Very, very interesting. I've never read a book written in the second person -- you. The "you" in this story is Kyle Chase, who had everything going for him -- brains, ambition, friends -- until the 8th grade. Something happened (it's never mentioned what it was) and he just stopped trying. His friends moved on to the best high school and promising lives, while he is stuck at the high school for losers where he runs with the hoodie crowd -- those guys who wear black-hooded sweatshirts and hang out at the park every night smoking and drinking and thinking up ways to relieve the boredom. His parents are nags and school is painfully tedious. His only bright spot is Ashley, on whom he has a tremendous crush, but he's too shy to act on it. The writing is kind of stream-of-consciousness and the pace begins to drag and we've been lulled into thinking this is just another book about a disengaged teen, but then it gets interesting. There's a new kid, and he's unlike anything we've ever seen before. He wears garish sports jackets and quotes Shakespeare. He has a knack for deflecting bullies and attracting the in-crowd. And he has a mysterious past. This book takes unexpected twists and turns. As for the technique of using the second person, it seems a little gimmicky at first, but every once in a while the author will say something to "you" and it will feel like he knows you personally. It's a little jarring, and it keeps you on your toes.