Nocturnal Book Reviews

Egalley thanks to Cedar Fort

Such a sweet book and completely not stereotypical.

Jen is a seemingly tough Goth girl hopping from foster family to foster family because nobody really knows how to handle her. Her plan this year? Seduce a do-goodie geeky boy Trevor to the dark side. The bet with her BBFs? They will pay for an outrageous piercing for her so she can be thrown out of her present foster family and move on.

Jen starts working her charm on Trevor who is surprised, angry and fascinated by her attention, and not long after she is hanging with his friends, watching Battlestar Galactica, helping him in the local nursing home and *gasp* even going bowling!

What frightens her though is that she is enjoying it. You get a classic story of transformation, where one insecure hardened girl opens up and slowly starts believing in herself and in the possibility of having a happy ending.

Jen is quite honest with herself and abandons the bet earlier on. She likes Trevor, enjoys his attention and the consequences be damned!

I was expecting the usual: he finds out about the bet in the end - meaning: lots of angst, and a dramatic ending.

Eh no. It will happen, but not when you expect it. And it's believable. The couple is sweet, self-deprecating and clever. Once they admit what they want, they work for it. They don't give up, and that's what I found so sweet. The reality and the truthfulness of it all.

Loved the story and I'm happy to say I'm participating in the blog tour starting in the beginning of November, so keep an eye out for a possible guest post and a giveaway :)