Seven Percent Of Ro Devereux by Ellen O'Clover - OPTIONAL

Seven Percent Of Ro Devereux by Ellen O'Clover, 312 pages. Harper Teen, 2023. $15 

Language: R (100 swears 20 'f'); Mature Content:  PG-13 (Kissing, making out and caressing but nothing too descriptive) Violence: G 

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Rose Devereux is 18 years old and a high school senior. All of Ro's life there has been one thing for certain. She is going to create some world altering technology and be living in California. Her father has other plans, and wants her to continue the family legacy and work at his cafe. It isn't until Ro creates an app for a senior project that suddenly her dreams become a reality. The app, MASH can use human behavior to predict your future. MASH becomes a overnight sensation and everyone is downloading it and wanting to see what their lives are like, and Ro must decide if her algorithm is playing god or just a fun past time. 

Seven Percent Of Ro Devereux is an entertaining and interesting book but lacks in logic and character development. This book is a fun read but often times I was left scratching my head at the ideas behind MASH the app and the claims how it's backed by 'science' and 'behavioral psychology'. The book didn't actually provide any science just broad sayings. I also thought the characters were very flat and often times one dimensional and not very relatable . Rose Devereux is white with bright blonde hair. 

Kenzie Hoehne Reviewer