Book Review: The Mummy Bloggers

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This book review, ‘The Mummy Bloggers,’ is about three mommy bloggers who are followed, idolized, imitated, taunted, and trolled online.

Book Summary:

Sometimes life behind the screen is not as rosy as it seems. So meet three Mummy Bloggers.

Elle Campbell is a glossy, Lycra-clad mum with washboard abs, a ten-year plan and a secret past.

Abi Black has quit sugar, moved to the country, and is homeschooling her kids.

Leisel Adams slogs away at her office job each day before rushing home, steeped in guilt, to spend precious moments with her kids before bedtime.

When all three women are nominated for a prestigious blogging award with a hefty cash prize, the scene is set for a brutal battle for hearts, minds, and clicks. As the awards night gets closer, their lies get bigger, and their stunts get more dramatic. Some mistakes from the past become increasingly hard to hide.

‘The Mummy Bloggers’ is a sharp and funny look at the power of social media and the women behind the likes, shares, and filters.

My Review:

I loved this book, and I didn’t want it to end. So I read it slowly to take it all in. Obviously, since I’m a blogger, it was interesting in itself.

People often think that bloggers live in a perfect world. For some bloggers, every morsel they eat, every outfit they wear is for their readers. To get “likes.” And followers.

Maybe for that reason, I don’t dwell on social media. I find it all terribly depressing to spend my time trying to get followers and likes. I’d rather enjoy social media than bank on it to make money.

I can’t imagine thinking it necessary to take pics of what I’m eating. It isn’t all that interesting, and sometimes it’s a mere TV dinner and a hot roll.

This is a good read. It is both funny and sad. But the author writes so well that it makes no difference what mood she’s striving for. If you’re anything like me, you’ll love it all.

I’d like to read more of this author’s books in the future.

About The Author:

Holly Wainwright is a former Mancunian Sydneysider who came to Australia as a footloose traveler more than 20 years ago. Since then, Holly has had a long career as a journalist and editor, originally in travel and celebrity magazines and now online.

She’s been working in digital media for three years, most recently as Head of Entertainment at Mamamia. She also hosts a parenting podcast, has two small children, lives by the ocean, and wishes there were four more hours in every day.

I hope you enjoyed this book review.