MY LIFE GONE VIRAL

The incomparable Millie Porter is back in this follow-up to My Life Uploaded (2018).

Millie’s life is going well, but anxiety, that thief of time and happiness, won’t let her enjoy it. She just knows disaster is coming down the pike. To cope with the catastrophic thinking that chases all rational thought from her brain, Millie follows Mum’s advice to focus on the facts: Millie is moving back home now that she and Gary the Neat Freak (Mum’s boyfriend) have come to a compromise over biscuit crumbs; she and best friend Lauren have smoothed things over; Danny is her boyfriend after a great deal of confusion; and her vlog, Hashtag Help, has gone viral thanks to Dave the cat’s accidental on-camera shenanigans. Also a fact: Success is hard, what with the whole “being quite great all the time” thing and her new agent, who’s pushing for “maximum Dave.” And then there are the not-so-pleasant surprises that come her way. Millie’s confiding first-person direct address is punctuated with blog and vlog transcripts. Her anxiety-driven thought tangents will be familiar to readers who also suffer from anxiety, an oft-misunderstood and minimized mental health issue that is dealt here with honesty, gentle sarcasm, and a warm heart. The book assumes a white default; Danny has mixed Chinese and French Canadian heritage.

Will have readers cheering for #MoreMillie.