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dizziedarsanga's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.0
jamiesbookclub's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
just_a_useless_potato's review against another edition
4.0
A different sort of book to what I would normally read, but I enjoyed it. Definitely recommend:)
erinevelynreads's review against another edition
4.0
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started Scared Little Rabbits. It starts off as a thriller but quickly morphs into a teen drama filled with mean girls, outcasts, and cute boys.
Set at a summer program for tech geniuses, it follows teenage engineer Nora, as she navigates the social landscape of the program. There she meets Maddox, a seemingly bad boy, on the social media app known as InstaLove. Maddox, the former longtime boyfriend of program sweetheart and billionaire daughter Eleanor, is interested in Nora as well, and the two pair up to write a module for InstaLove to showcase at the end of the program. But when Eleanor goes missing, secrets are exposed and everyone starts to wonder what’s real and what’s for appearances.
Scared Little Rabbits does an excellent job of imagining an exploitative social media application in InstaLove. As an engineer, I’m always fascinated to see how people reference technology in media, and Geiger did an excellent job. She drops in references to bits of code and programs seamlessly with her story in a way that feels natural. A large part of the story centers around AR, wearable tech, and privacy. It provides a unique commentary on the ethics of AR and its impact on our world.
As far as the story goes, I thought it jumped around quite a bit in a way that often made it difficult to follow. It switches points of view from Nora to Maddox to journal entries from Eleanor. The technical part was well-executed, but the story was lacking at times and dragged at several points. Overall I enjoyed it!
Thank you to @netgalley and @sourcebooksfire for the review copy!
Set at a summer program for tech geniuses, it follows teenage engineer Nora, as she navigates the social landscape of the program. There she meets Maddox, a seemingly bad boy, on the social media app known as InstaLove. Maddox, the former longtime boyfriend of program sweetheart and billionaire daughter Eleanor, is interested in Nora as well, and the two pair up to write a module for InstaLove to showcase at the end of the program. But when Eleanor goes missing, secrets are exposed and everyone starts to wonder what’s real and what’s for appearances.
Scared Little Rabbits does an excellent job of imagining an exploitative social media application in InstaLove. As an engineer, I’m always fascinated to see how people reference technology in media, and Geiger did an excellent job. She drops in references to bits of code and programs seamlessly with her story in a way that feels natural. A large part of the story centers around AR, wearable tech, and privacy. It provides a unique commentary on the ethics of AR and its impact on our world.
As far as the story goes, I thought it jumped around quite a bit in a way that often made it difficult to follow. It switches points of view from Nora to Maddox to journal entries from Eleanor. The technical part was well-executed, but the story was lacking at times and dragged at several points. Overall I enjoyed it!
Thank you to @netgalley and @sourcebooksfire for the review copy!
bookshale_'s review against another edition
3.0
3.5
«Scared Little Rabbits» es un libro que salió de Wattpad (por si no lo sabían) y ha sido una historia que me ha dejado en shock en cierto punto con ese plot twist casi al final de la historia en donde todo dio un giro drástico.
La historia comienza en un campamento y casi todos los que van saben de tecnología y hackeo (yo apenas se usar Word lol), y hay una app llamada InstaLove para crear amigos, crushes o enemigos si es el caso.
Esas apps siempre son un peligro, ¿no creen? Pero en este libro yo pensé que no profundizarían la app, pero el giro me mató. ¿Qué fue eso autora de voltearme la tortilla? Nunca pensé que la persona detrás de todo era esa persona.
Además del romance… bueno, no se extiende mucho, pero esta presente.
Es una historia tipo thriller que es muy buena, no es excelente y una maravilla, pero cumple con su papel.
¡¡Recomendado!!
«Scared Little Rabbits» es un libro que salió de Wattpad (por si no lo sabían) y ha sido una historia que me ha dejado en shock en cierto punto con ese plot twist casi al final de la historia en donde todo dio un giro drástico.
La historia comienza en un campamento y casi todos los que van saben de tecnología y hackeo (yo apenas se usar Word lol), y hay una app llamada InstaLove para crear amigos, crushes o enemigos si es el caso.
Esas apps siempre son un peligro, ¿no creen? Pero en este libro yo pensé que no profundizarían la app, pero el giro me mató. ¿Qué fue eso autora de voltearme la tortilla? Nunca pensé que la persona detrás de todo era esa persona.
Además del romance… bueno, no se extiende mucho, pero esta presente.
Es una historia tipo thriller que es muy buena, no es excelente y una maravilla, pero cumple con su papel.
¡¡Recomendado!!
kylielovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a fun quick reads. I was immediately sucked into the story even though I knew it was a thriller and it took a while to get into the thriller-y part.
Nora was the cute nerdy girl, Maddox was the stud and Eleanor was the typical mean girl. I really liked Nora’s character. She had good growth throughout the book.
This book was kind of one where you think you are putting the pieces together and feel really smart, but then there’s that last second twist that you didn’t see coming (or at least I didn’t).
While I really enjoyed my time reading this, I didn’t really like the ending. It was kind of over the top and I just really wish something else had happened.
Nora was the cute nerdy girl, Maddox was the stud and Eleanor was the typical mean girl. I really liked Nora’s character. She had good growth throughout the book.
This book was kind of one where you think you are putting the pieces together and feel really smart, but then there’s that last second twist that you didn’t see coming (or at least I didn’t).
While I really enjoyed my time reading this, I didn’t really like the ending. It was kind of over the top and I just really wish something else had happened.
wildflowerz76's review against another edition
3.0
I received a digital ARC of this title from Edelweiss for an honest review.
Nora is excited to be accepted into an elite summer program for Makers at Winthrop Academy. Her coding skills are through the roof, so if she could just find the right project, she'll be golden. The most promising project to come out of this program is called InstaLove, a phone app that her parents haven't let her download. But once she's at Winthrop, that's the first thing she does. Soon, she's involved in a project with dreamy Maddox, his girlfriend, and the girlfriend's best friend. There's a lot going on behind the scenes that Nora just doesn't understand. What's left is a thrilling mix of romance, intrigue and suspense that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
The intrigue at the end was good. It was a very slow buildup though. Through the first part of the book, it just mostly felt like mean girl bitchiness and a very mopey protagonist. I didn't love this one, but it was fine.
Nora is excited to be accepted into an elite summer program for Makers at Winthrop Academy. Her coding skills are through the roof, so if she could just find the right project, she'll be golden. The most promising project to come out of this program is called InstaLove, a phone app that her parents haven't let her download. But once she's at Winthrop, that's the first thing she does. Soon, she's involved in a project with dreamy Maddox, his girlfriend, and the girlfriend's best friend. There's a lot going on behind the scenes that Nora just doesn't understand. What's left is a thrilling mix of romance, intrigue and suspense that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
The intrigue at the end was good. It was a very slow buildup though. Through the first part of the book, it just mostly felt like mean girl bitchiness and a very mopey protagonist. I didn't love this one, but it was fine.
kba76's review against another edition
3.0
Nora has yearned for her opportunity to get involved in the Winthrop Academy summer program. She has the opportunity to show her coding knowledge, but little does she know that this is going to be the kind of experience nobody could predict.
In spite of her lack of social presence, Nora finds herself caught up in new relationships. She develops a huge crush on a fellow student called Maddox and thinks the feeling might be mutual, but Maddox seems to have a complicated relationship with Eleanor Winthrop.
We immediately work out that something odd is happening, but characters throw us off-track with alarming regularity. There’s hints of problems between a number of characters and there are always going to be problems with keeping tabs on people who are skilled at finding their way round security protocol.
It’s hard to imagine someone so capable would find themselves caught up in such a mess. However, it’s not completely implausible. The resolution did throw things up in the air a little, though in light of the whole story you are given some clues.
In spite of her lack of social presence, Nora finds herself caught up in new relationships. She develops a huge crush on a fellow student called Maddox and thinks the feeling might be mutual, but Maddox seems to have a complicated relationship with Eleanor Winthrop.
We immediately work out that something odd is happening, but characters throw us off-track with alarming regularity. There’s hints of problems between a number of characters and there are always going to be problems with keeping tabs on people who are skilled at finding their way round security protocol.
It’s hard to imagine someone so capable would find themselves caught up in such a mess. However, it’s not completely implausible. The resolution did throw things up in the air a little, though in light of the whole story you are given some clues.
kmspedden's review against another edition
5.0
*I received a free ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
It was SO GOOD. This novel reminds me a lot of Time Bomb by Joelle Charbonneau and Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson. It’s all about kids at a school during a summer program when something goes wrong. The entire thing is so well written that it keeps you guessing from start to finish and you’re invested in all of the characters what happens to them. It also has InstaLove which seems like an app that I would have loved on my phone (even now). Creating something all your own the way that A.V Geiger does can’t be easy but the app sounds so well thought out as if they could have created it if they just got the code right.
** BEWARE THERE BE SPOILERS AHEAD**
The author keeps you guessing and does such a good job at misdirection that I was convinced I knew it would be Emerson in the end when ‘M’ came up on Eleanor’s visor only to change my mind when no one could find Miranda. It had to be her! She was clearly the one that changed the permitters and that’s why no one could find her. Nope. It was Emerson and I was so convinced by the misdirection that I stopped believing it was him until it was literally written out that he got the quest request.
I loved everything about this novel and I couldn’t put it down and finished it in a day because It was so good and I needed to know what was going to happen. I would totally recommend it.
It was SO GOOD. This novel reminds me a lot of Time Bomb by Joelle Charbonneau and Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson. It’s all about kids at a school during a summer program when something goes wrong. The entire thing is so well written that it keeps you guessing from start to finish and you’re invested in all of the characters what happens to them. It also has InstaLove which seems like an app that I would have loved on my phone (even now). Creating something all your own the way that A.V Geiger does can’t be easy but the app sounds so well thought out as if they could have created it if they just got the code right.
** BEWARE THERE BE SPOILERS AHEAD**
The author keeps you guessing and does such a good job at misdirection that I was convinced I knew it would be Emerson in the end when ‘M’ came up on Eleanor’s visor only to change my mind when no one could find Miranda. It had to be her! She was clearly the one that changed the permitters and that’s why no one could find her. Nope. It was Emerson and I was so convinced by the misdirection that I stopped believing it was him until it was literally written out that he got the quest request.
I loved everything about this novel and I couldn’t put it down and finished it in a day because It was so good and I needed to know what was going to happen. I would totally recommend it.