Backcover Description: 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.
Book Review/s to share: I recently read a couple of the Twilight saga books, and couldn't help but notice several differences (they are both books I feel are targeted for the young adult audience - but the resemblance ends there) in the two protagonists. Jade is not infuriatingly self-deprecating the way Bella Swan (main character from Twilight) is, among many other differences. She's got confidence, and it's refreshing to read a book about a girl who actually thinks she's got a good body. I think that's so important. --fmakki, LibraryThing member, Aug 10, 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...I think the spotlight on EyeLeash should be on Ms. Scott for her representation of today's high-tech world, capturing perfectly the John Hughes-like angst every teenager goes through like any real teenager would -- through the internet. --Danielle, book blogger, Aug 11, 2009
The conversation (in Jess C Scott's 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. It's quite a mature mix. --Joseph Grinton, Independent Reviewer, July 18, 2009
Email to share: jesscscott@yahoo.com
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