When we think of romance novels, one's first thought might be of the kind we see at the newsstand while waiting to check out at the grocery store. Visions of a white knight like Fabio whisking away the fair damsel in distress. Romance novels for the young adult are appealing because many romantic symbols relate directly to what they're experiencing both physically and emotionally in their lives; that of youthfulness and hope.

The protagonist of Izzy, Willy-Nilly is Isobel Lingard, a/k/a Izzy; a 15 year old sophomore, who is a popular girl at school. When asked out by a senior, Marco Griggers, she becomes the envy of her friends. The ironic thing is that she wasn't even that interested in him, personally. It was more the fact that a senior was taking her out on a date and she was the first one of her group of...