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A review by zuzubaloox
Going Solo by Zoe Sugg
4.0
Penny starts the new school year wondering where Noah is after he goes on a break. When Megan once again invites Penny to visit her new school, she eventually gives in. Upon her visit, Penny meets many potential new friends - fellow photographer Callum and drama student Posey. But can she move on with the ghost of Noah haunting Penny at every corner? Or will she find a way for it to work with Noah?
Out of the three books, this is way better than the second but not quite as good as the first. Once the drama started, about halfway through, I was hooked in a way. I wanted to keep reading more. There are a lot of clichés, but there were in the other two as well. I think it became apparent who the leaker was before it got told, but I couldn't quite figure out how - I had a vague idea but wasn't quite close enough.
I was kind of disappointed with the start of this book. I made it a habit of not knowing much about the book before I started reading it, so after book two was finished, I just assumed Penny and Noah were a thing again. Much to my surprise, they weren't.
I think the message this book gives to its readers, especially the younger ones, is one quite a few should hear - stop looking sideways and focus on your own goals and achievements. You don't need to knock others down to get where you need to be. There's enough glory for everybody to have a piece of the pie.
Elliott has a much more significant role in this book than the other two. He goes through a considerable learning process as he transitions from being a teenager to becoming more of an adult. He learns to cope with his emotions and realises that his parents can sometimes behave irrationally. I felt sorry for him. It isn't easy being young and feeling like everything in your life is changing drastically and all at once.
Megan greatly disappointed me. After what happened in the first book, you'd think she'd have learned her lesson about being spiteful. In the second book, she seemed nice at first, but now it looks like she's determined to be the most popular at any cost, even if it means hurting others. Megan comes across as very superficial, always more concerned about how others perceive her than her true self.
The ending was excellent. It left no unanswered questions about what happened to people and was quite poetic justice.
Out of the three books, this is way better than the second but not quite as good as the first. Once the drama started, about halfway through, I was hooked in a way. I wanted to keep reading more. There are a lot of clichés, but there were in the other two as well. I think it became apparent who the leaker was before it got told, but I couldn't quite figure out how - I had a vague idea but wasn't quite close enough.
I was kind of disappointed with the start of this book. I made it a habit of not knowing much about the book before I started reading it, so after book two was finished, I just assumed Penny and Noah were a thing again. Much to my surprise, they weren't.
I think the message this book gives to its readers, especially the younger ones, is one quite a few should hear - stop looking sideways and focus on your own goals and achievements. You don't need to knock others down to get where you need to be. There's enough glory for everybody to have a piece of the pie.
Elliott has a much more significant role in this book than the other two. He goes through a considerable learning process as he transitions from being a teenager to becoming more of an adult. He learns to cope with his emotions and realises that his parents can sometimes behave irrationally. I felt sorry for him. It isn't easy being young and feeling like everything in your life is changing drastically and all at once.
Megan greatly disappointed me. After what happened in the first book, you'd think she'd have learned her lesson about being spiteful. In the second book, she seemed nice at first, but now it looks like she's determined to be the most popular at any cost, even if it means hurting others. Megan comes across as very superficial, always more concerned about how others perceive her than her true self.
The ending was excellent. It left no unanswered questions about what happened to people and was quite poetic justice.