ARC Review: A Bad Boy Stole My Bra by Lauren Price
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Author: Lauren Price
Published July 12th 2018 by Ink Road
Goodreads Synopsis
Imagine waking up in the dead of night to find your hot new neighbour dangling out of your window. What’s more, he's clutching your tattiest bra in his hand.
What. The. Actual. Fudge.
When bad boy Alec Wilde moves in next door to Riley, sparks fly. After their 'unconventional' introduction, Riley is determined to get her own back. A nemesis is just the distraction she needs: inside, she's barely holding it together. It's game on.
But behind the banter, there's a side to Alec that Riley actually likes. How can she get through to the real him when she can't even take herself seriously?
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I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
I've said it time and time again, but during the summer, especially when the weather is nice and hot, like it's been in England lately with the heatwave, I adore reading cutesy contemporaries. When I saw this book on NetGalley, it seemed like the perfect summer read, and it really was - I mean, I read it all in a day, so that'll tell you how good it was. In A Bad Boy Stole My Bra, Riley is awoken one night to find a stranger in her room, climbing out the window with one of her bras. Safe to say, she's shocked to say the least. When she is actually introduced to him, he is her new neighbour, Alec, and between them both there is competition to get each other back, starting firstly with the bra. As the competition intensifies, the sparks fly, and they grow closer to one another, and start to understand just who they are.
I really enjoyed this book, and the main character, Riley. She has a hidden past, where she feels guilty about something that happened, that really wasn't her, or her ex-boyfriend's fault, but that they still blame themselves for. Because of that she is a bit apprehensive about opening up to others, especially romantically. With how her last relationship ended, when she meets Alec, though she thinks he is good looking, she can't find herself really comfortable at first with his playful flirting, but she gives as good as she gets. Once they have opened up to each other, and become really good friends, that's when Riley begins to think she might be up to the possibility of more, and, honestly, I was desperate for it to get to that stage. Their chemistry was unreal.
The side characters in the book all had their own stories, though some we learn more about than others, like Alec's friends, Chase, Joe and Dylan. There is an element of sameness to some of them, as the main plot revolves around Riley and Alec, but I did enjoy learning little bits, here and there about them. The subplot surrounding Riley's cousin Kaitlyn, and what happened to her, did keep the book from being completely fluffy, and brought a level of seriousness into the book that was probably needed to make sure it didn't get ridiculous.
I never read this book when it was on wattpad - I don't think I ever read anything on wattpad - but from what I've seen from others, it doesn't seem to have changed much since it's been published traditionally. It was predictable at times, but most YA contemporaries are - if you enjoy contemporary fiction, give this one a go.
Dates Read:
June 27, 2018Rating
4 Stars
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