ARC Review: The Exact Opposite of Okay (Izzy O'Neill #1) by Laura Steven
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Series: Izzy O'Neill #1
Author: Laura Steven
Published March 8th 2018 by Electric Monkey
Goodreads Synopsis
Izzy O’Neill is an aspiring comic, an impoverished orphan, and a Slut Extraordinaire. Or at least, that’s what the malicious website flying round the school says. Izzy can try all she wants to laugh it off – after all, her sex life, her terms – but when pictures emerge of her doing the dirty with a politician’s son, her life suddenly becomes the centre of a national scandal. Izzy’s never been ashamed of herself before, and she’s not going to start now. But keeping her head up will take everything she has...
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I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.
Izzy O'Neill doesn't care what other people say about her, but when she becomes entangled with a local politician's son, and someone creates a blog calling her ever name under the sun, but most especially a 'Slut Extraordinaire', Izzy is angry. As the 'story' goes viral, and everyone from her local town, to across the country is talking about her, Izzy needs to use all of her bravado to make it through the end of school.
Well, this was a bit of a surprise. I didn't know what to expect going into it, but definitely was not expecting a book that discussed revenge porn, slut shaming, and the friend zone all in one. I loved how confident Izzy was, and how she embraced her life. Being raised by her grandmother, Betty, who worked two jobs to help support them, Izzy wanted to improve her life, and that of Betty. She had dreams of being a comic, and fully embraced her sexuality, and to hell with what others thought. I felt really sorry for her when the blog was posted, particularly when it started to include images and other details about her life. It was easy to guess at who the culprit was, though, and though the book is set in America, it was clear to see that the author was British - at least to me, anyway. All in all, though, a decent book.
Dates Read:
September 14-16 2022
Rating
3 Stars
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