A modern day Cyrano de Bergerac, but much grittier. Jesse, known as Sway by his 'associates,' lives only to make things happen. He's the guy who'll get you the keg for your party, the answers to your midterm, or the most popular girl to go out with you. Jesse does it all despite the risk, because he just doesn't care. It is all business, especially since the suicide of his mother. And business is good, until a deal to make the beautiful and saintly Bridget date douche-bag Ken makes it seem like Jesse may actually care about something after all.

Cast with a wonderfully diverse set of characters, Sway really won me over. Jesse and his unwilling (but real) friendships with the old Mr. Dunkelman and Bridget's brother who has cerebral palsy just really stood out. The only character who seemed a bit one dimensional was Bridger herself, but the way that relationship played out was just excellent. Highly recommend, especially to guy readers.

Thank you to www.netgalley.com and the publisher for the free copy!