Geek Girl (Geek Girl, 1) Paperback – July 21, 2015

Originally reviewed at Dazzled by Books: [...]“Geek Girl” by Holly Smale is a very fun light read. I soared through the first book. I felt like I couldn’t get enough of Harriett Manners. Harriet Manners is a geek. She loves school. Her head is filled with all kinds of facts that I couldn’t begin to tell you where to start. Because of all this she is also strongly disliked by her classmates. She isn’t treated with respect by them. They pick on her and try to make her life miserable. When Harriett is spotted by a modeling agency all by chance, she thinks that maybe she can be more than just her geek self.Smale did a great job writing “Geek Girl.” I think it created a truly unique voice for Smale. This book is light and fluffy but at the same time it had me giggling. There is so much fun to be had with Harriet. Modeling was never a thing for Harriet. To Harriet fashion is just clothes, so I think this experience is giving Harriett a chance to figure out who she is and who she wants to be; along with providing an entertaining comedy to the reader.These books were previously released in the UK. This was my first exposure to Harriett’s story and all I want is more. Harriett is so oblivious sometimes to the things are around her because she is trapped in her own little bubble of discovery and love that innocence about her. I also think that this shows Harriett growing up and learning from her mistakes.Throughout the story, Harriett keeps a list of all the people that hate her. I think this has a very valuable lesson to it. Just because we think someone hates us, doesn’t mean that is true. It is also reflecting how maybe you can feel about yourself. I think Harriett learns a lot from this list and I hope readers do too.Smale is a fantastic writer. She has a unique style that I really like. I look forward to getting to know Harriett more and finding out what kind of trouble she can get into with her modeling career. Of course every girl has to grow up and I feel like we will get to that with Harriett. I am definitely anxious for more.

I loved this book. A lot. Much more than I expected to, really. Not *quite* enough for five stars, but I acknowledge I'm really not in the main target group for this book and most of the things I didn't entirely care for seemed to be of the kind that 14- or 15-year-old readers might have less issue with.It was just a whole lot of fun. There's always this danger with humour that it might not work - indeed, quite a few "funny" books have fell completely flat for me or worse, I've ended up hating them because if the humour is on the wrong wavelength for the reader, it's not a good thing at all - but the humour in Geek Girl worked for me. I liked Harriet's voice, and when you have humour combined with a first person narrative, that part "clicking" really helps.There was a lot of other stuff to like, too - the pacing was good, the plot decent and nicely self-contained (while setting things up for a sequel - I believe this is planned as a trilogy, but it works well on its own), Harriet's relationships with her family and friends were a joy to read (and speaking of a joy to read, it's a relief to read a modern YA book where a girl is allowed to have a girl best friend and a non-evil mother figure! plus I really liked Annabel in particular).I didn't entirely care for the insta!attraction for Nick (but I acknowledge that teenage girls can and do fall for gorgeous boys randomly and suddenly and in an instant, and Nick seemed like a decent boy), and the very ending (I think this is where my age may be a problem - I'm too old not to feel a bit cynical about teenage idealism), and Wilbur was hovering on that fine line between "funny" and "obnoxiously irritating and waaaaaaaay too much of a stereotype", but other than those issues, I didn't really have any complaints.

The book was cute, light hearted, and an easy read. The netflix show is cute too.

First Thoughts: This book was the literary equivalent of a cupcake.In this Cinderella-esque story, Harriet Manners, a consummate geek, “steals” her BFF’s life-long dream when Harriet is discovered and lands a high profile modeling gig. Their friendship is put to the test as Harriet struggles to reconcile her identity, as a “geek” with her new role as “supermodel.” And then there’s Nick, the incredibly handsome male model, who she keep embarrassing herself in front of and yet he has a way of bringing out the best in her.There are no surprises here, but this book is a lot of fun and incredibly heartfelt. I was initially put off by the younger tone of the book, but I later came around and found myself smiling at Harriet and her father’s antics.Geek Girl was originally published in the UK in 2013. It won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and for good reason. This is the first book out of six in Holly Smale’s Geek Girl series.Final Thoughts: A fast, light-hearted read, it may not leave a huge impression, but it’s definitely not a bad way to spend an afternoon. As for the sequel, Model Misfit, I’m not sure if I’ll preorder it, but I’ll definitely borrow it from the library. reviews at www.thelittleyabird.com Read more

I saw the first three Geek Girl books in a bookshop in the U.K., but passed on them as I was pushing the weight limits on my luggage. Having read the first installment, I now really wish I'd picked them up, as the U.S. release looks to be glacially slow. (Plus the U.K. covers were MUCH better.) As a read, this first book is a silly, frothy mish-mash that frequently defies logic in true "Princess Diaries"-style wish-fulfillment fashion, but with the added value of the occasional gross-out moment of epic proportions. There's nothing truly original as far as the story goes, but the plot, while usually predictable, delivers enough twists and turns to keep the pages turning, and the dialog manages the task of being clever and witty without ever losing its teenage flavor. Toss in an engaging and likeable lead and more than a few laugh out loud moments, and Geek Girl delivers the rom-com goods it promises.

OMG....... MY 1ST NON - FICTION NOVEL.... could not have been better than this..... It is so relatable for a nerd girl

A very entertaining, cute story with an adorable love story! I've read it at least 5 times and enjoyed it more and more.It features a geeky girl named Harriet Manners, with a very pretty bestfriend, Nat, a creepy stalker, Toby and a very handsome, and also geeky model, Nick Hidaka! Its very entertaining! I would definitely recommend it!

It is a very nice book to read and with a very good price, I would definitely recommend it !

This book is cute, adorable and charming - all words I'd never normally use to describe a book that I've read, but its genuinely an awesome read.I brought it as it came up in an Amazon "sale" and I read a review from a woman who brought it for her *cough12-year-oldcough* daughter who said that she read it as well and enjoyed it, so I brought it! I wasn't expecting much but it was a lovely palate cleanser.Basically the lead character is a 15 year old girl who is a geek and not just because she wears glasses (because I don't think she does), but because she genuinely knows a lot and enjoys studying. unfortunately she'd not very popular at school and often gets picked on and this makes her wish she could transform herself.On a school trip to Birmingham NEC our geek girl gets "spotted" by a modelling agency, much to her horror as it turns out that her BFF has always dreamed of being a model and has forfeited desserts for way too long to accomplish this dream. Then we follow her as she gets thrown into the world of modelling and the emotional turmoil she feels about "stealing" her friends dream.This book will probably relate to every girl (and boy) who dream (dreamt) they could transform themselves and be someone else even just for a day - I know that as a teenager I did.

Hab' diesen Roman sozusagen vorgelesen, um mal zu sehen ob es geeignet sei für meine Nichte. Story ist sehr erfrischend, die Charaktere sind leb-, lieb- und glaubhaft (ich habe die Stiefmutter besonders gemocht). Könnte denen gefallen, die Plötzlich Prinzessin interessant fanden. Diese Geschichte ist aber besser.