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payge_eliz's review
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
bookcaptivated's review
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Fatphobia, Ableism, and Emotional abuse
randomly_kait's review
2.0
Uhhh, it was fine? Love the cover and the whole concept of girls in coding and whatnot... But honestly. If you ask me tomorrow what all I remember about this book here is what I'll tell you:
1. Skylar was super annoying at times. She took her friends for granted and tried to blame everything on everyone else. (because how could anything possibly be her fault? *cue eye roll*)
2. There wasn't all that much romance in it at all. So the little blurb is deceiving (at least in my opinion)
3. There were a LOT of characters and subplots happening here, and I was having a hard time keeping track of the people, and virtually none of the subplots were given any other attention.
4. That's it. That's literally all I would be able to tell you about it.
5. Oh wait. Zane was pretty cool.
1. Skylar was super annoying at times. She took her friends for granted and tried to blame everything on everyone else. (because how could anything possibly be her fault? *cue eye roll*)
2. There wasn't all that much romance in it at all. So the little blurb is deceiving (at least in my opinion)
3. There were a LOT of characters and subplots happening here, and I was having a hard time keeping track of the people, and virtually none of the subplots were given any other attention.
4. That's it. That's literally all I would be able to tell you about it.
5. Oh wait. Zane was pretty cool.
evhanson's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
Minor: Vomit
kba76's review
3.0
Skylar, our main character, is a coding genius and she is determined that this year her school will win an important competition. The whole quiz thing was very much in the background, but it gave us the opportunity to see Skylar’s need to control everything around her. Of course, this causes issues.
To cut to the chase, they don’t have enough members of their team so another girl is drafted in. Skylar learns that Joey, their new member, likes Zane but is shy about asking him on a date. Unlike most teens, Sklyar devises an app that will give Joey the confidence to work out if Zane likes her before she makes a fool of herself. Unlike many, this app proves popular and soon causes a few issues for the group.
A huge part of the novel is Skylar’s focus and dedication to coding. It was evidently a passion of hers, but it didn’t seem to bring her much joy. She is awkward in social occasions...and her lack of awareness at what was blindingly obvious to pretty much everyone did become frustrating.
While the friendship group dynamic did prove entertaining on occasion, it was hard not to feel irritated at times by the whole scenario. They are flawed and make some mistakes, but it was good to see them able to resolve their issues (or at least some of them).
To cut to the chase, they don’t have enough members of their team so another girl is drafted in. Skylar learns that Joey, their new member, likes Zane but is shy about asking him on a date. Unlike most teens, Sklyar devises an app that will give Joey the confidence to work out if Zane likes her before she makes a fool of herself. Unlike many, this app proves popular and soon causes a few issues for the group.
A huge part of the novel is Skylar’s focus and dedication to coding. It was evidently a passion of hers, but it didn’t seem to bring her much joy. She is awkward in social occasions...and her lack of awareness at what was blindingly obvious to pretty much everyone did become frustrating.
While the friendship group dynamic did prove entertaining on occasion, it was hard not to feel irritated at times by the whole scenario. They are flawed and make some mistakes, but it was good to see them able to resolve their issues (or at least some of them).
wrapmeupinplastic's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jessoehrlein's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I like a lot of Skylar's growth here and love many, many of the characters. But I think there were pieces of plot (and backstory?) that I needed more of for things to feel like they really fit together for me. Much love for the pieces of speech & debate and academic competition in here, though.