No Filter
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This is the story of THAT SUMMER … the one when everything changes.
Emerald has grown up in a privileged world – the beloved daughter of a wealthy family, friends with all the right people, social media addict. But Emerald's family has secrets – and when Emerald finds her mum unconscious on the bathroom floor, no one can pretend any more. Now she's being packed off to stay with her grandma in Ireland while her mum recuperates and her dad just works and works and works.
Grandma's big, lonely house is set back from the beach, and there's no phone signal or wifi. It's going to be a long summer ... Until she meets Liam.
When you're falling in love, it's hard to tell someone everything. Even if you've got nothing to hide any more. And when secrets and lies are all you're used to, how do you deal with real love – brave and true – with no filter?
The fresh, funny and poignant debut novel from Orlagh Collins, a bright new voice in YA fiction. Authentic, down to earth and sweepingly romantic all at once, No Filter is perfect for fans of John Green, Rainbow Rowell and Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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Honestly, it has been less than a week between me reading this book and writing this review and I've got to tell you, I'm wracking my brain to remember it.
I finished this book not sure how I felt about it, but I'm down to not liking it.
-There is a lot of girl hate.
Friends aren't really friends, but oh, that is how people are. Um... no. Friends shouldn't talk behind your back or post back pictures of you as a joke which pit you against another person looking great. No.
-Cliches
-insta-love/the romance
sigh Saw each other once for a few minutes and just couldn't forget about each other... seriously?
Honestly, the whole romance thing mostly annoyed me. There are many cute things, but I just don't agree with doing something illegal/trespassing, which if caught could harm someone else. I did NOT enjoy that.
-“Sorry solves everything”
Now, this didn't happen, but I dislike how this is a thing that is brought up...kind of. that scene UGH.
-Neglecting parents
Okay, I know this is a thing people deal with especially alcoholic parents or work-minded parents. So, this isn't an entirely bad part of the book. What I disliked was parents not talking with the teen and then the teen getting in trouble for not telling the parent what they were doing.
Look, there are some good things and if you don't mind cliches and some of the things I mentioned above, then it will be a cute, sweet book. I didn't like it much, but it won't keep me from recommending it to some people in the future.
