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Title: Geek Girl- Picture Perfect

Series: Geek Girl #3

Author: Holly Smale

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Chick Lit

Rating: 4 stars

Review:

Harriet knows many facts. She knows that New York is the most populated city in the United States. She knows that its motto is “Ever Upward.” She also knows 28% of Americans believe we never landed on the moon. But she does not know anything about modeling in the Big Apple, or how her family is going to adapt to living in the states. Or how to “become a brand” as the New York models put it. And, more importantly, what to do with the big romantic gestures that aren’t coming from her boyfriend.

This book had some really good parts!

I really loved that final scene of Nick. I think it made him seem a little more real and developed. In the previous books, Nick is quite perfect and even when Harriet’s frustrated with him, he felt distant. His struggles make him real in this book. Though it was a very small part.

Harriet was amazing per usual, though she did make a few mistakes. She went through some struggles this book, and to rectify this she made mistakes.

In this book, the Manners family moves to New York, well just outside of New York. At first Harriet is super excited to move: she’ll be able to see the city, Nick will be there, and she is going to get a real governess!

Literally none of this happens, at least in the way Harriet wants it to. Harriet is living in a small town, two hours by train away from New York City. Despite her best efforts to make the best of it and make friends in this town. There are some mishaps with this, and I wish there was a little more time devoted to this.

There are some miscommunications between Nick and Harriet, and Harriet fears Nick is falling out of love with her. Of course, this leads to some fun scenes. Harriet turns to the internet and a model, who is trying to grow her brand and has (self-proclaimed) knowledgeable about love, to give her advice on how to keep Nick. I kind of wish this caused some more issues than it did.

The governess was truly terrible! She needed to go! Again, I wish there was a little more closure pertaining to her.

We did get to see more Fleur. I didn’t realize I wanted to see her until this book. We also got to see Harriet as a big sister, which was sweet. Harriet also did some modeling, which was a little fun. It wasn’t the biggest part of the book, which is becoming truer as the series continues, but always a fun part.

Harriet did make some mistakes pertaining to her family life. I actually really appreciated Nick’s reaction when he found out what Harriet had done. It was very mature, and I think it shows younger readers one should always tell their family where they are, especially in a foreign country. This caused some arguments between Harriet and her family, which consequently lead to the greatest, most dramatic groundings I have ever read.

Annabel is still my favorite. I love her and she is really great! I especially enjoy her relationship with Harriet. It is sweet and kind, but also a little gruff at times.

Harriet Manners is still very relatable. She goes through realistic struggles and has common miscommunication issues. She also tells her story in a humorous and engaging way. If you want to explore New York with Harriet’s usual interesting perspective on the world, Picture Perfect is perfect for you!