«Aquí todo es raro: la escuela, los alumnos. En este sitio nada tiene sentido, y aquí estoy, una simple mortal entre dioses… o monstruos. Todavía no sé a qué bando pertenezco, si es que pertenezco a alguno… Solo sé que lo que les une a todos es su odio hacia mí. Pero entre ellos está Jaxon Vega, un vampiro con oscuros secretos que no ha sentido nada durante un siglo. Algo en él me atrae, algo roto que encaja con lo que hay roto en mí, lo cual podría significar el fin del mundo. Porque Jaxon despareció por una razón, y parece que alguien quiere despertar al monstruo dormido, y me pregunto si me trajeron a este lugar intencionadamente como anzuelo…»
For readers of Nora Ephron, Tina Fey, and David Sedaris, this hilarious, poignant, and extremely frank collection of personal essays confirms Lena Dunham--the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO's "Girls"--as one of the brightest and most original writers working today. "If I can take what I've learned in this life and make one treacherous relationship or degrading job easier for you, perhaps even prevent you from becoming temporarily vegan, then every misstep of mine will have been worthwhile. This book contains stories about wonderful nights with terrible boys and terrible days with wonderful friends, about ambition and the two existential crises I had before the age of twenty. About fashion and its many discontents. About publicly sharing your body, having to prove yourself in a meeting full of fifty-year-old men, and the health fears (tinnitus, lamp dust, infertility) that keep me up at night. I'm already predicting my future shame at thinking I had anything to offer you with this book, but also my future glory in having stopped you from trying an expensive juice cleanse or having the kind of sexual encounter where you keep your sneakers on. No, I am not a sexpert, a psychologist, or a registered dietician. I am not a married mother of three or the owner of a successful hosiery franchise. But I am a girl with a keen interest in self-actualization, sending hopeful dispatches from the front lines of that struggle."
De achttienjarige Tessa Young heeft haar vriendje en overbezorgde moeder achtergelaten om te gaan studeren aan de universiteit van Washington. Dit had ze al jaren gepland en ook de rest van haar toekomst lijkt al helemaal vast te liggen. Maar dan ontmoet ze Hardin. Hij is onaardig en zit onder de tattoos en piercings. Hardin weet een grote passie in Tessa naar boven te halen, al probeert ze zich daar nog zo hard tegen te verzetten. Ze leert zijn wilde en romantische kant kennen en wordt gedwongen een keuze te maken tussen haar vertrouwde jeugdvriendje Noah, en een toekomst die spannend, nieuw en onbekend is.
Interior designer Ava O'Shea doesn't want to be attracted to Jesse Ward, a devastatingly handsome, utterly confident, pleasure-seeking playboy who knows no boundaries. She can't control the overwhelming desire that he stirs in her. She knows that her heart will never survive him and her instinct is telling her to run, but Jesse is not willing to let her go. He wants her and is determined to have her
