Don't Read the Comments

Name: Don't Read the Comments
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Eric Smith
ISBN: 9781488207631

Author: Eric Smith

Narrator: Richa Shukla Moorjani, Sunil Malhotra

Unabridged: 8 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harlequin Audio

Published: 01/28/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Bullying, Computers & Digital Media, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

"Wonderfully geeky and deeply compassionate." —Marieke Nijkamp, #1 New York Times bestselling author

In this charming novel by Eric Smith, two teen gamers find their virtual worlds—and blossoming romance—invaded by the real-world issues of trolling and doxing in the gaming community.

We all need a place to escape the real world. For Divya and Aaron, it’s the world of online gaming. While Divya trades her rising-star status for sponsorships to help her struggling single mom pay rent, Aaron plays as a way to fuel his own dreams of becoming a game developer—and as a way to disappear when his mom starts talking about medical school.

After a chance online meeting, the pair decides to team up. But they soon find themselves the targets of a group of internet trolls, who begin launching a real-world doxxing campaign, threatening Aaron’s dream and Divya’s actual life. They think they can drive her out of the game, but Divya’s whole world is on the line…

And she isn’t going down without a fight.

Looking for more from Eric Smith? Don't miss You Can Go Your Own Way!

About Eric Smith

ERIC SMITH is an author and literary agent from Elizabeth, New Jersey. When he isn't working on other people's books, sometimes he tries to write his own. He enjoys pop punk, video games, and crying during every movie. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and best friend, Nena, and their son, Langston. WWW.ERICSMITHROCKS.COM

Reviews

Goodreads review by jv on April 11, 2023

It’s tough for me to write a review for a book I love more than mochas. But, I can’t not share my ardent admiration of Divya, the sensational Glitch streamer in the center of Eric Smith’s spectacular Realistic-Fiction-YA, Don’t Read the Comments. Initially, I find it incredibly cool that this high-sc......more

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on January 29, 2020

This was a fun cute story, but I am definitely not the target demographic. Some young adult books will resonate with people of all ages. I think this book will appeal more to actual young adults. And it has been a very long time since I’ve been classified as a young adult. Having said that I still r......more

Goodreads review by kate on January 09, 2020

This is a wonderfully geeky story that explores sexism, misogyny, racism, doxxing and toxicity online and specifically within the gaming industry with nuance and candour. With two strong and unique voices, multiple brilliantly explored relationship dynamics, epic bookish shoutouts (one of the charac......more

Goodreads review by Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany) on January 12, 2020

Please go out and read this book! Don't Read the Comments is a fantastic and timely YA contemporary that tackles sexism and racism in gaming, doxxing, online harassment and bullying, and toxic masculinity. These are such important and relevant issues, and I am so glad that this book is making its wa......more

Goodreads review by CW ✨ on April 15, 2020

A few pages into Don't Read the Comments, I'd knew I'd like it, but I didn't expect to *love* it? This was a fantastic and timely story, and such a pleasure to read! - Follows Divya, an Indian-American popular gaming streamer under the name of D1V who has been targeted by sexist trolls and harassers......more