I enjoyed reading about Andy and his digital detox. Fast read, funny, slightly far fetched story about ditching the internet and finding balance.

The beginning didn’t grab this 6th decade of life reader, as I already try to balance my logged-on time with life. One third of the way in, narrator and graphic artist, Andy Bellows starts his digital detox and things become much more amusing. “Being offline has made me slow down. An awful lot. My life feels like it’s being played at half speed. It’s very frustrating. Annoyingly, it’s also quite relaxing.”  He reflects on how he’s had to interact with more people since he quit tech.  

     Spaulding comes up with some great word pictures. “I beetle my way down the A-roads...If you’ve never had the joy of traversing the B-roads of the United Kingdom, then allow me to fill you in. They are a living, hedgerow-covered hell.  They are the Kardashian family of roads.” He writes of Thorngumbald, which I looked up. It’s a real village.  

     The plot is what one would expect, as far as Andy meets a woman and they have fun escapades together. By this time, I am truly enjoying this light read. I appreciate the reflections on social media, relationships, life and balance.       

     Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

To be honest... I didn't give this book a fair shot. I was very off put by the beginning. Anything that starts out talking, in detail, about bowel movements is not a book for me. Everything I read after that just annoyed me.

This was a fun book to read making the topic of too much connected time easy to understand with a twist of comedy to it.. Everyone has heard the need to turn off the electronics but this resonated in a fun way.

Logging Off is a must read! Light-hearted and comical at times, but also very insightful. As an educator I have often told my students that social media can be deceiving. Nick Spaulding has shed light on this matter in a way that makes it personal. I will be recommending this to friends, family, and students!

This book made me laugh and it made me think about my own social media and presence online. Simple read and fast paced but something that I really needed at the moment. Really recommend it if you would like to have something light and fun to read.

I had only read one Nick Spalding novel prior to this, but very much enjoyed his flippant comedic writing. I was seriously worried in the beginning of this novel that it was simply going to be a regurgitation of that first read, but it turned out to just be some clever nods to his previous work.

Spalding's writing style is hilarious and realistic in its conversational style, making the interaction between characters and the internal monologues of Andy feel incredibly natural. This approach may be seen as some to be unpolished, but for me it was entertaining in a way that helped the personality of his characters really shine through. The characters themselves may be occasionally farcical, but they also have a ring of truth about them that create a bit of internal retrospection.

There were definitely a few moments of corniness and over-the-top drama, but it was all fun to read. This is a great book for those looking for some quick summer beach read fare. It is an entertaining story and cautionary tale all rolled up in one. And...once again, I will continue to seek out more of Nick Spalding's work so long as it keeps being this enjoyable.

Found this book to be exhausting, and the whole 'being connected' aspect was driving up my anxiety to the point where it turned reading this book into something I wanted to steer clear of because it just ran and ran and ran and this felt exhausting! Plus the whole emphasis on poop at the start (once is okay and even funny and quirky, but it kept going on and on like a bad teenage joke) really didn't endear the writing, the character, or the story to me

This book is definitely what you need right now in your life. Andy Bellows is addicted to his phone and lets face it technology as a whole! He is in self0destruct mode and has been told he has to follow doctors orders and take a step back from what he loves most - his mobile phone. 
Follow Andy on his journey of a technology detox. From Him learning how to shop out in the wild with no apps to deliver his food or transport at a click of a button. 

I really enjoyed this book. I mean it was funny but also hit home as well. I spend far too much time on my phone, especially on Social Media it made me really look about what is important whilst also making me laugh out loud. With a bit of romance that made me smile to several accidents that made me chuckle this book is definitely light-hearted and I liked that even though I know at times it has some serious incidents there is humour running throughout. It is definitely an eye opener and made me think about how much time I am sitting on my phone. 

Definitely worth a read.

Andy suffers terribly from anxiety, insomnia and a range of other mental health issues.  The solution? Step away from all his beloved technology and just live in the real world for sixty days. 

Nick Spalding’s novels always present great social commentary, this time abut the amount of time we spend online.

Andy Bellows represents us, the generation addicted to technology. We, who spend so much of our time facing a screen, be it for work or leisure. Us, whose kids are adept at opening YouTube, skipping ads, and watching Peppa Pig. Just like Andy had a multitude of apps, I am guilty of once having an app to record the number of glasses of water I drank. I basically needed an app to tell me to drink water, such was life.

Even before I read this book, I toned down my addiction by uninstalling Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Opening their web interfaces in Chrome is a pain in the backside and that prevented me from accessing them very often. I wasn't on a digital detox but I aimed to reduce the time I spent with technology. While reading Logging Off, I was surprised by the way I could connect to Andy. Though you might not have had a locked jaw or have needed to take a painful shit, most of us suffer from neck pain, back pain, eye strain all due to our prolonged usage of technology.

So Andy attempts the digital detox and it's as if he's bad luck personified, he ends up in such ridiculous situations that it's hilarious. His friend Fergus captures the detox tales in his newspaper and Grace, a cafe owner facing her own addiction issues joins Andy on the detox.

Throughout this, Andy often feels disconnected and lost despite having had great benefits from a detox. Ultimately it's about striking a balance between your online and offline lives. Choose to have the best of both worlds. Like Andy says, logging off must be done every day.

I've never read a book that's was categorized as Humour so that's a first. Even then, every time Andy would curse people who had their phones on them, it made me think back on how dependant I am on technology. It's a bit unsettling, to be honest. But let us all take away from this to strike a balance in our lives.

Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing for providing me an Advanced Reader Copy. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

This book totally relates to our lives today- especially for the people who are constantly addicted to their phones!! I can relate to how he feels, now being a stay at home mom- I feel like I am always on my phone but this book was really cute and I great, fast read. 


Andy is the perfect hero in this story for any tech savvy person in our world today!

Logging off took me a long time to get into it. It dragged on and I felt like telling the main character SUCK IT UP
I now understand why the character started out like a pain. It was so you the reader could see the change in him as he went through detox of tech.  He became much nicer and easier to read then in the beginning.  I honestly did not think I was going to finish it. I have several other books I am reading and this wasn't holding my interest until he started changing. I  loved his outings and the crazy things he became involved in. His date was my favorite. The places and environment he starts to see because he isn't worried about what is on his phone.  The characters he meets are too funny. Sometimes I just want to befriend him and tell to stop acting like a baby. The book changed as I did as a reader while going through his detox. What a great idea at a time when most of society is too involved in social media and really need to detox themselves from forms of tech. I would recommend this book. I just want to say to keep reading you will enjoy it.










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If you're not a Luddite, you'll relate to this book. Who among us can't benefit from a lesser dependence upon technology? Andy is an extreme example. This chronicles his attempt at detoxing. The obvious (yet important) message was diluted for me somewhat by the abrupt sentences, though I'm sure that's how Andy talks. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the ARC.

Another cracking book from Nick. It is so current with everyone with their heads in a phone or tablet of some kind and as normal provided laugh out loud moments as well a lingering love story

What a different book! This book really hit home with me as it will so many others.  So many of us are caught up in an online world that will take over your life and all of your time if you allow it to. 
The premise of “Logging Off” is a really good one. This book gives a pretty balanced look at doing just that. Interestingly written and weaving in a cute love story at the same time was genius. 
I really enjoyed this book a lot. So many good concepts too, such as everyone “looking” like their life is perfect. The truth can be so different. This book was a lot of fun to read. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the early read. 
You will enjoy this one!

Another fun and interesting read by Nick Spalding. Very enjoyable.


Thank you Netgalley for providing an arc of this book for an honest review.

As someone who uses their smartphone all the time and is raising teens who do the same this was a great read about how one can live in their head and online and forget about living in the real world. Teaches a great lesson with a fun story.

Typical Nick Spalding, he doesn't disappoint. Funny and realistic, laugh out loud in places. Great pick me up for lockdown.

This story was a hoot. It was my first Nick Spaulding read and I plan tor read more of his stories.  This should be required reading for all millennials and anyone who keeps their phone constantly in their hand or is always on social media.  A real eye opener in that one can live without constantly being online!