Review: Nerd meets girl
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2012
This  book is the time tested boy-meets-girl formula with the synonymous words `virgin', nerd', `first sex' screaming out preceded with the title of `exploding'.  Most of Sandra Ross's books are interestingly titled and this is no exception.The premise of the book is about the protagonist, Ron who wakes up one day and realizes that the word fun is missing from his name. Ron is characterized as the typical nerd that is skinny, thick glasses, sad expression and if that was not enough, he was given the upper body hunch. Curiously, there was no mention of his skin issues, as nerds are known for bad skin. Ron rewrites his mission in life to include other than his degree, three other letters known as FUN. The only route to the success of this new mission was to date the woman he had been eyeing for some time that is Adriana. To make the challenge more interesting, Adriana has been characterized as Rob's antithesis, placed on the other end of the spectrum, not an easy target. Adriana is an over-all achiever, actively involved in the numerous school  activities and had blossomed before Rob's eyes from high school.The whole gist of the book revolves around Rob's plans andthe  travails he undergoes,  as he goes about trying to get the attention of Adriana, blossoming friendship and completing the mission as planned. Rob's zealousness in accomplishing his mission is almost endearing as he plans various ways to get Adriana's attention, through his indiscreet shy communications in the form of messages.  An interesting read if typical boy-girl romances is your genre of reading.