Internet Famous by Danika Stone
Rating: 3 stars
Published: June 26th 2017
Goodreads Synopsis:
High school senior and internet sensation Madison Nakama seems to have it all: a happy family, good grades, and a massive online following for her pop-culture blog. But when her mother suddenly abandons the family, Madi finds herself struggling to keep up with all of her commitments.
Fandom to the rescue! As her online fans band together to help, an online/offline flirtation sparks with Laurent, a French exchange student. Their internet romance—played out in the comments section of her MadLibs blog—attracts the attention of an internet troll who threatens the separation of Madi’s real and online personas. With her carefully constructed life unraveling, Madi must uncover the hacker’s identity before he can do any more damage, or risk losing the people she loves the most… Laurent included.
Given the importance of modern technology on our lives, I'd say this book was pretty relevant. Ten, twenty years ago, I wonder if people thought online connections feasible. But with Tinder and all that extremely well known, it happens.
Madison, or Madi runs a blog called MadLibs, a pop cultural rewatch site where she gives the run-down of pop culture's classics, favorites, and everything-in between. She's grown the blog to the point where she has many regular fans, including one Laurent Abelard, who she meets and falls for in real life. He's a French foreign exchange student currently living in NYC. So for Madi, her online life is going extremely well, while her offline life? Not so much. Her sister Sarah, who is on the spectrum, has trouble adjusting to the constant changes in her life, namely their mother's move to another job for a few months. She has to hide her private life from her online blog, but that changes when a troll decides to turn her worlds upside down.
Internet Famous touched on many aspects of the blogging life, and brought to the table the theme of life online and offline. You may not see the person you're messaging, but they're very much real and they exist. Internet romances might even be the dream for some people.
This book was nice and lighthearted, but it didn't quite grab me as much as it could have. I didn't feel as much for the characters as I should, and the plausibility of the romance happening (I'm always the downer with them), didn't work for me. So it wasn't really the perfect fit. It's a decent read for those looking for some cute internet romance!
This is such a cute book. The characters were quirky and witty, my favorite combination. I thought she handled some pretty tough topics in a great way - especially for YA. Even just the idea of fame, which teens often equate with happiness and success, was shown in such a way that readers understand that it isn't the perfect carefree life that it is often thought to be. Bravo. Can't wait for the next book by Danika Stone!
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