Review: Head Over Heels (Geek Girl #5)

Head Over Heels (Geek Girl #5)
By Holly Smale

Published By: Harper Collins
Publication Date: April 7, 2016
Date Read: November 30, 2021
Genre: YA – Contemporary
Source: Bought
Format: Audiobook
Pages: 416

From Goodreads:
“My name is Harriet Manners, and I will always be a geek.”

The fifth book in the bestselling, award-winning GEEK GIRL series.

Harriet Manners knows almost every fact there is.

She knows duck-billed platypuses don’t have stomachs.
She knows that fourteen squirrels were once detained as spies.
She knows only one flag in the world features a building.

And for once, Harriet knows exactly how her life should go. She’s got it ALL planned out. So when love is in the air, Harriet is determined to Make Things Happen!
If only everyone else would stick to the script…

Has GEEK GIRL overstepped the mark, and is following the rules going to break hearts all over again?

I started reading Holly Smale’s Geek Girl series year ago, when the series had only just started. I read and loved the first four books in the series and I honestly don’t know why I didn’t continue and finish these last two books. Well, as part of my 2021 Series Challenge, I finally picked up the Audiobook of Head Over Heels… and I am so glad that I did. I was instantly sucked back into the fun and geeky world of Harriet Manners and I really enjoyed every moment of it.

I absolutely flew through this audiobook. I was listening to it every chance I got. I absolutely loved being back in the head of Harriet Manners. Certified geek plus model. I just love the whole concept of this series and this fifth book in the series did not disappoint. Now Harriet is at sixth form college and is trying to balance her new friendship group, with modelling and trying not to think about her dreamy ex-boyfriend who broke her heart.

I forgot just how fun loving these books are. From crazy facts that are just dropped in at every moment to the mistakes Harriet makes. You can see the effects of these mistakes coming and are screaming Harriet don’t do it… but of course she’s a naive 16-year-old… of course she does it. And that’s what I love. With some YA books, the 16-year-old characters are super wise and make all these adult choices… in this one? Nope, she makes dumb ass decisions… but so does every teenager so I adore how realistic it all is. I am super excited to finally pick up Harriet’s final novel and see how everything ends for her.

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