I was so excited for this book. I mean, it doesn't come out until next year--and I didn't need to read it yet, but romance is my thing and I have a bad habit of limiting myself when my curiosity is high. So I jumped into this over the weekend, and let me tell you this: I don't think my nerdiness was high enough on the scale of nerddom to enjoy it as much as I should have enjoyed it. 
 Now don't get all up in arms with me about the nerd thing. I'm not hating on anyone. I'm a total nerd when it comes to computers, and I'm a complete fangirl for things I won't admit here because, well, I just won't. But one thing I'm not is a gamer. Never have been, really. I mean yeah, I played the SIMS and I dabbled in Animal Crossing, but I've never played any other RPG's or WOW or D&D or Magic or any of that stuff. And I definitely didn't want to read about someone playing it. Nor would I have chosen to read their characters' stories... 
 So that's my first little bit of beef with this book. It's a little like Fangirl in that some chapters are all inside this RPG game (just like with the Simon & Baz fic in Fangirl), and I'm not going to lie, I skimmed the fic in that book...and I started skimming the game stuff here, too. I just honestly didn't get the point. I didn't think it added one bit of anything for me to the story as a whole. I was bored, and while for the first half I was excited...the second half was full of dread because I felt like those chapters drew from what I actually cared about, which was Lesh and Svetlana making with the kissing. 
 Okay that's not all I cared about, but it was a pretty big chunk. When a book's labeled a romance, I expect romance. So I'm being completely honest when I say that I was just disappointed overall. 
 So what's it about? Let me give you the gist: 
 Lesh is a sophomore in high school. He's a metalhead, dresses all in black...and would never be caught dead playing an online game like his best friend, Greg. That is, until a late night out results in not just a chance encounter with a beautiful, mysterious girl on a bike, but a two week grounding as well. With nothing better to do, Lesh decides to explore this online game of Greg's for a little bit. And instead of choosing to be the great warrior toon, he decides he wants to be a buxom elf named...Svvetlana. Yep, he's a chick in the game. Which, as you'll discover during your read of the book...doesn't turn out so well. 
 In the midst of playing the game at home, at school, he's getting to know the real-life Svetlana. The girl on the bike. And dude, Lesh had some serious swoon potential. I mean, he was all poetic and cute. But because of all the gamer stuff, I feel like his character wasn't ever given the chance to soar in that area. It ended too abruptly, I think. Before these two even had a chance to figure things out beyond what little (and I mean tiny) conflict there actually was. I also felt the chapters were too short in some areas, and way too long in others. 
 So yeah, like I said before...I was just disappointed because the book didn't turn out as I hoped. It will be perfect for anyone who is a gamer, and who can relate to the characters in that way. But if you're like me, I'm sorry to say this one's probably not for you, either.