SEVEN PERCENT OF RO DEVEREUX
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Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature Best Books of the Year•California Dept. of Education Recommended Literature List Selection•Colorado Book Award Finalist•Florida Sunshine Young Readers Award Finalist•TAYSHA’S Reading List Selection
Ro Devereux can predict your future.
At least, the app she built for her senior project can. Inspired by the game MASH that she played as a kid, Ro’s app can predict details about your life with ninety-three percent accuracy, like where you’ll live and what your career will be. It can even match you with your soulmate.
When MASH goes viral, an app developer swoops in to partner with Ro. It’s her dream come true—until she’s matched with Miller, her ex-best friend and the person who hates her most in the world. She and Miller haven’t even spoken in three years, so how can he be her match?
Ro will do anything for MASH to succeed, including fake-dating Miller, no matter what it costs them. But as MASH takes on a life of its own, Ro realizes it’s affecting people more than she ever expected. If she can’t regain control, MASH might take her—and everything she believes in—down with it.
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“O’Clover’s prose, brimming with dry wit, pensively ponders existential questions regarding free will and the “gray area” of human behavior that no computer can measure. A nuanced cast navigating evolving interpersonal struggles—including Ro’s relationships with her absent mother, Miller, and Vera—and natural-feeling dialogue elevate this tech-driven debut about love, fate, and change.”
“There are some interesting ideas explored along the way about free will and ambition, and Ro’s family experiences, including Vera’s illness, provide for convincing emotional drama, but the central focus of the story is on the romance, which will please fans of the genre. A thoughtful meditation on some weighty questions wrapped in a well-drawn romance.”
“This story isn’t simply a teen romance with an enemies-to-lovers trope. It’s also about finding yourself and realizing that life is unpredictable. The author provides excellent insight on life and relationships in this debut that teens can take away from this beautiful, slow-burn contemporary romance. Fans of Rachel Lynn Solomon and John Green will not be able to put this one down.”
“An exhilarating, wholly original debut that explores the nature of human behavior alongside a gorgeous slow-burn romance. I’m obsessed with everything about this book, from the immersive Colorado setting to the clever plot twists to the love story that had me pressing a hand to my chest. Ellen O’Clover writes with an unforgettable voice that instantly makes her characters feel like real people—the kind you want to wrap in a blanket so nothing bad happens to them ever again. Seven Percent of Ro Devereux has one hundred percent of my heart.”
“Gorgeously written, full of intelligent heart, Seven Percent of Ro Devereux is a captivating love story within a vivid modern update of questions of designing your future and decoding the love you’re meant to find. We’re 100% in love with this wonderful debut.”
“O’Clover’s debut is unlike anything I’ve read before. These characters tug at your heartstrings and refuse to let go until the very last chapter. Memorable, romantic and a poignant comment on human connection. My favourite book of the year.”
“Both masterful and effortless, Seven Percent of Ro Devereux broke my heart and mended it anew. With gut wrenching prose and a timeless slow burn romance, Ro and Miller’s story will ensure Ellen O’Clover is your new favorite author. Stunning.”