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A review by theawkwardbookw
Love, Decoded by Jennifer Yen
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*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review*
Gigi Wong is a perfectionist, striving to be the best at everything she does. When her teacher announces that she will be nominating a student for an app writing competition, Gigi jumps at the chance to submit an app. When transfer student Etta has difficulty making new friends, Gigi gets an idea to create a friend matching app.
This is an Emma retelling, which I though sounded really fun when I first heard about it! But unfortunately, I just didn't vibe with this... I'm not 100% sure what it was about this story, but I just didn't enjoy it. It almost felt like a chore to finish. Everything just felt very surface level and juvenile. I also was just not a fan of Gigi, I felt like she was so incredibly selfish in everything she did. I listened to this on audiobook though, and didn't particularly enjoy the narrator when they were speaking as Etta, they made her so nasally and annoying in my opinion. I will give it major points for making multiple females have an interest, and be very successful in STEM though!
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review*
Gigi Wong is a perfectionist, striving to be the best at everything she does. When her teacher announces that she will be nominating a student for an app writing competition, Gigi jumps at the chance to submit an app. When transfer student Etta has difficulty making new friends, Gigi gets an idea to create a friend matching app.
This is an Emma retelling, which I though sounded really fun when I first heard about it! But unfortunately, I just didn't vibe with this... I'm not 100% sure what it was about this story, but I just didn't enjoy it. It almost felt like a chore to finish. Everything just felt very surface level and juvenile. I also was just not a fan of Gigi, I felt like she was so incredibly selfish in everything she did. I listened to this on audiobook though, and didn't particularly enjoy the narrator when they were speaking as Etta, they made her so nasally and annoying in my opinion. I will give it major points for making multiple females have an interest, and be very successful in STEM though!