling agency at the age of fifteen and spent the following two years falling over on catwalks, going bright red and breaking things she couldn’t afford to replace. By the time Holly had graduated from Bristol University with a BA in English Literature and an MA in Shakespeare she had given up modelling and set herself on the path to becoming a writer.

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    • 4/5
      Ok, so maybe the plot wasn't the most realistic but I loved the humour! I can't wait to tackle the other books in the series.
    • 3/5
      I didn't know how to rate this book and even though I gave it three stars, I would have rated it 2,5 if it had been possible, because it was ok-ish, just not what I had expected. While I share the main character's opinion on fashion, I had expected her to be geeky in a different way. It's implied that she's good with Math, Chemistry and Physics, but the only geeky thing that we see is her knowledge of what many people would call useless facts.

      It was a very light book, so it's perfect for when you don't have much time. It also has very short chapters, so reading "one more chapter" before doing something won't change your schedule. However, it was too childish for me. People closer to the main character's age may like it more, although, to be honest, I doubt that I would have liked it more when I was fifteen. The main character is more or less fine, because she is fifteen, even though she is too naïve for fifteen, but her father and one of the people in the fashion industry are as childish as she is most of the time and sometimes even more. Seeing as both adult characters are quite important in the story and that there aren't many more adult characters in it, it's a bit too much juvenile behaviour for one book.

      I may read the rest of the series, but I would not recommed this book to people looking to read something with a geeky main character.
    • 5/5
      "My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek"Harriet Manners is your typical definition of a geek, and she knows it. Even the people around her know it, and the class bully Alexa won't ever let her forget it. Nat is her best friend, and her dream is to be a model, and when on a trip with people from school, Nat spots model agents, and runs off to try to get noticed. Unfortunately for Harriet, she causes a commotion by making a mess of some stalls, and gets pulled away by a guy called Wilbur, who just happens to be part of a talent agency for modelling. As he takes a couple of pictures of Harriet, she runs and hides under a table, which is a place of safety according to her. This is where she meets Nick AKA "Lion boy". Completely in shock that he is hiding under the table before her, he offers her some gum, and her conversation starter just happens to be a random fact about chewing gum being banned in Singapore. Nat then becomes green-eyed with jealousy when she sees the pictures Wilbur took. Harriet discusses the idea of modelling with her father and his other half Annabel. Annabel doesn't like the idea for her to model as she thinks Harriet is too young and needs to study. Burdened with the idea that she has to lie to protect people's feelings, she continues in her journey, along with her father, to try to make herself a better person.This is a story about lying, dealing with the profession of modeling and being true to who you are.This is the first book I have read from Holly Smale, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.I love Harriet's character, and how when thrown in a difficult or awkward situation, she will spit out a random fact, and the people just stare at her stunned. I find Harriet's father so amusing, as well as Toby, the boy geek in her class. Wilbur is a class character. Some of the nicknames he calls Harriet are so hilarious and random. I adore all the characters in this book. They are all so lively and happy.I couldn't see any flaws with this story. I enjoyed every moment, and I thought the ending was rather sweet. I almost feel like there should be a sequel to this...I like the cover design of the book. The equation doodles on the girl's head are quite funky.This is one of my favourite extracts from the book:"It's bur not iam," Wilbur points out, sighing. "The editor of Elle said Harriet was fresh. Harper's said she was delicious. Vogue thought she had unexpected warmth.""My daughter's not a loaf of bread," Dad points out in surprise.I gave this book five stars because I really enjoyed it, the characters were interesting, and you can't help but smile as you read along. It really made me laugh so much.I recommend this book to anyone because I believe others will enjoy it as well as I did. In general, it is a really good teen novel.Add it to your "to read" list as I give it two thumbs up.Happy reading =)
    • 3/5
      Geek Girl by Holly SmaleAudio narrated by Katey Sobey3*Cute YA novel about a 15yo girl, Harriet Manners, who definitely fits the role of a geek. She is exceptionally smart and habitually shares her font of trivial knowledge with the world. She has no sense of fashion nor cares about it. She struggles socially and is often bullied by the mean girls in her school.She accompanies her best friend, Nat, to the local mall where there are supposed to be scouts from a modeling agency present. Nat is hoping to be discovered. Unfortunately, it is Harriet who catches their attention. This creates some tension between the two girls. Harriet's not interested until she reaches her limit on being treated poorly and comes to the conclusion that maybe becoming a model would be a way to change her and make her fit in better with others.As she goes off on her first modeling adventure with her father in tow, she develops a friendship with a popular male model and learns from the snarky female models that "high school" is everywhere. She can't escape the bullying. She also learns that like the ugly duckling who turns into a swan, she needs to embrace herself rather than trying to change for others.
    • 4/5
      Geek Girl was a great read! Harriet Manners is quirky, fun and the kind of girl you can relate to. She knows all these interesting facts that she can’t help but share. I really loved the characters in this book. Some of them aren’t always who you think they’re going to be and I found that so refreshing. I’m giving Geek Girl 4 air kisses, so as not to muss the makeup! ;)
    • 4/5
      Awww, this was so much fun. I took it to Croatia with me over the summer and devoured it over a couple of long hot sunlounger days. It's perfect poolside reading, like a cross between The Princess Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada. It's about a fashion-clueless geek called Harriet who is accidentally 'spotted' during a trip to The Clothes Show live with her best friend Nat, who has always dreamed of being a model. The novel's about how she takes this opportunity to do something new, finds a way to reconcile it with her own values, and deals with the fallout with her friends and family. It's smart, easy to read and very cute - bring on book 2!
    • 3/5
      Cute, unrealistic in some ways but fun enough that it didn't matter.
    • 5/5
      Normally this isn't my type of book AT ALL, but I loved it. I found myself laughing out loud at some of the descriptions and reading passages to whomever happened to be nearby! The similes and metaphors are fresh and powerful and the humor is believable. I think Smale's modeling experience shines through in her writing. Definitely an author I'm going to follow and I'll be putting a couple copies of this title on our library shelves.
    • 4/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: This novel was fluffy and lots of fun. It’s being re-released in the US for the first time!Opening Sentence:geekgi:k/informalnounnoun: geek; plural noun: geeks1. an unfashionable or socially inept person.The Review:Harriet Manners is a geek. She recites random facts and reads the dictionary for fun. She is smarter than many of her teachers. Unfortunately, while this may help her fill in the bubbles on a scantron, it doesn’t help with her social life. She’s teased incessantly and she and her classmates don’t exactly see eye to eye. So when she’s unexpectedly spotted by a modeling agency, she sees the chance to become more than a geek, to be someone cool and interesting. No matter that she has to go behind her best friend and stepmother’s back to do so —- it’ll all work out in the end, right?Geek Girl is not like books I have read in the past. It is written differently, it’s very light and cute, it’s super quirky. And I loved it. This adorable book made me giggle quite a lot when reading with its dialogue and Harriet’s point of view. The love interest is not a main focus, though he is there, and he is cute. I do wish we got to see more of Nick, though I’m guessing the next few books will have him, because it is a series —- yay! Watching Harriet stumble through a new life was lots of fun, and I think it was an enjoyable use of my time. Anyone in the mood for a contemporary, particularly one that is fluffy and funny, will love this. I also think those in book hangovers might benefit from a novel like Geek Girl. It was fresh and unique from other books and it’s highlighted in my mind as something I would read again if I’m ever feeling sad.Harriet Manners is a geek. She reads dictionaries for fun and is constantly teased. When she gets the chance she decides to remake herself, to become a model and hopefully grow into a person that people look up to. One of my favorite things about Harriet was her constant stream of facts and definitions off the top of her head. Maybe in another book, the interruption from the main plot would have bothered me, but in this one it just made me enjoy it all the more. I also love the way she is relatable. She makes mistakes and tries to fix them. She gets sad. She has crushes. She is a realistic teenage girl, emotionwise. I really felt for Harriet as she embarrassed herself time and time again, you could tell that she was out of her element and trying the best she could.We didn’t get to see much of Nick, the love interest, but when we did they had the most hilarious conversations. They first met when they were both hiding under the same table. They didn’t have traditional chemistry, but I thought they were cute together and they always managed to make me smile. Nick is a male model that Harriet does some jobs with and he helps Harriet out with her awkwardness on camera. I also really liked Harriet’s parents. Her father was as quirky as she was and Annabel was a lawyer who had some snarky lines as well. Harriet’s best friend was a great character, as well as her agent. In short, I basically loved all the characters in Geek Girl!Geek Girl was a cute book that I don’t regret reading. Knowing its a series, I can’t say if I’ll ever pick up the next books. I loved the characters, the dialogue, and he message. I liked how Harriet developed and how she was a likeable narrator and I enjoyed the scenes with Nick. I think it’s cool how the author went through what Harriet went through, being unexpectedly spotted by a modeling agency, and that she wrote a book from the perspective of someone with a similar experience. It was a hilarious story and really easy to get into. There aren’t really many deep or moving moments, which is why it’s a four star. It’s very fluffy. But nevertheless, I enjoyed my experience with this novel immensely and think that it deserves more recognition.Notable Scene:The building has always scared me. When I was young, I refused to come in alone when Annabel was working late because I thought it was haunted.“It’s not haunted,” dad said when I told him. “Haunted building are full of souls with no bodies. A lawyer’s office if full of bodies with no souls. That’s a big difference.”And then he’d laughed and laughed until Annabel put salt in his wineglass.FTC Advisory: HarperCollins provided me with this copy of Geek Girl. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
    • 5/5
      I think this book is excellently written. It is funny and written in an optimistic style. It shows the stresses of school and exams but with a positive light on it. It incorporates school, friends, boys and models all in the same time! Great book. :)
    • 5/5
      Harriet Manners is a geek. She would know; she looked up the word 'geek' in her Oxford English Dictionary. She doesn't like fashion, shopping or makeup. So when she's 'discovered' by a modeling agent she can't help but be shocked that the modeling industry want anything to do with her. After all Harriet never wanted to be a model, that was always her best friend Nat's dream. But when she's suddenly thrust into the lime light she's not sure which way is up and she can't seem to find a way to tell Natalie the truth without wrecking their friendship. Throw in a slightly over protective step mother, an overly eager, very childish father and a not so secret stalker and you've got yourself a delightful read. I read Geek Girl in a matter of hours, I don't think I set it down once. I loved everything about it. The characters, the story, the sassy, sarcastic, inner dialogue. Toby was probably one of my favorite characters, I imagined him as a teenage Kirk (from Gilmore Girls) completely harmless, ridiculously funny and lovable in every sense of the word. Harriet's story was so much fun to read and I cannot wait to see where her and the rest of Smales quirky band of characters end up next! Until next time, Ginger In compliance with FTC guidelines I am disclosing that this book was given to me for free to review. My review is my honest opinion.
    • 3/5
      Snappy and amusing, with good messages throughout -- don't lie. If you're going to try to be someone you're not, make it your own after all. Protect your kids fiercely, but let them make their own decisions. Above all, enjoy the witty banter -- it's the only thing keeping the bus on the road.
    • 4/5
      Harriet is a geek and ok with that. She has her best friend, Nat and her stalker Tobe. Nat’s goal in life is to be discovered as a model. He is all about fashion and towards the beginning of the story, convinces Harriet to go to go on a field trip where he knows there will be modeling scouts. Harriet is a bit of a klutz and during the field trip creates a disaster of fallen displays and merchandise. Her coping mechanism is to hide under a table and wait for the embarassment to go away. During the display debacle, Harriet is “discovered”. She debates with herself and her family if modeling is the right thing for her, but then decides she has nothing to lose. Harriet meets Nick and developes a crush on him. Her opportunity to model is a complete lifestyle change from being the bullied geek at school to a gorgeous model in a short amount of time.I think this book was already selling well in Britain before it was introduced to US readers. It does remind me a bit of Louise Rennnison’s books, but the author definitely has her own voice. The book is supposed to be humorous, with a little bit of romance and I think that is achieved. The Kirkus review was pretty harsh on the writing style and dialogue, but I didn’t see that. I would say that the character's inner dialogue and conversations with friends are authentic for a teenage girl. It addresses issues of bullying, being a gay teenager and making your own choices. I would agree with some of the reviews that it is brit-chick-lit. Definitely. But that will make it appealing to a lot of female readers.This book is a good fit for a school or public library. There is nothing too controversial or graphic in the story. It is fiction and I don’t believe any readers will feel that these are directions to jump start their own modeling career. It’s a funny, quick, light-hearted read. It is targeted toward teenage girls. The cover and title will draw readers in. It is a much more popular title on GoodReads than on NoveList. This is the first book of a planned trilogy. Overall, I enjoyed it and I would read the next two.
    • 3/5
      Not my usual fare but I chose it as a cheap example of disguised life writing.
    • 4/5
      This is a book that, for a long time, I have judged by the cover. I have heard amazing things about it though and finally decided to bite the bullet the other day, and I purchased it from WHSmith. Having now read this book, I think that the cover doesn’t really show the story very well and I think that although this type of cover may appeal to younger readers, I don’t think it quite meets the standard set by the story itself.

      ‘Geek Girl’ is a story of identity mixed with humour and a fun storyline. Aimed at ages 11 and upwards, the writing style is definitely geared towards a younger audience, but at 21, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it to be a light-hearted and enjoyable read.

      The plot was quite straight-forward – bullied “geek” Harriet Manners wants to change in order to become liked. Cue modelling opportunity of a lifetime, and obviously fun and life-changing plot ensues, leading Harriet to discover who she is. The “ugly duckling turning into a swan” trope is one that has been used a lot in media for younger audiences, but I think in this case it really works well. Although I found parts of the middle of the book a bit slow, I think that this is mostly because of my own lack of interest in fashion, rather than the book itself.

      The writing style was effortless to read and was something that I would definitely have enjoyed when I was younger. The extremely short chapters with mini cliffhanger endings made you want to just keep reading, making this a really quick read despite it being 378 pages, which is quite lengthy for this type of book, though it doesn’t feel long at all whilst reading it.

      I think that this book would be really inspirational to young girls as it takes the importance of physical appearance and concentrates on personality by the end. Harriet started off as quite a naive character and was weak but I think that she really grew as a young woman.

      Overall, this is a light, fun ‘summer’ read and I highly recommend it!
    • 4/5
      I absolutely loved this book. The author has a clever way of writing that were both humorous and engaging. I both read and listened to this book, and enjoyed both. :)