Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Waiting on Wednesdays: Guy In Real Life by Steve Brezenoff

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Guy In Real Life by Steve Brezenoff

Publish Date: May 27, 2014
Publisher: Balzer + Bray

This sounds like something refreshingly different. Even better, it's set in my beloved Minnesota, where I wish I was this very second!

From the acclaimed author of Brooklyn, Burning comes Guy in Real Life, an achingly real and profoundly moving love story in the vein of Rainbow Rowell and John Green, about two Minnesota teens whose lives become intertwined through school, role-playing games, and a chance two-a.m. bike accident.

It is Labor Day weekend in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and boy and girl collide on a dark street at two thirty in the morning: Lesh, who wears black, listens to metal, and plays MMOs; Svetlana, who embroiders her skirts, listens to Björk and Berlioz, and dungeon masters her own RPG. They should pick themselves up, continue on their way, and never talk to each other again.

But they don't.

This is a story of two people who do not belong in each other's lives, who find each other at a time when they desperately need someone who doesn't belong in their lives. A story of those moments when we act like people we aren't in order to figure out who we are. A story of the roles we all play-at school, at home, with our friends, and without our friends-and the one person who might show us what lies underneath it all.

16 comments:

  1. This one is on my TBR for this month! It does look refreshing, and it sounds just like the type of book I'm in the mood for. :)

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  2. I featured this one last week! I can't wait for it it sounds oh so awesome! =)

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  3. I have seen this one about and I love the cover, sounds like a good read too! Great pick :)

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  4. This is on my list too! =) It sounds so great!

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  5. I think this sounds like a book that I need to add to my wishlist. Great pick.

    Jenea @ Books Live Forever's WoW

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  6. It does sound different, and look at the cover, haha! So awesome. :)

    Here's mine

    Kirsty @ StudioReads

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  7. This looks so great! The cover is too cute too!

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  8. I have this on hold at the library! I can't wait to read it!
    Megan @ Books i View

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  9. The cover reminds me of Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell in some ways. This is the type of book I'll love!

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  10. this one sounds cute and different. I like the synopsis. The cover reminds me of Eleanor and Park.

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  11. I like the cover! It's so cute. And it sounds like what's inside is good, too!

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  12. I like the cover, and the blurb is very interesting. I'm going to check this one out as well! :)

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    Whitney@Shooting Stars Reviews

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  13. I really like the sound of this one. I came across it a few weeks back, can't wait to read it =)

    Alma @ Journey Through Ficiton.

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  14. I have this one on my tbr pile too!

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  15. I've heard good things about this one. It's also about gamers, which is an automatic win for me. Geekpower!

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