I was really excited by the description of this book and thought I would find another author to love like I do Sophie Kinsella. The description and premise nodded towards this expectation and I was quite disappointed. 

The book had promise but it just did not live up to everything I wanted from it. I enjoyed the book but I felt that it dragged and could have been so much more. 

It was funny in places and I felt like Gemma was a friend but I feel that the relationships she built were very wishy washy and very jumpy from one to the next. I didnt feel we got to know her all that well as it focused on everything else in her life. 

The vlogging parts of the book were good as it shows an insight into how this huge part of the modern world work. And how many of these worlds connect. 

Overall, I enjoyed the book and may give another one of this authors books another go, but this one just didnt grab me. 

There was also quite a few spelling mistakes which made it hard to read also.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The book is a typical rom-com set in London and this is where we first meet Gemma and her boyfriend Jack. They have been together for 4 years and have what would appear as a good relationship. However, while out celebrating Gemma's new job, Jack throws her a new one by admitting that he actually not ready to settle down and he wants to travel the world--and not alone but with Olivia, Jack's childhood friend. 

The story/premise was okay and I like the fact it gives the reader in inside view of the daily life of a Youtuber, something I haven't seen before. However, the story was really slow at times and just kind of bland.  It was a nice quick read.

When Jack breaks up with Gemma, her rant on her vlog goes viral and, much to her surprise, leads to an incredible uptick in her activity.  All the sudden she's a star, reviewing makeup and clothes, and being sponsored and so on.  That doesn't mean she's really happy, btw, but then she meets Charlie.  He's also an influencer and soon the two of them are the hottest thing out there. Then Jack comes back from his travel and Gemma has to make some decisions.  What's right for her might not be right for everyone but she does it with humor.  Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.  This is a tad shallow at times but it is topical re the vlogging and there's a classic romantic challenge.

This book has a lot of heart. It’s pretty straightforward, but I liked Gemma’s arc as a person. 

That time in your life of thinking you’ll take the world by storm and realizing it’s harder than it seems, alongside seeing that no one really has it all together is one of my favorite life periods to read about. Gemma’s rise to fame is portrayed well, with the hard work and ugly side getting just as much attention as all the glitter and glitz. 

3.5 solid stars.

Out with the Ex. In with the new Sophie Ranald a four-star read that will surprise you. I nearly gave this three-stars but went with four as overall it was well written, it just lacked in a few places. Gemma is a great character, you will love her, and you will want to shake her, but most of all you will want to hug her and make it all right for her. This was a sweet story, but it does have its moments, one in particular about domestic violence that may upset some, but overall, I liked the theme of the story and Gemma as a character. It was just that there were chunks that could have been removed and the story would have been better as it wouldn’t have dragged so much.

Out with the Ex, In With the New was a fresh take on a rom-com featuring Gemma Grey. After recently being dumped by her long term boyfriend, Gemma moves to London to start her new job and pursue her sideline career of vlogging. When one of her vlogs goes viral, Gemma's popularity is catapulted into stardom. However, this increase of viewers comes at a price to her personal and online career. 

I loved that this book felt like a modern-day Bridget Jones by focusing on YouTube as a career.  I found Gemma really relatable as a character. I loved that she didn't have everything figured out and was navigating adult life as best she could. I also loved the female characters in this book, they were all career driven and were lifting the other women characters up. This was really refreshing and positive to read. Furthermore, the book dealt with many serious themes including; trolling, abusive relationships, abuse of power and the downfall of fame. I felt that the domestic abuse storyline was dealt with particularly well and was very opening. 

Some parts about the book I didn't like was that the references to YouTube felt a little outdated, and as if they had been written by someone who didn't completely understand how YouTube worked. As well as this, I felt that there were quite a lot of different story-lines that had been thrown into the book. While this made for an interesting read, it did mean that many of the more dramatic themes were dealt with superficially and didn't have time to be fleshed out. 

Overall, this was a enjoyable quick and easy read, and one that I would definitely recommend to someone getting over their first heartbreak!

This was a very fun read for a day off - I picked it up on my way home from he university, and ended up reading it over the weekend and enjoying it a lot ! You get attached pretty fast to the main character, Gemma, who over the course of the book kind of "grows up" as a person and starts to become more independent, discovering things about herself, what she will or won't stand for in life, etc. The settings, the Youtube and vlogging spheres, are interesting and well described by the author, and it doesn't fall into the "everything is perfect a fame is amazing" clichés.
Also, I hated Jack, the boyfriend-ex-boyfriend, from the moment he appeared on the page, and I was 100% rooting for Gemma and her "living my best life as a revenge" plan. Just saying.

Gemma is living at home with her mum. Numerous failed interviews, then things change. She just landed a job at Clickfrenzy. She’s got her boyfriend Jack. Now they can plan to get somewhere to move in together.  However, Jack has other ideas! He’s off backpacking for a year with his friend Olivia.

Off she sets to London. Renting a room off Richard and Hannah.  Keeping out of their way most nights she records videos for YouTube. Gemma loves Vlogging. Following an email from Jack to break up with her  she leaves a heartbroken Vlog. She rants on what she wants to happen to him.  

Next thing she knows she’s an internet sensation. Leading her on to trying goods and meeting her new boyfriend Charlie another Vlogger. 

This is a very entertaining book. You really felt for Gemma.  The book really gives an insight to the Vlogging craze.  It also covers domestic abuse. This is brought into the story in a very clever way, and does get you thinking. 

Well done Sophie Ranald.

I’ve had a really hard time deciding my thoughts on this book. Definitely an enjoyable and easy read but something has definitely been missing for me. I have found this slightly predictable on occasions.

I really enjoyed this.  It is a cute romantic story, but it's also a story about Gemma discovering things about herself.  There are some unlikable characters & some serious moments, but it's a sweet story & sometimes that's just what you need.

Thanks to the publisher Bookouture and netgalley for the ARC for an honest review. 

I started out well into this book and then I started to lose interest completely.
We follow the life of .Gemma a youtuber who has a few followers but that changes after she post a video, showing how her boyfriend of four years suddenly broke up with her and broke her heart. Her video goes viral and everything changes.

I love that the book gives a good insight to the youtubers world,  how some YouTube careers starts off and some of its criticism. Still, the story was so slow and seemed so long going in circles and some unnecessary details.

I had comic expectations for this novel,I was sorely disappointed. It was typical in that the lead character has loved and lost in almost comic fashion. Losing Jack to his best friend since nappies, when the two decide to see the world before settling down. So our brave girl fresh from this setback begins to expand her vlog audience with a glimpse into her real life. Gemma through no fault of her own becomes the darling of the internet set if only for a moment. At least we glimpse the life of these young people who have given over their personal for the non stop world of ‘brands and product placement and constant ramble ‘ of their every utterance and intrigue. I was exhausted. There were a few real moments for Gemma, a roommate who turns out to be a very competent law officer and a roommate stretched to a breaking point. In the end common sense is allowed to reign and Gemma faces reality face first for once. Happy reading

I enjoyed this book! Very light hearted, easy read. I’m a blogger/vlogger so I do love all of the YouTube storylines, it felt very modern. 

A little predictable in parts, but I did feel very invested in the main character. I felt I could relate a lot to her, my ex boyfriend did something very similar and dumped me for another girl over text. Some parts I was a bit like ‘meh’ and not all my questions were answered in regards to the popular YouTube star she was dating. 

But it is very insightful into the world of YouTube and behind the scenes management! I kind of know how everything works but I know a lot of people would be shocked at what happens in order for publicity. I really liked it.

I really wanted to like this book. I love Ranald's writing, but I just couldn't bring myself to care about Gemma at all. There's not enough Raffy in the book to make me root for him and Gemma as a couple, especially after she finds out he's writing the expose about *her boyfriend's brother* that winds up ruining their career. Yeah, OK, things were rocky... I don't know. She never confronted Charlie about what happened with Stanley. And, okay, it was a dick thing, but she wrote him off so quickly it made it seem like she never cared about him at all a

To me, there just wasn't enough plot here to keep things interesting. Since I personally don't care about the lives of vloggers (which is weird, because I watch plenty of them), the sneak peek did nothing for me. Jack's return was anticlimactic at best. I'll read more of Ranald's books because I'm a big fan, but this one missed the mark for me.

At first I had a hard time enjoying this book because although I liked the humor, I felt that Gemma was emotionally detached and eager to become whomever someone wanted her to be. It's only when she decided that she was worthy of love and success, did her emotional depth come through. I enjoyed reading about her relationships with Hannah and Amy and the work she did for abused women. I would read other books from this author.

I had a really hard time deciding between three and four stars for this book. Overall, I liked it! I loved how the main character, Gemma, really developed throughout the book. It was great to see her grow up and find herself. I thought the book was very relatable in some ways- Breakups, careers, moving, finding yourself.  I wonder if I might have liked it a bit more if I had more of an interest in the YouTube culture. It was very interesting to learn about how those YouTube careers work. I did love how the book dove into more serious issues like domestic violence, which in my opinion aren't discussed enough.    

Thank you for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this title in exchange for my honest review. These opinions are my own.

I started out into this book and then I started to lose interest in the middle when it kept going on about the day to day life of a Youtube star. Maybe it's because I can't relate but it seemed to be pretty repetitive to the point where the book seemed too long. 
Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for the arc. I am voluntarily leaving a review.

I struggled with this book. As it is being republished, it would be worth taking the time to remove some of the clangers that the book contains. The fat shaming is prominent and does not need to be there. The monologues don't feel genuine - they feel false and bounced me out of the story. Is the mention of Trump left in there for effect? It dates the book, if you are not purposefully setting the book in the recent past.

I wasn't sure I was going to like this book when I first started it.  I thought I might be a little too old for the audience the author was targeting based on the characters.  But, I'm really glad I stuck with it and kept reading because this book has a lot of depth and brings to light the very serious issue of domestic abuse.  This doesn't happen until closer to the mid-way/end of the book, although the author does a great job of showing just how subtle the queues to domestic abuse start.

I liked Gemma a lot and her story is relatable, even if the YouTube/vlogging stardom isn't.  It shows her journey of self-growth and it is very heartwarming.  I also liked the secondary characters; Raffy, Jack, Charlie, and even Gus... and Stanley the stuffed bear!

It was a rom-com with a twist and I will be looking to read more by this author.

Firstly, I do not feel that the title of this book is completely accurate with the text. To me the title prompts that the lead character simply gets rid of one ex boyfriend in some capacity and then gets a new boyfriend straight away. This isn't accurate to the actual story in my view. 

The story as a whole is okay, not an amazing story in my opinion. I feel that I couldn't really connect with any of the characters as they were "YouTube Famous" and I feel that I'm a bit old for that kind of thing. I didn't even know someone could be "YouTube famous" until I read this book as I use YouTube to watch a music video or a funny animal video every now and again.

I personally think the story would have been more engaging for the reader if it was shown from more than one characters point of view. For example, Jack was travelling the world with his "friend" and it would have been great to read those experiences rather than just "Jack still hasn't emailed me" from the main character. It would have been good to read from Charlie's perspective and also Raffy's also as I feel they are also main characters of the book so would have been good to read from their points of view. 

I felt that there were so many characters in the book that provided so many different angles too, for example I really liked the Richard and Hannah plot and felt it contributed a lot to the story line, but there were other characters, mainly the ones the author deems as "Olivia's friends" that just weren't really that relevant and I don't feel they added anything of worth to the story. Even her mum at times I found a bit pointless as she was there in the beginning of the story and then she did her hair towards the end and that was pretty much it for her mum as a character.  

I disliked how Jack was just ejected from the novel in such a simple way. I understand why you wouldn't forgive someone for what he had done, but surely the writer could have phased him out in a more appropriate way? Also, I feel the same about Charlie, the "broke up" in such a childish way and then you didn't hear from his character again? Just a little bit childish for me. I feel that as Charlie was one of the main characters he deserved a better ending. 

One thing I genuinely cannot fathom about this storyline is how on Earth the main character forgave Raffy for what he did? I feel like that whole thing was just glossed over and it was like yep they're together now and look how cute they are. That didn't work for me. You knew from the day she entered the coffee shop that they were going to be together in the end but I would have liked more details on how she forgave him because its quite vague for me. I don't really understand. 

Overall, the story was ok, its not something I would read again to be honest, but it was a nice way to pass a rainy afternoon.