Indie Next and Library Reads PickOne of Cosmopolitan’s “Best New Books Coming Out in 2021”One of POPSUGAR’s “Best New Books Coming Out in 2021”A Millennial with amnesia uses her Instagram account to piece together her identity in this hilarious and whip-smart comedy about the ups and downs of influencer culture.Mia might look like a Millennial but she was born yesterday. Emerging from a coma with … like a Millennial but she was born yesterday. Emerging from a coma with short-term amnesia after an accident, Mia can’t remember her own name until the Siri assistant on her iPhone provides it. Based on her cool hairstyle (undercut with glamorous waves), dress (Prada), and signature lipstick (Chanel), she senses she’s wealthy, but the only way to know for sure is to retrace her steps once she leaves the hospital. Using Instagram and Uber, she arrives at the pink duplex she calls home in her posts but finds Max, a cute, off-duty postdoc supplementing his income with a house-sitting gig. He tells her the house belongs to JP, a billionaire with a chocolate empire. A few texts later, JP confirms her wildest dreams: they’re in love, Mia is living the good life, and he’ll be back that weekend.
But as Mia and Max work backward through her Instagram and across Los Angeles to learn more about her, they discover an ugly truth behind her perfect Instagram feed, and evidence that her head wound was no accident. Did Mia have it coming? And if so, is it too late for her to rewrite her story?
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Hustlers meets The Vow—a twistier, slightly darker, millennial The Vow—in this funny and entertaining women’s fiction novel. Filled with hilarity, mystery and self-discovery, Siri, Who Am I? is a fun, enjoyable story that I consumed from beginning to end.
There is a lesson in this romantic comedy that I hope makes people stop and evaluate themselves to see if it fits. It is also loaded with lots of laughs. Overall, this was fun to read.
cute – funny – beachy-type read – loved it
Tschida’s debut is a fun, effervescent ride that explores selfie culture and how it defines us. Amnesiac Mia is fearless in how she navigates the world. You’ll be hooked by the core mystery as you journey with Mia to uncover who she really is.
Mia wakes up in the hospital with a head injury. For the most part she seems to remember everything except information specifically about herself. Name, date of birth, address, relationship status, job…all deeply important for finding your way home and forward but they’re all gone. Mia is no super sleuth (at least not that she can recall) and it’s a wild trip as she attempts to investigate and recreate her life from her phone contacts and social media posts. I liked that the author leans into the social media-savvy character, including using hashtags to give us more of Mia’s thoughts. All is not always what it seems. Mia has some dark moments and deals with some serious issues while investigating, but that is balanced by the writing which is light and fast paced and ultimately the ending made me smile. Mia and Max, a neuroscientist she manages to befriend and enlist to help her investigate, are enjoyable to read about and also balance each other well. Check this one out!
This book was just pure fun! Imagine waking up in the hospital after an accident and having to use Siri to tell you what your name is and having to use your Instagram app to help you piece together your life, especially when the phone number for the person listed as Mom has been disconnected. This was a fun and addicting story that I read in a day. I look forward to more books by this author.
I was so surprised that I loved this book, and can safely say that I’ve never read another one like this. The main character, Mia, wakes up from a coma in a hospital, with a head injury and amnesia. The hospital practically shoves her out the door (which I found very strange). She only discovers her name by asking the Siri assistant on her cell phone, hence the title. Mia discovers that she has apparently recorded her entire life on Instagram, and begins working her way backward trying to find out little things like where she lives, what she does for a living, if she has friends or a boyfriend, etc.
She finally makes it back to the house of the man who is her boyfriend, only to discover from the house sitter that he is on a trip overseas. The house sitter is a post-doctoral student named Max. She and Max drive all over Los Angeles (with frequent stops for tacos), looking for clues to Mia’s life. It turns out that Mia has a foot in two very different worlds. I’ll say no more because this journey is far too much fun to spoil.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book. All opinions expressed here are mine.
What I liked best about Siri, Who Am I? is that it’s so different from anything else I’ve read. I loved the concept of a woman who wakes in a hospital with amnesia and uses her smartphone to rediscover who she is.
The main character, Mia, wasn’t always the most likable person, but I felt fond of her anyhow. She’s like that one wayward friend you are always shaking your head at, but she means well. Mia is impulsive and sometimes shows poor judgment, but she’s just had a traumatic brain injury, so I think we should cut her some slack.
While I didn’t agree with some of Mia’s choices, I enjoyed watching her solve the mystery of who she is and how she ended up in the hospital. That aspect of the story required some suspension of disbelief at times, but I was enjoying it enough to just go with it.
The story includes a bit of a love triangle, which I’m usually not fond of, but in this case, I felt like it was handled well. None of the characters in this book are without their flaws, but I thought each was likeable in their own way, with the exception of one character who is clearly portrayed as not a good person.
I would classify this as a cute chick-lit romp and recommend it if you’re looking for a light, entertaining read.
Thanks to Quirk Books for providing me with an ARC through NetGalley, which I volunteered to review.
I was intrigued when I read what this book because I am far from a millennial, I passed it by at first but I kept thinking about it so I went and downloaded it. It was exciting reading the book because you could never guess if it was actually who Mia was or if she was just guessing.
The author made the story exciting and even though the story was about a Millenial and using social media to find herself, I could follow along too. I think that was another reason I liked it so much because it was nice reading about the younger generation.l Getting amnesia could surely happen and yes, they would probably use social media to find out who they were. It seemed like using Instagram, Mia didn’t tell the whole story so it made it harder to figure out who she was.
Whether you’re millennial or old like me, the book is going to make you stop and think about things. It had wonderful characters and took you all over the world. From the very rich to the poorer places. We were on yachts to visiting stripping clubs. I would recommend this book to anyone. Millennials do live a different lifestyle and it was nice being a part of that generation in this book. I received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review. I loved where this book took me and all that I learned so I would recommend it for anyone.