EyeLeash: A Blog Novel Review
EyeLeash: A Blog Novel Feature
Jade Ashton is a sassy virgin. In her private blog, she vents about "fitting in" a world where superficiality reigns supreme.
Suddenly all logic flies out the window when she meets Novan: the former geek, who's morphed into a delicious songwriter-musician. They decide to be "friends-with-benefits." But it's Novan, with his poems and riddling passages on his own blog--which *isn't private*--that backs out.
EyeLeash captures self-discovery in the 2000s, and showcases the colorful, intricate drama in two youths' relentless search for themselves--and what's really in their hearts.
GENRE: Alternative YA / Contemporary Fiction / New Media / Popular Culture / 65,000 words
REVIEWS:
"The conversation [in EyeLeash] struck me as totally authentic--the form [of the novel] is very contemporary and is integral to the story. This is how young people experience sex. It's how they experience love. The novel captures what they do, how they interact and how they feel...a mature mix." --Joseph Grinton, independent reviewer, July 18, 2009
"I'm going to be honest. When I first heard of a 'blog fiction' novel, I immediately thought it would be another IM fluffy rom-com, like TTYL by Lauren Myracle. But, once I read the description, I was intrigued...[Ms. Scott captures] perfectly the John Hughes-like angst every teenager goes through like any real teenager would--through the internet." --Danielle, book blogger, Aug 11, 2009
EXCERPT:
[novan]: bassists are very good with their fingers
[novan]: and some of us sing backup vocals, so that means we're good with our mouths too...
¤Jade¤: awesome *that goes for your last sentence too ;)*
[novan]: haha :P
¤Jade¤: oh my i'm looking at some pix of sid vicious
¤Jade¤: he's SO bangable
[novan]: ROFL. it's too bad a preppy punk poseur of our day compared herself to sid in a SellOut Magazine interview.
**You have successfully received C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Received Files\Red Hot Chili Peppers - Get On Top.mp3 from [novan].**
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jess's literary work has appeared in a diverse range of publications such as Word Riot, ITCH Magazine, and The Battered Suitcase. EyeLeash, her debut novel, was inspired by a conspiracy of real life events. Her website is jesscscott.com
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