Best Laid Schemes by EZRocksAngel

Official Description:

Bella makes a deal that turns her world upside down.

Word Count: 33,306

You know those fics that make you remember what it was like being in high school? The ones that make you remember the great stuff–like having a crush on a hot guy? Or the crappy stuff like bitchy girls who gossip and cause drama? Whether it’s good or bad, it’s the stuff that made high school, high school. And “Best Laid Schemes” captures all of it perfectly.

Right from the first chapter you know things aren’t going to go according to plan for Bella. She helps out a friend and it ends up back firing big time. What I love is Bella’s reaction. Instead of cowering in the corner and caring what everyone thinks she does just the opposite.

I looked up at my ceiling and thought about it. As awkward and surreal as it all was, it was nice to not be invisible for once. “Maybe I should embrace my inner whore. Have some fun.”

“Bella!”

“Maybe I should, Alice. Who’s it going to hurt?”

Just pretending shouldn’t hurt anyone right? But what about the guy Bella has had a crush on forever? Edward’s reaction isn’t exactly what she expects and watching him flounder hot and cold is so entertaining.

EZRocksAngel’s writing is fantastic. It’s witty and she does an amazing job capturing the typical high school boy. They aren’t the best at communicating, they can sometimes be dorky with their emotions and you can bet your ass they always have sex on the brain. In this story I can’t decide who I love more, Jasper…

“For me?” He asked after I buckled my seat belt. I tried to ignore his blue eyes bulging out at my chest. His jaw dropped too, just a bit.

“Shut up.”

“Dude, they’re in my face. How can I not look?”

“Jasper!”

“I’m serious Bella. Those things are lethal.”

Or the equally hot Edward…

“Great,” I said. I unbuttoned my coat before turning to hang it on the back of my chair. “Do you want me to work on the next three?”

“I, um, yeah, um…” I heard his pencil drop on the tabletop.

I steeled myself. I had gotten pretty comfortable with revealing my body over the last several weeks, but the look on Edward’s face was enough to cause me to blush. He was completely flummoxed. I leaned over. “Questions four through seven?”

“Um,” His eyes darted from my chest back to his paper. “Yes.”

Not only are the guys great but I love the way she writes this Bella. Her sense of humor is laugh out loud funny, she’s confident without being full of herself and even though you may want to yell at her for being…well….a high school girl, she’s still completely likable.

“Best Laid Schemes” has a perfect balance of humor, romance (holy hot dry humping) and just enough complications to make things interesting. It’s a fun quick read, so….go. Go read it. Right now.

I haven’t seen the movie Easy A yet, but I think I’d like this version better even if I had. EZRocksAngel’s fic, “Best Laid Schemes,” is a perfect mix of the storyline of that popular movie and Twilight.

All our favorite characters are present:

Jake, the gay best friend

Jessica, the one time BFF and all time arch nemesis

Alice, Bella’s support network wrapped up into “a tiny bundle of sunshine in a VW bug”

Edward, Bella’s long time crush

And we are introduced right away into Bella’s deal with Jake: faking sleeping with him so he could continue to stay in the closet.

“The weird thing about being the subject to gossip and rumor is that when you’re the actual subject, you always seem to be the last to know. Jake and I had fake, raunchy party sex, saved his reputation and all was right in his world.”

Or so they think. Bella believes that “What happens on the Rez, stays on the Rez.” But it doesn’t work out that way.

“What I didn’t realize that night when we emerged sweaty and laughing from Embry’s room was that there were some people taking photos of the party. What I also didn’t know at the time was they went home and immediately sent a message out on their Facebooks describing my tryst in detail to pretty much every student at our school. Oh. And there was a picture of me and my overly (Jake styled) sexed-up hair too.”

Once the rumors hit Forks High, Bella is faced with the consequences of her actions: all the girls hate her, and all the guys want in on the action, including Eric, Ben, Garrett and James, all with ulterior motives of their own.

Without knowing who her Facebook stalker is, and frustrated by her sudden “slut status,” followed by what seems to be disapproval from Edward, Bella decides to dress the part, channeling Britney Spears and embracing her inner whore.

I really enjoyed the story as it progressed quickly from chapter to chapter. EZRocksAngel writes the perfect combination of upbeat, lighthearted angst, and writes some pretty rocking descriptions of the jaw porn we all know and love

And despite the fact that there are no full blown lemons, the sexual tension remains high throughout the story, coming to a head in chapter 10:

“What are you doing?” I asked, pulling forward, only to feel his grip tighten.

“It’s not fair.” He said in a low voice. He sounded angry. “You doing this all the time and me…just resisting.”

I struggled and turned around. My face almost pressed in his chest, he was so close. When I looked up I could see a manic look on his face. “What do you mean resisting?”

“I mean,” he looked around and his tongue darted out between his lips. “I just want…” And then he pushed my back against the hard row of books and kissed me. Hard. On the mouth. And because I’m a fool and have loved him forever, I kissed him back, lacing my fingers through the short, soft hair on his neck. Then less hard and more gentle, I felt his tongue touch against my own and it made my stomach ache. He tasted good and felt good and it was Edward, the only boy I had ever really wanted to kiss.

Short and sweet, complete at 16 chaps, and definitely worth a read!

Have you ever read anything else by EZRocksAngel? If you have, then you don’t need me to tell you to read this. You know if Bittenev is telling you how great it is, it’s a must read.

I love high school fics and I love EZRocksAngel, so this combination is total win in my book. The Best Laid Schemes is a quick read, has great character development and the banter that you’ve come to love and expect from the author. It’s funny and ohmyrob it’s hot.

“Oh,” I said. And then some form of jumbled, “Yessss,” choked out from under the heavy breathing I was trying to control. Because this is the exact moment my brain broke down. Between my crotch and his crotch and his fingers slipping under my shirt, and his thing getting harder and my pants getting wetter and it was too much. Too. Fucking. Much.

“Shhh…,” Edward warned. It was dark but my parents were inside. I didn’t care, maybe since I had been faking slut for so long my body and mind went a little porn star on instinct. I tugged the zipper on my hoodie, shrugging it off my shoulders.

“Umm…” he mumbled, eyes glued to my chest. Tight, white ‘beater, black lace bra. He licked his lips. I licked mine. He licked my lips and ran his hands down my now-bare arms. Not enough.

“Put your hands on me.” The words flew from my mind to my mouth but it worked. Two massive boy hands were suddenly there and moving.

I had a hard time picking out quotes to share with you–I just want you to read the whole thing. Right now.

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