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The Beautiful Code
Set against the fast-paced, winner-take-all world of Silicon Valley, where today’s software geek is tomorrow’s billionaire, The Start-Up chronicles the meteoric rise of Adam and Amelia Dory, a talented brother and sister team. With only each other to rely on, the naïve eighteen-year-olds must make their way through a treacherous world of money, power, and envy.
This suspenseful and exciting episode is the third installment in an ongoing serial story.
Critical Acclaim for The Start-Up Series
“Who knew Silicon Valley could be sexy? Sadie Hayes’ debut ebook series The Start-Up describes the real side of Silicon Valley and how its power corrupts. You will tear through this page-turner and will be begging for more!” –Amy Gleason
“In The Start-Up we see the beginning of Adam and Amelia Dory’s climb to wealth and power… This fast-paced novel has provocative characters trying to figure out how to navigate a world controlled by money and bad intentions. I dare you to put it down!” –Becky Julian
“Sadie Hayes is on her way to becoming a new kind of bestseller - an eBook bestseller.” –Grady Harp
“Exciting, entertaining, and informative - The Start-Up is a must read for anyone interested in the fast paced worlds of entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley, and venture capital.” -J.R. Sedivy, Chairman and CEO, Analytika, Inc.
“A well-crafted, fast-moving tale of the conflict which arises when honesty and integrity confront the wealth and oft-corrupted power of the high-tech world of Silicon Valley. An excellent read.” Frederick J. Masterman
“Sadie Hayes provides a screen shot of technology’s sordid underbelly in this riveting e-book novella.” –Bill Bentrim
“Sadie Hayes has blown me away with this series. This is something new in the YA genre…get to your nearest Ereader device and buy these books.” – Courtney Wyant, Courtney’s Book Nook
“Deep-seated greed and corruption intricately blended with naivety and intelligence, The Start Up by Sadie Hayes, is sharp, fun and full of angsty dramatic brilliance. Gossip, intrigue and illegal corporate tactics sing from Silicon Valley, telling us of the money to be made and the people who will destroy anyone in their way to get that money.” –Jen, In the Closet with a Bibliophile
“I loved these novellas! The Start-Up and The Anti-Social Network are, in my opinion, on the forefront of what is sure to be a great YA genre in the future because the topic of advancing technology is extremely relevant.” –Sandra, Panda Reads
Episode 3: Beautiful Code
As their industry profiles rise, Adam and Amelia Dory fly to Hawaii to keynote TechCrunch’s Maui Waves of Disruption conference. Patty Hawkins also finds herself in Hawaii as the maid of honor in her sister Shandi’s wedding to Chad… but Chad and Patty can’t seem to get past the secret night they spent together. Both Patty and the twins quickly discover that the energy, lust and enemies of Silicon Valley follow you—no matter how far you go.
Episode 4: Reverse Engineering Coming Soon!
Find out more about Sadie and The Start-Up series:
Follow: @DigitalSadie
Like: Facebook.com/DigitalSadie
www.Doreye.com
This suspenseful and exciting episode is the third installment in an ongoing serial story.
Critical Acclaim for The Start-Up Series
“Who knew Silicon Valley could be sexy? Sadie Hayes’ debut ebook series The Start-Up describes the real side of Silicon Valley and how its power corrupts. You will tear through this page-turner and will be begging for more!” –Amy Gleason
“In The Start-Up we see the beginning of Adam and Amelia Dory’s climb to wealth and power… This fast-paced novel has provocative characters trying to figure out how to navigate a world controlled by money and bad intentions. I dare you to put it down!” –Becky Julian
“Sadie Hayes is on her way to becoming a new kind of bestseller - an eBook bestseller.” –Grady Harp
“Exciting, entertaining, and informative - The Start-Up is a must read for anyone interested in the fast paced worlds of entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley, and venture capital.” -J.R. Sedivy, Chairman and CEO, Analytika, Inc.
“A well-crafted, fast-moving tale of the conflict which arises when honesty and integrity confront the wealth and oft-corrupted power of the high-tech world of Silicon Valley. An excellent read.” Frederick J. Masterman
“Sadie Hayes provides a screen shot of technology’s sordid underbelly in this riveting e-book novella.” –Bill Bentrim
“Sadie Hayes has blown me away with this series. This is something new in the YA genre…get to your nearest Ereader device and buy these books.” – Courtney Wyant, Courtney’s Book Nook
“Deep-seated greed and corruption intricately blended with naivety and intelligence, The Start Up by Sadie Hayes, is sharp, fun and full of angsty dramatic brilliance. Gossip, intrigue and illegal corporate tactics sing from Silicon Valley, telling us of the money to be made and the people who will destroy anyone in their way to get that money.” –Jen, In the Closet with a Bibliophile
“I loved these novellas! The Start-Up and The Anti-Social Network are, in my opinion, on the forefront of what is sure to be a great YA genre in the future because the topic of advancing technology is extremely relevant.” –Sandra, Panda Reads
Episode 3: Beautiful Code
As their industry profiles rise, Adam and Amelia Dory fly to Hawaii to keynote TechCrunch’s Maui Waves of Disruption conference. Patty Hawkins also finds herself in Hawaii as the maid of honor in her sister Shandi’s wedding to Chad… but Chad and Patty can’t seem to get past the secret night they spent together. Both Patty and the twins quickly discover that the energy, lust and enemies of Silicon Valley follow you—no matter how far you go.
Episode 4: Reverse Engineering Coming Soon!
Find out more about Sadie and The Start-Up series:
Follow: @DigitalSadie
Like: Facebook.com/DigitalSadie
www.Doreye.com
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100 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 20, 2011
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December 24, 2011
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Mini Review:
My only problem with this series are the books are so short. They always have me aching for me. Sadie Hayes has taken something, I have read and really,really, enjoyed. I would say loved but I have to wait til SPRING for it.
Review itself:
Beautiful Code,3rd book in the The Start-Up by Sadie Hayes, was as always great. I just have a few personal opinions. I think,personally, that Amelia and TJ should be a couple. I see very little Romance on Amelia and- well anyone in the book. She had a crush on Sundeep, so maybe that would work out but I am all Team TJ .... Just saying.
Sadie did a fantastic job writing these books and they have and achieved major potential. The characters have developed all of them. Some I get more fond of by the day others I get more and more mad at every second of my reading. Amalia, Adam, and TJ... I think I will always like them, Yet Lisa .. I am not even going to go there with her. She is a character I am getting tired of. Just pick one already!(and don't break Adams heart or I will puncture yours). There is plenty of suspense to keep you healthy and happy. :)
So Sadie's next FANTASTIC novella will be out aroung Spring 2012. Look for the first to books in the series on Amazon and B&N The Start-Up and The Anti Social Network already out and Beautiful code in January 2012
Mini Review:
My only problem with this series are the books are so short. They always have me aching for me. Sadie Hayes has taken something, I have read and really,really, enjoyed. I would say loved but I have to wait til SPRING for it.
Review itself:
Beautiful Code,3rd book in the The Start-Up by Sadie Hayes, was as always great. I just have a few personal opinions. I think,personally, that Amelia and TJ should be a couple. I see very little Romance on Amelia and- well anyone in the book. She had a crush on Sundeep, so maybe that would work out but I am all Team TJ .... Just saying.
Sadie did a fantastic job writing these books and they have and achieved major potential. The characters have developed all of them. Some I get more fond of by the day others I get more and more mad at every second of my reading. Amalia, Adam, and TJ... I think I will always like them, Yet Lisa .. I am not even going to go there with her. She is a character I am getting tired of. Just pick one already!(and don't break Adams heart or I will puncture yours). There is plenty of suspense to keep you healthy and happy. :)
So Sadie's next FANTASTIC novella will be out aroung Spring 2012. Look for the first to books in the series on Amazon and B&N The Start-Up and The Anti Social Network already out and Beautiful code in January 2012
September 1, 2012
I wanted to love this. Heck, I really wanted to enjoy it. A girl who codes! Her brother, who wasn't quite as smart, but helped her out. The story itself was disjointed (a marriage, a convention that didn't quite go as planned, repeatedly talking about the girl coder's hacker (criminal) past. The conversations were pure drivel. And then it just ends. No wrap up. I know it was part of a series, but normally you can get what is going on even though you start in the middle. Not so with this series. And I didn't much care either. If it had been any longer, I wouldn't have bothered to finish it.
February 6, 2022
**This review is for the whole series** It takes only a couple hours to read and was very entertaining.
The Start-up follows twins Amelia and Adam Dory through their first year of college at Stanford, as Amelia – a coding genius – develops new technology and her entrepreneurial brother helps develop it into a successful start-up at an incubator ran by one of the Valley’s leading venture capitalists. Fellow Stanford classmates and big Silicon Valley players become intertwined with both business and romantic connections in this fiery and fast paced series.
The Start-Up has very CW vibes- think Gossip Girl meets Silicon Valley. I wish this had more content and was made into a TV show. It glamourizes coding and entrepreneurial mindsets for teens, I wish there were more books in the series or more works in this genre.
Downgraded because the teen romance scenes were so cringe-y and the series was short and ended abruptly. (2.5 rounded up)
The Start-up follows twins Amelia and Adam Dory through their first year of college at Stanford, as Amelia – a coding genius – develops new technology and her entrepreneurial brother helps develop it into a successful start-up at an incubator ran by one of the Valley’s leading venture capitalists. Fellow Stanford classmates and big Silicon Valley players become intertwined with both business and romantic connections in this fiery and fast paced series.
The Start-Up has very CW vibes- think Gossip Girl meets Silicon Valley. I wish this had more content and was made into a TV show. It glamourizes coding and entrepreneurial mindsets for teens, I wish there were more books in the series or more works in this genre.
Downgraded because the teen romance scenes were so cringe-y and the series was short and ended abruptly. (2.5 rounded up)
March 30, 2012
My rating: 4/5 stars
Read the review in my blog!
May contain some spoilers
So, as we all remember there was some huge cliffhanger in the end of the second book, right? So of course we expect for Amelia to do the right thing and blow the whole thing up? Wrong! I was really surprised to see that even after two months, Amelia hadn't told Adam the truth and is actually sneaking behind his back. I'm also so sneaky that I won't tell what this huge secret is, you just have to read the book ;)
We also meet new "bad guy", who is actually a girl, who works for company names RemoteX. And this whole thing pissed me off completely. I just hated that woman so much! Maybe I've been traumatized in my childhood by some mysterious woman wearing wigs or something, I don't know, she just made my blood boil. Every time she was around, I waited for a vein to pop in my head.
I have to say, T.J. is actually growing on me! I thought he was a real a**hat brat, but now we've seen nicer side of him. And I can't wait to see if there will be something between Amelia and T.J., let's hope so ;)
Especially since I'm still not over the whole Amelia-has-crush-everything-goes-to-pooper-thing, I just want some romance for her!
Adam also learns the truth about that-thing-I-will-not-speak-about, and that was one of my favorite scenes. Sorry, I just love when there's heartache and pain!
And Patty. And Chad. And Patty. And Chad. Oh dear. I'm torn. On the other hand, I think Chad is an a**. Then again, I wish they'd end up together. Gosh. Also, in this book these two storylines finally meet in the most interesting and intriguing way!
There's another huge cliffhanger, again! It left me wondering. My imagination kind of started flowing and I'm quite sure that in the next book we'll find out that T.J. was cruising around with the stolen Porsche, for some weird reason driving like a nutcase. Then he was distracted and accidentally drove over Patty and all of her family, including Shandi, the bride herself.
I know, this might not be the most obvious solution, and you may wonder that why would they all stand in a small group (so small that Porsche could hit them all at once) just waiting for a car to hit them, waiting for a car to hit them. And why would be T.J. driving on the church lawn.
Okay, maybe we'll just wait for Sadie to give us the explanation. Soon, please?
Love,
Monaliz @ Mind Reading?
Read the review in my blog!
May contain some spoilers
So, as we all remember there was some huge cliffhanger in the end of the second book, right? So of course we expect for Amelia to do the right thing and blow the whole thing up? Wrong! I was really surprised to see that even after two months, Amelia hadn't told Adam the truth and is actually sneaking behind his back. I'm also so sneaky that I won't tell what this huge secret is, you just have to read the book ;)
We also meet new "bad guy", who is actually a girl, who works for company names RemoteX. And this whole thing pissed me off completely. I just hated that woman so much! Maybe I've been traumatized in my childhood by some mysterious woman wearing wigs or something, I don't know, she just made my blood boil. Every time she was around, I waited for a vein to pop in my head.
I have to say, T.J. is actually growing on me! I thought he was a real a**hat brat, but now we've seen nicer side of him. And I can't wait to see if there will be something between Amelia and T.J., let's hope so ;)
Especially since I'm still not over the whole Amelia-has-crush-everything-goes-to-pooper-thing, I just want some romance for her!
Adam also learns the truth about that-thing-I-will-not-speak-about, and that was one of my favorite scenes. Sorry, I just love when there's heartache and pain!
And Patty. And Chad. And Patty. And Chad. Oh dear. I'm torn. On the other hand, I think Chad is an a**. Then again, I wish they'd end up together. Gosh. Also, in this book these two storylines finally meet in the most interesting and intriguing way!
There's another huge cliffhanger, again! It left me wondering. My imagination kind of started flowing and I'm quite sure that in the next book we'll find out that T.J. was cruising around with the stolen Porsche, for some weird reason driving like a nutcase. Then he was distracted and accidentally drove over Patty and all of her family, including Shandi, the bride herself.
I know, this might not be the most obvious solution, and you may wonder that why would they all stand in a small group (so small that Porsche could hit them all at once) just waiting for a car to hit them, waiting for a car to hit them. And why would be T.J. driving on the church lawn.
Okay, maybe we'll just wait for Sadie to give us the explanation. Soon, please?
Love,
Monaliz @ Mind Reading?
December 22, 2011
Beautiful Code is the third book in The Start-Up series and I was really looking forward to reading this one as the ending of the second book was such a cliff hanger that I just had to have more.
Beautiful Code is just as good if not better than the first two books in the series. There’s all the scandals going on and it’s written so that you can’t help but hang on to every word and keep reading because there was so much going on.
I felt that this book I got to know all the characters in a better light and so I really liked all of them. Well, except one character. But that’s just my own personal gripe about him.
The ending blew me away a bit. It was heading towards a big event and then it just ended on a cliff hanger like the others but now I really want to read the next book. Unfortunately I have to wait a while but I know that it will be worth the wait.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading Beautiful Code and thought it was amazing. If you haven’t read this series yet then you are seriously missing out!
Beautiful Code is just as good if not better than the first two books in the series. There’s all the scandals going on and it’s written so that you can’t help but hang on to every word and keep reading because there was so much going on.
I felt that this book I got to know all the characters in a better light and so I really liked all of them. Well, except one character. But that’s just my own personal gripe about him.
The ending blew me away a bit. It was heading towards a big event and then it just ended on a cliff hanger like the others but now I really want to read the next book. Unfortunately I have to wait a while but I know that it will be worth the wait.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading Beautiful Code and thought it was amazing. If you haven’t read this series yet then you are seriously missing out!
February 3, 2012
Third in Sadie Hayes’ The Start-Up serial novel, Beautiful Code moves the scene to beautiful Hawaii where Adam and Amelia are all set to impress the world’s press with Amelia’s wonderful invention. Things start to go wrong when awkward questions are asked, and secrets might be aired that the twins would rather keep quiet. Meanwhile love’s path is as complex and tortuous as the solution to simultaneous multi-variate equations. As with the earlier episodes, one full story runs its course in this ebook, while the over-arching tale picks up a few more twists and turns. I’m eager to see how good intentions will overcome bad communication as the series progresses, and I’m pleased how the immediate problem was resolved. These kids have me hoping they’ll do well—I guess that means this story’s pulled me in.
Disclosure: I received a free ecopy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.
Disclosure: I received a free ecopy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.
December 28, 2011
Another fantastic read in the Start-Up series. I'm really loving these episodes. Seriously.
The characters are great. I feel like I know them. They're very well described. That doesn't mean I don't get irritated with them. Seriously, Lisa needs to freaking choose who shes going to be with already. I don't like seeing Adam get hurt. And then there's Amelia. I don't get irritated with her, but I just want to find out who she forms a relationship with. Will it be Sundeep? Will it be T.J.? I don't know.
I also wonder about Patty. The end is a HUGE cliffhanger.
With those questions, I think I might just die waiting for the next episode.
All in all, another great episode. I give this one a 5/5. I think this one was most exciting.
Content Warning: Sex reference, drinking, language.
The characters are great. I feel like I know them. They're very well described. That doesn't mean I don't get irritated with them. Seriously, Lisa needs to freaking choose who shes going to be with already. I don't like seeing Adam get hurt. And then there's Amelia. I don't get irritated with her, but I just want to find out who she forms a relationship with. Will it be Sundeep? Will it be T.J.? I don't know.
I also wonder about Patty. The end is a HUGE cliffhanger.
With those questions, I think I might just die waiting for the next episode.
All in all, another great episode. I give this one a 5/5. I think this one was most exciting.
Content Warning: Sex reference, drinking, language.
January 10, 2012
This third installment of The Start-Up series was just as good as the first two. I was drawn into the plot immediately and was interested to follow both the technological developments and the personal developments. I think the part of the plot that intrigued me the most was the relationship between Patty and Chad. Because of what went on between the two of them in the last novella, I was interested to see how their relationship would progress in this one. It was definitely exciting!
Beautiful Code was extremely fast paced and drew me in just like the previous two novellas did and it ended on an even bigger cliffhanger. I just wish that it was a little longer, sixty-four pages took no time to read. I highly recommend this series to anyone interested in technology and gadgets and I'm looking forward to continuing on with the series.
Beautiful Code was extremely fast paced and drew me in just like the previous two novellas did and it ended on an even bigger cliffhanger. I just wish that it was a little longer, sixty-four pages took no time to read. I highly recommend this series to anyone interested in technology and gadgets and I'm looking forward to continuing on with the series.
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February 2, 2012The Beautiful Code was cool, as with the other two, the story goes by very quickly. The characters are quirky and fun, and i love them all for different reasons. I like where the story's going, and its more suspenseful then one would expect. I haven't read many books about businesses, but these novels are really fun. I wish I was as crazy talented as Amelia is!
The only thing i didn't like is that often in the book, something suspenseful would happen, then it would go to a new chapter and switch points of view, and then when it would switch back, the conflict would be resolved (for the most part) and I felt that it lost the "omg what is happening/what are they going to do" factor that i love so much.
None the less i still enjoy the episodes, and the story fast paced, and its easy to hang on to every word.
The only thing i didn't like is that often in the book, something suspenseful would happen, then it would go to a new chapter and switch points of view, and then when it would switch back, the conflict would be resolved (for the most part) and I felt that it lost the "omg what is happening/what are they going to do" factor that i love so much.
None the less i still enjoy the episodes, and the story fast paced, and its easy to hang on to every word.
January 12, 2012
I just read the newest Episode #3: Beautiful Code and I have to say it might just be my favorite. The gang heads to Hawaii to introduce Doreye and Amelia's cutting edge technology at the Maui Waves of Disruption tech showcase. This feels like a game changing episode, particularly with Adam. He often goes unnoticed and under appreciated but may have more of a nose for business than every one thinks. That might not be a good thing.
Once again - another killer cliffhanger but since the wait between episodes isn't very long it isn't too torturous.
Once again - another killer cliffhanger but since the wait between episodes isn't very long it isn't too torturous.
April 6, 2012
I liked how the third book just jumped right into the story. I still find the books are a bit short. The eBook is annoying in the fact that book 2 & 3 have a " in place of the letters ff and that where there should be the letters th there is only a space. It is rather annoying when reading. The third book was good enough to make me want to read the fourth one when it comes out.
November 12, 2012
I am really liking these books. At the end of the second book, I just had to continue and start the next one right away. They read so quickly that in an hour or so, you're done with one. I am looking forward to the next one which will come out in a couple of months. I am really rooting for their start-up to be a success :-)
January 11, 2012
Review coming soon
July 23, 2014
This is a wonderful series and am looking forward to the next book
March 27, 2012
These books are way too short!! I need more ASAP!!
April 4, 2012
It was good. Left you waiting for the next one to come out. My friend told me about these books. I am enjoying a nice light read. Like I said with the second book I read it in under 2 hours.
June 3, 2012
See my review for "the Start-Up" book 1.
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June 25, 2013read ina couple of hours. Wish I could find the fourth in this series.
January 31, 2013
I want more and I want it now. I need to see how things are going to end up. I hate the wait. This just keeps getting better and better.
December 25, 2013
An interesting read with some potential. Too many confusing relationship links in the novel though.
June 4, 2014
The previous predecessor was quick, and fast paced and in this book it was even more intense, with more drama and betrayal.
March 11, 2015
very quick read due to complete intrigue. loved how Amelia and Adam are starting to each have very specific story lines. need to find the next part to find out who the remotex people are.
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