Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber
Started this last night, and read half of it in the hour before I went to bed. A wild ride, and I loved every minute of it.
Perry is a bright boy, a senior in high school, and his parents thought it would be a good idea to host an exchange student. When he found out it was a girl, he imagined an attractive girl who'd teach him the ways of love, and tell him "Au revoir" when she left. He was so wrong. What he got was Goji, a very plain Lithuanian girl.
No one at school had anything to do with Goji. In fact, Perry was the only one who was nice to her. He'd say hello, and smile when he saw her. Prom is coming up, and it's right before Goji is set to go back home. Goji wants very much to go to prom with Perry, but all he wants is to go to New York City and perform with his band.
He ends up going to prom with her. She dressed in traditional Lithuanian garb, and he in a tux. Perry gets in a fight with two of the rich jerks who go to his school, and they leave. Perry later finds out that Goji beat the snot out of them-enough that an ambulance was called-while Perry went to bring the car around.
After they leave, Goji expresses a desire to see the city one more time before she goes back home. Perry reluctantly agrees. The go to a club owned by Jay-z, and Goji changes clothes. Surprise! She's a hottie! As it turns out, she is also an assassin on a mission to take down those responsible for her sister's death.
In a little less than 200 pages, we follow Perry (reluctantly) and Goji as they try to complete her mission.
Seriously, run, don't walk, to get this book. So worth it!
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