Dating Disasters of Emma Nash

by Chloe Seager

Overview

Don’t miss the laugh-out-loud novel of the year!

Online, you can choose who you want to be. If only real life were so easy…

Emma Nash may be down, but after months of wallowing, stalking her ex online and avoiding showering—because, really, who’s going to care?—Emma’s ready to own her newly single status, get out with her friends and chronicle her dating adventures on her private blog.

But life online doesn’t always run smoothly. Stumbling upon her mother’s Tinder dating profile, getting catfished and accidentally telling the entire world why her ex-boyfriend Leon’s not worth any girl’s…um…time… Okay, those were disasters.

But surely nothing else can go wrong?

Filled with fun, flirty encounters and heartwarming friendships, Dating Disasters of Emma Nash will shock and delight scores of readers looking for something fresh.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781488095221
Publisher:	Harlequin
Publication date:	05/01/2018
Sold by:	HARLEQUIN
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	628 KB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Chloe Seager grew up in London with her Mum and much-loved cat, Katie. She studied English Lit & Drama at university, where she sadly realised she couldn't act, but did rediscover her love of children's books. Children's Lit was one of her favourite modules and made her wonder why grown-ups ever stopped reading it. She now works as a YA/Children's literary agent.

Editorial Reviews

"Told primarily through Emma's hilariously angst-y blog posts, Seager's debut is an epistolary novel for the technological age." -Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

03/01/2018
Gr 10 Up—British teen Emma has a melodramatic meltdown when she learns that her boyfriend Leon (who seems to have been completely avoiding her for months) is now publicly dating pretty, athletic Anna. Emma takes to her bed in despair, stops bathing, and wallows in her own misery. Attempts by mom and friends to help Emma move on are for naught. Emma tries dating tech geek Laurence, but his silence puzzles her. Dates with overly amorous Greg are unsatisfying but serve to temporarily reignite Leon's interest. It's only when Emma starts looking outside of herself that she begins to see what is really important and focus on personal growth beyond hormonal attachment. The novel is written entirely in blog format, which some readers might find tedious. The British colloquialisms might also be distracting for some others. References to a marathon masturbation session ring true to young adult experience and makes this more appropriate for older teens. VERDICT This slightly funny novel has some appeal for its audience; an additional purchase for large collections.—Susan Riley, Mamaroneck Public Library, NY

School Library Journal

2018-02-20
If Adrian Mole had been a teenage girl, he would have been Emma Nash. Two months after her boyfriend stopped speaking to her, Emma gets a social media notification: "Leon Naylor is in a relationship with Anna McDonnell." Emma could have sworn Leon was in fact dating her. Now that she thinks of it, all the signs of a breakup are there, except that Leon (who is assumed white) forgot one important thing: to actually break up with Emma! What's a girl to do? The white English teenager starts a blog charting her painfully awkward dating woes as she tries to find someone who will help her forget Leon (chucking his used Band-Aid that she keeps under her pillow would be a better place to start). Misguided attempts at moving on lead to one boy disaster after another. Is dating to forget the right thing to do? What's so important about having a boyfriend anyway? Emma and her friends (white lesbian Faith and dark-skinned soccer player Steph) question society's rules for girls, but there's an uncomfortable subtext about the sacredness of virginity that might leave some young feminist readers recoiling. Loaded with Briticisms and told primarily through Emma's hilariously angst-y blog posts, Seager's debut is an epistolary novel for the technological age.Bawdy, irreverent, and embarrassingly truthful. (Fiction. 13-18)

Kirkus Reviews