Being a seventeen year old myself I know how draining it can seem being a teenager. We think far too much, worry when we should be having the craziest time and constantly find ourselves portraying a facade to the outside world to look completely cool and collected on the outside when in reality we're just a super hot mess. I've read books that open your eyes to this but not one makes you realise it as much as this.

'Apparently I'm boring. A nobody. But that's all about to change. Because I am starting a project. Here. Now. For myself. And if you want to come along for the ride then you're very welcome.'

Bree thinks of herself as this. It's how she describes herself but don't feel sorry for her, this girls got guts! Words cannot describe what an amazing character she is, Bree from the beginning realises or perhaps has always known she isn't ever going to be truly a 'popular'. Beckie, why did you write A 'popular' as if it's a thing not a person? Because it is. Let's be honest it is, if someones main goal in their school life is to be popular then no offence but they must be either shallow or not think a lot of themselves. Anyway, an aspiring writer Bree desperately wants to be published -literally that's all she wants- she couldn't care less about the fact she's completely invisible to everyone apart from wonderful Holdo (the best friend) and Mr Fellows (the English teacher who has her heart).

However, Bree's life isn't going to plan, whos actually does though really, so when Mr Fellows tells her she needs to be more interesting Bree takes it too seriously. Starting a blog called, can you guess? The Manifesto On How To Be Interesting. Making some drastic changes to herself (MAKEOVER) to infiltrate the enemy and the school for something worth writing, without realising it Bree loses herself along the way but maybe she doesn't notice because she hasn't even begun to find herself.

Calling all teenagers. READ. THIS. BOOK. You will completely be able to relate to not the book but Bree whether you're a boy or a girl because if you're a teenager you'll know. Holly Bourne herself is quite young and I think the way she wrote this book it shows how much she really understands being a teenager. You know I think this book is about appreciating ourselves and rather than stressing over how to be interesting just focus on being happy. Even if you have one friend or fifty as long as you're true to you and you're happy in yourself...WHO CARES?!  So next time you start worrying just let go and remember that you need to just live life for yourself not for anyone else.

I have to say I wish Holdo (Bree's best friend) was in this book more, he's the cutest best friend- I think everyone secretly wants a friend like Holdo! Mr Fellows well if you're like me you'll get drawn in and feel the same as Bree all the way through. So, if you liked this please read this book. Heck, if we as teenager had a Y/A literary canon it should be in it for sure.

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This book review like my last ones were first published by The Guardian website, please go there and check it out!

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