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I enjoyed this book and thank Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read it.

I love Shappi Khorsandi. She is one of my favourite comedians and she brings her individual wit to this story. I might be a little older than the target demographic but I think it would be great for readers at a similar age to the protagonist.

Not bad but not really what I was expecting. It had some great points just it wasn't really what I thought it would be.

I loved this book, lovely Nina who I really felt for and wanted her to be ok. Made me look at my life in some aspects. Really heartwarming story. Highly recommended.

A brutally realistic, terrifying book that should be compulsory reading for all teenagers. This is the authors debut, and she's done such an amazing job. Brilliantly written, the author doesn't try to cushion reality or sugarcoat things. It's alcoholism in all it's ugly, graphic reality. hard to read at times, but you can't stop, no way. A very thought-provoking read. Highly recommend.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to read and review this book.

After losing and replacing my broken Kindle and getting a new phone I was unable to download the title again for review as it was no longer available on Netgalley.

I’m really sorry about this and hope that it won’t affect you allowing me to read and review your titles in the future.

Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity.
Natalie.

Thank you Shappi Khorsandi and Random House UK, Ebury Publishing for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Nina does not have a drinking problem. She likes a drink, sure. But what 17-year-old doesn’t?

Nina’s mum isn’t so sure. But she’s busy with her new husband and five year old Katie. And Nina’s almost an adult after all.

And if Nina sometimes wakes up with little memory of what happened the night before, then her friends are all too happy to fill in the blanks. Nina’s drunken exploits are the stuff of college legend.

But then one dark Sunday morning, even her friends can’t help piece together Saturday night. All Nina feels is a deep sense of shame, that something very bad has happened to her…

Fantastically dark, funny, and shocking read, as promised.

What an emotional rollercoaster!

Every so often you come across those books that really change your perspective of life and this is certainly one of them. Nina is Not OK is an honest depiction of addiction and, while some parts were difficult to read, every page gripped me.

Highly recommend!

Nina is not OK is Shappi Khorsandi's debut novel. This author arrives on the scene with a bang! We meet 17 year old Nina on the possibly worst night of her young life. We experience from Nina's point of view how one fateful evening can impact your life.
Shappi Khorsandi tackles serious topics such as consent and addiction with sensitivity, kindness, compassion and a big portion of humour. Nina is not ok is a raw and honest story of coming of age, growing and growing up.
The book brings to mind the struggles young women in this day and age face, the prejudices that still exist and how social media amplifies misgivings and mistakes.
Nina is a complex character, the author did a great job developing the many layers and facets of our protagonist. The story moves along at a nice pace and we meet Nina's besties and a host of supporting cast along the way. Definitely a recommended book for young adults.

Thank you Netgalley for my copy of this book.

I found the main character to be thoroughly annoying when I first started reading this book but I persevered as hints given about the character told me that there was more to her story. I am really glad I did.
Her story was insightful and told in a very different way to other books, especially in the young adult genre. It did not hit you in the face with the facts of the story but funnelled them in a way that was humourous in a way but horrific in another. It was refreshing to have a story about alcoholism in someone so young and rape experiences from the victims side that was realistic and profound.

Highly recommend that any young adult collection has this book.

Good day! Before anything else, I would like to extend my deepest, sincerest gratitude for sending me a digital review copy of this book (via NetGalley). Thank you very much for the opportunity!

Unfortunately, I am sad to say that I have lost interest in this particular title, and consequently, I have decided against finishing it. Forcing myself to finish a book I am disinterested in (solely for the sake of finishing it) can only negatively impact the entirety of my reading experience, which, in turn, could result in me writing an unfairly negative review. That is a circumstance I hope to avoid. With that said, I believe that the best course of action is for me to simply not read it and to refrain from publicly posting any feedback regarding this book.

I hope you understand where I'm coming from. Again, thank you for the lovely opportunity!

I'm going to be honest: I found the first third of this pretty slow. In fact, I'd almost decided to give up on it. Nina is 17, she has a difficult background and is struggling with being dumped by her joined-at-the-hip boyfriend. There's a lot of her getting drunk, making very poor decisions and spiralling down into an even worse place than she's already in. I ended up skipping a few chapters at this point, just to see what was going to happen. I landed back in as her mother turns up and whisks her off to a rehab facility. I read the rest in one go.

By the end, I can see why the beginning section needed to be as disastrous and incident packed as it was, because then the redemptive climb has a much bigger impact. The characters are well-drawn, if in a brightly coloured YA way, and their actions weren't always entirely credible. I was, however, ultimately very drawn in to their world. The events which unfolded on New Year's Eve were genuinely shocking, made the more so because the setting up of it had been allowed to die into the background, so I wasn't expecting it. The scenes in rehab, and when AA came into the story were the weakest part, losing all sense of life and becoming 'Nina tells us about alcoholism and AA'. Charming, often hard-hitting, and well worth a read.

I wish I'd read this book when I was a teenager. It challenges so called social norms around alcohol, relationships, public perception of drunken behaviour and delivers a clear message of the hellish mental illness that alcoholics suffer as well as highlighting the suffering of their family and friends. I read some of this with my hands over my eyes, cringing and willing Nina not to behave how she does when she's drunk but it's so well written it's clear she has no more control over her actions than I do reading about them. There are a lot of amazing insights and this book delivers an overall clear message about the perception of young women, and men, of sex and sexuality...that respect, understanding and compassion are mandatory in all our relationships, especially the one we have with ourselves.

I didn't end up finishing this book, although I love Shappi Khorsandi and I'm very glad she wrote this. I think it's a novel I would have benefitted from reading during my teenage or early adult years; accessible, funny, unpreachy, but I can only imagine cautionary (despite not finishing.) I find her writing style charming, I'm just not at the right stage of life to be gripped enough by the story right now. Hopefully it will find the right audience!

Not for the easily shocked! Nina is more than just a party animal. She is an alcoholic whose life is out of control and cannot stop herself getting into humiliating situations with men. It's very graphic and details every one of Nina’s embarrassing moments. At points, the book reminded me of Louise O'Neill's Asking For It, which was equally shocking and uncomfortable to read sometimes.

Nina has a really rough time and for a lot of the book she blames herself for what happened that night. But alcoholism is an illness and she wasn't the only person there that night. Alex took advantage of the situation and did a horrendous thing. And afterwards he continued to control and manipulate others to hide what a evil person he is.

I really like Nina's younger sister, Katie and the way Nina was with her. I think in a way, it was Katie that helped save her.

I think Shappi has captured teen life well. The hurtful, selfish things that teens do and the way they treat people.

I apologise for not having read this book, but for some reason I was unaware that it was available for me - I've only just found out. I'm sorry.

Gritty and realistic portrayal of a young girls struggle to overcome alcohol and her teenage years. A good read.

I unfortunately was not able to read this book before the archive date. Someday I hope to read and review it for my blog. I will give a 5 star review on here so that I don't mess with it's rating.

I was extremely excited to a review this for Netgalley when I received it. I am a big fan of Shappi Khorsandi and even graduated from the same university as her.
Unfortunately for me I could not get into this book.
I honestly couldn’t get past Nina. She was a horrible character and I felt really uncomfortable in a really cringe way reading about her experiences.
I think this book just isn’t for me and I’m sorry for that.