while I thought the writing style was flat and the storyline felt incomplete, I do think this is a well done book in that it creates a young girls perspective well in showcasing how kids respond to bullying. I think it’s a great addition to any library collection for that reason

I honestly did not read word for word I allowed my teenage daughter to be the critic. She wasnt enthralled but she said it was "OK" . well in teenage language that means it was pretty darn good.

Sam isn't enjoying her new school, because she has no friends, not one. But there are bullies, who trouble and make her feel horrible.

Thankfully she finds two girls who get along well with her.

Things turn worst when the bullies in her class cross their limits and hurt her.

She is helpless and confused. The rest of the story is about how she learns to fight back with the help of internet, friends and family. Great book as most students face bullying in school and are unaware of the ways to stop it.

The story progress really slowly but stays interesting all the way.

Sadly, I really didn't like this book. It seems to be mistakenly tagged as YA on Goodreads, but is really not (much more appropriately tagged here as children's/middle grade). I felt like nothing happened and there was so much potential. The characters (especially the MC) was almost artificially happy - I don't know any 12 year old kid that is that happy. She was almost portrayed as 'perfect' which was not only very boring, but also very unrealistic.

This is my first read by Rebecca Emin, it is targeted at YA and covers the strong subject of bullying.
Sam Hendry, comes across as a lovely normal polite, down to earth girl. Sam is 11 years old and with a passion for singing and acting, Sam has just left primary school and is not settled or happy at her posh new school. Sam is being bullied by Molly and her crew. As things get worse for Sam she decides to write everything down in a note book so she has a timeline when the time is right to confide in someone about Molly. I think this book has been handled sensitively and it was nice to see Sam making close friends with other people including hot Nathan. This wasnt totally focused on the bullying aspect which was nice as we saw Sam attending out of school clubs and going on a holiday with her family. Sam also used the internet to read up on bullying sites, which was an added useful tool as this could help somebody reading with simular problems to Sam. I felt this was being told from a younger persons point of view, which is so rightly should be as we are reading the story of an 11 year old. Great work from Rebecca Emin, looking forward to reading the next book.