Justine Ezarik has been tech-obsessed since unboxing her family's first Apple computer. By sixth grade she had built her first website. A decade later, she became one of the Internet's first-and most popular-"lifecasters," inviting people around the world to watch her every move, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Within ten days of release, her "300-page iPhone bill" had garnered more than 3 million views and international media attention. These days, iJustine is a one-woman new media phenomenon: The popular techie, gamer, vlogger, and digital influencer has an army of nearly 3.5 million subscribers across multiple YouTube channels, with total views approaching half a billion. Now, Justine is giving friends and fans a look behind the scenes, sharing never-before-told stories about the hilarious (and sometimes heart-breaking) reality of sharing your life online. With her trademark wit and delightfully weird sense of humour, Justine delivers an inspirational message in support of creativity, entrepreneurship, and the power of staying true to yourself, while reminding readers that the Internet is a very small world - you just never know who you're going to meet.
I found Justine's immature personality hard to relate to, and her story was spotty and poorly-written. She often came across as entitled and selfish; case in point: "Whether she liked it or not, being my best friend and roommate would mean a significant amount of time spent on camera for her, too. Virtually nothing between us would be private. Everything would be broadcast online." Though I'm not an iJustine fan, I am really interested in technology, so I thought this would be intriguing, but I mostly found it boring. Would not recommend this, except perhaps to existing iJustine fans.
Also, while I'm sure the ebook would look great on an iPad or an iPhone, it was incredibly hard to read on my Kobo. Publishers, I urge you to think about your font choices more seriously!
