A brilliant book, should be made a compulsory read for all teenagers. From page one I couldn’t put this book down, the story line is so current and realistic that it really makes think about yourself and how you live your life. Highly recommended, would be great to have a sequel!

I have to admit, I read this about six weeks ago because I was looking for a bit of a light in between two other novels but because I’m hopeless, I didn’t write the review straight away. So now even though I remember that I enjoyed this, I’m struggling to recall much about it….which makes me wonder how much I really liked it if nothing is really sticking in my mind that clearly.

Daisy works as a marketing media manager so she spends her days (and her nights) constantly connected and online. Her job is to be on social media but she is also addicted herself, uploading pictures of her meals or her cocktails to instagram and trawling Tinder searching for the one. When she accidentally tweets something quite risque from her work account, it goes ‘viral’ and Daisy finds her life upside down. Her sister Rosie decides that Daisy needs a break from all her technology and she kind of railroads her into a DIY project, hoping that the two sisters might be able to connect whilst doing it. At first Daisy is angry, resentful and like a junkie craving her fix. She desperately wants her phone (which is somewhere inaccessible thanks to Rosie) and will stop at nothing to try and get online.

I can relate to Daisy actually. I’m pretty attached to my phone and spend a lot of the day checking facebook and instagram, getting angry scrolling through twitter and the idea of a digital detox is kind of refreshing. It’s hard though because a phone can be a lot of things to many people. I live interstate from my family so it’s a way to keep up with their lives. Without my phone I’d miss birth announcements, photos of my growing nieces and god how could I survive without my mother documenting pretty much everything she does on facebook from getting their roof resprayed to what happened at work that day. In an increasingly busy (and shrinking) world, social media gives many people a way to keep in touch with friends and family, converse with like minded strangers, access news and current events easily and generally just locate information. Unfortunately where there’s a positive there’s always a negative and social media can be at times, a very disturbing place. When something picks up traction it can be very difficult to hide from it and it can have severe consequences on the people affected. In this case, Daisy makes a gross error by tweeting something crass from her professional account rather than her personal account and has to suffer the consequences, one of them being the loss of her job.

I really enjoyed when Daisy’s sister dragged her away from the city and technology to detox a bit and learn to prioritise her life and think about what makes her happy. At times Daisy was petulant and annoying and her sister bossy and patronising but the relationship rang very true for bickering sisters. I liked their journey towards understanding each other, confiding in each other and finding out what they truly enjoyed doing together. Both of them put in a lot of hard work as well and it was probably quite satisfying for them to achieve the things they did.

Whilst in the wilderness, Daisy meets one of her neighbours, Jack and although they start doing a few cute things like leaving each other letters and meeting up for walks, it didn’t really have enough for me. I like the romance thread to be a bit stronger and even though this is Daisy’s journey of self discovery, Jack is a part of her journey and I wanted a bit more detail of what was happening between them, especially towards the end. Lots more detail, actually! Jack was an interesting character and I liked him and enjoyed his and Daisy’s interactions with each other. Several other locals added some colour as well and it was surprising just how Daisy’s wants changed the more time she spent in a place that she hadn’t even wanted to go and when she went back to London, the way in which she viewed social interactions was very different.

All in all I did enjoy this – it was fun and full of humour, just wish there was a little more meat to the romance.

7/10

4,75/5 stars.

It Started With a Tweet is a cute contemporary with a deeper meaning that I could relate to so much, it hurt. When diving into this one, I only knew the basics from the synopsis, that it was all about this girl, Daisy, that is addicted to her phone and all that comes with it and got convinced to go to a digital detox in the middle of nowhere; and that was about it. But this book surprised me in so many aspects and made me love it so much. It was funny, fluffy, eyes-opening and romantic. The best combo for me at the moment.

Daisy, the main character, was the best aspect of the book according to me. She was funny, real and so relatable. Daisy is this woman who thinks her life is more than alright when suddenly she realises that she has no idea what to do with her life, with her future once her job is taken away from her after a mistake she made. She's the perfect representation of our generation and the next one, of how technology and social media have taken over our lives without us even realising it. It's by reading this book that I realised how true it was, how we do hide behind our screens and forget to look up and enjoy the people we love. I still believe that this aspect was a bit exaggerated in the book but unfortunately, it is true for some people.

Moreover, Daisy is not the only character I loved; I pretty much loved all of them to be honest, even Alexis. They're all so true and not sugar-coated. They're relatable in every way, in their flaws, in their qualities and feelings. And the romance was also a major bonus, although I don't personally think that it was the main focus here; Daisy was.

To conclude, I can say that I absolutely loved this book and every single thing about it. I didn't give it a 5 stars just because of a few details that I personally thought were unnecessary but otherwise, this was such an amazing read. I would recommend this to anyone, and especially if you spend a bit too much time on your phone - like me.

Beware those busy fingers - oh so easy to send the wrong thing to the wrong person - or not check the spelling - again!

The number of times I spell a word and get a letter wrong and then my oh so helpful spell checker decides that I meant something else and replaces my word with their suggestion - just as I'm sending the message. With a random word that makes no sense rather than the corrected spelling.

And there have been several highly publicised cases where tweets/emails meant to be private went public. As happens in the start of this light-hearted book.

In today’s world of everything being online it’s only a matter of time before a post goes horribly wrong as Daisy discovers when her tweet is sent from the wrong account and goes viral. Queue her best friend and sister who stage an intervention by way of a digital detox! And in the middle of the countryside with no signal! Daisy’s life is turned upside down and inside out during the detox.

Her relationship with her sister is renewed and with Jack’s uncanny ability to rescue her, a friendship forms. With a few twists and turns along the way Daisy realises how much she has missed out on by being plugged in all the time.

A great read with some very funny and heartwarming pieces. Possibly even a little reminder to us all how quickly things can go wrong online.

Daisy is a dedicated marketing manager with a specialty in social media that carries over into her personal life. To wit, girlfriend is one of those Instagram every meal and beverage with no fewer than three hashtag millennials everyone complains about. She sends a funny, if risqué, tweet that is posted to a client’s account by mistake.

Daisy’s sister takes advantage of Daisy's resulting unemployment to suggest a digital detox/housework holiday fixing up a property in rural England where it will be nearly impossible to get a cell signal. Withdrawal drives Daisy into some desperate situations, often in front of grumpy local Jack who she also finds oddly compelling and romance ensues.

It Started With A Tweet is a solid book, and I'm struggling to sort out what I didn't like about it. There's no terrible grammar or sentence structure, the characters are, for the most part, inoffensive people. While Daisy is tiresome in terms of how far she's willing to go to find a way to get online, nothing really strains credulity. I just... wasn't interested in this fictionalized account of "what if Justine Sacco found love after that whole fiasco blew up". It took me until the scene at the end, in which Daisy finds herself wishing her friends would put their phones down and engage in conversation, to realize what was bothering me: the book is judging pre-incident Daisy. The author is not on her side, so how can I be? I can cheer for Daisy to learn to live without her phone always by her side, but I need more circumspection from her about it. Daisy's realization that her friends are shallow, image-obsessed twits is a cheap way to "show" character growth.

I read this months ago and needed to give it a few months before revisiting for the purpose of this review. I find that the time didn't do much to improve my impression of the book. It's not a bad book; it's just not one that I imagine every pressing a friend or acquaintance to read.

I received a complimentary copy of It Started With A Tweet via NetGalley in exchange for this review.

This book is a fabulous concept and well written, uplifting romance.
Daisy is a marketing manager in London, living the city life, social media obsessed and renting her best friend's spare room. When a mistake means a tweet goes viral, and she overhears her best friend's boyfriend wanting to move in, Daisy's life is suddenly falling apart. In steps Rosie, her sister, with a plan involving a digital detox and a run down farmhouse at the other end of the country, which all considered is suddenly very appealing. Adapting to country life, local gossips, strange farmers and much, much mud, proves a challenge, and especially when she can't even tweet about her woes.

The story actually makes you take a good look at how obsessed and reliant we have become on our mobile phones; how intrusive, time-consuming and antisocial social media ironically makes us and what we possibly miss out on when our phones are in our hands all day. But also our ambitions and pursuit of dreams we perhaps don't actually truly want at the expense of what matters. Definitely food for thought!

I love countryside based dramas and this ticked all the boxes for me!

A nice bit of entertaining chick-lit, that is unfortunately a bit too easy to forget. Hence this review may be somewhat vague as I finished the book a few days ago and am now having trouble remembering it. It's actually the kind of book that many millenials should not only read but use as a guide. As someone who uses a phone sporadically at best, it was pure escapism, but I can imagine it making lots of people out there either somewhat uncomfortable or filled with yearning.

Everything is in the right place - the characters are likeable and well-written, the plot trips along nicely, the dialogue is funny and moving at the right times. All in all, it's a good read, but it wasn't unique enough to stand out in my book-laden brain for long.

I’ve read one of Anna’s books a few years ago and really enjoyed it. I do own every other one of her books, but never read them as of yet. This clearly needs to be corrected though as I’m disappointed in myself having not read any of her others yet, especially after finishing this book, which I completely adored.

It is classic chick lit at it’s very best. The book is inviting and completely relatable, especially if you use social media often (or roll your eyes thinking your Facebook friends use it too much – whether they’re vague-booking or showing every single thing they’re eating/drinking on their weekend away). The scene where Daisy goes on a Tinder date is absolutely hilarious, one of the funniest I’ve read in a long time. Dominic was arrogant and a complete pain in the bum. He had me squirming and cringing, but also chucking to myself at how pretentious and up himself he could be.

I loved the story, the small community that Daisy and Rosie join, leading to some great characters, especially in the local shop and of course the trials that Daisy goes through on her digital detox, as she reluctantly gives up her digital life, but her antics at trying to cheekily cheat the detox means frequently needs rescuing, cue handsome but annoying Jack to save her from these sticky situations.

Anna Bell writes very true to life characters. I loved Daisy as a character. She was quite outspoken, but not in an over-the-top way, she knew when to keep quiet. She is the type of person you’d want as a friend. I think that her addiction is quite easy to relate to. Maybe not to the same extent, but I am sure most of us have been there where we’ve convinced ourselves to share every little thing on instagram, or spend just 5 more minutes catching up on twitter/facebook, oh, and of course a quick search to look up that thing, so you can prove to a friend you were right (all in good humour of course). The message the book gives is I think very important.

I also loved Rosie, Daisy’s sister. To start with she seemed to lack confidence in herself. Though this digital detox also helped her grow as a person and do something for her, rather than always trying to please her husband. Not that he was mean and controlling, but she seemed to be a people pleaser, so it was nice to see her spend some ‘me’ time.

This book has a message behind it, but is also full of fun and a real warm feeling at the centre of it all. This is one you should definitely be adding to your TBR piles!

Seeing as I have quite a dry, sarcastic sense of humour, it can take quite a lot to be able to make me laugh. I don't mean a little titter, I mean a proper belly laugh. The sort which brings tears to your eyes, pain to your sides, and a grin bigger than a Cheshire cat's. 

Wanna know something shamazing?

Anna Bell had me belly laughing after a couple of pages. A COUPLE OF PAGES! I'm not even joking! The fact that I was able to laugh out loud in such a short space of time, made me incredibly excited to see what the rest of the story held. Let me tell you now, I was not disappointed, at all.

The author's fantastic, dry and witty humour was evident for the entire duration of the book. It didn't even falter once, nor did it show any sign of being a fluke - the humour was like another character altogether! Absolutely brilliant! 

What I loved most about this book (aside from the humour), was how in tune with today's society the storyline was. I mean, a lot of us, if not all of us, are glued to our phones or social media for a large proportion of the day. FOMO (fear of missing out) springs to mind! Heaven forbid we not check our phones for an hour -puts phone away-! With that in mind, I am pretty sure that a lot of people will be relating with Daisy whilst they're reading this story. Although, I'm hoping that nobody has followed in her footsteps to a T by writing a boo boo on social media....the WRONG social media. I'm mean I know, but I snlaughed. Truth be told that if it happened to me, the chances of me laughing are incredibly slim, but I just couldn't help myself. Such clever, clever writing.

I found the whole premise of 'It Started With a Tweet', incredibly witty and delightfully executed. The whole situation with the 'digital detox' was a genius idea, although I did think that Daisy's sister was a little bit harsh to begin with haha. Saying that, whilst Rosie was an extremely tough character to warm to at first, I enjoyed watching her come out of her shell, revealing a character who not only had a heart of gold, she just wanted to be loved back.

There's a lot of fun character's to get to know in this book, some more memorable than others though I have to admit (I am saying nothing ;) ). Don't worry though, that isn't a bad thing at all - once you read the book you'll know exactly what I mean. Oh, and yes, I laughed at those parts as well!

Personally, I think that Anna Bell has outdone herself with her latest novel! Don't get me wrong, I have loved reading the authors previous books, but 'It Started With a Tweet' has got to be my most favourite Anna Bell novel so far. Not only that, I think it's her best book yet! I have everything crossed that Rosie's character may pop up in another story later down the line, as I really do feel that she has a lot more to give.

This book is utter genius, a laugh out loud work of art from all angles. Witty, heart-warming, relatable and incredibly refreshing; Anna Bell has written a belter of a novel which will keep you grinning until the very last page. Full of insightful and tender moments regarding family ties and loyalty, 'It Started With a Tweet' covers all eventualities by highlighting the importance of paying attention to the things that are right under our noses - NOT social media.

If I could read this book for the first time, every time, I would be one incredibly happy lady. I am envious of every reader who gets to indulge in this book for the very first time!

I absolutely LOVED this book and I could not have wished for anything better where Anna Bell is concerned. A truly feel-good, hilarious, brilliant, and huggable read, 'It Started With a Tweet' really is a book to lose yourself in and savour every single moment.

This truly is the authors best book yet. Fantastic!

Thanks Bonnier Zaffre.

A story about a city girl that lives in the modern world full of wondrous technology.

As the title says It Started with a Tweet and for Daisy it really did. Daisy has two Twitter accounts: a personal one and one for work. She posts an embarrassing tweet, and can you guess which account she posted it on? Yep, you probably guessed right – her work account. Cue her getting fired from her job and being upset with the disaster that is her life. However, her sister takes her on a device detox in the middle of nowhere. Hell? I’d suggest so, but does everyone else think the same?

Everyone can relate to Daisy and her addictive ways. I do spend a lot of time on my phone, but I wouldn’t say I was addicted. Others may disagree – which is probably not a good thing! We live in a world where technology rules our lives and sometimes taking a break will do us good.

Brilliantly funny and easily relatable. Daisy is a great character with her quick wit, overdramatic ways and her ability to know when she’s wrong. She’s someone I’d love to be friends with because I could be myself and not have to worry. I would tell her to stop using her phone all the time, though!

Anna Bell belongs to my auto - buy authors, guys, and I really don't need to read the blurb to her new book because I know it's going to be brilliant and just my cup of tea. I fell in love with her writing style, and her stories are not only incredibly hilarious but also close to life and full of wonderful, livid characters, and I am always waiting impatiently for her new release.

The heroine, Daisy, was such a typical Anna Bell's character - bubbly and quirky, full of life, always getting in troubles but in the end always learning her lesson, and I bloody loved her. You couldn't not like her, even though you sometimes wanted to throttle her and feel desperate with her, but mostly she was really a brilliant person. She was honest and straightforward and felt so realistic and when she got herself into this huge trouble I couldn't help but fell and feel for her, even though it happened of her own making.
Meet Jack. So grumpy and so introverted but oh my word, so gorgeous, so funny and he very quickly became one of my favourite characters in this book. The blossoming relationship between him and Daisy was simply the best, so awkward and so genuine and one of the greatest moments in the story were the letters (yes! Letters! Don't forget about Daisy being on a detox, and the fact that there was never reception didn't help as well) that Daisy and Jake sent to each other - oh boy, they were so honest and so funny! It was so heart - warming, and so sweet and I so wanted to bang their heads together sometimes, as - of course! OF COURSE! - nothing is straightforward in life in fiction, right, and there are few bumps and turns on the (muddy) road to their happiness. One of them is the sexy Frenchman Alexis - oh, he's going to stir up troubles!

Even though I spent endless hours on social networks I hope I'm not as extreme as Daisy, though the story really made me think and I promised myself to cut those hours spent scrolling down on Twitter or Facebook. However, I can go without my phone. Really. Lately I even once forgot to take it with me to work. Yes, I felt funny and insecure but I survived. But maybe it wouldn't be too bad to go on a digital detox myself? To start see things again? To pay more attention to the outside world? This book is a real eye - opener, guys.

Anna Bell's writing style is so light and easy. It is chatty and I had a feeling as if someone was recounting me the story and not as if I was reading it. She can so easily engage with her readers, both thanks to the topics she chooses and to her writing style, and it is so easy to connect to her characters and everything she writes about, especially as the social media stuff is such a hot topic nowadays. I think all of us can relate to Daisy, in this way or the other, with her need to stay up to date with all the news on Facebook or Twitter.

"It Started with a Tweet" was such a light, funny and entertaining read but it also touched on some more important and serious issues, and I loved how well Anna Bell interwoven them into the story, how she mixed the light - hearted and heavier stuff together and delivered a brilliant and up - to - date and close to reality story that rings the bell oh so much and that we can relate to. It was full of laugh - out - loud moments and I was all the time smiling when reading it. Full of embarrassing moment and surprises and I couldn't wait to turn the page to see what's going to happen next. Another cracker from the lovely Anna Bell - highly recommended!

I received an Advanced Reader Copy from NetGalley for my unbiased opinion of the book. I really enjoyed this book. The book started off slow. Once Daisy sent the tweet heard around the world, the book flew. Her sister Rosie conned Daisy out to the country for help on a fixer upper and to disconnect fully from social media. In the process has more adventures and finds a hunky fellow in the process. Daisy realizes that there is a world out there beyond social media and gains a stronger backbone in the process!!! She reconnects with her sister and gains new insight to their relationship and become closer. It is a all around fun story to read!

Daisy lives her life through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat until the wrong twit gets her fired. Jobless and soon probably homeless, Daisy accepts her sister’s proposal to spend a week in a farm in Cumbria on a digital detox, i.e. no phone, no computer, no internet. No longer able to check her emails and her social media, Daisy finds herself writing letters to communicate with her friends. Also, this week off technology seems to be the right opportunity for Daisy and her sister Rosie to mend their strained relationship. And between the hired boy with French accent and the grumpy neighbor who always turns up in the moment of need, Daisy finds also time for some romance.

I have to say I really enjoyed this novel. When I first read the blurb I thought it sound really interesting and I wasn’t disappointed. The plot is entertaining, captivating, and very close to reality – nowadays everyone is glued to their cellphones, their emails, and their social media accounts. And the characters are engaging and hilarious, especially Daisy who finds herself in ridiculous situations just to get access to Facebook. A witty and refreshing novel that will make you laugh out loud, perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella.

I just had a hard time getting into this book. The heroine, Daisy Hobson, starts off as rather unappealing because of her constant posting of every aspect of her life on social media. She’s just the sort of person that would drive most adults crazy. So I wasn’t even sorry that it all backfired on her and she lost her job. She then goes on digital detox and is as desperate for her phone and the internet as any alcoholic trying to go cold turkey.

She ends up in a small village and has her pick of two hot guys. Of course. But then she can’t look up online to find out about them. If you want to read about how terrible it is to be so addicted to her technology, then this books is fun. But I found the heroine too irritating and there just wasn’t enough romance to get over my irritation with her, even though there are some funny moments in the book.

I was given a free ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

When a raunchy personal tweet mistakenly ends up on her company’s Twitter account, Daisy is given her marching orders from her London marketing job. Her sister, Rosie, talks her into joining her for a digital detox in Cumbria, where she is renovating an isolated cottage. Can Daisy survive without her phone, social media and Tinder?
This is a funny account of what happens when a phone-addicted city girl ends up stuck in the mud - literally. With an endearing heroine and love interest, it’s a really enjoyable read wrapped in a lesson about the value of disconnecting from our phones.

I couldn't help but be drawn to this book, I loved the cover and the premise sounded like lots of fun. So I knew I had to read it but what did I think...

This is the first book that I have read by Anna Bell so I didn't quite know what to expect. However If you are looking for a fun and entertaining story then you really don't need to look much further. This story will probably make a few of us think about how much time we spend on our phones. Constantly updating our social media accounts etc. I think especially as a blogger it's a hard balance to achieve I have to have access to the internet but it's the idea to not lose sight of whats going on around you that you miss the little moments.

Daisy has her flaws and at times I did want to have a word with her but these are the type of characters that have a realistic feel to them. No one is perfect and we all make mistakes. However I was definitely cringing when she makes the mistake that sets her off on a new path. I loved her journey throughout this book and her personality soon shines through. There are some fun characters who all bring a special charm to the story. The pacing of the story is good and there is a lovely light hearted feeling throughout.

It Started With A Tweet has oodles of charm with a fun and witty story that will leave you smiling away!

Four stars from me!

With thanks to Emily at Bonnier Zaffre for the invite to join the tour and for a copy of the book via Netgalley. This is my honest and unbiased opinion.

Anna Bell’s newest book is a cautionary tale about how social media can dramatically change your life. She tells about a woman who finds herself in hot water and needing a digital detox. This book will definitely make you think about how much time you spend on social media and the impact it has on your life while delighting you with a romantic adventure.
Daisy Hobson is constantly on her phone. She updates her Twitter account, Facebook page, Snapchat and Instagram constantly. She is also the manager of her firm’s Twitter feed. At least she is until she accidentally posts a personal post from the business Twitter. The uproar over the issue lands her in deep trouble and without a job. Fortunately, her sister has a great idea and drags Daisy along on a digital detox. Daisy isn’t sure what to expect and finds herself learning more about her life than she thought possible.
On her adventure, Daisy meets Alexis, a Frenchman who has arrived to help her sister, and Jack, the grumbly neighbor who always seems to be rescuing her. Between the two men, Daisy starts to see possibilities for her love life. The town she is in may be small with lots of nosy neighbors, but Daisy starts to appreciate the art of talking to people rather than only interacting through a device.
I loved this story. It is charming and full of fun while making a statement about social media and how much time people spend on devices. We aren’t sure exactly what will happen with Daisy or how much the fallout of the mistaken tweet will impact her life long term until the end of the book.

I almost feel bad having read this on a kindle and then reviewing it online... I feel like I should have sent a handwritten letter with my review on it instead in keeping with the storyline! I love the idea of a retreat from technology - Something I should probably try myself!

Daisy's story was hilarious - we've all had a bad tinder date, but hers turned out worse than expected... It was well written, thoughtful and I was in constant stitches the whole way through. I'll be watching out for the next book by Anna Bell!

Social media is the new air. You simply can't function without it. Or can you? This lighthearted read had me giggling throughout as I tried to imagine several of my friends in Daisy's position- finding herself on a phone ban after a tweet goes seriously wrong, costing her her job. It's almost hard to believe no one else has written this story before- its genius! I liked this book a lot and would love to read more from Anna Bell in the future!