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The Love Code
Astrid is a teen who has lost her girlfriend to a guy and her social status when her parents lose their jobs. Determined to make her way into university, she joins a robotics club hoping to make contacts and win a scholarship but also finds the love of her life. The Love Code tells the story of a relatable teen navigating the contemporary world of women working in STEM careers within a changing economy.
160 pages, ebook
Published February 16, 2021
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February 27, 2021
The Love Code is a tender story of teen resilience and queer love, in which high school senior Astrid falls for fellow aspiring robotics engineer Bernie. This is a hi-lo YA book, meaning it's written in accessible language for reluctant readers. The book is well written, swiftly paced, and engaging, addressing contemporary issues (like financial struggles and homophobia) in a realistic and unsentimental manner. I would definitely recommend this for teen readers, especially those looking for an authentic queer female protagonist.
March 7, 2025
A queer love story of a girl who is trying to redefine herself after losing her girlfriend, her social status, and her college savings.
Astrid is just trying to survive her job serving frozen yogurt to jerks so that she has something saved up for university next year. It's been a long time since she's truly enjoyed anything for herself, so she joins a local robotics team to put herself out there. What she didn't expect is that the robotics captain is a cute nerdy girl that steals her heart.
This book felt like eating cardboard. I can't say that the plot entirely sucked, but the writing was so bland that I couldn't bring myself to care about much of anything. The characters are so flat and have little personality; people aren't supposed to be robots despite what the author may believe.
A sapphic robotics romance has the potential to be really cute, but this bland book certainly didn't do this concept justice. I understand that this book is penned for reluctant teen readers to fly through, but I feel that there still could have been any sort of creative writing throughout.
The biphobia and anti-queer themes this book addresses are good, but I've seen this done time and time again in more elaborate ways than a bully making fun of a queer girl and treating his bisexual girlfriend like trash.
Overall, "The Love Code" was an incredibly dry book that made me feel very little while reading it. I admit that it has positive messages about standing up to queerphobia and girls in STEM, but it's lacking in much else. I wish the writing would have had any personality whatsoever, then maybe this book would have gone somewhere. As it is, I found it too bland to find any enjoyment out of reading this quick queer romance.
Astrid is just trying to survive her job serving frozen yogurt to jerks so that she has something saved up for university next year. It's been a long time since she's truly enjoyed anything for herself, so she joins a local robotics team to put herself out there. What she didn't expect is that the robotics captain is a cute nerdy girl that steals her heart.
This book felt like eating cardboard. I can't say that the plot entirely sucked, but the writing was so bland that I couldn't bring myself to care about much of anything. The characters are so flat and have little personality; people aren't supposed to be robots despite what the author may believe.
A sapphic robotics romance has the potential to be really cute, but this bland book certainly didn't do this concept justice. I understand that this book is penned for reluctant teen readers to fly through, but I feel that there still could have been any sort of creative writing throughout.
The biphobia and anti-queer themes this book addresses are good, but I've seen this done time and time again in more elaborate ways than a bully making fun of a queer girl and treating his bisexual girlfriend like trash.
Overall, "The Love Code" was an incredibly dry book that made me feel very little while reading it. I admit that it has positive messages about standing up to queerphobia and girls in STEM, but it's lacking in much else. I wish the writing would have had any personality whatsoever, then maybe this book would have gone somewhere. As it is, I found it too bland to find any enjoyment out of reading this quick queer romance.
March 28, 2022
Super average, super cute, super easy. Loved that this book was set in Vancouver with lots of mention of specific places, streets, and vancouver-y things. I love a West coast setting done by a Canadian author. This book was a perfect little snippet of a love story. A to B, feel good YA romance with a queer MC. Good.
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