Nerding Out with Cassie Mae!

Today is the release day of How to Date a Nerd by Cassie Mae!! Yay! Happy Book Birthday, Cassie!

Zoe has a great pair of legs, perky boobs, and wears exactly what she needs to show it all off. She works hard for the easy sleazy ‘you only wish you were me’ reputation, burying who she really is—an all-out nerd.

The only time Zoe gets to be herself is when she hides under her comforter to read X-Men comics, sending jealousy stabs at everyone who attends Comic-Con. Keeping up her popular rep is too important, and she’s so damn insecure to care about the consequences. But when Zoe’s sister takes her car for a ‘crash and burn into a tree’ joyride, her parents get her a replacement. A manual. Something she doesn’t know how to operate, but her next door neighbor Zak sure as heck does.

Zak’s a geek to the core, shunned by everyone in school for playing Dungeons and Dragons at lunch and wearing “Use the Force” t-shirts. And Zoe’s got it bad for the boy. Only Zak doesn’t want Popular Zoe. He wants Geek Zoe.

She has to shove her insecurities and the fear of dropping a few rungs on the social ladder aside to prove to Zak who she really is and who she wants to be… if she can figure it out herself.

How can I tell you how much I enjoyed this book? Zoe is such a hot mess! I wanted to reach into my Nook and shake her! But she's still very likeable, despite her insecurities and the (sometimes major) mistakes she makes. And Zak is just so darn adorable. And they are so perfect for each other! 

Cassie is so good at balancing real issues with flat-out humor. I mean, many real girls deal with the same sort of insecurities as Zoe. It's hard to grow up and figure out who you are! And I really felt for Zoe. But the book was filled with tons of hilarious scenes that totally made me laugh. :)

Definitely a great book. :)

Cassie is also hosting a blog hop today where we are supposed to tell you the nerdiest thing about ourselves. Well, my husband calls me the Queen of the Nerds, so I was all excited for this one! 

I do quite a few nerdy things. I coach High School speech, and was on the team in HS. I also did math league, knowledge bowl, history day, and all the high school plays. But, the nerdiest thing I've ever done is LARPing.

Don't know what that is? Live Action Role Playing. Yeah, a live version of D&D. 

When I was a kid my aunt and uncle hosted one at my parent's house (because we had woods.) I got to be a wood nymph. Cute costume and everything. I had a tree to hide in while I waited for the players to journey to me, then I had information I could give them. . .if they asked the right questions.

It was a lot of fun! And my aunt suggested to the group that they invite the wood nymph to join them, so I got to finish out their quest with them. I have a picture somewhere of me in costume peeking around a tree, but I couldn't find it to share today. (Shucky darns.) ;)

How about you? What's the nerdiest thing about you?

And don't forget to add How to Date a Nerd to your To be Read list on Goodreads! (Seriously!) 

You can also find it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble!

And if you don't know Cassie, you should! She is made of awesome! Check out her website HERE! 

PS. My computer is back in the shop. :( I'm at the library now posting this. So I will be behind on responding to comments and checking out the other blog hop posts, but I will do it as soon as I can! Also, today is the release of The Funeral Singer, by Linda Budzinski, too! Linda will be joining me on here tomorrow. :)