A fun mix of feminism and romance, this novel kept me smiling and laughing throughout. Indiana "Ana" Aaron is a female coder who lets it be known that she's upset to be passed over for a promotion. She ends up getting moved to a remote team, where her new boss, Melvin, assumes she's a male. As such, she starts getting the most praise she's ever gotten, even if Melvin does take credit for some of her work.

As Ana and her friends concoct increasingly ludicrous stories for why the ace new male coder isn't available to meet, Ana starts to fall for Melvin's minder, the dreamy Shane. He knows of Ana's ruse and gets a kick out of helping her hide--while also starting to see the struggles women in the field of tech have to deal with daily.

I enjoyed Ana and Shane's romance--having him know about her machinations made things even more fun. They were absolutely cute together, but they didn't have the chemistry to make them memorable. Instead, I was more enamored with the commentary on feminism and women working in male-dominated worlds--and the micro aggressions they have to navigate. That aspect of the novel absolutely enhanced the romance, but it also dominated the romance for me. Ana's friends were a hoot, too!

All in all, I enjoyed this serious-yet-sweet romance novel. A nice mix of escapism romance and real-life issues.