Do you want to take over the place of someone’s life? But think again because nothing is for free and nothing as it seems! You may also take over the burdens of someone that you have no idea how to handle it!This book is remarkable, powerful, riveting and incredibly written women’s fiction. It’s about living, breathing and being asocial people who buried their faces into their phones and losing the connection with the real life. It is also about dysfunctional, estranged family relations, making

READ THIS BOOK! The Bright Side of Going Dark shines in its refreshing look at how we can get stuck in a life we don't recognize when we refuse to process our emotions. 4.5 Stars!Kelly Harms, you've done it again! What a moving and refreshing story about grief, mental health, and self-image. All told through the lens of an influencer as well as someone more behind the scenes. (What is it truly like to be the person who posts 30 times a day, or to be the one to scroll endlessly?) The dichotomy be...

Won via goodreads giveaways, all my opinions are my own:)----A bit unrealistic in a few ways but a fun read overall. :)I never really warmed up to Paige till most of the way through. Mia interested me enough to keep going (loved her mom!). Her bond with Mike was really touching and (view spoiler)[I teared up whe nshe described the night he died. It reminded me so much of my last day with my Tasha (hide spoiler)].The romance I meh on *shrugs* but as characters themselves, I did like Dewey and Az...

I had to force myself to finish this book. I found Mia and Paige very unlikable and found myself not being interested to see how their stories ended. Neither character had any redeeming qualities and the story felt far fetched towards the ending. It took 3/4 of the book until anything ‘exciting’ happened and even then was a let down.

The Bright Side of Going Darkby Kelly HarmsThis book was fun and I enjoyed this read a lot! The life of a social media influencer looks like it's all picture perfect until you take it over and oops ummm it isn't that great after all. Kelly Harms wrote a very good women's fiction I enjoyed reading about that had a powerful message, speaks to us in the social media world, what is real and fake, and the connection that we lose in the real life. The story is about social media influencer, Mia Bell w...

I absolutely adored the Overdue Life of Amy Byler so I was extremely excited to receive an ARC of this book.It definitely hasn’t disappointed. This is filled with more extremely loveable characters. It has been utterly impossible to put down.I have finished this book in just two hours and I have really enjoyed it. This definitely might be my new favourite by this author.I have found that it has been hard to track the characters on occasions. But overall this is a completely enjoyable book.My rat...

The Bright Side of Going Dark is a thought-provoking, profound, and poignant story about social media, mental health, and making true connections with people. There is an abundance of wisdom in this emotionally-driven book. Mia, Paige, and the rest of the characters in this book are so vividly portrayed. There is a great line in this book, and it sums up the characters, and even people in real life, so well; “We’re all just good people accidentally on purpose hurting ourselves.” That line rings

My first book by Kelly Harms but definitely not the last! I loved it!!

After having previously read Kelly Harms’ book The Overdue Life of Amy Byler, which was mostly light-hearted, humorous, escapist fun, I was really surprised by the deeper issues tackled in this one. It still has humor and levity, but it revolves around some weighty issues like suicidality, mental health, the dark side of internet fame and tech addiction, grief - both family and pet-related, and dysfunctional parent-child relationships. I know you’re probably thinking: Wow, what a downer! All I c...

This is probably a case of personal preference, but I think I might be tired of reading about social media influencers in fiction.I need to think about this book a little longer, but I wasn't a FAN of it. Although my issues are only with the story/characters not the writing. ___________________________________I received a copy of this book from the publisher for free in exchange for an honest review. My opinions have not been influenced by the publisher or the author.Find more reviews and book r...

Kelly Harms is a sneaky good writer. Her stories are full of winks and wit and whimsy, but don’t think for a moment they are light or, worse, lite. Because the moment you let down your guard (“Wheee—what fun!”) she clobbers you with a wrecking ball of reality, the stuff that hurts deep down. Her latest, The Bright Side of Going Dark, appears to be about the dilemma that social media poses for most of us: we shouldn’t like it as much as we do, and we don’t, not really, except all the time, appare...

Mia Bell started posting pictures of her beloved dog Mike hanging out while she did yoga because she loved her dog and she loved yoga. Growing a following helped her yoga business and, as an influencer, became the way she made her living—which meant living a life in which every moment was something to be photographed, shared, and commented on. After Mike died, she was busy planning her dream wedding, paid for by various sponsors. When her photographer fiancé calls off the wedding at the last min...

Mia is a successful influencer on social media. Paige works at a social media start up. Mia likes being out there, and constantly communicating with her followers. Paige likes privacy and staying away from people. Being so different from each other, you'd think their paths would never cross ... but they do.Mia and Paige will each experience a crisis, and this story takes us through their experiences. I was expecting a cheerful and light-hearted story, so I was surprised by the heavy themes addre...

God, this book is so boring. I'm not connecting with any characters at all and it's taking forever for the plot to take off. Nothing is happening.I just dont care about Paige and Mia. They sound the same in their POV's and some of the scenarios that they're in seem a little unrealistic.

An intriguing and amusing book of our dependence on our phones and the realities of social media. SUMMARYMia Bell is one of the most popular influencers on social media. She is planning the ultimate virtual wedding entirely paid for by her sponsors. But off-camera, her world is no so perfect. She has beenjilted by her handsome fiancé and fakes her nuptials to please her sponsors. Mia finally has had enough. She heaves her phone off a cliff, ready to live offline for a change.Paige Miller, is a h...

I had previously read The Overdue Life of Amy Byler (and enjoyed it), so I was excited when I got the opportunity to read the advance copy of another book from the same author. The Bright Side of Going Dark is told in alternating viewpoints by Mia and Paige. Mia is a social media influencer whose entire life is driven by her phone and online presence. Everything from her workouts to her food choices to her wedding planning is done with a mind to building her brand and gaining sponsorships. As on...

3.75 stars rounded upThe grass isn't always greener on the other side and Paige Miller quickly learned that when she took over Mia's Pictey account. We all know that people rarely post about their struggles, so to all Mia's followers it seems she has a picture perfect life, but looks can be deceiving. This was an eye opening look into how social media can effect people and made me really think about how beneficial a break from Instagram/Facebook could be.What I enjoyed about this book:1. I reall...

Mia Bell is a top online influencer with her celebrity dog and handsome finance. But then her wedding falls apart at the last minute and she heads to her mothers to take a break and she stays offline. Cue Paige Miller, a techie, who notices Mia's absence and hacks her account as a way of connecting with her own sister and the fun really begins.This was such a fun and relevant story and I loved it because of the influencer/online issues. That said, it was so much more than that, involving second