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I thought the storyline of this book was really cute. It shows how focused we can be on our phones. It shows how self-esteem can be driven by that. The plot twists were cleverly done. What I was disappointed about was the language. It didn't begin that way, but about a quarter of the way in, curse words appeared. Nothing  past what you hear on the street, but I was saddened by the use of those words, especially since this book won a Whitney Award this year. It was my understanding that the books which won that award were clean. I consider clean not only to be content, but language as well.

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 . . .