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snoopydoo77's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. This book is so much more than about a hacker girl that creates a website to fight the schools archaic sex-ed, all while falling for the hot hacker boy in school.
It is funny, sweet, romantic, heartbreaking, healing, informative and so much more.
I loved the writing, the dual POVs that just sucked me into their world. I also couldn’t help than just really like Amber and Dean and their supporting cast. I thought the characters and content where well thought out and written. Some of it, like the principal, was needed but a bit much at times ………. I think some of that could have been toned down a bit and still got the point across.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book very much and highly recommend it.
I rate it 4 ★
thesimplereader's review against another edition
4.0
4 ⭐️. Solid.
Adorable romance, great feminism. This book made me feel all types of ways.
However, the characters felt immature off and on throughout the book which didn’t seem to fit them or the story. Like the author was trying to hard to make them seem young.
Adorable romance, great feminism. This book made me feel all types of ways.
However, the characters felt immature off and on throughout the book which didn’t seem to fit them or the story. Like the author was trying to hard to make them seem young.
readerlatte's review against another edition
My Review: First off this is totally a book for those who love hacking. It brought back memories of that old movie Hackers that I fell so in love with I think it was in the 90's. It also is a great story about sex education and how important it is. I think this one would be an amazing story for teens of high school to read. It is just so important especially in our day and age for this story to be told.
Schools need to get away from thinking of sex as evil. Telling kids just don't do it and start accepting it for what it is. Sex isn't the enemy miss information and people being to embarrassed to ask questions is the issue. I love the parts in this where Amber is talking to her mom. They are open and honest about sex and they are both better for it. Have an open policy with your kids about this topic (really any topic). I love that my daughter's know that they can come to me and talk about sex and anything else. It's not taboo, or shameful, or nasty, its part of life and more people need to accept that. Your kids will be safer if they can come to you with their questions.
Another part of this book is about rape. So be warned, Amber goes through a lot of PTSD (lightish vs. other books about this topic.). But I think the author did a wonderful job with the micro flashbacks and Amber talking about it. Another great message in this story is that it doesn't matter if you are a girl or a boy rape is rape and no means no. My best advice about going out and parting is to always make sure your drink in moderation (if you drink at all). Know your limits!! And always do the this rule of thumb! It might sound lame but it will keep you safe.
Drink Rules: 1 Alcoholic Drink, 1 Glass of Water, 1 Snack or some kind of food, wait a minimum of 1 hour before you repeat this cycle. This gives your body enough time to to start breaking down the alcohol in your system.
One letter that Amber answered in this story is about a girl who is forced to change her shirt because she is showing to much skin. However the boys are allowed to go shirtless. This reminded me of an issue that was going on at a local high school here a few years ago. Girls were singled out and told that they could no longer show their collarbones. Which is so stupid. I totally agree with what Amber told the girl to do that to use her social media and her voice. Because we as women and girls are NOT a distraction.
The story itself was great. With all the elements it had the only one I kind of had an issue with was Dean. Don't get me wrong he was an awesome boy but I found myself just not enjoying his chapter as much as Ambers. By the end of the book I did warm up to his part of the story and it really started to unfold and made more sense since it gave us information that we wouldn't have known. So when it all went down we already knew who knew what.
There is just so much to say about this important novel. But I just do not have the words to say it all here. This is just one of those stories that you need to read. Buy it for your daughters and sons and your schools and libraries!! Get it into the hands of teens because that is where it will do the most good.
Go Into This One Knowing: Dual POV, Sex Education, Hacking, Attempted Rape (PTSD Flashbacks), Doesn't Shy Away from Hard Topics,
Schools need to get away from thinking of sex as evil. Telling kids just don't do it and start accepting it for what it is. Sex isn't the enemy miss information and people being to embarrassed to ask questions is the issue. I love the parts in this where Amber is talking to her mom. They are open and honest about sex and they are both better for it. Have an open policy with your kids about this topic (really any topic). I love that my daughter's know that they can come to me and talk about sex and anything else. It's not taboo, or shameful, or nasty, its part of life and more people need to accept that. Your kids will be safer if they can come to you with their questions.
Another part of this book is about rape. So be warned, Amber goes through a lot of PTSD (lightish vs. other books about this topic.). But I think the author did a wonderful job with the micro flashbacks and Amber talking about it. Another great message in this story is that it doesn't matter if you are a girl or a boy rape is rape and no means no. My best advice about going out and parting is to always make sure your drink in moderation (if you drink at all). Know your limits!! And always do the this rule of thumb! It might sound lame but it will keep you safe.
Drink Rules: 1 Alcoholic Drink, 1 Glass of Water, 1 Snack or some kind of food, wait a minimum of 1 hour before you repeat this cycle. This gives your body enough time to to start breaking down the alcohol in your system.
One letter that Amber answered in this story is about a girl who is forced to change her shirt because she is showing to much skin. However the boys are allowed to go shirtless. This reminded me of an issue that was going on at a local high school here a few years ago. Girls were singled out and told that they could no longer show their collarbones. Which is so stupid. I totally agree with what Amber told the girl to do that to use her social media and her voice. Because we as women and girls are NOT a distraction.
The story itself was great. With all the elements it had the only one I kind of had an issue with was Dean. Don't get me wrong he was an awesome boy but I found myself just not enjoying his chapter as much as Ambers. By the end of the book I did warm up to his part of the story and it really started to unfold and made more sense since it gave us information that we wouldn't have known. So when it all went down we already knew who knew what.
There is just so much to say about this important novel. But I just do not have the words to say it all here. This is just one of those stories that you need to read. Buy it for your daughters and sons and your schools and libraries!! Get it into the hands of teens because that is where it will do the most good.
Go Into This One Knowing: Dual POV, Sex Education, Hacking, Attempted Rape (PTSD Flashbacks), Doesn't Shy Away from Hard Topics,
lattelibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
This is a coder-friendly, patriarchy-smashing, advice-giving whirlwind of a book. This book is absolutely perfect for many reasons, but I want to bring up two of them: STEM applies to girls, too!, and hallelujah for being sex-friendly. Too many girls out there don't have access to answers to their questions, so what does Amber do? She codes a blog on the dark web where they can send in their questions. She's the best coder in the school, so there's no way she can get caught--right?
This book touches on so many topics that teens have questions about: What's the safest method of birth control? How do you come out to your parents? Are you ready to take the next step with your partner? And--weaving itself throughout the entirety of the book--how do you tear down the walls you've built up post-trauma? Do you even want to?
With just the right amount of teen shenanigans, Loki-loving, and desire to forever be done with high school, Ask Me Anything is so important in this day and age. It's fun, fast-paced, and filled with eagerness to share advice, connect, and build a community. I can't wait for this to come out--I'll immediately be requesting this for my library!
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This book touches on so many topics that teens have questions about: What's the safest method of birth control? How do you come out to your parents? Are you ready to take the next step with your partner? And--weaving itself throughout the entirety of the book--how do you tear down the walls you've built up post-trauma? Do you even want to?
With just the right amount of teen shenanigans, Loki-loving, and desire to forever be done with high school, Ask Me Anything is so important in this day and age. It's fun, fast-paced, and filled with eagerness to share advice, connect, and build a community. I can't wait for this to come out--I'll immediately be requesting this for my library!
Review cross-listed here!
alongreader's review against another edition
5.0
Amber's school preaches abstinence only. Not only that, but Mr Tanner, the principal, makes it his mission to make sure the children are not *burdened* with any knowledge of sex. Tired of it and spurred on by a bet with another coder, Amber sets up an anonymous blog where teens can ask anything they want without fear of judgment. She just wanted her friends to have the knowledge to feel safe, but everything is spiraling out of control...
'Teen girl takes on the patriarcy' is a growing genre in YA fiction, and they mostly focus on sex in one way or another. This is one of the best so far, with likeable characters, a boo hiss baddie and, incidentally, some excellent sex advice along the way. I applaud anything that normalises sex in this way, and goes out of its way to promote the idea that whatever suits you suits you and as long as you're not hurting anyone you should keep right on going.
This is a grerat read and I hope it does really well. It deserves to. I'll certainly be promoting it.
Receiving an ARC did not affect my review in any way.
Not everyone had a mom like mine. One who took me to the doctor after I told her things were starting to get serious between Brandon and me. She’d talked me through all the pros and cons and let me make the choice for myself. Ultimately, I’d been so blindingly happy and excited to be with Brandon that I’d gotten on the pill with butterflies storming my stomach.
I’d planned to tell Brandon. I’d dreamed of the perfect moment.
And then …he’d crushed those dreams before I’d gotten the chance to share them with him.
I dodged a major bullet, and yet I still felt like I was bleeding.
'Teen girl takes on the patriarcy' is a growing genre in YA fiction, and they mostly focus on sex in one way or another. This is one of the best so far, with likeable characters, a boo hiss baddie and, incidentally, some excellent sex advice along the way. I applaud anything that normalises sex in this way, and goes out of its way to promote the idea that whatever suits you suits you and as long as you're not hurting anyone you should keep right on going.
This is a grerat read and I hope it does really well. It deserves to. I'll certainly be promoting it.
Receiving an ARC did not affect my review in any way.
Not everyone had a mom like mine. One who took me to the doctor after I told her things were starting to get serious between Brandon and me. She’d talked me through all the pros and cons and let me make the choice for myself. Ultimately, I’d been so blindingly happy and excited to be with Brandon that I’d gotten on the pill with butterflies storming my stomach.
I’d planned to tell Brandon. I’d dreamed of the perfect moment.
And then …he’d crushed those dreams before I’d gotten the chance to share them with him.
I dodged a major bullet, and yet I still felt like I was bleeding.
sonja_ahrb's review against another edition
5.0
YA is usually not my jam, but the cover and blurb of this book smacked me in the face and said, “Read me!” And I am so glad I did.
This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I will for sure be searching out more of her work. I don’t even have the slightest clue about hacking and the dark web, but this book made it sound fascinating without boring me with super techy talk. I was completely invested in these characters and their story.
This book is brilliant and smart. Minimal on the teen angst, yet still conveys heart and emotion all over the pages. What a story.
~ Lia, 5 Stars
This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I will for sure be searching out more of her work. I don’t even have the slightest clue about hacking and the dark web, but this book made it sound fascinating without boring me with super techy talk. I was completely invested in these characters and their story.
This book is brilliant and smart. Minimal on the teen angst, yet still conveys heart and emotion all over the pages. What a story.
~ Lia, 5 Stars
nikkieliz13's review against another edition
3.0
Rating: 3.25 Stars
POV(s): Dual—First Person
Relationship: M/F
Genre(s): Young Adult Contemporary Romance
❥
Quick (Temporary?) Review: A bit boring, but I did like it. I think the author handled sensitive topics in an extremely respectful and informative way, whilst remaining true to the adolescent tone of her main character. The MMC was also the opposite of a red flag, which was refreshing.
❥
Title:[b: “Ask Me Anything” by Molly E. Lee]
Interconnected Series: No
Standalone: Yes
Cliffhanger: No
HEA:
Triggers: Yes
Sexual Assault (flashback on-page)
Rape (talked about, not shown)
Blackmail
Tags/Tropes:
➢ Friends-to-Lovers
➢ Hacker-FMC-and-MMC
➢ High-School
POV(s): Dual—First Person
Relationship: M/F
Genre(s): Young Adult Contemporary Romance
❥
Quick (Temporary?) Review: A bit boring, but I did like it. I think the author handled sensitive topics in an extremely respectful and informative way, whilst remaining true to the adolescent tone of her main character. The MMC was also the opposite of a red flag, which was refreshing.
❥
Title:[b: “Ask Me Anything” by Molly E. Lee]
Interconnected Series: No
Standalone: Yes
Cliffhanger: No
HEA:
Spoiler
YesTriggers: Yes
Spoiler
Sexual Assault (flashback on-page)
Rape (talked about, not shown)
Blackmail
Tags/Tropes:
➢ Friends-to-Lovers
➢ Hacker-FMC-and-MMC
➢ High-School
bookloversofi's review against another edition
3.0
I want to thank NetGalley & Entangled: Teen for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review
I enjoyed reading this book, I appreciate that authors are encouraged to touch things such as sex education in YA literature, it's very important that young people are actually enjoying of reading an entertaining plot but also can inform themselves at the same time, you know?. I liked that aspect of the book a lot and I think it was very well handled
3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
You can find this one and more of my reviews on my blog A Book. A Thought.
TW: Sexual Abuse & Trauma
The book follows Amber, she's a computer genius and she's very dissatisfied with the way in which her school handles sexual education, in a rather old-fashioned way. So she decides to create a totally anonymous blog where anyone from her school could go for any advice about sex and relationships. What she didn't expect was for the blog to go viral, but it did it, and now the school administration is trying to finish with the blog and for that, they're using Dean, Amber's coding crush, to find out the identity behind "Ask Me Anything". But if Dean finds out about Amber's secret she may lose him forever and, on the other hand, thousands of teens will stay with no one to turn to.
I really liked the book, I think it's fun, easy to read and quite educational, but on the other hand, I had some problems with the romance, which was quite uncomfortable to read for me.
I like how it all starts from Amber's concern about the lack of sexual education in her school, I think this is something very important to discuss so I like that this has influenced on Amber to take matters into her own hands, and even when she herself hasn't had sexual experiences as such, she has so much interest in helping others. I think it's great, and it shows great maturity on her part. So the sex education part, as such, I think that's really well executed. I like how we can read a bit of the question on Amber's blog and know a little more about the doubts the guys have about the topic. I think it might even be helpful for some people, which is great. The book also encourages you to talk about it with your parents, which is sensational in my opinion.
The book focuses on our two main characters, ...Dean and Amber, both are super coding geniuses, so there is a lot about computers and things that I don't understand lol, but I think it's interesting if you're into those things. I like Amber as a character, she's determinate, but at the same time when you start to get into her head and discover the things she has had to hide, her fears and her pain, you get to appreciate more what she does for others. She has a beautiful couple of friends who are always there for her and also some lovely present parents, when I say presents, YES, I mean that they're there accompanying her at every step and every decision and I LOVE that, we need more of that in books really.
Dean talks and thinks in very disturbing ways for me, I don't know, the writer tries to make him the good and super hot guy and I'm like, ugh, really?. He's created in a way that's about making him look like the perfect guy and that's unrealistic if you ask me.
Let's talk a little about romance, which was my biggest problem with the book. There's a moment in the book where Amber begins to be closer to Dean and vice versa, they end up sharing more hours after school and they begin to know each other and make friends. And until that moment, although the dialogues are cheesy and childish, I thought it was cute and I was fine with that. But then Amber begins to feel that Dean might want something else or having other feelings, and although she also thinks that he's super handsome and everything, she explains to him that she's not ready to date with someone since she recently broke up with her boyfriend and that was very hard for her. Dean's very empathetic and understands, which is great but then immediately after saying he understood it begins to have out of place comments trying to connect with her in some way and is so uncomfortable to read.I understand that he likes her and that's fine, but you have to respect if someone tells you that she's not ready for something else , but after Amber repeats the same thing over again, he continues to have that attitude of conquest all the time and I understood, at that moment, that this character would be very difficult for me and he was, I don't like him. He tries to be comprehensive and sensitive but it is too much for me.
The dialogues of the romantic scenes are too cheesy, and I like corny, but this was beyond that, it was very cringy.
As I mentioned at the beginning of the review, sexual abuse is touched and I can't say much about it because spoilers but I want to mention that I think it's very well made and the main characters handle it in a very real and hard way, so if it's something you're sensitive about, I recommend discretion.
Although the romance wasn't for me, I don't think it's a bad book, in fact, I think it's very good, it has a very easy and quick to read writing style, and it's about sex education, so that's really important. So I think I would recommend it even though there are some things that maybe weren't for me because I think they could be for you. I think that in the parts where should be good, it is, so if you feel like giving it a chance, I think you might enjoy it.
kenna92005's review against another edition
4.0
Ask Me Anything was a fun read. I will admit though, it took me a little bit to be invested in it. I was a little lost with the hacking lingo, but I feel like Molly E Lee did very well explaining it and using it.
I loved the characters. Dean was the absolute sweetest guy; however, maybe a little unrealistic? I say this only because I felt there wasn’t much conflict for him until the end and even then it wasn’t much.
Amber was amazing. Where Dean lacked in conflict and range of emotions she fulfilled it. She encompassed a lot of internal emotions that a lot of people keep quiet about.
This book touched on sensitive topics so smoothly. I loved it all. Honestly I would rate this 4.5 stars if I could.
I loved the characters. Dean was the absolute sweetest guy; however, maybe a little unrealistic? I say this only because I felt there wasn’t much conflict for him until the end and even then it wasn’t much.
Amber was amazing. Where Dean lacked in conflict and range of emotions she fulfilled it. She encompassed a lot of internal emotions that a lot of people keep quiet about.
This book touched on sensitive topics so smoothly. I loved it all. Honestly I would rate this 4.5 stars if I could.