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Jocks are stupid. Well, at least Lissa’s boyfriend is. He would rather leave a half-naked Lissa in the car to chase after some team rivals who egged his car. Seriously, if I were Lissa, I would want him checked out at a hospital. Maybe boys are different now, but when I was in high school, no boy in his right mind would leave a topless girl alone in a car to run after some punks.

But I digress. So, there is this rival between sports teams in the same school. The soccer team and the football team have been rivals for so long that nobody even remembers why. But that doesn’t stop them from playing pranks on and beating the crap out of each other on a daily basis. Finally, Lissa realizes how ridiculous the whole thing is, gathers the other sports girlfriends together and gets them to declare strike. No more nooky until the rivalry ends. Of course, the boys are upset, but they don’t give in quite as easily as the girls expected. Suddenly, it’s not about the rivalry anymore. It’s a contest to see who will be the ultimate winner.

I really enjoyed this one. It was fast paced (I read it in 2 days) and fun. There was nothing sad or scary or really deep about it, it was just fun. The dialogue was snappy and full of quips and one-liners.

“So I asked around about The Blond,” she said, sitting down on my bed once the room was completely slumber party-ready. “She’s a sophomore. Her name is Autumn Elliott. What the hell kind of name is Autumn? Why don’t they just call her Fall or The Depressing Season When Everything Starts to Die.”

If you set aside the obvious stereotypes (the virgin, the slut, the man-whore, the jock), the characters are fine. Not a whole lot of back story, but I don’t think it’s really needed. You just want to know about these kids right now. One thing that kind of bothers me (in this book and many others out there) is how oblivious the females seem to be to the males who dig them. It’s obvious to their friends, family and the readers, but the girls are all la-di-da. Sometimes it just seems so unrealistic.

The plot seems like a unique one to me, and I like the way it’s presented. These high school girls are using their vajayjays to make a change for the better in their school. It turns into something else, but it’s handled well, and they all learn something about themselves. I like how the final takeaway is everyone is different and that’s perfectly fine.

There is very frank talk about sex and all the different versions of it. I don’t remember talking quite that way with my friends in high school, but maybe all my friends were prudes. Even with all the sexy talk, there are very few actual sexy hot scenes. There’s a few that are fairly steamy, but the sweetness is a nice balance.

The Sum Up: A fast paced fun book that is entertaining and actually has a pretty decent message underneath the bawdy talk.