A review by bookworm_baggins
The Friendship Code #1 by Stacia Deutsch

4.0

I listened to the audiobook, but had the physical copy also to look through. Started a little slow for me, mostly because I was trying to figure out who the target audience was. The main characters are all middle schoolers, but the text is extremely simple at times, with text conversations and emojis included. I ended up enjoying it more than I initially expected, especially the coding aspects, and the relational developments between the girls in the story turned out really well. I still feel like there is a gap in how this book is written; it could have been brilliant and I found it less than that. I also wish it had a wider appeal than just "girls who code" because this seems to isolate any male from ever reading this when it had some good intro to coding. I will recommend this to readers who prefer girly books (not my daughter so far!) and recommend Secret Coders as a better option all around.