Off the Record
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Summary
What would you sacrifice to expose the truth？
From Camryn Garrett， whose debut Full Disclosure was called "honest， eye-opening and heartful" by Angie Thomas， comes a ripped-from-the-headlines story of a teen journalist who stumbles across the #metoo story of the decade and has to weigh the risks against the need to fight for justice。
When seventeen-year-old Josie Wright wins a contest to write a celebrity profile for Deep Focus magazine， she's equal parts excited and scared。 Soon she is jetting off on a multi-city tour， rubbing elbows with sparkly celebrities， frenetic handlers， stone-faced producers， and eccentric stylists。 She even finds herself catching feelings for the subject of her profile， dazzling young newcomer Marius Canet。
Josie's world is expanding so rapidly， she doesn't know whether she's flying or falling。 But when a young actress lets her in on a terrible secret， and then the secrets keep coming， she realizes she's in over her head。 She wants to do the right thing， but is this her story to tell？ What if she lets down the women who have entrusted her with their stories？ What if this ends her writing career before it even begins？ There are so many reasons not to go ahead 。 。 。 but if Josie doesn't step up， who will？
This is a moving testament to the #MeToo movement， and all the ways women stand up for each other。
"Brave， necessary， and unflinchingly real， Off the Record is an instant classic。" --Marieke Nijkamp， #1 New York Times Bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends
From Camryn Garrett， whose debut Full Disclosure was called "honest， eye-opening and heartful" by Angie Thomas， comes a ripped-from-the-headlines story of a teen journalist who stumbles across the #metoo story of the decade and has to weigh the risks against the need to fight for justice。
When seventeen-year-old Josie Wright wins a contest to write a celebrity profile for Deep Focus magazine， she's equal parts excited and scared。 Soon she is jetting off on a multi-city tour， rubbing elbows with sparkly celebrities， frenetic handlers， stone-faced producers， and eccentric stylists。 She even finds herself catching feelings for the subject of her profile， dazzling young newcomer Marius Canet。
Josie's world is expanding so rapidly， she doesn't know whether she's flying or falling。 But when a young actress lets her in on a terrible secret， and then the secrets keep coming， she realizes she's in over her head。 She wants to do the right thing， but is this her story to tell？ What if she lets down the women who have entrusted her with their stories？ What if this ends her writing career before it even begins？ There are so many reasons not to go ahead 。 。 。 but if Josie doesn't step up， who will？
This is a moving testament to the #MeToo movement， and all the ways women stand up for each other。
"Brave， necessary， and unflinchingly real， Off the Record is an instant classic。" --Marieke Nijkamp， #1 New York Times Bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends
Reviews
Paige Green
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Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher。 Thanks！ All opinions are my own。Book: Off The RecordAuthor: Camryn GarrettBook Series: StandaloneDiversity: main character is black， bi， and fat and has anxiety。 Love interest is bisexual。Rating: 5/5Recommended For。。。: contemporary readers， ya readers， me too， journalismGenre: YA ContemporaryPublication Date: May 18， 2021Publisher: Knopf Books for Young ReadersPages: 320Recommended Age: （Racism， Anxiety rep， Fat rep， Sexual abuse TW， Rape TW， Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher。 Thanks！ All opinions are my own。Book: Off The RecordAuthor: Camryn GarrettBook Series: StandaloneDiversity: main character is black， bi， and fat and has anxiety。 Love interest is bisexual。Rating: 5/5Recommended For。。。: contemporary readers， ya readers， me too， journalismGenre: YA ContemporaryPublication Date: May 18， 2021Publisher: Knopf Books for Young ReadersPages: 320Recommended Age: （Racism， Anxiety rep， Fat rep， Sexual abuse TW， Rape TW， Sexual harassment TW， romance， language）Synopsis: Ever since seventeen-year-old Josie Wright can remember， writing has been her identity， the thing that grounds her when everything else is a garbage fire。 So when she wins a contest to write a celebrity profile for Deep Focus magazine， she’s equal parts excited and scared， but also ready。 She’s got this。Soon Josie is jetting off on a multi-city tour， rubbing elbows with sparkly celebrities， frenetic handlers， stone-faced producers， and eccentric stylists。 She even finds herself catching feelings for the subject of her profile， dazzling young newcomer Marius Canet。 Josie’s world is expanding so rapidly， she doesn’t know whether she’s flying or falling。 But when a young actress lets her in on a terrible secret， the answer is clear: she’s in over her head。One woman’s account leads to another and another。 Josie wants to expose the man responsible， but she’s reluctant to speak up， unsure if this is her story to tell。 What if she lets down the women who have entrusted her with their stories？ What if this ends her writing career before it even begins？ There are so many reasons not to go ahead， but if Josie doesn’t step up， who will？From the author of Full Disclosure， this is a moving testament to the #MeToo movement， and all the ways women stand up for each other。Review: I absolutely loved this book！ I loved the focus of MeToo and the message of standing up for what was right even against powerful people。 I also loved how well written the book was。 The subject is a really difficult one and I thought the author handled the book very well。 The book also discussed sexual abuse and harassment on male and non binary people and I thought it did well to include that side。 Not a lot of male people will state abuse that's happened to them， so I hope the book opens a discussion about that in the future。 The book also had a well developed world and the character development was amazingly well done。 The main character （Josie） was amazingly well written。 I loved how she had anxiety and how it reflected my same struggles。 I also related to her fatness， as I'm fat and the same conversations she has with herself about that are the ones I have about myself。 The romance in this book is also queer （both are bisexual） and I loved how adorable the romance was written。 The book was also evenly paced and the plot kept you hooked from beginning to end。The only issues I had with the book is that it just kind of ends and I don't feel like the love interest got a good resolution in the book。 I wanted to see him get some closure， like all of them did with the publication of the article。 I also thought that NDAs were null and void if a crime had been committed， which is why the Olympics didn't sue when the female gymnasts didn't break their NDA with the sleaze ball who assaulted them。 I would have to see the research on that because I'm pretty sure NDAs don't extend to crimes， but I'm also new to law so maybe it's true， but it bugged me that a crime was being protected because of an NDA in the book。 Verdict: A well done book！ Highly recommend。 。。。more
فاطمة الزهراء
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4。5 stars。Camryn Garrett has done it again。 This was phenomenal ！！
cameron
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I related to the main character and appreciate all this book was doing it just also felt like too much and too little for me
LS Johnson
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I enjoyed getting to know the characters and the purpose of the book。 But the MC was too young to make this believable。
bella
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content and trigger warnings: mentions of sexual abuse， sexual harassment， and sexual assault， fatphobia， dieting， biphobia （mentioned）I have some mixed feelings about Off the Record， but overall it is a fast， engrossing， and important read。 The things Camryn Garrett did well were excellent， and I truly appreciate her pouring so much of herself into this book。 Thank you to Netgalley and Knopf Books for Young Readers for granting me this ARC in exchange for an honest review。The representation in content and trigger warnings: mentions of sexual abuse， sexual harassment， and sexual assault， fatphobia， dieting， biphobia （mentioned）I have some mixed feelings about Off the Record， but overall it is a fast， engrossing， and important read。 The things Camryn Garrett did well were excellent， and I truly appreciate her pouring so much of herself into this book。 Thank you to Netgalley and Knopf Books for Young Readers for granting me this ARC in exchange for an honest review。The representation in this book is wonderfully done。 The main character， Josie is a fat， Black bisexual teen who has anxiety and loves to write。 It's easy to so see her passion for writing throughout the book， and to understand how much she truly loves and cares about what she does。 Garrett makes it to feel how much she struggles with self-doubt about writing despite also knowing that it is a strength of hers， and her general experience with anxiety。 Throughout the novel， Josie often has to deal with fatphobic comments from people around her （including friends and family members）， but it also shows beautiful， joyous moments of her embracing and loving her body。 I also love that both Josie and the love interest in the story are openly and explicitly stated on the page to be bisexual， because that is something I haven't seen often when reading YA （or most genres， really）。 I also think that Garrett handled the topic of sexual assault with great sensitivity and care， which I appreciate。 Additionally， the book touched on the topics of complicated relationships with family， race， silent complicity， power dynamics in Hollywood， and more。While there were aspects of the book that I loved， I do think that there was too much going on。 I love that Garrett wanted to address multiple important topics in the book and I don't want to detract from the importance of any of them， but the layers to the plot became overwhelming at times。 With so much going on at once （the romance， Josie's impending graduation and college applications， the writing project， family issues， etc。）， it sometimes felt like the overall plot got lost。 There was too much crammed into the relatively short book， which make it feel rushed or lacking depth at times。 Some of the plot points didn't get as much page time or development as they should have。 This left me unsatisfied by the resolution of some of the plot lines， and I was jarred by the seemingly abrupt ending of the novel。 。。。more
Maxi
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Before I start with my （rave） review， very important content warnings: mentions of sexual abuse， sexual harassment and sexual assaultThis book took me completely by surprise。 I didn't find out about it until it's release day and immediately started reading after reading the blurb。 And trust me when I tell you it was near impossible to put it down， dang obligations getting in the way of things。 But seriously， this book had so much content in such a little amount of pages。 I couldn't stop read Before I start with my （rave） review， very important content warnings: mentions of sexual abuse， sexual harassment and sexual assaultThis book took me completely by surprise。 I didn't find out about it until it's release day and immediately started reading after reading the blurb。 And trust me when I tell you it was near impossible to put it down， dang obligations getting in the way of things。 But seriously， this book had so much content in such a little amount of pages。 I couldn't stop reading， I loved every second。My favorite thing about this novel is how natural it feels。 Sometimes when you're reading books you can think like "wow well this is convenient to the plot" or I've found that often with topics that are gaining more attention like feminism and social injustice etc。 for me personally sometimes I feel like it feels stilted and used just to show that what you're consuming is woke about current issues but they don't actually talk about it or ever mention it again but not in this book。 This book feels so natural that Josie wins the contest because she's incredibly talented and has experience and while she's working on the profile she stumbles onto another story that she totally gets engrossed in and it feels like such a natural story progression。Another thing is how this book really makes you think。 Josie also experienced trauma in her childhood but for so long she believed that it was nothing and she was making a big deal out of nothing and it really shows how much society has implanted the narrative of "boys will be boys" into our brains that they can get away with things like this and make women feel bad about it。 But the scariest thing about this book is how this is real life。 Open secrets， people with loads of power getting away with truly despicable things。 The book did a great job of really capturing the injustice。 The fear， the tension， my heart was pounding the entire time for the second half of the book it was really intense。I loved the characters， the big family and the support。 Camryn Garrett did a great job creating the characters and really describing them and scenes， I always felt like I was right there with them， feeling the exact same emotions that they were feeling。This book is entertaining， witty but also important。 I cannot describe how badly I want as many people as possible to read this book and wish it has way more hype and attention because that is what it deserves。 。。。more
Yolanda Martinez
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CW: sexual abuse， sexual harassment， and sexual assault。
NayaB
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I absolutely loved this book。 Josie is a fat， black， 17 year old bisexual journalist with terrible anxiety who wins a contest to write a profile on an upcoming actor。 When she goes on a multi-city tour following the cast of the movie she meets celebrities， designers， and even makes a few friends。 She is trusted with a story that could either make or break her career before it is even started for real。 She struggles with imposter syndrome and doesn’t think she is the one to tell their story。 I ab I absolutely loved this book。 Josie is a fat， black， 17 year old bisexual journalist with terrible anxiety who wins a contest to write a profile on an upcoming actor。 When she goes on a multi-city tour following the cast of the movie she meets celebrities， designers， and even makes a few friends。 She is trusted with a story that could either make or break her career before it is even started for real。 She struggles with imposter syndrome and doesn’t think she is the one to tell their story。 I absolutely loved Josie and every character in the book。 It does revolve around the sexual assaults of women/girls， men/boys and non binary people。 I would like to add that I haven’t read or heard many stories about the sexual assault that men/boys endure at the hands of other men/boys。 I feel like those types of assaults get swept under the rug because it’s hard for them to talk about。 They don’t want to be looked at in a certain light and in most cases they deal with this in silence。 I’m really glad Camryn touched on that as well。 Camryn Garrett did what she had to do and with having only read this one book by her she just became a fav and autobuy author for me。 。。。more
Holly
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2。75⭐️Man， I wanted to love this。 I felt pulled in so many directions。 I wish we could have had one or two issues flushed out completely。
Ariel
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This book was good， but had so much potential at being great。 I think I'd still recommend it to those who really enjoy realistic fiction （y'all might enjoy it）， but for everyone else， I'd say lower your expectations。Let me start with some things I liked about this book。 I liked how well the sensitive topics in this book were covered。 It mainly talks about sexual harassment and mental health （anxiety specifically）， but there are a few other topics mentioned。 Garrett did a good job of making sure This book was good， but had so much potential at being great。 I think I'd still recommend it to those who really enjoy realistic fiction （y'all might enjoy it）， but for everyone else， I'd say lower your expectations。Let me start with some things I liked about this book。 I liked how well the sensitive topics in this book were covered。 It mainly talks about sexual harassment and mental health （anxiety specifically）， but there are a few other topics mentioned。 Garrett did a good job of making sure these topics were discussed and discussed well。 She did a good job of speaking up about these important topics and adding in her own experiences where relevant。As well， Marius was such a lovely character。 He's a sweet and compassionate guy who does so much to support our main character， Josie。 He was like a soft little teddy bear that I just wanted to hug and keep safe。 And he was a great contrast to the heavy topics discussed throughout the book。 I really liked him。Now， onto what I wasn't a big fan of。 It was really only one thing （sorta）， but it made a huge difference to the story。 There was a lot going on。 Like a lot of plot points。 There was the romance， and Josie's writing， and mental health， and family， and just too much happening at once。 Sometimes I felt like we weren't truly exploring these different things because there wasn't time。 And there was no way to focus on just one or two things because there were 6 different plots trying to happen。 I just didn't get the depth of brilliance that this story could have been because it wasn't all completely explored。Overall， this book had lot of good points and topics of discussion， there was just too much happening。 If the focus could have been narrowed down， I think I would have enjoyed this book much more。Disclaimer: I voluntarily read and reviewed a gifted and advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。Blog • Instagram • Twitter 。。。more
thebookbitch
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4。5 stars Off the Record was such an incredible， empowering and well handled novel。 It’s clear Camryn Garrett did extensive research and wrote the stories of these characters so well。 However， it’s hard for me to review this book as it hits too close to home。 But please just know that sexual assault and harassment needs to be taken seriously， whether you’re male， female or non-binary。 Our experiences are real。
Book Reviews by Tara aka Queen of Memoirs
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I would like to wish Off The Record by Camryn Garrett a happy belated book birthday！ This book was released on Tuesday。 My intention was to have it completed by its publication date， but with my busy workweek， that didn’t happen。 I completed the book this morning。⠀ Off The Record is unexpectedly light for a book that tackles some very heavy topics such as criminal sexual assault， oppressive silence， tolerance of misogyny， sexism， objectification of women and men， and sexual harassment。 I think G I would like to wish Off The Record by Camryn Garrett a happy belated book birthday！ This book was released on Tuesday。 My intention was to have it completed by its publication date， but with my busy workweek， that didn’t happen。 I completed the book this morning。⠀ Off The Record is unexpectedly light for a book that tackles some very heavy topics such as criminal sexual assault， oppressive silence， tolerance of misogyny， sexism， objectification of women and men， and sexual harassment。 I think Garrett does a phenomenal job of discussing rape culture in way that is easy to digest。 It’s deep， but not dark。⠀OTR reads like it was taken straight from the Harvey Weinstein scandal。 I love how the author uses an array of purposeful characters to show how it is possible to speak out against sexual assault。 It’s a powerful message。⠀I’m not a big YA reader but I found this book satisfying。 The protagonist， 17 year old， Josie Wright was very likable。 I loved her ability to do what was right in the face of extreme anxiety and great fear。 Josie was badass and she didn’t even know it。 It was because of her that I looked forward to grabbing this ebook each night。 I was cheering for her chapter-after-chapter。 I also love that she is a writer。⠀The beginning of the book moves at a pleasingly， fast pace。 However， the middle and the end moves much slower。 I would have liked for the entire book to move at the same pace as the beginning。 But even with the change in tempo， I still enjoyed it。⠀I also found the ending pretty predictable。⠀Thank you Knopf Books for gifting me this eARC in exchange for my honest review。⠀I give it 4/5⭐️s 。。。more
Ericka
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I was very eager to read Camryn Garrett's sophomore novel。 Full Disclosure was a stunning debut and I had my hopes high for Off the Record。 The book cover is beautiful and upon reading the synopsis， I knew that this YA novel would be timely。 Josie is the advocate we want in our corner！ Although I enjoyed this book， it felt like there was too much going on and not everything was fully fleshed out。 Josie is a plus sized high schooler who struggles with anxiety and body acceptance。 She uses jornal I was very eager to read Camryn Garrett's sophomore novel。 Full Disclosure was a stunning debut and I had my hopes high for Off the Record。 The book cover is beautiful and upon reading the synopsis， I knew that this YA novel would be timely。 Josie is the advocate we want in our corner！ Although I enjoyed this book， it felt like there was too much going on and not everything was fully fleshed out。 Josie is a plus sized high schooler who struggles with anxiety and body acceptance。 She uses jornalism and writing as her outlet and ways to connect with people。 That in itself could be a story on its on but then Josie gets an opportunity to write about a famed legendary movie director who has used his power to abuse and assault the people he has worked with。 I believe this to have been the focus of the book but in comes the romance trope。 I felt that the romance in the story was unnecessary but I understand that the author may have wanted to remind us that YA novels can feature plus sized characters and they can absolutely be loved romantically。 Unfortunately， this took away from the initial focus of the book， in my opinion。 The tail end of the book felt rushed and I wanted to see Josie working more on her story on the directors’ victims versus everything else。 I would also have loved to read about Josie's character development。 She had a lot to overcome。 I was also personally triggered by the way Josie spoke about herself。 It was difficult to read。 I remember being that way when I was her age and even younger and it took me years to develop self-acceptance。 All in all， this story was an important one。 I would love to see if in high school classrooms and school libraries。 Thank you Netgalley for an ARC of the book for an honest review！ 。。。more
Isabel
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I loved this book on so many levels。I found so much of my younger self in Josie。 I wish I would've had a friend like her when I was her age。And I am super happy that this book - and this story it contains - is out in the world。I will make our world a better place。 For sure！Thank you Josie！Thank you Camryn！ I loved this book on so many levels。I found so much of my younger self in Josie。 I wish I would've had a friend like her when I was her age。And I am super happy that this book - and this story it contains - is out in the world。I will make our world a better place。 For sure！Thank you Josie！Thank you Camryn！ 。。。more
Althea
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Off the Record by Camryn Garrett follows Josie Wright who is jetted off on a press tour to interview up-and-coming actor， Marius Canet， after winning a prestigious journalism award。 However， on the press tour， a young actress confides in Josie that she was sexually assaulted by a well-known and well-loved director。 Josie wants to help take down this director but she quickly feels like she’s in over her head， and will it end her journalism career before she’s even got to start it？This is an extre Off the Record by Camryn Garrett follows Josie Wright who is jetted off on a press tour to interview up-and-coming actor， Marius Canet， after winning a prestigious journalism award。 However， on the press tour， a young actress confides in Josie that she was sexually assaulted by a well-known and well-loved director。 Josie wants to help take down this director but she quickly feels like she’s in over her head， and will it end her journalism career before she’s even got to start it？This is an extremely important book for a myriad of reasons。 The main character， Josie， is a fat， Black bisexual teen and all of these facets of her as a person are all equally celebrated in the book。 We see Josie struggle with the – often well-meaning – fatphobic microaggressions from her friends and family， but we also see her celebrate and love her fatness， which is wonderful to see。 She talks about how all of the fad-diets are exactly that – fads – and how easy it is to celebrate being fat online and on social media in general， but when it comes to real life and your faced with other people’s overt fatphobia， it’s a lot more difficult。 I think for all the ways that Camryn Garrett discussed the experience of being fat in this book was so needed and it truly resonated with me – it’s definitely up there with some of the best fat representation I’ve ever read！ Furthermore， both Josie and the love interest in the book are bisexual， and it’s mentioned on page。 We see Josie talk about how cute she finds male， female and nonbinary people， and the love interest gushes about his ex-boyfriend， too。 This type of explicit bi representation is so heartening to see， when so many YA contemporaries brush over it by instead saying that the character ‘likes boys/girls’， is gay or queer， or just implies it otherwise。Aside from these parts of her， we really get to see Josie’s passion and drive for what she does。 She is clearly a talented journalist and is proud about that。 We also see her ambition of getting into her dream historically Black college that so many members of her family also went to。 Speaking of family， there are definitely some complex， and often times complicated， family dynamics in this book， but there is also so much love for family and the role it plays in Josie’s life。 We also see her dealing with failings and things not quite going her way but realising that some things don’t work out but it’ everything turns out well at the end， which I know will be truly heartening for so many teens to read。The relationship at the heart of this book was so， so sweet and healthy and it was truly a joy to read among the tougher topics tackled in the book。 As you start reading the book， you get a hint of who Josie is interested in and seeing that flourish and grow was lovely！ Josie’s new friendships throughout the book also added to the calmer， sweeter aspects of the book and I still adore seeing strong female friendships in YA contemporary after years of seeing so much girl hate。As for the main topic tackled in the book， sexual assault and the #metoo movement were handled so well and so sensitively。 It’s a topic that has been really prevalent recently and I think that talking about it in a YA contemporary is so important。 Two particular discussion points brought up in the book really resonated with me， the first is related to Josie’s own experiences。 When she is in middle school she is sexually assaulted by a classmate， but she and other adults write it off as just ‘boys being boys’ and not so serious because of her age。 Seeing her come to realise that， actually， that was a big deal and it was sexual assault was really cathartic for me to read， as someone who went through something similar。 Another aspect that I found really important to read was the discussion of male sexual assault victims。 A lot of the time when this subject is touched upon， it is brought up almost as a ‘gotcha’ when women and nonbinary people are talking about their experiences， but it was the complete opposite in this book。 The male character in question is very respectful of these women coming forward and his experience is not treated in a way that feels insensitive， and I really appreciated that。Overall， this was a really great book that I cannot recommend enough。 It does tackle some sensitive topics， so I recommend being aware of the trigger warnings for sexual assault， sexual harassment and rape， as well as being in the right mindset before picking this one up， if you do think that it is for you。 It’s such a powerful read that still has its sweet and heart-warming moments， and it’s a real shining star among recent contemporary YA releases。Thanks to Netgalley， Random House， and TBR and Beyond Tours for an eARC in return for an honest review！Want more sapphic books？ You can find me here: Book Blog | Twitter | Instagram 。。。more
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Richetta
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Josie Wright is a 17 year old bisexual， black girl who deals with an anxiety disorder， self-identifies as fat and is a kick-ass teen investigative journalist。 Her writing is what anchors her as she struggles with self-confidence and managing her anxiety。 She pushes herself beyond the high school newspaper and freelances for different publications so that she can continue to challenge herself as a writer。 She wins a contest to write a celebrity profile for Deep Focus magazine during her winter br Josie Wright is a 17 year old bisexual， black girl who deals with an anxiety disorder， self-identifies as fat and is a kick-ass teen investigative journalist。 Her writing is what anchors her as she struggles with self-confidence and managing her anxiety。 She pushes herself beyond the high school newspaper and freelances for different publications so that she can continue to challenge herself as a writer。 She wins a contest to write a celebrity profile for Deep Focus magazine during her winter break。 Part of the gig requires her to go on a press tour with the actor as he promotes his movie。 With her annoying big sister as her chaperone， Josie jumps into a world that feels both exhilarating and overwhelming。 She meets her celebrity profile subject， Marius Canet and the intrigue of romance mixed with some quality journalism is in the air。 But Josie is taken by surprise when another cast member， Penny， approaches her with an open Hollywood secret。 Penny’s sharing of her story triggers a chain of events that brings other women with similar and more egregious experiences out of the woodworks as they share their stories of sexual assault and sexual abuse by a famous director。 I came for…the black girl journalist！ Go Josie！ Go Josie！I stayed for…。the smooth， high quality writing style and the #metoo plotWhy I picked it up: The combination of #metoo， student journalism。 As a former journalist and journalism teacher I am here to support student journalists both fiction and real。 lolHot Cocoa Moments: When Josie let Marius know about her feelings straight up with no chaser。Thank you to NetGalley and Alfred A Knopf for providing this digital arc in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。 Check out my blog， Cocoa With Books， www。cocoawithbooks。com， for the full review。 。。。more
Shannon （It Starts At Midnight）
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You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight Oh， how I fell in love with Josie and her story in Off the Record！ I think a list will do it more justice， frankly， so I shall tell you every single thing that I loved about this story， and why it should be in your life！ t ►Josie！ I loved her。 Loved。 Her。 She was so incredibly relatable and likable and I just clicked with her from the start。 I think she's just written so well， that she You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight Oh， how I fell in love with Josie and her story in Off the Record！ I think a list will do it more justice， frankly， so I shall tell you every single thing that I loved about this story， and why it should be in your life！ t ►Josie！ I loved her。 Loved。 Her。 She was so incredibly relatable and likable and I just clicked with her from the start。 I think she's just written so well， that she felt like I was reading about an actual friend， you know？ A character so fully fleshed out that you could truly understand what made them tick。 I related to a lot of Josie's internal dialogue， too， which made me connect to her even more。 Josie struggles with anxiety， which is likely another reason I identified with a lot of her thought processes。 I thought the author did an incredible job putting Josie's anxiety into words， which is no easy feat！ t ►The story is very writing-centered which is fun。 Josie is an incredible writer， and she wins an opportunity to write a profile on the star of an upcoming movie。 It's so cool because talk about an awesome opportunity！ And she's so great that you are thrilled that she is chosen， of course。 And obviously， she feels a little out of her element at times because so many of the people she encounters are straight up famous， but I love how she held her own even when she was super nervous on the inside！ t ►Family stuff is complex and real。 Wow did I feel Josie's relationship with her mom！ Mine with my dad was so freaking similar， the comments about food and weight and clothes， ugh。 So I felt that so hard。 Josie also has some complex feelings about her sisters。 She's much closer to her eldest sister， but finds her only way to go on this multi-city trip to be with her other sister。 They don't always see eye to eye， but you can feel the love there。 This whole family is just so awesome， frankly。 They're absolutely flawed， but they love each other fiercely， and most importantly， they begin to communicate and grow。 It's awesome， and exactly what I love from a family plot！ t ►The romance is *chef's kiss*。 Marius himself is just kind of the best。 Like， it's super easy to see why Josie fell for him， he's just a great guy。 Thoughtful， kind， funny， charming， smart， and yes， quite handsome。 He's the whole package。 But I loved that their relationship had tests along the way。 Josie had her own internal struggles with insecurity， and Marius has a lot of his own demons to face。 They also have to figure out how to communicate and grow， both together and on their own。 I swooned。 t ►The sexual assault piece was very timely and handled well。 So， as you can imagine， it's a big part of the story。 Imagine a Harvey Weinstein-type， who Josie uncovers has been assaulting and harassing one of the stars of the movie- among many， many others。 Lots of people try to discourage Josie from going public with the story- and even Josie understands why they're saying it。 Hollywood has turned a blind eye for a century plus， what's going to change？ But Josie refuses to accept that， which is all the more reason to love her。 A lot of people have a lot of awful stories to share along the way， but it's very worth it。 Bottom Line: I legit wished I owned a physical copy of this book so I could hug it when I was done。 Is that weird？ Maybe， but I'm okay with it。 It made me happy， and hopeful， and today I can buy it and make my mom read it。**TW for sexual abuse， assault and harassment 。。。more
Megan
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I know a lot of people say this and it might sound cliché， but this book was seriously unputdownable—I kept picking it up in between work tasks （and， ok， sometimes during work tasks） and I read it in a day！As someone with a journalism degree， I’m always a little biased when an mc is a journalist or aspiring journalist， but I would have loved Josie even if she wasn’t in that field。 She’s brave in so many ways， and confident in her writing while honest about her faults and occasional messiness。Jos I know a lot of people say this and it might sound cliché， but this book was seriously unputdownable—I kept picking it up in between work tasks （and， ok， sometimes during work tasks） and I read it in a day！As someone with a journalism degree， I’m always a little biased when an mc is a journalist or aspiring journalist， but I would have loved Josie even if she wasn’t in that field。 She’s brave in so many ways， and confident in her writing while honest about her faults and occasional messiness。Josie is Black， fat， queer （bi or pan questioning）， and has an anxiety disorder。 All of these parts of her identity are discussed and represented on the page， but none are the reason for the story。 Josie is who she is， and she’s taking down a very powerful man in Hollywood！！ （While also writing a profile on a new heartthrob。）Seeing her deal with her anxiety while traveling， interviewing people， and going to press and movie events was so inspiring to me。 I have social anxiety， and it’s hindered my path as a reporter， but Josie hasn’t let it stop her。 She also goes to therapy， which we love to see。I’m terrible at writing reviews for books I love and end up ranting， so let me just say this book spoke to me on some personal levels， but is also just amazing in its own right。 Def recommend！ Just be sure to check content warnings， as this book is inspired by the #MeToo movement。Also， for transparency， I did win this ARC from a charity auction event。 Thanks again for signing it， Camryn！ 😊CW: sexual assault， fatphobia， homophobia， biphobia， sexism， panic attacks 。。。more
Melanie
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4。5 StarsThank you to Netgalley and Knopf Books for Young Readers for an arc of this book。Content Warnings at end of review。 Josie has always had anxiety， but she doesn't let that stop her from pursuing her dream of becoming a journalist。 When she wins a competition for Deep Focus magazine， she is sent on a 2 week long publicity tour with the cast and crew of a new movie to write a profile on the lead actor。 What she doesn't expect is a more important story comes to light while talking to the ca 4。5 StarsThank you to Netgalley and Knopf Books for Young Readers for an arc of this book。Content Warnings at end of review。 Josie has always had anxiety， but she doesn't let that stop her from pursuing her dream of becoming a journalist。 When she wins a competition for Deep Focus magazine， she is sent on a 2 week long publicity tour with the cast and crew of a new movie to write a profile on the lead actor。 What she doesn't expect is a more important story comes to light while talking to the cast of the movie， and she knows that she will have to do everything in her power to make sure it gets told。I loved this book！ I feel like this is such an important story to tell， and it is absolutely relevant to our society。 I definitely got really angry at what was going on at times and frustrated because it is so similar to things that have happened in real life。 I also really loved Josie。 I majorly identified with her right from the beginning， and got caught up in her journey and character growth！ I loved that she didn't have it all together， but she was working on it and determined to succeed。 I also really liked the supporting cast， her sister， her new friends and her mentor。 They all were very interesting characters that did a lot for the story。Pub Date: May 18， 2021Content WarningsGraphic: Sexual assault and FatphobiaModerate: Sexual content， Racism， and Mental illnessMinor: Bullying， Body shaming， and Self harm 。。。more
Aly
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4。5 starsI freaking loved this！ It was adorable and fun and so easy to read。 Josie is relatable， her anxiety can be so hard for her to work through yet she tries and does her best。 The romance was sweet and I rooted for Josie and Marius from the start。 The story about a man abusing his power to sexually assault people was unfortunately realistic， but well handled with a hopeful conclusion。 It was cool seeing behind the scenes of a movie press tour and how reporting goes。 Josie was smart and had 4。5 starsI freaking loved this！ It was adorable and fun and so easy to read。 Josie is relatable， her anxiety can be so hard for her to work through yet she tries and does her best。 The romance was sweet and I rooted for Josie and Marius from the start。 The story about a man abusing his power to sexually assault people was unfortunately realistic， but well handled with a hopeful conclusion。 It was cool seeing behind the scenes of a movie press tour and how reporting goes。 Josie was smart and had amazing questions， I enjoyed seeing people realize that she's a great journalist and someone to be taken seriously。 I also loved the self love theme and that Josie isn't ashamed of her body。 Other people may have comments but she reclaims the word 'fat' and is proud of how she looks。 This flew by and was well paced。 The characters were realistic and easy to connect with。 I can't wait to see this in the world！ I voluntarily read and reviewed this book。 Thank you to Knopf Books for Young Readers and NetGalley for the copy。 。。。more
Jo Liza
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I don't remember where I first saw this book， but once I did I knew I had to read this book。 I've been waiting about a year for this book and it met all my expectations！Josie is an aspiring journalist in her senior year of high school who enters a competition that could land her her big break。 This opportunity means she gets to travel the country on a press tour following the lead actor from his new hit movie。 Once on the press tour she bonds with the actor she's supposed to be interviewing， but I don't remember where I first saw this book， but once I did I knew I had to read this book。 I've been waiting about a year for this book and it met all my expectations！Josie is an aspiring journalist in her senior year of high school who enters a competition that could land her her big break。 This opportunity means she gets to travel the country on a press tour following the lead actor from his new hit movie。 Once on the press tour she bonds with the actor she's supposed to be interviewing， but she also uncovers a Hollywood secret。 She's only 17 is she able to handle writing such an intense story？This is the type of story I wish I had when I was high school。 When I was in high school I actually wanted to major in Journalism， but that was not a major at the university I went to。 I was really into writing and social justice。 I always felt like I had something to say， but didn't always had the courage to share it。 If I had this book growing up I think it would have inspired me and given the courage to write more and share that at a younger age。 I think this book covered various topics well。 Josie is plus size， Black， and has anxiety。 She deals with her insecurities throughout this book， and the reader sees how this impacts her work and daily life。 I never felt like these topics were forced or not genuine。The big topic of this book is inspired by the #MeToo movement。 It was interesting to see the movement through the eyes of a teenager。 This is an important topic so I am glad this story exists for teen readers。I really enjoyed this story。 I felt the story was fast paced， and I loved the tweets that started off the beginning of each chapter。 My biggest critique （and really only one） is the ending。 Once everything came together I was curious as to the aftermath of the events that had just taken place。 I can understand why the author chose to do what she did。 But I still felt like there was more that needed to be said。 I want to know how Josie handles the aftermath。 I want to know how this affects Josie's future。 I think it would be cool to get a sequel of Josie in college where these questions are explored。 Overall， this was an enjoyable and important book。 I am glad I was given the opportunity to read this book。 and I believe many young people will be inspired by Josie。 Thank you Net Galley and Knopf books for young readers for an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Debby
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Off the Record is an enjoyable young adult fiction novel by Camryn Garrett。 It's a timely book which touches on racism， #MeToo and plus size self-loathing。 Josie Wright is a high school student who is a talented journalist。 She wins a contest to write an article about an up and coming actor。 What starts out as a somewhat fun tale of glamor and celebrity turns serious when she uncovers a sexual harassment scandal in the vein of Harvey Weinstein。 Camryn Garrett is a talented writer and the plot wa Off the Record is an enjoyable young adult fiction novel by Camryn Garrett。 It's a timely book which touches on racism， #MeToo and plus size self-loathing。 Josie Wright is a high school student who is a talented journalist。 She wins a contest to write an article about an up and coming actor。 What starts out as a somewhat fun tale of glamor and celebrity turns serious when she uncovers a sexual harassment scandal in the vein of Harvey Weinstein。 Camryn Garrett is a talented writer and the plot was very intriguing。 There is a lot going on， so it felt a little disjointed at times， but it was very entertaining and engrossing。 I liked the portrayal of the relationship between Josie and one of her sisters， Alice。 They don't always get along， but they have each others back more than they realize when things get serious。 I enjoyed this book and hope to read more of her works in the future。 。。。more
Sarah
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TEEN JOURNALISTIC PRODIGY UNVEILS HOLLYWOOD SCANDALJosie Wright， 17， is a burgeoning journalist who has just won the prize of a lifetime: the chance to interview up-and-coming movie star， Marius Canet， as he tours the country promoting his new film。 Along the way， Wright spent time interviewing other cast and crew members， including Penny Livingstone。Wright soon realized that rumors were circulating about Roy Lennox， one of the most prominent filmmakers and the director of Marius's next project。 TEEN JOURNALISTIC PRODIGY UNVEILS HOLLYWOOD SCANDALJosie Wright， 17， is a burgeoning journalist who has just won the prize of a lifetime: the chance to interview up-and-coming movie star， Marius Canet， as he tours the country promoting his new film。 Along the way， Wright spent time interviewing other cast and crew members， including Penny Livingstone。Wright soon realized that rumors were circulating about Roy Lennox， one of the most prominent filmmakers and the director of Marius's next project。 Can Josie overcome her anxiety and find a way to help Penny and others speak out against one of the most powerful men in the industry？I loved that this book tackled many important topics。 This book provides such an honest portrayal of anxiety and shows how Josie is able to overcome these obstacles。 This book releases on Tuesday， May 18。。。be sure to get a copy of Camryn Garrett's fantastic sophomore novel！Thank you to Knopf Books for Young Readers and NetGalley for this Advance Reader's Copy in exchange for an honest review。Favorite Quotes: - "It's not a crime to take up space。"- "I don't know how to separate the [crappy] things a person has fone from their work。"- "Sexual assault is a gigantic display of power。 It's someone's way of saying I'm doing this to you because we both know you can't do anything to stop it。" 。。。more
Heather
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Thanks to Books Forward for the copy of this book！ This was an overall really enjoyable read。 The story was captivating and important。 It took some time to get to the meat of the story， but， I don't think that's a bad thing。 My only complaint is that it built things up well and then wrapped them up so quickly it felt jarring， especially given the timeline in the book。 All in all it was a good story and I'm glad Garrett made it more accessible to younger audiences。 Thanks to Books Forward for the copy of this book！ This was an overall really enjoyable read。 The story was captivating and important。 It took some time to get to the meat of the story， but， I don't think that's a bad thing。 My only complaint is that it built things up well and then wrapped them up so quickly it felt jarring， especially given the timeline in the book。 All in all it was a good story and I'm glad Garrett made it more accessible to younger audiences。 。。。more
˗ˏˋ saoudia！ ˎˊ˗
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solid YA book despite the main character irking me a lot。
caro（lee）na
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tw: sexual assault and sexual harassment this book follows Josie， a seventeen year old journalist who just won a prize to write an article about a movie coming out for a really famous magazine。 along the way， she meets famous people and discovers everything is not what it seems， and ends up writing an article about it that could end her whole career。 there was also a bit of romance that i enjoyed because even though it was a male/female relationship， both people were queer and poc。thank you to N tw: sexual assault and sexual harassment this book follows Josie， a seventeen year old journalist who just won a prize to write an article about a movie coming out for a really famous magazine。 along the way， she meets famous people and discovers everything is not what it seems， and ends up writing an article about it that could end her whole career。 there was also a bit of romance that i enjoyed because even though it was a male/female relationship， both people were queer and poc。thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Simi
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Thank you to Random House's Children and Camryn Garrett for this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。I just want to talk about how loveable all these characters were。 I really loved Josie's character because she was extremely relatable and I could see why this book is one of the most personal books that the author has ever written。 This book discusses a lot about body image， sexual harassment， and race issues as well。 I loved being able to follow the journey of Josie's Thank you to Random House's Children and Camryn Garrett for this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。I just want to talk about how loveable all these characters were。 I really loved Josie's character because she was extremely relatable and I could see why this book is one of the most personal books that the author has ever written。 This book discusses a lot about body image， sexual harassment， and race issues as well。 I loved being able to follow the journey of Josie's character as she goes through with her journaling and how she encounters issues with her body image and how she carries herself。 I also really liked Josie and Mauris's dynamic and how they were able to talk with each other so freely。 Also， this book did a great job of bringing a lot of rep to the LGBTQ+， which I thought was absolutely incredible。There was a couple of errors with the spacing of the words and there was a lot of awkward wording throughout the novel， but then again these were only minor issues。 All in all， this was a really good book and I lowkey wish it was longer。 。。。more
Ritz
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Huge thanks to TBR and Beyond Tours， as well as the author and publisher for sending me an eARC of “Off the Record” in exchange for an honest review！This book was a roller coaster。 I loved， loved， loved it。 And I also have too many thoughts， but let’s try to write a review anyways。The book’s main character is 17 year old Josie Wright， an aspiring journalist。 Josie was so interesting。 I loved her。 I loved everything。 I loved reading about her journey of self-confidence。I loved Penny。 I think some Huge thanks to TBR and Beyond Tours， as well as the author and publisher for sending me an eARC of “Off the Record” in exchange for an honest review！This book was a roller coaster。 I loved， loved， loved it。 And I also have too many thoughts， but let’s try to write a review anyways。The book’s main character is 17 year old Josie Wright， an aspiring journalist。 Josie was so interesting。 I loved her。 I loved everything。 I loved reading about her journey of self-confidence。I loved Penny。 I think some people were annoyed with her， but I wasn’t。 I think I understood what she was trying to say， and what she had to do。 Marius was so sweet。 I think at the beginning something about him rubbed me wrong that was stopped really quick。 I learned to love him。 I loved the writing style。 Formal and crisp， yet I could believe that it was a teenager's perspective。 I haven't read the author's other book， Full Disclosure yet， but I really want to， especially if the writing is this good。 The anxiety representation was very well done。 Josie says at the beginning of the story that she sees a therapist because of her anxiety。 Josie tries to keep it under control by herself but that’s not how you get better， which she slowly learns。 She realizes over the course of the novel that you can be emotional even if you have anxiety， you shouldn’t be ashamed because it’s something that a lot of people deal with too。 Josie learns that she’s not alone in her mental illness。There were beautiful messages of self-love throughout the book。 Josie mentions at the beginning of the book that she knows that she is fat。 She is insecure about her body， like many people， but at the same time， she doesn’t want people to look at her a different way， which is understandable。 But， something that stood out to me was that she told herself that she was beautiful and the realism of it was so amazing。 She talks about her not being what people thought of when they thought of “beautiful“。 She comes to terms with this throughout the book and I loved reading about her journey。Overall， this was amazing。_____________________________So sweet and inspiring！ Full review to come。 。。。more
Courtney
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I received an ARC from the publisher and am voluntarily posting a review。 All opinions are my own。 Prior to picking this up， I knew next to nothing about Off the Record， except that I was familiar with the author， Camryn Garrett， from Twitter， and the premise involving MeToo sounded promising。 While I knew it would be issue-heavy and make me think， I also fully enjoyed it for everything it was once I got into the “meat” of it。I really liked how it peeled back the layers of what goes on behind-th I received an ARC from the publisher and am voluntarily posting a review。 All opinions are my own。 Prior to picking this up， I knew next to nothing about Off the Record， except that I was familiar with the author， Camryn Garrett， from Twitter， and the premise involving MeToo sounded promising。 While I knew it would be issue-heavy and make me think， I also fully enjoyed it for everything it was once I got into the “meat” of it。I really liked how it peeled back the layers of what goes on behind-the-scenes in Hollywood， particularly in terms of the long history of misconduct in the industry， and how that trend resonates on a deeper level with what women and BIPOC are dealing with in other lines of work。 Given “cancel culture” is one of the dog whistles used whenever someone is being held accountable for anything from a tasteless joke to outright vile things like sexual assault and involvement in murder， I appreciated the frank conversations going on in the book about the levels of “bad” behavior， from what we would term as “problematic” to outright vile and criminal， and the question of whether the good someone contributed can outweigh the bad。 Josie as a character is incredibly well-written， and I loved the nuance with which she views the situation， being unsure she should be the one to bring the allegations of misconduct to light。 She’s also dealing with other issues by virtue of her own identity as a queer plus-size Black girl in an industry known for prizing the exact opposite。 And while it took time to grow on me， I did like the romance with Marius， given what they share as queer teens who’ve both dealt with trauma。 And there’s a nice element of wish-fulfillment in their relationship with the journalist winning the actor’s heart。 This is a beautiful， utterly engrossing book， tackling tough topics with care and a light touch of humor。 Fans of more hard-hitting contemporaries will not be disappointed！ 。。。more
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