Chapter 11 : How to Disappear

 

Vicky Decker has perfected the art of hiding in plain sight, quietly navigating the halls of her high school undetected except by her best (and only) friend, Jenna. But when Jenna moves away, Vicky’s isolation becomes unbearable.

So she decides to invent a social life by Photoshopping herself into other people’s pictures, posting them on Instagram under the screen name Vicurious. Instantly, she begins to get followers, so she adds herself to more photos from all over the world with all types of people. And as Vicurious’s online followers multiply, Vicky realizes she can make a whole life for herself without ever leaving her bedroom. But the more followers she finds online, the clearer it becomes that there are a lot of people out there who feel like her— #alone and #ignored in real life.

To help them, and herself, Vicky must find the courage to face her fear of being “seen,” because only then can she stop living vicariously and truly bring the magic of Vicurious to life.

In this beautiful and illuminating narrative, Sharon Huss Roat shines a light on our love of social media and how sometimes being the person you think you want to be isn’t as great as being the person you truly are.

Is the synopsis interesting enough? For me, definitely yes! There is type of people that just hard to socialize, they find it hard and feel like they're invisible. I love this book. It is one of my favorite standalone books. Definitely recommended!

A quote that caught my attention from this book:

"It's good to be there for one another. But don't forget to be there for yourself."

(page 304)

I rated this book for 4.5/5 ✩

Additional details of this book :

• Comes with paperback, hardcover and kindle edition
• Genre : Fiction, Young Adult, Contemporary, Fiction
  
• Author : Sharon Russ Roat
  
• Pages : 384 pages
• Goodreads rating : 4.38/5.00 ✩ 
• Published in August 15th, 2017