Wilde Like Me Book Review
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I picked up Louise’s book one day at
Tesco after I had just moved house. I thought I should get back into reading
and so if I bought a book then it would encourage me to read. That was a lie.
It sat on my bedside table for months.
And finally, at the start of the year, I picked it up to read.
For my first book of the year, I would
say it was a good one. I enjoyed it. I think it’s great when a YouTuber decides
to write fiction rather than a memoir. Mainly because a lot of them are still
young and maybe don't have a lot of stories/experiences to share that they
haven't already shared online. And I usually prefer fiction to reading about
people's real lives.
This book is about Robin Wilde, a
single mum struggling with depression and also trying to be the best mum
possible. Very different from my normal reads that consist of teenager/high
school drama. But also a welcome change.
I enjoyed the story a lot. I think it
was interesting to learn about the struggles of being a single mum. Obviously,
I can’t relate because I haven’t had a child but I can imagine it’s not an easy
thing. That being said I did find Robin very relatable and I think that’s due
to Louise’s writing style. It’s very casual and conversational like most other
YouTuber books.
That being said that’s not always a
good thing. Because of the style of writing and the way Robin acted it was hard
to picture Robin as her own character. Throughout the book, I was constantly
imagining Louise. The storyline is very similar to things that Louise has been
through in her life. And I know people say it’s better to write what you know
but I feel like I was expecting something more.
I kind of felt similar vibes in Girl
Online when I read it. Zoe does pull on her own experiences with anxiety for
that book but at the same time, it’s very much more fiction than based on her
life.
But aside from picturing Louise
instead of Robin, I enjoyed reading the book. I thought it was fun to learn
about Robin’s first experience with online dating and also found the way she
talked about depression interesting. I think she described it well in terms of
it being “the Emptiness”.
Though I do feel that things happened
to turn around very quickly in the book. For the longest time, we saw Robin
struggling with everything, parenting, depression, dating, her job and then all
of a sudden everything just turns out all right at the end. I guess it’s not a
bad thing to want a happy ending I just felt it came on very fast.
I do like that Robin is surrounded by
a lot of positive and strong women in her life though. That's something I can
always appreciate. I'm all for girl power and this book has a lot of that.
As for the age group for this book, I
wanna say young adults. I don't think younger viewers of Louise's channel would
be interested in it and as for older people, I don't quite know. I guess it
depends on what kind of writing you like. But it is one of those books that you
can read at any age. (Possibly not children as I just remembered they do talk
about sex...)
And how it compares to other YouTuber
books I think it's somewhere in the middle. I think it's a nice read, and in a
way, you get to know a version of Louise. Though as most YouTuber books aren't
fiction it is hard to do a real comparison.
Overall I did enjoy the book for what
it was. Didn't know what to expect when I jumped into it but I am glad I took a
chance on it. Will I read a sequel if one arises? I don't know. I might give it
a go - it could be like Girl Online where I end up loving it. But I guess we
shall see what the future holds.
But until then I am on to my next book
which, funny enough happens to be the third book in the Girl Online series. I
think it's about time I got around to it, the book has been sitting on my
bookshelf for over a year now. So hopefully I will have another book review for
you soon.
~ Courtney x
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