1) I believe “sexy ugly” is way more attractive than conventionally cute.
2) I still own, and occasionally wear, slap bracelets. (But not stick-on stones.)
3) Sometimes when I walk into a library or surf the web, my heart fills with dread over how much I’ll never know or understand. But I guess it’s better to acknowledge your ignorance than to feel arrogant.
4) If I wrote a memoir, each chapter title would be the name of an anti-acne medicine I tried in vain. The Clearasil Years during middle school were especially brutal.
5) Don’t shoot me, but I prefer ebooks to hardcovers.
6) I also prefer movies to books. {dodging bullet}
7) I’m much more comfortable with one or two friends than with a big crowd of people.
8) My new favorite snack is kale chips: Just de-stem and de-rib the leaves, toss with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt, spread on a baking sheet and bake for twenty.
9) If I were bright enough, I’d go into ovarian cancer research.
10) I don’t understand the appeal of big stadium concerts. Parking’s a nightmare, everyone stands even though there’re seats (and sometimes they stand on the seats), and the act’s too far away to see anyway so you just end up watching the screen.
11) I used to be able to recite the entire script of When Harry Met Sally… from memory.
12) I’m grateful to heartbreak for making me more compassionate.
13) My favorite Brontë sister is Anne.
Title: Anatomy of a Boyfriend
Published: Jan 9 2007 - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Synopsis:
Before this all happened, the closest I'd ever come to getting physical with a guy was playing the board game Operation. Okay, so maybe that sounds pathetic, but it's not like there were any guys at my high school who I cared to share more than three words with, let alone my body.
Then I met Wes, a track star senior from across town. Maybe it was his soulful blue eyes, or maybe my hormones just started raging. Either way, I was hooked. And after a while, he was too. I couldn't believe how intense my feelings became, or the fact that I was seeing—and touching—parts of the body I'd only read about in my Gray's Anatomy textbook. You could say Wes and I experienced a lot of firsts together that spring. It was scary. It was fun. It was love.
And then came the fall.
Published: Jan 8 2013 - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Title: Anatomy of a Single Girl
Synopsis:
In Daria Snadowsky’s daring follow-up to Anatomy of a Boyfriend, eighteen-year-old Dominique explores the relationship between love and lust, and the friendships that see us through.
Nuzaifa: Hi everyone! Welcome to our third chat review, this time we are doing things a little differently. We are reviewing two books simultaneously, that is both books in the Anatomy Series. This was definitely a challenge for both Rach and me because we had to review the sequel without giving away what happens in the first book. But as challenging as this was it was also interesting because we were able to discuss the protagonist's transition from a 17 year old teen to a pre-med college student.
Rachel: So Nuz, what did you think about Anatomy of a Boyfriend?
