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In fact in the beginning there were a couple times where the text started to play into possible misunderstandings with the app (Emmy thinking a guys thinking about her but it's someone else nearby, you know like when you think someones waving at you and you wave back but they are in fact 112% waving to the person they actually know BEHIND you. Because, though I did breeze through it in one day I didn't particularly connect or relate to any one character. I will say, my rating is probably lower than the book actually deserves but for me personally it's three stars.

It's not too serious, kind of fluffy but still has some really important underlined themes and emotions in there.

Actually, that's probably not ironic at all.Īll in all, this is a very cute book. Okay, actually I liked Darcy until we saw her 'true self', ironically that's about when Emmy starts to see her own self. I will say there is some character development as she looses her best friend (prior to the iSpeak Boy app discovery) and makes a new friend in Darcy (boo). It physically hurt a part of my heart that knew she'd mock other 'forgotten tools' like writing a damn letter. Her obsession with her phone and the way she looks down on Grant and useless concepts like 'two cans tied together to communicate' in the beginning is beyond annoying. Naturally there's some problems, I mean what seventh grader could yield that sort of power and everything go off with a hitch? 😂 Suddenly Emmy goes from pretending to be a 'love coordinator' to actually being a matchmaker for her peers. Then, one day she magically has a new app on her phone called 'iSpeak Boy' in a totally unexplained magical act this app can translate any male formulated bit of dialogue a live audio, written text or something painted/drawn into what the creator is actually thinking at that time. She's also trying to get through seventh grade and understand the mystery of boys. I'm here to tell you, you can enjoy this book as well as not enjoy Jane Austen.🙃Įmmy is a pre-teen whose overly obsessed with her cell phone and the thousands of apps available at her fingertips. You will not be disappointed!Ī lot of people are saying they're fans of Jane Austen and love this re-telling of Emma.

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This book is full of great moments for all readers, and I HIGHLY recommend it for anyone who thinks this book sounds interesting. I knew this book was going to be fun, but I didn’t know I was going to have as much fun as I did. It is great to see this representation in books for younger readers, so if they suffer from similar experiences they can see they’re not alone. Our main character has anxiety, and I have been told by people who suffer from anxiety that this is described well. The whole idea surrounding the app to help understand boys, where was that when I needed it in school?! This is such an ingenious idea!īrody filled this book with truly hilarious moments, as well as good mental health representation.

I swear Brody was in my brain, writing what I thought and did when I was in middle school. This book took me back to when I was in middle school, and I feel like it really shows what that time is like for girls. I think this story will really resonate with young girls and women everywhere. This experience was amazing! I loved seeing the nods to the story I know, and how Brody incorporated them into this story while making it her own. I am a huge Jane Austen fan, so the minute I saw this book I knew I needed to check it out. This book is a middle grade retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma, with a magical realism twist. I was lucky to be gifted an eARC of this book to review.