It took a bit to get into this book, primarily because it wasn't clear of when this book took place. Once i got into it a little more, I sank into the book and loved it.

I received this book from the publisher through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

First off, I need to say this... This book really needs to come with a trigger warning for sexual assault. No one, especially people have experienced, should walk into a book without knowing they'll read something traumatic and something that could be triggering.

Onto my review...

Y'all, this book is everything. Omg, SO GOOD!!

Amber has some of the best book parents I have ever read. They are SO supportive and have her back no matter what.

Dean... Don't get me started on this lovely guy. He's AMAZING. Understanding. Puts NO pressure on Amber at all. Why can't more guys be like him?!

Amber's friend group!! Her best friend Hannah is amazing. One of those friends that you can trust with anything. Hannah's bf was amazing too. So sweet.

Last, but definitely not least... Amber's love for Marvel!! I so connected with this, because I am SO into the MCU! When she said she had Marvel sheets, I was like, where can I get them?! haha.

There's so quotes in this book that just had me like YES!! Especially one about when kids are left without safe places to get answers to their questions and the bad decisions that they end up making, because there was no safe place to get educated.

I'm definitely going to need a physical copy of this book once it's published ❤

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

Literally writing this a minute after finishing the book with happy tears trailing down my face with a massive smile to accompany it.

A story of teen romance, self acceptance and patience. Where two school coders join together to compete in a quirky competition to truly see who is the best hacker.

With feelings on the line and a shocking secret that cuts deep, both characters must find a balance between them and truly understand and recognise the trust that lingers between.

A story that discusses sex, the good and the bad, and the lack of education in schools, through a heart wrenching romance that digs deep into your feeling and never let's go.

I found the prospect of the lack of sex education in schools to be very real and true in our world right now and understood the frustration seen by some of the characters against the school's policy.

I would encourage all to read this book, especially if you're looking for something fun and light hearted while dealing with some serious topics in an interesting way.

I really enjoyed this novel. It is very realistic in the area of sexual information for teens. While abstinence is best it is not always realistically going to happen. The novel touches on how teens will and want to have information to make the best decisions possible. I love the two main characters and felt that even though it's fiction it gives teens some wonderful advice and knowledge.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to receive an E-arc copy of this novel.

"Ask Me Anything" is a book with a lot to unpack. Amber and Dean attend a private school which is well-known for its educational standards and which is also conservative, teaching only abstinence only sex education. After talking to her BFF who is sexually active and needs a safe space to ask questions, Amber has an idea.

When she also makes a bet with Dean to do something big with their hacking skills in their senior year, Amber decides to make a blog where teens at their school can safely and anonymously ask questions that aren't covered by their lacking sex ed classes. With her father being a teen psychologist and her mother a romance novelist, Amber is lucky to have two supportive and caring parents to go to for information- she may as well use that information to help others.

Dean is being blackmailed by the principal to help with uncovering the person behind the Ask Me Anything blog so that his sister's prank won't be exposed. It turns out the principal has been blackmailing a lot of students to do things for him and keep his well-paid position where it is.

Dean has long had a crush on Amber, and she has one on him also- however, there's a psychological block to them getting together. One that they will need to work through with support. As they get to know each other better, their feelings and relationship grow.

I would add some warnings for sexual assault (attempted and actual, multiple stories with varying degrees of detail) as well as teen pregnancy. This book contains some really big and important issues which are facing teens and young people- beyond assault/consent, there is also coming out, navigating parental relationships, facing sexism, and even some points about racism/feminism. It is all handled really well through the context of the blog.

Amber is dealing with some issues on her own, but luckily, she has absolutely incredible parents who are such a great model and really help her to work through them and understand the world around her. It is always great to see such a healthy parent-child relationship and to see young people getting the support they need. The book itself is also a great source of information and thought-provocation through the posts on the blog. The book spends a lot of time on the relationship building between Amber and Dean, and I would have preferred to have even more of the blog (though their relationship is really sweet and cute).

I would have liked to see more psychological support for Amber in terms of a professional, but I think this was a pretty accurate portrayal of the way things usually go. Her support from parents was top notch and was great to see, regardless.

Overall, this is a strong and interesting story about students who try to help each other as well as about sex ed. This is a great book for fans of contemporary YA romance and older teens. Please note that I received an ARC from the publisher through netgalley. All opinions are my own.

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.

Fed up with her school's information (or lack thereof) on sex ed, Amber decides to take matters into her own hands. Using her stellar coding skills and essentially killing two birds with one stone (sticking it to her principal who's leading the charge as well as using it as a super secret challenge project against fellow hot, hacker Dean) she creates an anonymous blog to give the students a forum to ask the hard hitting questions that they can't get answered at home or school. But when her relationship with Dean as well as the consequences of the blog itself get all too real, Dean and his top notch coding skills are enlisted by the school's principal to bring the culprit to "justice". Forced to make things right, Amber risks losing the blog - that has been a voice for so many - and Dean - who was an unexpected light in a dark place - for good.

There was honestly not ONE thing I didn't like about this! Amber is a solid, smart, fierce female lead. Dean is patient, understanding, kind, and of course swoontastic! The bad guys were just the right amount of "I can't wait til someone puts you in your place! Ugh!". Even Amber's home life and immediate circle of friends, as well as Dean's family were all shown in such a positive light of love and support. You just don't see that in today's YA! The positive sex talk, the messages/lessons throughout were tremendous and I will proudly let my daughter read this when the time comes.

I can't say enough how much I enjoyed and appreciated this! More of this please!

I knew when I requested this book that I was taking a risk. There were so many ways this was potentially not going to work for me, but the premise sounded so interesting and I have loved books by this author in the past, so I decided it was worth the risk.

Ultimately? Not for me. And not for the reasons I was afraid of. It just felt...too young. There was a focus on the hacker stuff that dragged on a little too long for me, and I didn't really connect with it. I would have liked a bit more fleshing out of the characters perhaps, and a little less focus on the hacker storyline set-up.

Ultimately, I didn't have the patience to stick with it. I think it's probably a book better suited for the young adult audience it's geared toward.

I want to say thank you for giving me the chance to read this for an honest review.

First off if I could give more then 5 stars I so would. I loved the book!! I found the back an forth between both characters a little hard at first BUT I got used to it. I loved how it touched on the an issue that the characters had at their school and how Pixie went to go about helping it and not only touched on the sex issue but other issues as well. I laughed, groaned and did tear up a little bit.

I thought near the end was perfect and that it showed how even though they had a bully for a principal in the end he got his.

I received an eARC copy from the publisher through NetGalley. Thank you!

The story follows with Amber, the girl who has amazing computer skills decided to create a website of Ask Me Anything which she will answer questions that is related to sex. It is a sensitive subject in her school and even to some parents to discuss things that is related to sex which leads her to create Ask Me Anything blog to help everyone she can by giving a piece of advice in regards with sex after she makes research about it also after asking her parents.

Ask Me Anything is very well written, I am very invested in reading this book. It has a good message that you can get from this book. Also, the Ask Me Anything's blog that been created is honestly for me, it is helpful especially to all the teens even to the adults. Amber's family is so supportive and help her in every way they can and her parents also gave her advice on sex. I love Amber and Dean. Their relationship developed slowly blooming beautifully together. Reading this book has me gripped to my seat and it is a real page-turner.

Rating: 4.5 stars

This was definitely an interesting read. I enjoyed the plot and the characters were well written. It approached touchy subjects in an appropriate way.

This book is one I’d recommend across all ages of book lovers. I think it has a great message for young people and allows parents a bit of an in to being a teen today. There is a strong female lead who is kickass and tough, yet still vulnerable open and charming. She’s been hurt, is willing to face that and finds someone willing to walk through that fire with her. The coding lingo is a bit out of my league, but I think it gave the story a modern aspect and I loved the way everything unfolded in this story very much. I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley for my honest opinions.

I had a hard time getting into this one. This was just okay for me. Thank you for the opportunity to read and for the ARC!

Two coders in the same school fall in love after getting closer through coding club especially being the sole members and rival's.



Only as Amber discovers, falling in love isn't like she first thought after she suffered before falling for a guy who abused her trust and violated her personal space. Trying to heal and overcome however, she never expected to happen this quick.



For Dean, he's top coder and the school president Tanner blackmails him to help try and trace the maker of Ask Me Anything, a blog written by a girl at the school who gives advice on sexual, friendship and love/abuse situations.



But when the blog effects his family and his sister closely he faces more pressure and shock ahead especially when he discovers the user and creator of the blog...



Wow this book builds the drama until the climax which makes you gripped to find out just how it all works out and you won't be disappointed it held me in suspense for sure. I liked the angle of the novel how the school president blackmailed pupils as in reality that hopefully and probably wouldn't happen but the relationship between Amber and Dean grows so beautifully and I hope there's guy's out there as respectful as Dean as he shows real care for Amber after she gets deep with him. An all round stunning book for any teenager.



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

Sex Education meets the World Wide Web and coders in this poignant and powerful novel by Molly E. Lee.

Done with the traditional and outdated values and vision of her school, Amber creates a site on which teens can ask questions relating to sex but it delves into the real questions many of the teens really want answers from.

This is a novel in today’s age and day which resonates highly with the people. It focuses on topics which are sensitive but the novel deals with them in a brilliant manner. My heart warmed in the way the young teen dealt with the topics such as sexual abuse, trauma, sex and gender inequality put forward, Amber is one hell of badass character. She is a wicked coder and understands the need to help others. First of all, so cool to see a woman of STEM especially someone who is as woke as her. It’s refreshing to read a book revolving around coders and it is quite informative as well.

She is a character which could be any girl from anywhere, going through the same highs and lows as a teenager does. The method of dealing with them, the use of sensitivity captivated the essence of the message of the book. It’s not easy tackling this but the author, Molly has done an excellent job.

The plot line of the novel keeps you gripped though it can get a little slow sometimes. Overall, it grasped my attention so I read the book in one go.

The main two characters Amber and Dean are definitely adorable. It was nice seeing a young man as Dean be so patient and understanding. He had a penchant for being perceptive, a strong and swoon worthy character. But sometimes does come across as too perfect. He seems a bit unreal. The blossoming of their relationship was a slow burn and really beautiful.

The other characters make their mark but don’t stand out exactly except maybe Amber’s cool parents and Jake and Hannah. There wasn’t an in depth story for any of them. I love how the author has shown different types of parents. The authors insights are quite bang on. But would’ve loved more built up on them.

Despite everything, I still loved reading the book, I was hooked after a few chapters in. It’s a novel of today’s age! I’d recommend everyone to read it.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thanks to Netegalley, Entangled Publishing, LLC and Molly E. Lee.

My thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book deals with sensitive subject matter: sex education is a taboo subject in Dean and Amber's private school, so Amber decides to go underground and create a website where sexually inquisitive teens can ask questions and get answers on this pressing subject. But with sexual experimentation and freedom come consequences: one of the teens has an unplanned pregnancy and (irrationally) blames the website creator.

I think it is a positive step to have these issues addressed in a young adult novel. Much of the advice was sound and often humorously presented. I noticed that other young Goodreads reviewers really enjoyed this book. I, being much older than the targeted age group, found the sexual assault story line a bit melodramatic and drawn out. I kept thinking: this sounds so much like a scene in a soap opera: all that prolonged, bottled up emotion and secrecy. (Spoiler Alert: It made no sense to me that Amber was willing to give advice on sex in order to help others, whereas she refused to seek help for her own very serious issues. Her parents were supportive, but Amber was obviously traumatized and I felt she might have benefited from more professional help than was provided here.

Regardless, the story has a positive message and a hopeful, uplifting conclusion. I would recommend this to teens who are interested in this subject matter. It is, of course, a matter of personal choice.

**I was provided an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions are my own.**

I wish I could give this book 2 different ratings...

The first 65% I’d probably give a 3-4, but the last 45%, more like a 2-3. So I’m settling with a 3.5.

I had a hard time connecting with the storyline for a few reasons: I didn’t attend a strict private academy, I know nothing about the hacker community, and I’m probably older than the target audience, so I had a tough time empathizing here.

Another thing that kept me at arms length is the repetition of certain phrases. For example, any moment of anxiety or nerves included a description of stomach acid. The word “acid” was used 13 times. That’s just a pet peeve of mine, however, and probably wouldn’t be a turn off for many readers.

It was definitely refreshing to read about a female character interested in a more male-dominated field, and the main character was a serious badass most of the time. I loved that Dean saw and appreciated that facet of her personality.

I’d recommend this book for fans of YA that enjoy strong, fiesty female leads and enjoy the tech-y/hacking community! This is definitely a unique novel that caters to that group, which is probably underrepresented in YA lit!

Ask Me Anything tackled a difficult subject in today's society. The context and Amber's fight for justice was the backbone of the story. The topic was executed perfectly, but the characters dragged the story down by squashing its important message.

Amber broke up with her ex-boyfriend who was the hottest guy in school and the star quarterback. She's average. Petite, skinny, bland features, nothing special. Not only was the hottest guy in the school in love with her, but so is the second hottest guy, Dean. Amber's best friend is Hannah who has been in love with her boyfriend since second grade. They've been dating for ten years. Hannah and her boyfriend (Jake, I think) added nothing to the story. Hannah bragged about how much she loved Jake and how amazing he was. She was always making out with him (even if they hadn't seen each other in a few minutes) and was always sitting in his lap. When she wasn't having sex with Jake, she pestered Amber about how Dean was in love with her and that she needed a boyfriend. Hannah and Jake were useless props when they were supposed to be Amber's best friends.

Dean classified Amber as sexy. Every time he described her, he always included the word 'sexy'. Sexy eyes. Sexy figure. Sexy pixie hair. Sexy fingers when she's coding. He was a stereotypical character that shockingly wasn't written from male's perspective. Besides counting off all the ways Amber is sexy, he regularly growls like a bear and is blackmailed by the school's laughable and psychotic principal.

The spoilers were predictable. If the characters would have spoken with one another and stopped making assumptions then the drama, angst, and tears could have been appreciatively removed. One turning point at the end was when Amber received a hateful message on her blog from a user who took her advice. Months prior, this user wrote in, asking Amber if there was any chance of pregnancy by just using birth control. Amber listed the statistics. Fast forward to the future and guess what? This user is pregnant because birth control isn't 100% effective. So she blames Amber for her pregnancy and Amber spirals into darkness because she can't believe her advice led to that.

Alright. Let's think this through. There is no way that Amber impregnated a 15-year-old girl. All Amber did was list the statistics: how effective birth control was solo, how effective birth control and a condom was, and that it was the user's decision on which option to use. Instead of realizing how absurd this girl was and rolling her eyes, Amber cries to her parents and wants to shut down her blog, find this girl, and be at her side every minute of her pregnancy. Even her parents reassured her it was the girl's own fault for getting pregnant. It was the girl's decision to have sex after reading the stats, but today's society likes to pin the blame of their choices on everyone but themselves.

Let's look at this another way. If I tell you to jump off a bridge, are you going to do it just because I said to? If I inform you that you have a 1 in 4,292 chance of being struck by a car as a pedestrian, are you going to take my word for it and stay clear of roads or say it's less likely to happen than being in a car crash? What if I add that if the vehicle is traveling at 30mph then you have a 50% chance of surviving? Or if it's traveling at 40mph then it decreases to a 10% chance of survival? Now that the facts have been presented, you ignore my words and go for a jog and are hit by a car. There's a huge chance you're going to die, even if the vehicle was traveling under 30mph. If you somehow survive, are you going to turn around and blame the person who gave you the statistics when it was your decision to set foot on the road? And don't even think law enforcement will be on your side because they won't. They will tell you it was your fault. You were the one who risked jogging on a road that only cars should touch because cars always have the right-of-way. Pedestrians don't and never will. (source: I've been hit by a car) The police won't pat your back and point their finger at the random person who gave you a statistic.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC.

I want to thank Netgalley for providing me an Arc of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Okay I’m OBSESSED with this book.
I absolutely cannot say I loved it enough.
I love the far it was about hacking and coding. Seeing a sting female character portrayed as a top coder was really amazing.
I felt so much for our main character I admired the fact she was a virgin and wasn’t doing what everyone else was doing because she wasn’t ready.

What got to me the most In this book was out main character dealing with trauma after she was sexually assaulted by her then boyfriend.
It was handed so delicately I felt like I was on the journey with her while she dealt with the stress, self doubt and humiliation over what happened.

Overall this book was amazingly written and carries a very important message. I gave it a fully deserved 5 stars.

**I received this book from netgalley in exchange for my honest review, this is my opionion and mine only**

At first it took me a little bit to get into, only because I wasn't sure when this took place. the whole coding and gear and all that, on top of a school that promotes abstinence I was thinking futuristic dystopian or something. to have a principal that is like that teaching the kids the way they were, the parents being so anti pill, etc..i couldn't figure it out, until i just went with it, once I did I sank into the book and loved it, I love how all of the questions on the blog were relevant to some sort of thing going on today, or something that or they were questions that a teenager could really learn something about. It touched on everything from gender identity to protection with sex, to male rape.

I really liked this book. Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to read it.