I could really identify with Victoria/Egg. I remember being that age and being so angy and trying so hard to find my identity. I even remember changing my name to Cassandra (my older brother still gives me a hard time over that). I wouldn't recommend it for younger readers, however. Victoria's defiance of her mother is something that I wouldn't want younger readers emulating and I don't think that they would be mature enough to understand the resolution of that relationship at the end of the book. In addition, I found the drinking scene over the top. But for older readers, 18+, I think they could pick up the subtle nuances of the behavior changes and how Victoria matures (hatches from her "Egg" if you will) from an angry, clueless adolescent to a thinking young adult. It might also resonate with the slightly older crowd because Victoria is also stuggling with decisions about what to do after high school. All in all an enjoyable read.

The main character, Egg, doesn't know how to handle things when a new student, Max enters her world.
I gave this book away because it wasn't as wonderful as I'd hoped and contained just enough profanity to make me uncomfortable having it on the shelves. ( )

This is the kind of book I wish I'd had when I was in high school. Not that my teenager self would have read it - I was a little snobbish about YA books, and exceptionally snobbish about contemporary YA books. But still - it's one of those books that you wish you could hand to every geeky teen.

Egg (real name Victoria) is the daughter of an 80s actress and a special effects prosthetics designer. She is angsty, rude, obsessed with a sci-fi action flick heroine, and convinced that she is a loner. In other words, she's your typical (geeky) teen. And while the plot is predictable (angsty teen realizes having friends is worth it, boys can be cool, and that real life is more important than the movies), Victoria feels real. And despite the fact that she starts out as a complete bitch to her family, friends, and pretty much everyone, it was easy to empathize with her. ( )

Read in a day. Good story about a nerd girl coming out of her shell. It wrapped up a little to neatly but was definitely worth while, especially for nerd girls (or guys) who may feel like they're all alone. It's always nice to know you're not the only mutant out there. ( )

This book was just sort of there. I had a hard time relating to the main character and often her responses and actions seemed completely random to me. I liked the supporting characters, but I feel as though we never really got to know them. I feel like this book just captured the surface of the story and never went deep enough to hold my interest. ( )