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Siri, kim jestem?
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Mia budzi się w szpitalu z… amnezją. Nie potrafi sobie przypomnieć nawet swojego imienia. Przy sobie ma jedynie podartą imprezową sukienkę od Prady, pomadkę Chanel i iPhone’a z rozbitym wyświetlaczem. Ponieważ nie pamięta niczego ze swojego życia, musi je odbudować na podstawie zdjęć, które zamieściła na Instagramie. Niby prosta sprawa, prawda? Zawsze jakiś trop. Cóż, może i tak by było, gdyby nie fakt, że fotki, które wrzucamy na Insta to najczęściej podkolorowana wersja rzeczywistości, niekoniecznie mająca wiele wspólnego z prawdą. A wszystko wskazuje na to, że Mia była prawdziwą mistrzynią kreowania wizerunku. Niestety przekona się, że za imponującym internetowym wizerunkiem kryją się mało spektakularne realia. Pomoże jej w tym Max, którego przypadkiem pozna i który sprawi, że Mia poczuje "to coś". Ale czy bez insta filtrów będzie dla niego równie atrakcyjna?
Siri, kim jestem? to z jednej strony przenikliwa satyra na świat, w którym najważniejszy jest Instagram i kolejne selfie, z drugiej zaś urocza historia miłosna o dziewczynie, w której życiu coś się zmienia.
Mia budzi się w szpitalu z… amnezją. Nie potrafi sobie przypomnieć nawet swojego imienia. Przy sobie ma jedynie podartą imprezową sukienkę od Prady, pomadkę Chanel i iPhone’a z rozbitym wyświetlaczem. Ponieważ nie pamięta niczego ze swojego życia, musi je odbudować na podstawie zdjęć, które zamieściła na Instagramie. Niby prosta sprawa, prawda? Zawsze jakiś trop. Cóż, może i tak by było, gdyby nie fakt, że fotki, które wrzucamy na Insta to najczęściej podkolorowana wersja rzeczywistości, niekoniecznie mająca wiele wspólnego z prawdą. A wszystko wskazuje na to, że Mia była prawdziwą mistrzynią kreowania wizerunku. Niestety przekona się, że za imponującym internetowym wizerunkiem kryją się mało spektakularne realia. Pomoże jej w tym Max, którego przypadkiem pozna i który sprawi, że Mia poczuje "to coś". Ale czy bez insta filtrów będzie dla niego równie atrakcyjna?
Siri, kim jestem? to z jednej strony przenikliwa satyra na świat, w którym najważniejszy jest Instagram i kolejne selfie, z drugiej zaś urocza historia miłosna o dziewczynie, w której życiu coś się zmienia.
392 pages, Paperback
First published January 12, 2021
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About the author
Sam Tschida
6 books288 followersSam Tschida (pronounced cheetah) is a rom-com author. She lives with her gang of children, a couple of poorly behaved dogs, and one handsome man. When she’s not writing she is probably making lasagna. Just kidding. Who knows what she’s doing, least of all Sam. The only guarantee is that she is actively brainstorming her next book. And if we’re being honest, it’s pretty likely that she’s not making lasagna, unless it’s the frozen kind. Shout out to Mrs. Stouffers!
Besides living the dream writing books, she edits other peoples’ books and teaches writing classes, but she is a Pisces so we might as well call it what it is, therapy. So boiled down, Sam is an unlicensed therapist who also writes rom-coms.
Besides living the dream writing books, she edits other peoples’ books and teaches writing classes, but she is a Pisces so we might as well call it what it is, therapy. So boiled down, Sam is an unlicensed therapist who also writes rom-coms.
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February 9, 2020
'Siri, Who Am I?' tells the story of a young woman, Mia, who wakes up in hospital with short-term amnesia. With the help of Siri and a man called Max, Mia works her way through her old Instagram posts to piece together her life and work out who she is.
As a woman in my late twenties, I was looking forward to reading this book. I expected a story that told the journey of the main character's self-realisation, in addition to humourous references to the life of millennials e.g. avocado on toast.
However, I'm afraid that I really didn't enjoy the story at all. The plot seemed completely implausible right from the beginning (the hospital releases a patient who's had a knock to the head and admits that she doesn't know who she is or where she lives). The book seemed to rely on the played-out storyline of a woman waking up with amnesia and realising that something isn't right (I'm not against this storyline at all; I've just read books that have done it a lot better)!
On top of that, the main character was obnoxious, not one of the characters has any common sense, and all of the males were quite pathetic in their desperation to please the main character.
Finally, who doesn't enjoy a good Instagram filter? However, the amount of hashtags used throughout the book was #cringe.
To summarise, the plot of 'Siri, Who Am I?' could have been interesting, but it failed to live up to my expectations.
Note: I was provided a free copy of this book by Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
#siriwhoami #netgalley
As a woman in my late twenties, I was looking forward to reading this book. I expected a story that told the journey of the main character's self-realisation, in addition to humourous references to the life of millennials e.g. avocado on toast.
However, I'm afraid that I really didn't enjoy the story at all. The plot seemed completely implausible right from the beginning (the hospital releases a patient who's had a knock to the head and admits that she doesn't know who she is or where she lives). The book seemed to rely on the played-out storyline of a woman waking up with amnesia and realising that something isn't right (I'm not against this storyline at all; I've just read books that have done it a lot better)!
On top of that, the main character was obnoxious, not one of the characters has any common sense, and all of the males were quite pathetic in their desperation to please the main character.
Finally, who doesn't enjoy a good Instagram filter? However, the amount of hashtags used throughout the book was #cringe.
To summarise, the plot of 'Siri, Who Am I?' could have been interesting, but it failed to live up to my expectations.
Note: I was provided a free copy of this book by Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
#siriwhoami #netgalley
June 28, 2021
There is this Gen X and Bommer obsession with millennials-isms. Smartphones, Kardashians, and quinoa- the caricature of the modern millennial seems like it's always the same brand of vapid. Then you get these middle-aged people patting themselves on the back for their edgy observations, personified in comedy, TV, books, you name it. Good job, you really had something to say about modern pop culture.
While Siri, Who Am I isn't a complete and direct example of an out of touch person trying to break down the walls of millennial consumerism (taking a much lighter tone) even the title is cringy at best, reflecting that classic millennial strawman.
Theres a lot of pop culture dropping in this book. A lot of it.
Its saving grace is that it's light-hearted and an easy read. If you are already on board with the premise of knocking a millennial Paris Hilton down a peg and can suspend disbelief, this is Meg Cabot style readable and can absolutely be fun- but if you are tired of Kardashian jokes, i'd skip it.
May 7, 2020
I received an ARC of this book for free from the publisher (Quirk Books) in exchange for an honest review.
I give this book 3.5 stars which rounds up to 4.
I just want to start off by saying that you have to suspend your disbelief to fully enjoy this book. If you go into the book thinking it’s going to be super realistic, you’re not going to enjoy it. There are lot of things that are pretty unbelievable. So if you read this book, just follow Mia and just go with it. Don’t think too much about it.
The premise and storyline was really fun. Using social media to discover who she is so current and such a millennial thing to do. I loved following her on her quest to find out who the heck she is.
The book had footnotes throughout and I found them to be a really cute touch. They added a lot of humor to the story.
There’s a brief mention of Keanu Reeves on page 55 that I loved. Keanu Reeves is my favorite so any mention of him is a plus in my book.
I was a little underwhelmed at the end. Once I found out what happened to Mia and who she was, I didn’t have any sort of reaction to it. I felt a little let down. There was a lot of build up, but ultimately it wasn’t as exciting as I thought it would be.
Overall, if you are looking for something quick and light (and kind of ridiculous) to read, this book may be for you.
I give this book 3.5 stars which rounds up to 4.
I just want to start off by saying that you have to suspend your disbelief to fully enjoy this book. If you go into the book thinking it’s going to be super realistic, you’re not going to enjoy it. There are lot of things that are pretty unbelievable. So if you read this book, just follow Mia and just go with it. Don’t think too much about it.
The premise and storyline was really fun. Using social media to discover who she is so current and such a millennial thing to do. I loved following her on her quest to find out who the heck she is.
The book had footnotes throughout and I found them to be a really cute touch. They added a lot of humor to the story.
There’s a brief mention of Keanu Reeves on page 55 that I loved. Keanu Reeves is my favorite so any mention of him is a plus in my book.
I was a little underwhelmed at the end. Once I found out what happened to Mia and who she was, I didn’t have any sort of reaction to it. I felt a little let down. There was a lot of build up, but ultimately it wasn’t as exciting as I thought it would be.
Overall, if you are looking for something quick and light (and kind of ridiculous) to read, this book may be for you.
March 8, 2021
Another seemingly in the minority review. I really did not like this one so props to people who were able to connect with it. So far, I'm 0-3 in March reads.
Let me just start off by saying that I thought this was a YA novel. The cover feels very young and the MC acts about 14 throughout the entire book, so... I read some other people's reviews and they were like "you must suspend your disbelief to fully enjoy this book". And it's 100% true but I just couldn't suspend it far enough. This will probably be a ranting review. You have been warned.
Ok, so what's it about? Well, out MC Mia wakes up in the hospital with no memory of who she is. She has no ID on her, only her cracked phone. All she knows is she has a head injury and she was brought into the ER wearing a Prada dress and a crown. Soon the hospital just dumps her on the front steps and says bye to this person WHO HAS NO IDEA WHO SHE IS. There is one nice nurse who is like, "call me when you get where you're going so I know you're safe." But that's it. No one offers to help her or you know, call the police since it was obvious she was victim of a crime. But anyway, let's move on.
So Mia decides to retrace her life through her Instagram - because everyone tells the truth online. In doing this, she finds a house that she posted and and just assumes it's hers. Inside, she meets Max, the current housesitter because the owner is out of town. This doesn't phase Mia, she still is certain she lives here even though there is nothing female anywhere. And Max just lets her stay. Doesn't call the owner to see if he knows this crazy person, nope, just lets her take the master bedroom. Worst housesitter ever.
It only gets worse from there. Mia just assumes everything on her Insta is facts. That yacht she posted a picture of? She just walks on board and starts going through things like she owns it - which she is 100% sure she does. What really bothered me is that Mia had PLENTY of opportunities to actually find out who she was but she just flat out refused. Instead she lied to everyone and drove someone else's car all over Long Beach chasing her Insta.
And the romance? Very Insta-love and very unbelievable. There was zero chemistry between the two and it just made no sense. Mia, honey, you have no memory of your past, maybe take some Me time.
I found Mia to be a horrible character and I kept cringing at her inner dialogue. But what should I have expected from someone who feels a kinship with the Kardashians and uses hashtags in her thoughts. So many hashtags...
Overall, this was #notforme
Let me just start off by saying that I thought this was a YA novel. The cover feels very young and the MC acts about 14 throughout the entire book, so... I read some other people's reviews and they were like "you must suspend your disbelief to fully enjoy this book". And it's 100% true but I just couldn't suspend it far enough. This will probably be a ranting review. You have been warned.
Ok, so what's it about? Well, out MC Mia wakes up in the hospital with no memory of who she is. She has no ID on her, only her cracked phone. All she knows is she has a head injury and she was brought into the ER wearing a Prada dress and a crown. Soon the hospital just dumps her on the front steps and says bye to this person WHO HAS NO IDEA WHO SHE IS. There is one nice nurse who is like, "call me when you get where you're going so I know you're safe." But that's it. No one offers to help her or you know, call the police since it was obvious she was victim of a crime. But anyway, let's move on.
So Mia decides to retrace her life through her Instagram - because everyone tells the truth online. In doing this, she finds a house that she posted and and just assumes it's hers. Inside, she meets Max, the current housesitter because the owner is out of town. This doesn't phase Mia, she still is certain she lives here even though there is nothing female anywhere. And Max just lets her stay. Doesn't call the owner to see if he knows this crazy person, nope, just lets her take the master bedroom. Worst housesitter ever.
It only gets worse from there. Mia just assumes everything on her Insta is facts. That yacht she posted a picture of? She just walks on board and starts going through things like she owns it - which she is 100% sure she does. What really bothered me is that Mia had PLENTY of opportunities to actually find out who she was but she just flat out refused. Instead she lied to everyone and drove someone else's car all over Long Beach chasing her Insta.
And the romance? Very Insta-love and very unbelievable. There was zero chemistry between the two and it just made no sense. Mia, honey, you have no memory of your past, maybe take some Me time.
I found Mia to be a horrible character and I kept cringing at her inner dialogue. But what should I have expected from someone who feels a kinship with the Kardashians and uses hashtags in her thoughts. So many hashtags...
Overall, this was #notforme
April 7, 2020
dnf
I tried my best to finish this, but in the end, just the thought of picking it up again, felt like a killing blow to my reading mood...
It started out not that bad, as long as I could suspend my disbelief that someone with amnesia was being released from a hospital without having a clue of who she was... but then I was like, 'well this is merica, so maybe this is how they do it?' #Baffled
Thing is, after awhile Mia started to get on my freaking nerves, and I coulnd't stand her "voice".
She's this _supposed_ rich girl, and even without having a home, and money, she manages just fine due to a small amount of hare brained twats, that decide to do her biding... -_-
Well the girl's favorite show is the Kardashians, so I really have no one to blame but myself.
Also there can be such a thing as too many hashtag's mentions.
Not for me.
I tried my best to finish this, but in the end, just the thought of picking it up again, felt like a killing blow to my reading mood...
It started out not that bad, as long as I could suspend my disbelief that someone with amnesia was being released from a hospital without having a clue of who she was... but then I was like, 'well this is merica, so maybe this is how they do it?' #Baffled
Thing is, after awhile Mia started to get on my freaking nerves, and I coulnd't stand her "voice".
She's this _supposed_ rich girl, and even without having a home, and money, she manages just fine due to a small amount of hare brained twats, that decide to do her biding... -_-
Well the girl's favorite show is the Kardashians, so I really have no one to blame but myself.
Also there can be such a thing as too many hashtag's mentions.
Not for me.
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October 22, 2025nancy made me read this so she could have someone to talk to about how mad it made her.
it made me mad, too. it's nothing. it barely exists.
it made me mad, too. it's nothing. it barely exists.
March 2, 2025
Is Mia smart? Very smart. STREET smart.
But that and a buck fifty will buy her doodlysquat when she’s 75, like me.
The storms never abate at that point! Fill your boots, Mia!
But, in a very real sense, Mia is in the eye of a HUMONGOUS storm NOW.
She has lost her identity in an accident. (My neuroleptics did the same thing to me in 1991. They call it Risperdal. It stunned the daylights out of this dumb bunny!)
Oh, well. It’s temporary in her case (as it was in mine).
No skin off her butt, she can just be Woke. And so survive.
Until she’s an old timer. And then she’s outa there.
Live and learn.
***
But then, thank Heaven, her life gets complicated in her story.
REAL complicated.
Welcome to the Human Race, Mia!
***
This book talks tough, but talk is cheap…
Oh, well. E for effort.
You see, the mountains Mia CAN’T scale are the Existential Cliffs we all face.
Woke does not make Right.
Three and a Half Stars, gratefully rounded to Four for its colossal premise!
But that and a buck fifty will buy her doodlysquat when she’s 75, like me.
The storms never abate at that point! Fill your boots, Mia!
But, in a very real sense, Mia is in the eye of a HUMONGOUS storm NOW.
She has lost her identity in an accident. (My neuroleptics did the same thing to me in 1991. They call it Risperdal. It stunned the daylights out of this dumb bunny!)
Oh, well. It’s temporary in her case (as it was in mine).
No skin off her butt, she can just be Woke. And so survive.
Until she’s an old timer. And then she’s outa there.
Live and learn.
***
But then, thank Heaven, her life gets complicated in her story.
REAL complicated.
Welcome to the Human Race, Mia!
***
This book talks tough, but talk is cheap…
Oh, well. E for effort.
You see, the mountains Mia CAN’T scale are the Existential Cliffs we all face.
Woke does not make Right.
Three and a Half Stars, gratefully rounded to Four for its colossal premise!
July 3, 2024
This was a DNF at around 70ish% and I'm glad because this is one of the worst books I’ve ever read in my entire life.
It starts with the main character waking up in a hospital with memory loss after an unknown accident. I'm actually jealous of the MC. I wish I didn't remember reading this book.
It’s like the author collected every stereotype of millennials and Californians, blended them up, and out came the main character.
Also, what’s up with all the hashtags? We get it, the author is #trendy.
If you think you want to read this, you’re wrong.
It starts with the main character waking up in a hospital with memory loss after an unknown accident. I'm actually jealous of the MC. I wish I didn't remember reading this book.
It’s like the author collected every stereotype of millennials and Californians, blended them up, and out came the main character.
Also, what’s up with all the hashtags? We get it, the author is #trendy.
If you think you want to read this, you’re wrong.
July 14, 2021
#millenial (derogatory)
February 29, 2020
Our protagonist here doesn't begin her story with an existential crisis. It's actually a literal "Who am I?" identity crisis, when she wakes up in a Los Angeles hospital with a head injury and no idea of who she is. She remembers nothing about herself, not even her name, although she can rattle off without hesitation the names of all the Kardashians and knows intimate details of their lives. (Well, you know, "intimate" to everyone who watches their reality show.)
All she knows is that she was wearing a beautiful yellow Prada cocktail dress with shoes and cape to match when she was brought to the hospital, has a Chanel lipstick with her, and has a top-of-the-line, state-of-the-art haircut (albeit, at the moment, a bit messy with blood in the hair and staples in the scalp). But, most important of all, her cracked i- phone was found in working condition after a needed charge.
So, of course, she asks the expected question of it, "Siri, who am I?", and finds that she is Mia, last name unknown, has an Instagram account which shows her living the good life, and manages, after being discharged from the hospital, to find her way to a beautiful pink duplex owned by a French billionaire with whom she seems to have a very close romantic relationship.
A billionaire who is, at the moment, out of the country, leaving his place in the care of Max, a handsome Ph.D in neuroscience with the habit of wearing T-shirts saying things like "It's not your limbic system, it's mine", who is housesitting to supplement his income.
Well, yes, this is an absurd set-up. In the first place, Mia would not be released from the hospital in her present condition, and, in the second, how convenient is it that there's a kind, considerate Ph.D housesitter willing to help her out in her search for herself? But just go with the flow, people, because this is cute and funny and actually has a bit of a message about knowing yourself (4realz).
The more Mia learns about herself, the less she actually likes. And then there's also the possibility that the injury that put her in the hospital was the result of attempted murder. This is an entertaining, easy-breezy read, part mystery, part rom-com, part social commentary. At first Mia seems to be as "air-headed" as any of the Kardashians but then there will be an existential crisis for her and an interesting learning curve.
The read has some superficially insightful commentary on our social media oriented culture of today. Like the addiction to selfies, when Max says, "All you do is take pictures of yourself," and Mia replies, "...Not taking pictures of yourself doesn't make you better than me," receiving the reply, "Ummm, it might."
And the addiction to Instagram. "You can be anyone you want online. There's a filter for any look...any mood..." So there's no need to be real, in other words. And there's a fun put-down of hashtags, as in this moment when a friend says, "Ohmygod. That's like hashtag the worst", a comment that Mia internally critiques as "That's like hashtag the dumbest sentence I've ever heard."
This is definitely chick lit but it's fun and has a few moments of self-reflection about who you are, is your real self enough or do you need an Instagram self to feel self worth, and so forth. It was entertaining to follow Mia along in her quest to recover her identity and her decision to make some changes in that old identity. I enjoyed it, 4realz.
(I also confess to liking the author's last name. Who wouldn't like a name that's pronounced "Cheetah"?)
All she knows is that she was wearing a beautiful yellow Prada cocktail dress with shoes and cape to match when she was brought to the hospital, has a Chanel lipstick with her, and has a top-of-the-line, state-of-the-art haircut (albeit, at the moment, a bit messy with blood in the hair and staples in the scalp). But, most important of all, her cracked i- phone was found in working condition after a needed charge.
So, of course, she asks the expected question of it, "Siri, who am I?", and finds that she is Mia, last name unknown, has an Instagram account which shows her living the good life, and manages, after being discharged from the hospital, to find her way to a beautiful pink duplex owned by a French billionaire with whom she seems to have a very close romantic relationship.
A billionaire who is, at the moment, out of the country, leaving his place in the care of Max, a handsome Ph.D in neuroscience with the habit of wearing T-shirts saying things like "It's not your limbic system, it's mine", who is housesitting to supplement his income.
Well, yes, this is an absurd set-up. In the first place, Mia would not be released from the hospital in her present condition, and, in the second, how convenient is it that there's a kind, considerate Ph.D housesitter willing to help her out in her search for herself? But just go with the flow, people, because this is cute and funny and actually has a bit of a message about knowing yourself (4realz).
The more Mia learns about herself, the less she actually likes. And then there's also the possibility that the injury that put her in the hospital was the result of attempted murder. This is an entertaining, easy-breezy read, part mystery, part rom-com, part social commentary. At first Mia seems to be as "air-headed" as any of the Kardashians but then there will be an existential crisis for her and an interesting learning curve.
The read has some superficially insightful commentary on our social media oriented culture of today. Like the addiction to selfies, when Max says, "All you do is take pictures of yourself," and Mia replies, "...Not taking pictures of yourself doesn't make you better than me," receiving the reply, "Ummm, it might."
And the addiction to Instagram. "You can be anyone you want online. There's a filter for any look...any mood..." So there's no need to be real, in other words. And there's a fun put-down of hashtags, as in this moment when a friend says, "Ohmygod. That's like hashtag the worst", a comment that Mia internally critiques as "That's like hashtag the dumbest sentence I've ever heard."
This is definitely chick lit but it's fun and has a few moments of self-reflection about who you are, is your real self enough or do you need an Instagram self to feel self worth, and so forth. It was entertaining to follow Mia along in her quest to recover her identity and her decision to make some changes in that old identity. I enjoyed it, 4realz.
(I also confess to liking the author's last name. Who wouldn't like a name that's pronounced "Cheetah"?)
January 2, 2021
Could you piece your life back together using only your Instagram account? No texts. No usable contacts. No emails. Could you? Not me. That is what drew me to this book. Paradoxically that is also what made this book a bit of a disappointment. The hunt for her identity did keep me invested and it was fascinating to see the puzzle pieces falling into place. The Iowa farm girl in me found it difficult to relate to the Long Beach girl in the book. I guess you can take the girl out of Iowa, but you can't take Iowa out of the girl. There are some readers who will be just right for this book. Readers who liked 'Follow Me' by Kathleen Barber and 'Followers' by Megan Angelo will also love this one. I don't know what I was thinking. I don't even use Siri.
Thank you to Siri and NetGalley for a DRC in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to Siri and NetGalley for a DRC in exchange for an honest review.
January 30, 2021
Siri, Who Am I? is a debut book for this author.
This book is a bit difficult for me to rate. I think that the title, cover and premise are really great. And I found the beginning really intriguing. But then the book leveled off a bit for me.
The book is about a woman who wakes up in the hospital with amnesia. She doesn't even know her name. So she has to use clues (some from her phone) to try to put the pieces of her life back together.
The narrator is Mia (1st person POV). The story takes place in Long Beach, California.
I'm not exactly sure what genre I would classify this book as. But probably some combination of Women's Fiction, Chick Lit and Romantic Comedy. But there is also a bit of a mystery aspect.
I was definitely curious to find out how Mia ended up in the hospital.
There are two male leads: rich guy JP and house sitter Max.
As the story progressed we learn a lot about Mia's life. I liked the idea of her learning about her life. But I got a bit bored in the middle.
The book was funny. The romance aspect was decent. And I enjoyed how social media played such a key role in the book.
This was a quick easy read. And there were definitely things I enjoyed. But overall it's probably 3 stars for me.
Thanks to edelweiss and Quirk books for allowing me to read this book.
This book is a bit difficult for me to rate. I think that the title, cover and premise are really great. And I found the beginning really intriguing. But then the book leveled off a bit for me.
The book is about a woman who wakes up in the hospital with amnesia. She doesn't even know her name. So she has to use clues (some from her phone) to try to put the pieces of her life back together.
The narrator is Mia (1st person POV). The story takes place in Long Beach, California.
I'm not exactly sure what genre I would classify this book as. But probably some combination of Women's Fiction, Chick Lit and Romantic Comedy. But there is also a bit of a mystery aspect.
I was definitely curious to find out how Mia ended up in the hospital.
There are two male leads: rich guy JP and house sitter Max.
As the story progressed we learn a lot about Mia's life. I liked the idea of her learning about her life. But I got a bit bored in the middle.
The book was funny. The romance aspect was decent. And I enjoyed how social media played such a key role in the book.
This was a quick easy read. And there were definitely things I enjoyed. But overall it's probably 3 stars for me.
Thanks to edelweiss and Quirk books for allowing me to read this book.
April 15, 2020
SO CUTE. SO FUN. SO CHARMING. I loved it! I was on a Public Librarian Association panel w Sam and we had a sweet meet-cute in the hallway a bit before! I adore her and I adore this book. Feels a lot like a movie you'd see w yr girlfriends then go get coffee and sit out in the sunshine afterwards. Then go to the taco truck and keep talking. I really love books that make you feel like that. I do.
April 21, 2020
DNF at 60%. Couldn't stand the main character or the stupid choices she makes. I can't bring myself to read any further.
A note on release dates: When I received this ARC, the release date was listed as May 2020, which is why I started reading the book now. It looks as though the release has now been pushed back until January 2021, which is why this seems to be such an early review.
A note on release dates: When I received this ARC, the release date was listed as May 2020, which is why I started reading the book now. It looks as though the release has now been pushed back until January 2021, which is why this seems to be such an early review.
June 14, 2021
Someone help me forget that I read this book!
February 13, 2021
That's it. I'm never taking Goodreads reviews into account again!!! Usually, I get disappointed because you guys have presented a book as a masterpiece when it's truly garbage, or mediocre at best. This time, it was the other way around. I really loved this book, even if you have given some disappoiting reviews, and let me tell you that this is not just a matter of personal opinion.
When you get your hands on a chic-lit book, you can't expect anything more than a chic-lit book. It's light, it's supposed to make you feel good, make you laugh, and give your mind as little to think about as possible. That is its job, and God knows we all need that more often than not! Let's just quit trying to look like the sophisticated-reading types, cause it's not even realistic, you can't possibly be just one thing, can't possibly have one mood all the time! That's why I feel sad and find these reviews fake, even if the people writing them haven't even realized that themselves.
Just, do us all a favor and keep your opinion to yourselves if you can't be objective enough to offer useful reviews on this site.
When you get your hands on a chic-lit book, you can't expect anything more than a chic-lit book. It's light, it's supposed to make you feel good, make you laugh, and give your mind as little to think about as possible. That is its job, and God knows we all need that more often than not! Let's just quit trying to look like the sophisticated-reading types, cause it's not even realistic, you can't possibly be just one thing, can't possibly have one mood all the time! That's why I feel sad and find these reviews fake, even if the people writing them haven't even realized that themselves.
Just, do us all a favor and keep your opinion to yourselves if you can't be objective enough to offer useful reviews on this site.
February 19, 2020
Suspension of disbelief is extremely necessary for this one. Maybe even expelling it altogether? The convoluted story of Mia's memory loss made absolutely no logical sense and she was often pretty grating as a character. I was along for the ride at first but as the mystery of her identity just kept dragging on I rapidly lost patience. The California Instagram influencer culture satire is strong, and I think the author came very close to making an excellent point about image and truth and being knowable, but I just didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would from the description.
February 21, 2020
I think I can make this short, the more you read the less you like the heroine IMHO and by the end she is trying to do something with her life and makes some really stupid decisions that only work in a fairy tale world.
The thing about this book is that every time I was about to put it down and find something better to read it would throw me a bone of interesting and I would read a bit more and finally finished it and felt pretty unsatisfied with the way things turned out in general although there a re a few good things.
So I gave it 4 Stars and then decided that was too high a rating for this book so I reduced it to 3, maybe it was 3.5 and I rounded down but I felt that the guy who had really shown her love got the shaft in this story that falls squarely into the "this really could have been a much better story with a bit of effort" category So 3 Stars
The thing about this book is that every time I was about to put it down and find something better to read it would throw me a bone of interesting and I would read a bit more and finally finished it and felt pretty unsatisfied with the way things turned out in general although there a re a few good things.
So I gave it 4 Stars and then decided that was too high a rating for this book so I reduced it to 3, maybe it was 3.5 and I rounded down but I felt that the guy who had really shown her love got the shaft in this story that falls squarely into the "this really could have been a much better story with a bit of effort" category So 3 Stars
October 13, 2020
Siri, Who Am I? is laugh-out-loud funny – as in splitting-your-sides, tears-running-down-your-face, can’t-even-talk-you’re-cracking-up-so-hard kind of funny!
A tale for a modern era, a young woman wakes up in the hospital without a clue who she is. Mia doesn’t have any ID on her when she lands in the emergency ward, but she does have her cell phone, a set of house keys and the yellow Prada party dress she was wearing when admitted.
In a moment of inspiration (or is it desperation?), Mia grabs her cell phone and starts going through her contacts list and apps for clues. This doesn’t prove as easy as one would have thought, however, and she embarks on a madcap search to retrace her steps via her Instagram posts in order to – literally – find herself.
In a world where nothing really happens unless it’s posted online, Mia begins to question who she was pre-accident and if that’s really the Mia she was meant to be.
Funny, charming, and beguiling, this novel is sure to put a smile on your face an Instagrammable glimmer in your heart. Five stars for an original and highly-entertaining read!
A big thank you to Sam Tschida, Quirk Books, and NetGalley for providing a complimentary Advance Reader Copy in exchange for this honest review.
#SiriWhoAmI
#SamTschida
#QuirkBooks
#NetGalley
A tale for a modern era, a young woman wakes up in the hospital without a clue who she is. Mia doesn’t have any ID on her when she lands in the emergency ward, but she does have her cell phone, a set of house keys and the yellow Prada party dress she was wearing when admitted.
In a moment of inspiration (or is it desperation?), Mia grabs her cell phone and starts going through her contacts list and apps for clues. This doesn’t prove as easy as one would have thought, however, and she embarks on a madcap search to retrace her steps via her Instagram posts in order to – literally – find herself.
In a world where nothing really happens unless it’s posted online, Mia begins to question who she was pre-accident and if that’s really the Mia she was meant to be.
Funny, charming, and beguiling, this novel is sure to put a smile on your face an Instagrammable glimmer in your heart. Five stars for an original and highly-entertaining read!
A big thank you to Sam Tschida, Quirk Books, and NetGalley for providing a complimentary Advance Reader Copy in exchange for this honest review.
#SiriWhoAmI
#SamTschida
#QuirkBooks
#NetGalley
January 13, 2021
This book was a fun ride! I enjoy any book with a memory loss trope at the center, and this one was no different. It got 3.5/5 stars from me!
Here's what I enjoyed about this book:
1. I loved the slow uncovering of who our MC was. We had some level of suspense right up until the very end!
2. I really enjoyed our main supporting character, Max. He was compassionate, supportive, and genuine.
3. I loved that it turned into a "self discovery" of sorts, as Mia learns who she was and who she wants to be. It had a very hopeful tone to it by the end, and I appreciated that!
Here's what I didn't love so much about this book:
1. Mia herself was frustrating at times. While she wanted to change the trajectory of her life, she continued to lie and manipulate people.
2. The ending lacked luster for me while also being completely unbelievable. After basically nothing going right for her for the entire book, it's as though everything was wrapped up in a pretty bow by the end.
In conclusion, I will absolutely read more by Tschida - but I don't think I would read another book featuring Mia!
Here's what I enjoyed about this book:
1. I loved the slow uncovering of who our MC was. We had some level of suspense right up until the very end!
2. I really enjoyed our main supporting character, Max. He was compassionate, supportive, and genuine.
3. I loved that it turned into a "self discovery" of sorts, as Mia learns who she was and who she wants to be. It had a very hopeful tone to it by the end, and I appreciated that!
Here's what I didn't love so much about this book:
1. Mia herself was frustrating at times. While she wanted to change the trajectory of her life, she continued to lie and manipulate people.
2. The ending lacked luster for me while also being completely unbelievable. After basically nothing going right for her for the entire book, it's as though everything was wrapped up in a pretty bow by the end.
In conclusion, I will absolutely read more by Tschida - but I don't think I would read another book featuring Mia!
March 24, 2020
Honestly, I finished this book with the biggest smile on my face.
When I began reading it, I thought it was a little too superficial. Little did I know, that superficiality was the point! Instead, I ended up with a book that was a little bit silly, a whole lot of sweet, and that actually had something good to say.
The book was full of surprises, had a completely to-die-for romance, and was just a 'feel good' kind of read.
A fluffy, marshmallow read with heart, heels, and Pedro. Poor Pedro.
When I began reading it, I thought it was a little too superficial. Little did I know, that superficiality was the point! Instead, I ended up with a book that was a little bit silly, a whole lot of sweet, and that actually had something good to say.
The book was full of surprises, had a completely to-die-for romance, and was just a 'feel good' kind of read.
A fluffy, marshmallow read with heart, heels, and Pedro. Poor Pedro.
January 24, 2020
Mia wakes up in a hospital in a couture dress and a head injury. She doesn't know who she is at all. She has her purse, but it has no information inside. But she does have her phone. Unfortunately she's one of those people that deletes everything, so she has no old emails or texts. But she does have Instagram and she's trying to use her selfies to figure out who she is.
Mia is a fun character. She's impulsive, flirty, and motivated. The writing here is compelling and Tschida does a great job creating characters you want to know more about.
But guys. This story is just dumb. What hospital is just going to send her out the door when she doesn't even know her name! It's irresponsible, but even without that, how can they bill her? I liked Max, but everything else here was just kind of infuriating. I don't recommend this one at all.
Mia is a fun character. She's impulsive, flirty, and motivated. The writing here is compelling and Tschida does a great job creating characters you want to know more about.
But guys. This story is just dumb. What hospital is just going to send her out the door when she doesn't even know her name! It's irresponsible, but even without that, how can they bill her? I liked Max, but everything else here was just kind of infuriating. I don't recommend this one at all.
May 23, 2020
Have you guys heard of this one yet? This follows Mia who wakes up in the hospital with short term amnesia, girl can’t even remember her name so Siri to the rescue?! She uses social media to help figure out everything she forgot, including where she lives. Unique premise, right?! That’s what drew me to this one, I was expecting silly and lighthearted and while it was, it was also a refreshing look at how heavy of a role social media plays in our lives. It was also snarky, cute and really entertaining with some rom come vibes and of course the mystery of who Mia really is, a little something for everyone
So when I picked this up the publication day was May 5 but it’s since been pushed back, now it’s out in January. Sorry for the super early review 🤷🏻♀️😩
So when I picked this up the publication day was May 5 but it’s since been pushed back, now it’s out in January. Sorry for the super early review 🤷🏻♀️😩
May 10, 2021
A quick read but required major suspension of disbelief. Some funny dialogue.
February 12, 2021
Yikes.
April 28, 2024
Never rolled my eyes so much with a book. I was going to give it at least two stars but that “bachelor/bachelorette” ending really got me.
May 27, 2021
This book is so fluffy that it kept floating off my lap. It is also quirky, and funny, and a bit of a mystery. It's really 3-1/2 stars but I kept reading all the way to the end just to see who the heck Mia really was. So let's bump those stars to a 4. Why not?
January 17, 2021
this was sm fun i love mia <3
June 11, 2021
I feel like with every book that involves influencer culture I just get burned and all around disappointed, and Siri, Who Am I? is no exception. This one just sounded so good from the synopsis??? Joke’s on me, I guess, because this turned out to be a no bueno. (Or maybe I just walked in expecting more. The more likely scenario.)
Tschida’s novel is light and funny, but it wasn’t enough to get me through finishing the novel even if I wanted to know what happened to Mia, who wakes up from the hospital with no memory of who she is and how she ended up there in the first place. All she has is her phone and the information there to piece everything together, which isn’t much to base off either because she covered up her tracks (or maybe someone did it to cover their tracks? Who knows?). We’re kind of on that same journey and curiosity as Mia - we know just as much as what she knows and what she finds out.
I actually liked Mia’s voice starting out - she's someone who is snarky and at times annoying, and sometimes I felt the footnotes weren't necessary (at times distracting), but she was also someone who sounded fun and adventurous as well. (But I mean... you wake up in a hospital with no memory but your phone, I guess it's kind of fun if you're an adventurous soul wanting to piece together what happened and who you are.)
But as the novel progressed, her voice felt obnoxious and while I felt bad for her, she just came across as someone with a privileged, elitist lifestyle (which... considering influencer culture and the novel being set in California, maybe the privileged, elitist lifestyle isn't exactly a lie) that at a certain point I felt she had whatever happened coming for her. She also made a lot of bad decisions that didn’t really make sense, and she wasn’t the only one.
Why Siri, Who Am I? just didn’t work out for me
When she first wakes up, she meets Brenda, who knows she’s vegetarian just by looking at her. By looking at her. What? How even—? I don’t think I’m going to say more on this, but if anyone knows the answer to this, please let me know.
When she arrives at what she thinks is her house based on an Instagram photo, she just waddles into the house casually as though she owns it. She meets Max, the house sitter, who is kind of sort of suspicious about her owning the place because he actually knows the owner. But... he lets her stay. Okay, so I guess what the owner doesn’t know won’t hurt them if that’s Max’s vibe, so I’ll let this one slide a little as well since maybe he just didn’t want to toss her onto the streets casually (kind of cruel, honestly).
After seeing a post that doesn’t look familiar go up, Mia gets suspicious of her Instagram account possibly being hacked. She reports her account, but she doesn’t do anything else. She’s completely fine with this and even says something like, "Well, I guess the hacker and I will have to share the account." What. For someone who appears high profile, I think my jaw dropped a little that she would allow this and is even okay with this? Although, the thought of her allowing that to happen because she’s hoping doing nothing won’t rise any suspicion definitely popped up in my head, so I let this one slide.
She parks in a handicapped spot because she thinks she’ll find herself faster. What??? Someone make this make sense. No matter how many times I read that scene or think about that scene, it just doesn’t make sense at all. How does one find themselves parking in a handicapped spot?
When Max was trying to talk some sense into Mia about meeting a person who DMs her, he doesn’t want her meeting them because "they might be some shady importer and exporter from China." I know a lot of things are made from China, but please, for the love of god, stop with the whole, "It must be China because a lot of things are ‘Made in China.’" The statement was just completely unnecessary to the story and it could’ve been worded differently to get the point across.
But what topped it off is Mia assuming, "I might be a slut" because she may or may not have been involved with a married older man, which may have led her to land in the hospital. Can we not with the slut-shaming, even if it’s subtle? I know Mia is trying to figure out why and how she ended up in the hospital, but like the above, it wasn’t necessary and could’ve been worded differently to get the point across.
Overall Thoughts
I think ultimately what this comes down to is my personal taste, my current reading mood and that I'm not exactly the right audience for Tschida's novel. If you're looking for a light contemporary read that is very much not realistic (especially when it comes to making decisions), you might enjoy Siri, Who Am I? But if you're looking for something a little more realistic or an actual mystery, this probably isn't for you.
This review was originally posted on Bookwyrming Thoughts.
Tschida’s novel is light and funny, but it wasn’t enough to get me through finishing the novel even if I wanted to know what happened to Mia, who wakes up from the hospital with no memory of who she is and how she ended up there in the first place. All she has is her phone and the information there to piece everything together, which isn’t much to base off either because she covered up her tracks (or maybe someone did it to cover their tracks? Who knows?). We’re kind of on that same journey and curiosity as Mia - we know just as much as what she knows and what she finds out.
I actually liked Mia’s voice starting out - she's someone who is snarky and at times annoying, and sometimes I felt the footnotes weren't necessary (at times distracting), but she was also someone who sounded fun and adventurous as well. (But I mean... you wake up in a hospital with no memory but your phone, I guess it's kind of fun if you're an adventurous soul wanting to piece together what happened and who you are.)
But as the novel progressed, her voice felt obnoxious and while I felt bad for her, she just came across as someone with a privileged, elitist lifestyle (which... considering influencer culture and the novel being set in California, maybe the privileged, elitist lifestyle isn't exactly a lie) that at a certain point I felt she had whatever happened coming for her. She also made a lot of bad decisions that didn’t really make sense, and she wasn’t the only one.
Why Siri, Who Am I? just didn’t work out for me
When she first wakes up, she meets Brenda, who knows she’s vegetarian just by looking at her. By looking at her. What? How even—? I don’t think I’m going to say more on this, but if anyone knows the answer to this, please let me know.
When she arrives at what she thinks is her house based on an Instagram photo, she just waddles into the house casually as though she owns it. She meets Max, the house sitter, who is kind of sort of suspicious about her owning the place because he actually knows the owner. But... he lets her stay. Okay, so I guess what the owner doesn’t know won’t hurt them if that’s Max’s vibe, so I’ll let this one slide a little as well since maybe he just didn’t want to toss her onto the streets casually (kind of cruel, honestly).
After seeing a post that doesn’t look familiar go up, Mia gets suspicious of her Instagram account possibly being hacked. She reports her account, but she doesn’t do anything else. She’s completely fine with this and even says something like, "Well, I guess the hacker and I will have to share the account." What. For someone who appears high profile, I think my jaw dropped a little that she would allow this and is even okay with this? Although, the thought of her allowing that to happen because she’s hoping doing nothing won’t rise any suspicion definitely popped up in my head, so I let this one slide.
She parks in a handicapped spot because she thinks she’ll find herself faster. What??? Someone make this make sense. No matter how many times I read that scene or think about that scene, it just doesn’t make sense at all. How does one find themselves parking in a handicapped spot?
When Max was trying to talk some sense into Mia about meeting a person who DMs her, he doesn’t want her meeting them because "they might be some shady importer and exporter from China." I know a lot of things are made from China, but please, for the love of god, stop with the whole, "It must be China because a lot of things are ‘Made in China.’" The statement was just completely unnecessary to the story and it could’ve been worded differently to get the point across.
But what topped it off is Mia assuming, "I might be a slut" because she may or may not have been involved with a married older man, which may have led her to land in the hospital. Can we not with the slut-shaming, even if it’s subtle? I know Mia is trying to figure out why and how she ended up in the hospital, but like the above, it wasn’t necessary and could’ve been worded differently to get the point across.
Overall Thoughts
I think ultimately what this comes down to is my personal taste, my current reading mood and that I'm not exactly the right audience for Tschida's novel. If you're looking for a light contemporary read that is very much not realistic (especially when it comes to making decisions), you might enjoy Siri, Who Am I? But if you're looking for something a little more realistic or an actual mystery, this probably isn't for you.
This review was originally posted on Bookwyrming Thoughts.
January 31, 2020
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I am all for girly books. The concept of Siri, Who Am I? really stood out to me. The story revolves around Mia after she clearly got knocked over the head by someone. She wakes up in the hospital from a coma not even knowing her own name... let alone who did this to her. Mysteries are always fun to read. Mia progresses throughout the book trying to put the pieces together to learn who she is and why someone would want to kill her. Nothing is what it seems in this book.
The first half of the book was very strong. About halfway through the book, I honestly became a little bored. It started to become predictable. Mia's voice became a little annoying to me. Instead of caring about the outcome of her fate, I didn't really care what would end up happening. The romance in the book fell very flat to me. The book became kind of predictable. I was hoping for a surprising ending and outcome but it wasn't.
I did adore the author's writing style. Tschida did have a beautiful way of describing her characters and story. The plot just didn't do it for me. I think with more experience her other books will continue to get better. Why did there have to be so many hashtags in this book? They were dumb and some of them were totally unnecessary.
I did like the idea of a social media-based mystery. How Mia could essentially come across as anyone she wanted to be. That anyone can have a fresh start. Using an iPhone to uncover who you are is a unique concept. More mysteries should use social media tactics. The pacing of the story was very well executed. However, there needed to be more plot twists to keep me intrigued. The beginning was better. Siri, Who Am I? was an easy fast read. I am excited to see what Tschida decides to write next.
Anyone who likes an easy read should pick this one up. It turned out to pretty average for me. However, I can see some people really loving this book. Parts were cute and lighthearted. The characters needed more depth but all in all, this was a relatable book to this generation. Some things were a little unrealistic but still a good story and concept.
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I am all for girly books. The concept of Siri, Who Am I? really stood out to me. The story revolves around Mia after she clearly got knocked over the head by someone. She wakes up in the hospital from a coma not even knowing her own name... let alone who did this to her. Mysteries are always fun to read. Mia progresses throughout the book trying to put the pieces together to learn who she is and why someone would want to kill her. Nothing is what it seems in this book.
The first half of the book was very strong. About halfway through the book, I honestly became a little bored. It started to become predictable. Mia's voice became a little annoying to me. Instead of caring about the outcome of her fate, I didn't really care what would end up happening. The romance in the book fell very flat to me. The book became kind of predictable. I was hoping for a surprising ending and outcome but it wasn't.
I did adore the author's writing style. Tschida did have a beautiful way of describing her characters and story. The plot just didn't do it for me. I think with more experience her other books will continue to get better. Why did there have to be so many hashtags in this book? They were dumb and some of them were totally unnecessary.
I did like the idea of a social media-based mystery. How Mia could essentially come across as anyone she wanted to be. That anyone can have a fresh start. Using an iPhone to uncover who you are is a unique concept. More mysteries should use social media tactics. The pacing of the story was very well executed. However, there needed to be more plot twists to keep me intrigued. The beginning was better. Siri, Who Am I? was an easy fast read. I am excited to see what Tschida decides to write next.
Anyone who likes an easy read should pick this one up. It turned out to pretty average for me. However, I can see some people really loving this book. Parts were cute and lighthearted. The characters needed more depth but all in all, this was a relatable book to this generation. Some things were a little unrealistic but still a good story and concept.
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