#Help: My Cat's a Vlogging Superstar!

#Help: My Cat's a Vlogging Superstar!

By Author / Illustrator

Rae Earl

Genre

Humour

Age range(s)

9+

Publisher

Walker Books Ltd

ISBN

9781406367973

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

02-03-2017

Synopsis

A hilarious comedy about vlogging gone wrong from the author of TV's My Mad Fat Diary, perfect for fans of Holly Smale, Cathy Cassidy and Zoella.

A hilarious story about two best friends, a cat and a vlog gone wrong from the author of TV's My Mad Fat Diary, perfect for fans of Holly Smale, Cathy Cassidy and Zoella. Everyone relies on Millie Porter for good advice - her friends, family, even her cat. So she decides to start a vlog with her best friend Lauren, where they will help people with the things that really matter: parents, cats, make-up and boys. Not even Erin Breeler, Queen of Instagram, can stop them. But is fab contouring and a cat who likes standing on Millie's head enough to make her an online sensation?

Reviews

Megan - Age 11

Everyone relies on Millie for good advice which leads to her starting her own vlog, not even her nemesis can stand in her way, but vlogging and life isn't as easy as Millie first thought. A very current account of life for pre-teen/ teenagers today, the struggles with how much of their life to share on social media and how easy it is to neglect your life around you when you live your life through a screen. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which is really surprising as I wasn't sold on the front cover or the blurb- probably because it is aimed at and features older children than me.


However I completely fell in love with Millie and her story. I would happily read and reread this book again.


The importance with a central character is that they aren't perfect, otherwise they have no depth and Millie is a very flawed character (she's not always likeable) who thankfully starts to see that not everything she thinks is bad or wrong actually is, sometimes other people have things going on that you just don't see and accepts the changes that are happening in her life. Teenage life is not an easy road, life in general has its ups and downs and I feel that this story shows that in a very real, modern way. I really enjoyed the story, I felt Millie's growth as a character and I completely feel for Lauren who as a sub plot was really going through the ringer at home.


There is a lot of reality in this book but still plenty of humour, too. I didn't feel out of place reading a book intended for older readers, I read a lot of stories for other age groups and felt there was no content I shouldn't be allowed to read in this story, nothing went over my head and I engaged with the story well emotionally.


This was the first book I've read that featured a kiss though and I thought that it was described very sensitively for the age. Five stars. Top read.

Suggested Reading Age 9+

 

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