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A pretty cute YA retelling of Jane Austen‘s Emma! It was fun and light, and modernized pretty well. Emma, the co-president of her Highbury, NJ high school‘s coding club, decides to build a matchmaking app for the students. Some things go right and some things go wrong, and Emma learns some things (other than coding) along the way.

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A cute story: light and contemporary, also predictable and nothing insightful. I'd say it is meant for middle school reader. Nothing too exciting, but it was ok.

Turning Emma into a shy, socially inept math nerd was...a choice. A tiring one. First of all, it‘s 2021 & we‘re STILL doing the “not like other girls” thing? Can‘t a girl be the Golden Girl of her set AND be a math genius? Come on. Also, Emma works bc inspite of her insufferable vanity & swollen self-importance, she charms you with her wit, grace, & warmth. Take those out & all you have are the insufferable parts...& really boring dialogue. ★★☆☆☆.

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DNF. Maybe I'll come back, but probably won't.

Maybe it is me, but the first five chapters didn't catch my attention. It was slow. Also, I need friends, so over the loner-nerd. It seemed like she was beginning to build friendships in her coding club, but why didn't she already have them?

Release: 10.6.20

This book was so cute! Described as a retelling of the classic, Emma, but I‘ve never read that so I cannot compare. I enjoyed the premise and quirky, socially awkward characterization. I thought this book was really well done. I think there is a really positive message for girls and women in STEM half of the club was female, and they all contributed so much to the project. As a women in STEM myself, I appreciate the connection!