This was really entertaining and engaging! I read the whole thing in one evening. There were a couple twists that were kind of predictable, but I was surprised by the things that happened towards the end. It was pretty much exactly what I wanted.

This was quick and easy to read and the teen speak and involvement of social media was done really well. I could have used a bit more character development with one of the side characters, though.

This was solid, but not as well paced and interesting as the first book in the series was for me. I might have liked this better if I had read it sooner after the first one because I had a little trouble getting immersed in the world again. However, once I got into it, I appreciated the world building and themes about mental health and family.

3.5 stars

This was really interesting and made me think, but it didn't go quite as deep as I wanted it to and it didn't have much emotional impact on me when I felt like it should have if it was a five star book. I do think this could be really important and impactful for readers in their early teens, though. I might get more of what I was looking for in this author's adult fiction.

I flew through this in a couple days. I really like the pacing and the direction the plot goes in. The characters are solid, but not particularly memorable. The writing is good, as Tara Sim's writing always is, but there are a few lines of dialogue that maybe feel a little unnatural, especially for the setting. I appreciate that this world has no homophobia and how diverse the cast of characters we follow is. I was more invested than I thought I might be by the end and I'm interested to see where the story goes next in the sequel.

This was a lot of fun and surprisingly relatable! I liked both main characters a lot, especially Naledi and I'm excited to read the sequels from some of the side characters' perspectives.

I was flying through this and really enjoying the writing and the characters until about half way through. The plot started getting really convenient and all the characters were making stupid decisions, which bothered me because we're told that they're smart. The characters did things that should not have been possible in the context. It was clear that the author either didn't do enough research on how big companies work or chose to use inaccurate assumptions to make the plot possible. That may not have bothered me as much if the characters motivations had made sense, but it was still a glaring issue for me and would have bothered me either way. I also started noticing how cheesy some of the dialogue is. I get why people love this, it was just impossible for me to connect once the plot convenience/technical issues came up so it wasn't worth finishing for me.