Play Me

PLAY ME
LAURA RUBY
Contemporary Young Adult
HarperTeen
ISBN# 978-0-06-124327-1
320 pages
$16.99
Hardcover - Available September 2008

Rating: 5 Enchantments

Eddy Rochester is a movie fanatic, a wannabe famous filmmaker, and a player. He’s figured he’s pretty much on the fast track to success because of his popular online video series Riot Grrl 16. It’s all about him, and all the girls love him - at least most of them do

But Lucinda Dulko is different. She isn’t so easily charmed as Eddy’s other conquests. That’s probably what makes her so irresistible to Eddy. And Eddy has never felt this way about any other girl before.

PLAY ME follows Eddy though his ups and downs in his life regarding Riot Grrl 16, his relationship with his actress mother, and his various female friends. It’s through these trials that Eddy has to realize that maybe there are other people in the picture besides him.

Laura Ruby weaves and incredibly realistic story in PLAY ME. Eddy’s character is developed so well that I totally felt I could see through his eyes into his life. There’s something so believable about Eddy’s story that made me want to keep reading. The plot isn’t too exciting, but reading this book was such a great experience because I could really feel Eddy’s emotions. There aren’t many books that I’ve read that have such a real and honest male protagonist like Eddy. PLAY ME was a beautifully written and extremely honest story anyone can relate to.

PLAY ME is Laura Ruby’s latest novel for young adults, her first being Good Girls. You can visit her website at: http://www.lauraruby.com/

Rachael Stein
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
July 2008