#Nerd-- Cambria Hebert

I will start by saying that I adore Cambria Hebert’s writing style. She just pulls me into the story and I just LOVE it. As for this book, I was a bit trepidatious because it was jumping on the hashtag craze. Not only did the title give me pause, the plot line is one we have all read before. Hot/popular/jock is forced to be near the nerd/loner/outcast, lo and behold, he falls for her, there is doubt in her mind that he would truly like her--but he does and they live happily ever after.  Since I have read many of her books and I like her writing style I gave it a chance.

#Nerd starts off with Rimmel finding out that she must tutor Romeo, the star player of her college’s football team.  He is close to failing and without a tutor he can’t play, and without tutoring Rimmel will lose her scholarship.

They meet in the library where Romeo is convinced that every other girl besides the geeky thing, with wild untamed hair and glasses is his tutor.  Rimmel lays down the law, he will be doing all the work, if he is late she won’t wait and most importantly NO FLIRTING. Rimmel has more pressing things to do than waste her time with someone who doesn’t want to learn.

Romeo is more concerned with his prospects in the NFL than school; he knows that to get to the NFL it will be easier with the help of the Omegas (the elite fraternity on campus.)  When the initiation starts, the fraternity president is out for blood--specifically his. His challenges are intense to the point of illegal, but the one thing that all rushing the frat must do is sleep with one girl the frat chooses. This should be no issue for Romeo, he could get any girl he wants:  until the fraternity chooses Rimmel for the challenge.

Their tutoring sessions begin to be the talk of the school thanks to a “twitter” feed. Of course they don’t say its twitter but it’s basically the same thing.  They have to more private places due to his popularity and the drama following him. As they grow closer and the Omega challenge still looming over him, Romeo is faced with a choice. Follow his heart or follow his plan?