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A review by booksfitforadreamer
A Girl Named Digit by Annabel Monaghan
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.