Just for Clicks by Kara McDowell

Just for Clicks

by Kara McDowell

Mommy blogs are great . . . unless the blog happens to belong to your mom. Twin sisters Claire & Poppy are accidental social media stars thanks to Mom going viral when they were babies. Now, as teens, they're expected to contribute by building their own brand. Attending a NY fashion week and receiving fan mail is a blast. Fending off internet trolls and would-be kidnappers? Not so much. Poppy embraces it. Claire hates it. Will anybody accept her as "just Claire"? And what should Claire do about Mom's old journals? The handwritten entries definitely don't sound like Mom's perfect blog persona. Worse, one of them divulges a secret that leaves Claire wondering what else in her life might be nothing but a sham . . .

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Thank you NetGalley for lending me a copy of this book in exchange for a review!

LIKED: Claire feels there is some unspoken competition between her and her twin sister... and she's constantly losing. While she doesn't want to reveal every little aspect of her life to fans and trolls alike, she also is torn to keep her mother and sister happy. But she would much rather stay behind the scenes because Claire really enjoys coding and web design. • Enter Rafael! I found him intriguing from the get-go! Rafael's got interesting hair, he basically never has a cell phone, and he is a beast at maintaining eye contact. Plus, he's super disturbingly friendly and has the uncanny ability to fit into a school in a single day. • Rafael is non-existent on social media, and gives Claire a "blank slate," so to speak. They start to become really good friends, and they had really good chemistry. But Claire starts to really like him, but can't even begin to guess what he's thinking when they're together. • The fame and popularity drives a wedge between Claire and her sister, and when Claire uncovers some devastating news, it makes the chasm even greater.

RECOMMENDED FOR: If you’re looking for a book that drips with internet culture, about a girl who is dying to get her face off the grid, meanwhile falling for a guy who is perpetually offline, then you will love this book, just as I did.

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