Recent Reads: Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous by Suzanne Park

Source: From Sourcebooks in exchange for an honest review. This in no way alters my opinion or review. 

Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous by Suzanne Park 
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Publication Date:  June 1, 2021

 

Format: Paperback ARC

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Goodreads Synopsis: 

A social media influencer is shipped off to a digital detox summer camp in this funny coming-of-age story, perfect for fans of Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty and Love and Gelato .

Sunny Song's Big Summer Goals:

1) Make Rafael Kim my boyfriend (finally!)

2) Hit 100K followers (almost there…)

3) Have the best last summer of high school ever

Not on Sunny's list: accidentally filming a PG-13 cooking video that goes viral (#browniegate). Extremely not on her list: being shipped off to a digital detox farm camp in Iowa (IOWA??) for a whole month. She's traded in her WiFi connection for a butter churn, and if she wants any shot at growing her social media platform this summer, she'll need to find a way back online.

But between some unexpected friendships and an alarmingly cute farm boy, Sunny might be surprised by the connections she makes when she's forced to disconnect.

Review: 

I am so glad I got the opportunity to read and review this book. It is hilarious. Sunny Song will Never Be Famous follows a high school girl living the life of a social media influencer. Sadly she has taken a few wrong turns, some accidently, and landed herself in a month long electronics and social media blackout camp for teens with social media addictions. 

   

Sonny is a hilarious main character, she is real and true to herself and trying to do what she thinks is right. She is awkward and fun to follow because she is so relateable. She is a flawed character and that lends to the story. The plot follows her at the social media detox camp and how she learns more about herself during her time there. Her detox from her phone makes her see more around her and really take note of issues, people, relationships etc and it was a really eye opening experience for both her and I think it will be for the reader as well since we are all on phones so often now. It talks about truths about being an influencer and the issues that might arise from that lifestyle as well.

Overall this book was a serious topic but told through the lense of comedic effect. There are a lot of laughable moments and a good amount of serious ones too. It was a great read. Not only did the book touch on social media, phone addiction, sense of self, and the need for mental breaks, but it also talked about high schoolers futures, race, racism, and judgement as well. There was a lot more to this book than I expected and I was so surprised by home much I enjoyed it.

As another note, I love seeing diverse characters and this book had a nice showing.