Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Off-the-cuff blurb. Can you guess the book?

It's Road Trip Wednesday again over at YA Highway & this week's prompt is:
You're re-reading one of your favs when someone asks the dreaded question: "What's that book about?" Give us your best off-the-cuff blurb of any book, any genre, and have your readers try to guess the title in the comments!
It's about this modern day European princess, whose family is displaced to Seattle. She emerges from her solitude only to go to Hawaii to see her hero Ralph Nader but instead meets an outlaw bomber & they do crazy things together. He's eventually caught back in Seattle for previous misdeeds and they're separated. She's then betrothed to an Algerian prince in an attempt to save her family's legacy (which her father gambles away). It all comes to a head when her beloved outlaw boy tries to free her from her obligation leading them to have to escape a pyramid using explosives that leave them both deaf.

So, can you guess it in the comments?
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11 comments:

  1. Jennifer HoffineJune 15, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    Sounds exciting...never heard of this one.

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  2. Writing Writerly thingsJune 15, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    This sounds so amazing, and I wonder why I've never heard about this one before.

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  3. Lauren HunterJune 15, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    Oh my god, I actually know this. It stars redheads, right?

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  4. KatOwens: Insect CollectorJune 15, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    never heard of this one... sounds cool, though!

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  5. Alison MillerJune 15, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    I never heard of this one either, but wow! Finding a lot of awesome-sounding books for the TBR pile!

    Thanks!

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  6. Sarah NicolasJune 15, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    I, like most if the others before me, have no idea what this is! Sounds crazy adventurous!

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  7. UnknownJune 15, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Um, what???? Is this even real! A Nigerian prince??

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  8. UnknownJune 15, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    Lol! Algerian prince. But yes it's real fiction, though when you read it you're constantly thinking, "this is crazy!" I even left out the parts about the significance of Camel cigarettes, aliens, redheads and the queen who has a penchant for saying, "uh-oh, spagettios"! I'll post the answer at midnight CST. ;)

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  9. UnknownJune 15, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    Btw, Lauren, you got it! Thought I responded to you earlier, but my comment didn't post for some reason.

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  10. Michelle SchustermanJune 15, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    Holy crapapples, that is nuts. No idea on the title!

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  11. UnknownJune 15, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    Okay, I'm not going to make it to midnight tonight. Long day was long. So, without further ado, the book was Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins. And if you've never read him and you think his plot is off-the-wall, you should see his descriptions and metaphors! I love it!

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