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imzadirose's review
4.0
A fun and enjoyable book. Great characters, good storyline. I wish the near end/end had been different, I mean everyone had to see it coming. Why not mix that up, do something unexpected, but oh well. Overall a really cute and good book. Looking forward to reading the next.
hollymckie's review
4.0
I flew through this, although it is a short one at less than 200 pages. Yes, the maths bits were slightly overwhelming but the whole idea really appealed to the nerdy side of me. And, of course, I live for a good romance. Completely unrealistic, but what story isn't.
alexrambles's review
3.0
“I got home from the FBi that day, put on my pajamas got a pint of Chunky Monkey, and watched 'The Notebook'. Five times. Everyone left me alone. I suspect they were a little afraid of me."
“But at this moment I'm feeling the effect of being thrown from a moving car, held at gunpoint, and tossed through a plate-glass window. You, incredibly attractive or not, might be the only thing that stands between my waking up in the morning and my being chopped up in my sleep. I am staying here, and so are you. And these fine silk pajamas are staying on. Now get in bed.”
I like Digit. She's smart, but smart enough to know that if she rides the middle of the road-not having strong opinions and agreeing with everything-she'll be more accepted than if she is her normal brainy self. Digit's family is surprisingly normal for one that's birthed a genius. Her dad's a bit odd but in a good, professorly sort of way. Her mom's an actress, and a good one at that. She lives in LA, but the last thing she ever wanted to do was break a terror cell's code. Normal, quiet girls don't do that after all.
From the moment she is 'kidnapped' by the FBI, Digit slowly finds herself becoming more Digit and less normal by the minute. This horrifies her, but the horror is somewhat lessened by the realization that the hot FBI agent watching her seems to like the more confident, brainy Digit. John is a languages whiz himself after all, so while he's impressed by his 17-year-old charge, he isn't intimidated by her. The ending was predictable, but satisfying, and overall I loved this book. I loved it, but I can't give it more than a 3/5.
Despite the fact that I loved this book, I've got to give it a 3. Why? Because it's pretty average. It's a cute story; I enjoyed reading it. It left me with the warm and fuzzies in full strength, but it did this by doing exactly what I expected.
So I give the enjoyment a 5/5, but the book itself get's a 3/5.
“But at this moment I'm feeling the effect of being thrown from a moving car, held at gunpoint, and tossed through a plate-glass window. You, incredibly attractive or not, might be the only thing that stands between my waking up in the morning and my being chopped up in my sleep. I am staying here, and so are you. And these fine silk pajamas are staying on. Now get in bed.”
I like Digit. She's smart, but smart enough to know that if she rides the middle of the road-not having strong opinions and agreeing with everything-she'll be more accepted than if she is her normal brainy self. Digit's family is surprisingly normal for one that's birthed a genius. Her dad's a bit odd but in a good, professorly sort of way. Her mom's an actress, and a good one at that. She lives in LA, but the last thing she ever wanted to do was break a terror cell's code. Normal, quiet girls don't do that after all.
From the moment she is 'kidnapped' by the FBI, Digit slowly finds herself becoming more Digit and less normal by the minute. This horrifies her, but the horror is somewhat lessened by the realization that the hot FBI agent watching her seems to like the more confident, brainy Digit. John is a languages whiz himself after all, so while he's impressed by his 17-year-old charge, he isn't intimidated by her. The ending was predictable, but satisfying, and overall I loved this book. I loved it, but I can't give it more than a 3/5.
Despite the fact that I loved this book, I've got to give it a 3. Why? Because it's pretty average. It's a cute story; I enjoyed reading it. It left me with the warm and fuzzies in full strength, but it did this by doing exactly what I expected.
So I give the enjoyment a 5/5, but the book itself get's a 3/5.
booksfitforadreamer's review
3.0
This is aimed at a bit lower of an age bracket than I usually read, but I can't say that I didn't enjoy it. The character of Farrah, aka "Digit," is quirky and fun to read about--a high school math genius with the ability to crack terrorist code. It's refreshing to read a book about a girl genius, and I think the author described Digit's need for order very well. In fact, that was probably my favorite part of the book, especially in her acceptance of the beauty of asymmetry in nature vs. the artificial. While cheesy, I liked the bumper stickers, too.
The book itself is fast-paced and short, length-wise (under 200 pages), so don't go into it expecting in-depth characterization and conflict development. As it is, it's equal parts action-adventure (mostly running from murderous environmental terrorists) and a romance between Digit and John, a young FBI agent in charge of keeping her safe.
My only gripes with this book--and I hesitate to call them that, due to the audience it is aimed for--is the lack of believability, and the five-second teen romance. I honestly wished it had been toned down, since it seemed to get way too serious, way too fast. (Mainly, I was baffled that her parents seemed to be completely fine with having spent so much unsupervised time with a guy she was obviously involved with...what's with so many YA parents being completely hands-off?) But, again, I didn't really expect anything else, given the length.
For a quick, entertaining read, with humorous and quirky characters, I definitely recommend this book.
The book itself is fast-paced and short, length-wise (under 200 pages), so don't go into it expecting in-depth characterization and conflict development. As it is, it's equal parts action-adventure (mostly running from murderous environmental terrorists) and a romance between Digit and John, a young FBI agent in charge of keeping her safe.
My only gripes with this book--and I hesitate to call them that, due to the audience it is aimed for--is the lack of believability, and the five-second teen romance. I honestly wished it had been toned down, since it seemed to get way too serious, way too fast. (Mainly, I was baffled that her parents seemed to be completely fine with having spent so much unsupervised time with a guy she was obviously involved with...what's with so many YA parents being completely hands-off?) But, again, I didn't really expect anything else, given the length.
For a quick, entertaining read, with humorous and quirky characters, I definitely recommend this book.
operasara's review
5.0
A Girl Named Digit by Annabel Monaghan follows Farrah a math wiz who finds herself tangled up with the FBI after cracking a code that detected a terrorist attack. Farrah has never been normal. She's not just a math wiz but has a compulsion to order everything in her life. After having a hard time with bullies in middle school she decides to hide who she is in High School. She lives an unhappy life, lying to everyone and herself about who she is until the unthinkable happens. After cracking a code of numbers that appear on television a plane is bombed at the local airport and she realizes that she could have prevented it. She goes to the FBI and finds herself running from the terrorists while trying to crack the code to prevent another bombing and dealing with her attraction to her young FBI handler.
I loved this book. It was cute and funny and I loved Farrah learning to come to terms with the intelligence that she had always hidden before. It reminded me a lot of Meg Cabot's Vanished series (which is also awesome, go read those if you haven't already) in tone. A cool and interesting mystery and a special ability combined with a sexy older (but not too much older) love interest. I tore through this book and hope that there are more Digit books in the future.
Appropriateness: At the beginning of the book we are introduced to the life that Farrah isn't happy with which includes going to parties and drinking (but she does not get drunk) and making out with guys (which she describes as unappealing). The FBI agent/love interest is older than her (she is seventeen and he is 21) and the age (minor/adult) difference between the two is mentioned frequently as a major obstacle. There is no sex and the physical nature of their relationship is limited to kissing although the two do spend the night in the same room (and on the same couch) while they are on the run. I would recommend this book for teens 13+ and encourage parents to use it as a starting point to discuss being yourself and also to discuss statutory rape and the reason that teen/adult relationships are not appropriate and illegal and why exactly it was so important for John that they wait on their relationship until Farrah turned eighteen.
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I loved this book. It was cute and funny and I loved Farrah learning to come to terms with the intelligence that she had always hidden before. It reminded me a lot of Meg Cabot's Vanished series (which is also awesome, go read those if you haven't already) in tone. A cool and interesting mystery and a special ability combined with a sexy older (but not too much older) love interest. I tore through this book and hope that there are more Digit books in the future.
Appropriateness: At the beginning of the book we are introduced to the life that Farrah isn't happy with which includes going to parties and drinking (but she does not get drunk) and making out with guys (which she describes as unappealing). The FBI agent/love interest is older than her (she is seventeen and he is 21) and the age (minor/adult) difference between the two is mentioned frequently as a major obstacle. There is no sex and the physical nature of their relationship is limited to kissing although the two do spend the night in the same room (and on the same couch) while they are on the run. I would recommend this book for teens 13+ and encourage parents to use it as a starting point to discuss being yourself and also to discuss statutory rape and the reason that teen/adult relationships are not appropriate and illegal and why exactly it was so important for John that they wait on their relationship until Farrah turned eighteen.
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b00kw0rm113's review
5.0
A Girl Named Digit starts off with Digit fighting to fit in at her high school. See, Digit didn’t like her nickname or her ability and tries to hide it as much as possible. But with such a strong power, she can’t stop it completely.
Digit accidentally cracks a code on her favourite TV show. She brushes it off at first, but when a bombing happens in the place her numbers pointed to, Digit starts getting suspicious. She takes her theory to the FBI, but obviously, they didn’t believe her.
So, she decided to take matters into her own hands. Maybe that wasn’t the best decision, because now she has a mastermind criminal chasing after her, trying to kill her and has to rely on FBI agent John for safety.
I absolutely loved this book, and I would give it 4-5 stars. It really kept my focus and I didn’t even hesitate while moving onto the next book.
Digit accidentally cracks a code on her favourite TV show. She brushes it off at first, but when a bombing happens in the place her numbers pointed to, Digit starts getting suspicious. She takes her theory to the FBI, but obviously, they didn’t believe her.
So, she decided to take matters into her own hands. Maybe that wasn’t the best decision, because now she has a mastermind criminal chasing after her, trying to kill her and has to rely on FBI agent John for safety.
I absolutely loved this book, and I would give it 4-5 stars. It really kept my focus and I didn’t even hesitate while moving onto the next book.
sarahrusty's review
5.0
I loved this book! Definelty a quick and fun beach read. Farrah is a math genius and gets herself in trouble with some bad guys and needs the FBI to protect her and she falls in love during her adventure. Full of sarcasm, romance, and adventure this is such a good and lighthearted read!
asuckow5's review
5.0
I loved the math and coding aspect of the book and the level of romance when Farrah and John slowly start to fall in love!!
readbytirta's review
3.0
Fresh, funny, and fun.
This story is about a girl named Farrah Higgins and her journey finding the troublemaker(s) behind a bombing accident in NY. Let me tell you before, Farrah is actually is a 16 yo girl (going 17), a math genius with super SAT score, but she's trying to cover all of it so she can blend in high school.
And then someday she caught some codes on TV and figured out that it was actually the codes used by a group of enviromental terrorist. The Digit is out.
Oh and she's not alone. In this story she was accompanied by a cute, smart and young FBI agent named John Bennett, and together they tried to decipher all the codes of the attacker(s). Soon they feel some-sort-of-connection to each other (yadda yadda yadda) but John tried to resist it (because Farrah is still 16, obviously...)
Once again, it's fun. I enjoyed all the parts where Farrah & John talked about the codes and trying to find some clues to it... I learned a lot of new things too. The Fibonacci series thingy, for example. And the story's also funny. Farrah is unique and her way of thinking is such an entertainment. Toward the end of the book you'll be shocked by a new revelation, eventhough it isn't fully unpredictable.
It's probably my first time reading a YA book with a lot of references to FBI/CIA world and some sort, but I enjoyed and liked it very much.
3,7/5 stars.
PS: I despise the cover. :b
This story is about a girl named Farrah Higgins and her journey finding the troublemaker(s) behind a bombing accident in NY. Let me tell you before, Farrah is actually is a 16 yo girl (going 17), a math genius with super SAT score, but she's trying to cover all of it so she can blend in high school.
And then someday she caught some codes on TV and figured out that it was actually the codes used by a group of enviromental terrorist. The Digit is out.
Oh and she's not alone. In this story she was accompanied by a cute, smart and young FBI agent named John Bennett, and together they tried to decipher all the codes of the attacker(s). Soon they feel some-sort-of-connection to each other (yadda yadda yadda) but John tried to resist it (because Farrah is still 16, obviously...)
Once again, it's fun. I enjoyed all the parts where Farrah & John talked about the codes and trying to find some clues to it... I learned a lot of new things too. The Fibonacci series thingy, for example. And the story's also funny. Farrah is unique and her way of thinking is such an entertainment. Toward the end of the book you'll be shocked by a new revelation, eventhough it isn't fully unpredictable.
It's probably my first time reading a YA book with a lot of references to FBI/CIA world and some sort, but I enjoyed and liked it very much.
3,7/5 stars.
PS: I despise the cover. :b