Recently dumped by her boyfriend of ten years, Bell is struggling to move on with her life – and surrender the fleecy pyjamas she’s been living in since January. Haunted by #blessed on social media, she can’t help but compare her life to those she follows online, wondering where she is going wrong . . .
In the world of social media, Millie is the successful online influencer @mi_bestlife. But in real life she’s just a regular single mum trying to make ends meet, while fending off the younger competition and tenacious internet trolls. Her Instagram feed is far more #BestLie than #BestLife, and soon Millie begins to wish her life was more like her filters.
It isn’t until Bell and Millie’s paths cross that they begin to realise what they’re both missing. Can Millie prove to Bell that life online isn’t always what it appears to be? And in return, can Millie learn that she needs to start living for the moment and not for the likes? “
It isn’t until Bell and Millie’s paths cross that they begin to realise what they’re both missing. Can Millie prove to Bell that life online isn’t always what it appears to be? And in return, can Millie learn that she needs to start living for the moment and not for the likes? “
Thanks to netgalley I got to read this e-book before paperback publication date (5th September) in return for my review of thoughts about this book so carry on reading if you’re interested 😂
You never know when a much needed friendship is going to happen, Mille and Bell certainly didn’t. Both looking for something to do with their time but managed to start a way to save the thing that brought them together – the local community centre
Bell, recently dumped by her boyfriend of 10 years, is now looking for ways to meet new friends/ build on old and create new skills. So she decided to sign up to the photography course. Not only does she gain new friends, but is there a potential love interest brewing up?
Millie has the perfect life, well on Instagram she has. It’s amazing what a bit of photoshopping and editing can do. Her #ootd gets purchased and returned back to the store on the same day, and the clean house pictures you see aren’t showing the pushed away mess and hiding things that aren’t perfect. Determined to not be belittled by famous ex (also dad of her son) she goes out to take Wolfie to more fun activities as the community centre rather than being cooped indoors.
Which is how Millie and Bell meet. Who needs oodles of followers when you can have real friendship which doesn’t need any filters!
I honestly loved every second of this book, and it’s extremely relatable right now with all the Instagram influencers out there. Below is the link to buy it in paperback and on amazon!
About the author: Claire Frost grew up in Manchester, the middle of three sisters. She always wanted to do a job that involved writing, so after studying Classics at Bristol University she started working in magazines. For the last 10 years she’s been at The Sun on Sunday’s Fabulous magazine, where she is Assistant Editor and also responsible for the title’s book reviews. She can mostly be found at her desk buried under a teetering TBR pile.
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