Vicky's having a bad year: Her one and only friend in the world just moved away and her excruciating shyness is keeping her from even saying "hello" to the girl who has the locker next to her. It doesn't help her super social mom is pressuring her to get out there and make friends. But the tipping point comes when she accidently overhears someone she thought she trusted gossiping about her. So Vicky does what any socially awkward teen would do: She uses her superior photoshopping skills and a bag of discount Halloween costume props to create a fake online secret identity where she can be anything, anyone. She can be who she's afraid to be in real life.
Vicky's Instagram persona, Vicurious, is an overnight sensation and soon she has all sorts of followers. But she's never felt more alone. Can Vicky find the courage to stop hiding and be herslf?
How To Disappear by Sharon Huss Roat was a quick and entertaining read that broke me out of my reading slump. It's predictable to a fault. And there are some truly over-the-top moments that'll have you saying, "Really?!?!?". But sometimes you need a book that's not going to require too much mental effort from you, and this is it.
Recommended.
- AJB
