I knew nothing about Ada Lovelace before starting this book - I didn’t even know she existed. I, Ada does a fantastic job of introducing Ada and having us fall in love with her. She’s strong, independent, stubborn and a genius. What better role model could you ask for?

I love historical fiction which blends fiction with reality so fantastically that you don’t realise how much you’re learning till it’s over and that you are so absorbed in a plausible story. Gray presents an Ada that you can truly believe, you hear her voice and by the end of the novel you can preempt her actions - that’s how well you get to know her!

My only wish was that it didn’t end so abruptly. It’s obviously to keep the book at a decent size and to end on a happy note, but I found the few pages of Ada’s adult life tacked onto the end didn’t do enough for me. I wanted to keep reading.

All in all, Gray fantastically brought Ada to life and has created a YA book that provides such a brilliant role model to young girls.