Media Reviews

"...a rather brilliant and beautifully written story... She's a girl you want to root for immediately, someone you really want things to work out for, and whom you're just so happy for when things go right.... Harriet has a brilliant naivety that manages the delicate balance of being hilarious beyond belief while still reasonable and believable. Every so often she'll just say something or think something that makes you see the..ambiguity in the world, in ways you never noticed before... This really is a rather special book, that is hard to do justice to on paper, but in my infinite wisdom I recommend that you do get a copy. Five Stars"

THE BOOKBAG 

"Feisty heroine of the 21st century who will have massive appeal to ladies and ladettes everywhere. This debut novel is quirky, highly original and will be devoured by those who loved Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole creation as well as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"

LOVEREADING

"This brilliant new novel, aimed at adults, will undoubtedly be grabbed by every teen and pre-teen in the land - it describes the emotions of the adolescent child in us all down to a tee"

ANGEL AND NORTH MAGAZINE

"This is a novel we can all learn from, whether it is to laugh at ourselves or to learn how to prioritise the important things in life.. Four stars."

YOU MAGAZINE (South Africa)

"A wickedly funny, tender-hearted novel.... Comparable to the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time for its stunning originality, the double-edged sword that is fame, along with envy, grief, recovery, Marcus Aurelius and first love, are all fragments, the sum of which is a book that is a joy from beginning to end. The Runner-up Great Read."

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY

"....another worthy addition to what's almost becoming a genre in itself: 'lit-lite' novels about oddball teenagers"

AUSTRALIAN VOGUE

"Quirky and clever."

COMPANY

"An Adrian Mole for girls"

ELLE

"A lovely fantasy on stardom spotted with her philosophy and the sad knocks of life. A good, unusual read."

THE BOOKSELLER

"...it's definitely well-written and good fun, so I'll certainly be reading whatever Diana Janney writes next."

TRASHIONISTA

 "Harriet is a great character - fantastically clever, arrogant, socially inept and likely to refer to Kant at inopportune moments. There should be lots more books...with heroines who idolise Marcus Aurelius."

OBSERVER

'This is the sort of book that keeps a girl's world sane..... Reading this really well-written book, I genuinely felt I was living Harriet's life with her. Five Stars."

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