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summersilentmusic's review
Women in STEM! Also, as someone who worked in biotech, hard relate. It's not just about getting women in STEM. It's also about retaining women in STEM, which no one is helping with.
clsl's review
5.0
Fascinating look at how three young women take on the boys club of Silicon Valley. Had I had more books like this when I was younger, I may have been encouraged to be more bold in my life choices - hopefully it will encourage today's youth to do just that.
rachelshack's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The plot of this book was cute if a little kitschy. The intro was kind of slow, and the ending was pretty rushed, but I liked a lot of the pieces.
My main concern with this book was that I found the characters mismatched from their names. It took me half the book to remember who was who because the names for each of the main girls seemed to match one of the others. It made it confusing and slowed the pace for me as I reframed everything I’d read when I started a new chapter.
My main concern with this book was that I found the characters mismatched from their names. It took me half the book to remember who was who because the names for each of the main girls seemed to match one of the others. It made it confusing and slowed the pace for me as I reframed everything I’d read when I started a new chapter.
amandamarieger's review
4.0
This book was so SATISFYING. There were times when the writing could have been a little stronger, but the story itself was the perfect amount of twists and turns and winning in the end. And the friendship that builds between the young women was so worth everything. I really really liked it.
jbrooxd's review
4.0
4.5 stars - Fantastic female empowerment story! Terrific characters. Great themes like found family, history of women in technology, mentoring the next generation, etc. It's all there and it's all fantastic. It never got too techy so that a non-tech person would feel lost. Match this with books like Moxie for a female empowerment collection. Highly recommend!!
loreofthebooks's review
3.0
Three girls get into the elite summer program for tech. They are grouped together - unwillingly - to do a project together. Lucy, Maddie and Delia all come from different backgrounds, have different ideas and very different personalities. But they all want something out of this program. The three girls must learn to work together to accomplish the challenge.
I put this on hold at my library because I am always looking for STEM oriented books for young ladies/girls/people. It was really nice to see a book tackle this topic, and do it in a way that is totally accessible to the younger generations. I'm going to break this review out into a couple parts, and unfortunately I had to return my copy and I didn't take notes. So forgive any lapses in my memory.
I'm going to start with the writing. I liked the writing. It wasn't overly contrived, or overly simplistic. There is a lot going on, and the book is continually fast paced which means it didn't take me long to read at all. In fact, I was through with it in a couple hours. The clarity of the writing style really helped with that, though.
The opening chapter provides a bit of background for everything that is going to happen in the book. We meet Lucy and we learn they are obssesed with an app that monitors their "popularity" and this app becomes the focus of a subplot later in the story.
Maddie is the designer of the group and she already has a great portfolio and Delia is the self-taught coder who is insecure.
Throughout this book we get to know these girls, and learn about all their problems: with their family, with their love lives, their friends and each other. No stone is unturned in this story! Everything though links back into the main subplot of winning the competition.
There is a lot of girl power and empowerment of young women in this story, and it deals heavily with the issues within the field of technology. There are issues brought up that might make people uncomfortable but are relevant to todays day and age.
The girls are your fairly standard characters, but that is not the point -- they push the plot forward (which in and of itself is fairly unremarkable) and they serve the point: that these girls are strong.
Overall, it was a good book, and I think any teen interested in STEM fields or technology would probably like this book. And it might be a good read for young ladies/people who are interested in going into STEM to read.
I put this on hold at my library because I am always looking for STEM oriented books for young ladies/girls/people. It was really nice to see a book tackle this topic, and do it in a way that is totally accessible to the younger generations. I'm going to break this review out into a couple parts, and unfortunately I had to return my copy and I didn't take notes. So forgive any lapses in my memory.
I'm going to start with the writing. I liked the writing. It wasn't overly contrived, or overly simplistic. There is a lot going on, and the book is continually fast paced which means it didn't take me long to read at all. In fact, I was through with it in a couple hours. The clarity of the writing style really helped with that, though.
The opening chapter provides a bit of background for everything that is going to happen in the book. We meet Lucy and we learn they are obssesed with an app that monitors their "popularity" and this app becomes the focus of a subplot later in the story.
Maddie is the designer of the group and she already has a great portfolio and Delia is the self-taught coder who is insecure.
Throughout this book we get to know these girls, and learn about all their problems: with their family, with their love lives, their friends and each other. No stone is unturned in this story! Everything though links back into the main subplot of winning the competition.
There is a lot of girl power and empowerment of young women in this story, and it deals heavily with the issues within the field of technology. There are issues brought up that might make people uncomfortable but are relevant to todays day and age.
The girls are your fairly standard characters, but that is not the point -- they push the plot forward (which in and of itself is fairly unremarkable) and they serve the point: that these girls are strong.
Overall, it was a good book, and I think any teen interested in STEM fields or technology would probably like this book. And it might be a good read for young ladies/people who are interested in going into STEM to read.
genya_safin8's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
sac3098's review
4.0
This is a jewel because there are so few books which are based in the world of computer science.. And very few of them show the details.. being in the same field.. I could easily relate to the book.. Loved it.. loved the fluency of the author.. can't wait to read another one of this author's book!
beccarwolf's review against another edition
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
sophir's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-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
4.5
i’m actually surprised by how much I liked this book, but even with all the women empowerment I didn’t think it was forced