Published: July 14, 2009
Words: 65705 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook description

Jade Ashton is a sassy virgin. In her blog, she vents about "fitting in" a superficial world. Suddenly all logic flies out the window when she meets Novan: the former geek, who's morphed into a delicious songwriter-musician. EyeLeash captures self-discovery in the 2000s, and showcases the intricate drama in two youths' relentless search for themselves--and what's really in their hearts.

Tags

friendship, coming of age, dating, relationships, sexuality, young adult, teens, blog, lovesex, contemporary fiction, indie, blog novel, edgy, instant messaging, counterculture, alternative fiction, ttyl, real love

Available ebook reading formats

Single purchase gains access to all formats. How to download ebooks to e-reading devices and apps.

Format	Full Book	Sample First 10%
Online Reading (HTML, good for sampling in web browser)	Buy	View sample
Online Reading (JavaScript, experimental, buggy)	Buy	View sample
Kindle (.mobi for Kindle devices and Kindle apps)	Buy	Download sample
Epub (Apple iPad/iBooks, Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo, and most e-reading apps including Stanza, Aldiko, Adobe Digital Editions, others)	Buy	Download sample
PDF (good for reading on PC, or for home printing)	Buy	No sample available
RTF (readable on most word processors)	Buy	No sample available
LRF (Use only for older model Sony Readers that don't support .epub)	Buy	Download sample
Palm Doc (PDB) (for Palm reading devices)	Buy	Download sample
Plain Text (download) (flexible, but lacks much formatting)	Buy	No sample available
Plain Text (view) (viewable as web page)	Buy	No sample available

Videos

EyeLeash Book Trailer
Book trailer for the blog novel.

Reviews

Log-in to write a Review   Log-in to add a Video Review

Review by: Jackal Lim on Aug. 10, 2010 :
A very "realistic" plot as most girls would have experience such a romance once during their teenage years.

And also, it is not your typical kind of novel with never ending sentences and bombastic words. Simple, plain and easy to read. Suitable for all ages without too much explicity and all, but able to convey the confusion that most teenagers experience in a relationship.

Good work!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Sarah Lam on July 27, 2010 :
A great fiction that is simply touching. Amazing!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Sierra Rose on May 23, 2010 :
Jess C. Scott's debut novel is more than outstanding. It proves that there could be a useful reason for blogging. It's certainly difficult to add to the reviews already given since they tell the wonders of his book far better than I good but... Eyelash tells the story of a seventeen year old girl coming into a difficult part of her life in a tech-world such as we live in today and much like any teenager she blogs. I found the way this story is told very interesting and not hard to follow as I feared it might be. Jade is a compelling character that I'm sure many girls her age will understand. It's a YA title that can be read by those older and still be well received and enjoyed. Brilliant work for this first time author!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Stacey Wallace Benefiel on May 22, 2010 :
I sat down to read the first twenty pages or so of EYELEASH and ended up reading the entire novel. The blog/IM style it's written in helps keep up the pace-I had to know how everything between Jade and Novan turned out! I enjoyed the way the author used the nuances of things such as file names to complete the characterization. This added humor and humility to these young adults who, as they are prone to be, were full of teenage angst and confusion at times. At several points while reading EYELEASH I felt like I was experiencing a YA Bridget Jones' Diary.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: Maria Savva on Sep. 02, 2009 :
This book is excellent! Very funny, very true to life, and written in an experimental blog-format. Cutting edge stuff! This is the 'Bridget Jones' Diary' for the 21st Century!! It's been a while since I was a teenager, but I do try to keep up to date with what's happening in the teen world through relatives and friends. I found this book was a great way of bringing to the forefront many issues which concern teenagers these days. There are a lot of references to sex, but I feel this is necessary, in order to get certain messages across to teenagers. I like the idea of using a protagonist who is a virgin to show how teenagers feel peer pressure to have sex at an early age; and also the way the author has used 'cool' characters to send a positive message that relationships are much more about who you can trust rather than about looks and sex.
Seventeen year-old Jade is in love with Novan, but she's not really sure if she is in love with him. She used to go to school with him, and she knows he fancied her then. When she meets Novan again, years later, he is a good looking bass player and she begins to correspond by email with him. Her feelings for him start to grow, but she is confused. Jade keeps a private blog, instead of a diary, setting out her thoughts and feelings. I think the author has done a great job, getting into the mind of a teenager, and has written a book containing many positive messages for teens. It's written in a language that they will understand, and deals with a lot of issues they are facing; very modern, lots of text abbreviated words (I had to look up a lot of these like: ROFL!!). It's the story of one girl's transition from child/teen to adult, and is written in a very humourous way. There are signs of comic genius in this writer. I really enjoyed reading this book and would highly recommend it, not only to teens, but to anyone who has ever really been a teenager!!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: applepie on July 16, 2009 :
he book's storyline will keep u glued to the bk until u need to read finish it
the way jade and novan met stands out to me
i like the blog format
the pms part was not bad
interesting the way it was described
lively and candid
i like the blog usage i find it a refreshing way of telling story
keep on writing
u can do it
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: applepie on July 16, 2009 : (no rating)
The book's storyline will keep u glued to the bk until u need to read finish it
the way jade and novan met stands out to me
i like the blog format
the pms part was not bad
interesting the way it was described
lively and candid
i like the blog usage i find it a refreshing way of telling story
keep on writing
u can do it
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Reason for report:
— Select a reason — Book is or contains spam Book infringes copyright Same content is published elsewhere with different author (for ex., by private-label rights) Duplicate Incomplete work (such as sample or serial) Should be marked adults-only Category is inappropriate Poorly formatted Nudity or other inappropriate content on cover Nudity or other inappropriate visual content in book Inappropriate erotica content Cover image is improper Content is inappropriate Other violation of Terms of Service Other reason not shown above.

Additional details: