THE LOWDOWN: Tonight’s the night: Simon’s big chance to finally get with Cassie. Cassie, who he’s loved for ages. Cassie, who is newly boyfriend-free. Cassie, who just happens to be throwing the biggest party of the year. Simon’s plan is simple: He’ll go to the party, she’ll fall in love with him, they’ll make out like crazy, and the night will be a complete success. But things don’t ever go as planned…especially when it comes to Cassie. In two alternating plotlines, Simon goes after the girl of his dreams and stumbles toward his destiny. It’s one night, one party, and a thousand ways for things to go wrong…but a million ways for them to go right. FIRST IMPRESSION: —Hardcover edition SNAPSHOT: Simon’s lovestruck obsession with “girl of his dreams” Cassandra borders on unhealthy, but he’s so unsure of himself that it never quite hits creepy. Instead, he mostly wants to figure out what really matters in his life. His friends Ben and Coop meanwhile help Simon by being The plot of boy-wants-girl and will-boy-get-girl is really very simple, but the steady pace and strong writing will have readers quickly losing themselves to Simon’s plight, either through curiosity or concern over the outcome! In the end, readers will be left guessing which way Simon’s night really went down. The fun characters, especially Simon’s friends Ben and Coop, will more than make up for the open-endedness. Appropriate for ages 16+. Strong language, strong sexual situations, intense situations, substance use and abuse.
Deals with sex and sexuality, substance abuse, obsession, love, and longing. GET IT ON YOUR SHELF:
THE ESSENTIALS: http://books.simonandschuster.com/fml/Shaun-David-Hutchinson/9781442432871 (Review copy provided by Simon Pulse.) |