Reviews

Off the Record by Camryn Garrett

abesreading's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

in_and_out_of_the_stash's review

3.0

Just lately it seems as if all the books I'm reading should be rated an extra 1/2 star. I don't feel that this book is worth 4 stars but 3 stars does not seem enough.

I ended up reading this in short spurts - the main characters anxiety made me anxious, the fact that other men did not do anything when actresses were being sexually assaulted which was a repetition of the Ronan Farrow book about Weinstein made, how annoying she was towards her sister.

akacya's review against another edition

4.0

2024 reads: 22/250

content warnings: sexual assault & harassment, fatphobia

josie wright is both excited and nervous when she wins a contest to write a celebrity profile. while working on marius canet’s profile, she learns a terrible secret about someone he’s worked with, and she’s torn between writing this story and potentially ruining her career before it starts, or staying silent and having this eat at her.

this was my first camryn garrett book and i already can’t wait to read more! i loved how this story came together. josie is torn between her two projects (one of which she has to keep secret) and she feels like she doesn’t really have anyone to discuss this with. her sister took this trip with her, but their relationship is pretty rocky. (this does, thankfully, get better.) i loved josie and how her character growth was depicted throughout the novel. i highly recommend this book!

eeliyah's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

welcometomynirvana's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

avkesner's review

4.0

What a fantastic book! I feel like sometimes I give YA stories less credit than they deserve. I have an unfair perception that because they are for younger readers, they are less serious or the writing is weaker. That is not the case with Off the Record. Camryn Garrett takes on tough, important topics beyond the #MeToo theme of the book: she talks about race, sexual orientation, and positive body image in a way that is respectful, thoughtful and important. Off the Record follows the story of Josie Wright, a high school student who wins a journalism award and is assigned to write a profile of a young actor for a famous magazine. Garrett raises challenges everyone to not allow silence to perpetuate repeated sexual abuse and harassment and empowers young people to see that they, too, can be a catalyst for change. I loved the characters and the raw honesty of the story.


I just reviewed Off the Record by Camryn Garrett. #OfftheRecord Thanks to #NetGalley for the eARC.

thenextgenlibrarian's review

4.0

Almost Famous meets the #metoo movement in Off the Record.
✍

dawn_chen's review

4.0

3. 75⭐. This was a good read about a plus-sized black girl with anxiety who finds herself in the middle of bringing down a famous filmmaker who is a predator. I felt the main character's struggle, especially her experience with anxiety is something I could really feel in my day to day life, too. Her being a journalist and people underestimating it as just a "hobby" is something i feel for my writing as well. So although I didn't really feel that invested in the romance subplot, or that side characters feel one dimensional at times. I still quite enjoyed this ya contemporary about the #MeToo movement.

shiarraell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

shes__allison's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault