Well, here is his reasoning: And after a few chapters.. It was natural hot-blooded male gut instinct. I feel like making an exeption. Liv should be scared, right? Or I don't know, be creeped out. As Tessa had so delicately put it, I was not his type. So why did my lips still tingle? Going on and on and on.. Liv really has a potential as a character. This book started on Olivia being drugged and raped by his boyfriend the handling with this chapter is so insensitive by the way. And then after a year, she moves in Winston College. Almost … challenging me. Daring me to interfere.
It was always so noticeable when girls flirted, and it looked and sounded stupid and immature. They never really knew what might lay behind good looks. Or an arresting pair of eyes. No matter how jolting of a kisser. I knew that first hand. Ahhhh, it's all just so tiring. It was predictable and nothing really happened that stood up. Everything feels recycled, like I've already read it and I was hoping for a different ending but I was disappointed.
If you're really curious to know what happened, here it is: I stopped reading I just skimmed the rest when she ended giving up her fake virginity and she found out that Brax was lying. Yes guys, Brax lied. After reading it, I feel like my whole energy was drained and I started questioning my life choices. I f you like- Forget it, read it at your own risk! Oh and if you have some NA recommendations? That would be fab. They expresses my feelingsss" Ikr?! I dont even kn Paula M. I dont even know where i would have been if not for them xp And the book title sounds stupid on its own xP Nadia I was gona read this but after reading this commeny not so sure Dec 13, May 04, Eliza rated it it was ok Shelves: May 13th, Rating: I can't and don't fault it for being just that.
Sometimes you read books like this knowing exactly what to expect but enjoying the journey anyway. Regretfully that didn't happen for me on this occasion. I found the writing style off putting and pulled me out of the st Title: I found the writing style off putting and pulled me out of the story an example of this being the male lead Brax was from Boston and instead of trusting readers to remember this his sentences were sometimes spelt phonetically.
On another occasion maybe I could have overcame this and other niggly things and completed the book to give it a fairer rating but with an ever growing tbr, it wasn't to be After reading the blurb I felt it would be right up my street! I did notice there was a lot of mixed ratings for this book but once I see a book I want to try I won't be happy until I have. The storyline was a good idea but unfortunately it got to where it was very similar to other books I have read!
Every secret was dragged out and it all just seemed a bit cliche to me! I really did like Olivia aka Gracie, she was a little naive at times but I couldn't help but think back to what she had been through and understand why she acted the way she did. Brax, was the typical bad boy everyone falls for, He's got a messed up past and came across pretty lonely. He finds pleasure in making girls fall in love with him and then rip them apart after, when he meets Olivia he pretty much falls head over heels in love with her, the problem is she's a bet!
We all know how that will go! However this book was an easy read and made my day go faster. I'm pleased I read this! ARC kindly provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. May 03, Sonya Heaney rated it did not like it Shelves: Stupid Girl has all the elements of New Adult fiction that cause readers to look on the genre negatively. The story begins with our narrator being drugged and raped by her boyfriend. And then - after she is raped - her brothers give her a purity ring. It was so paternalistic and creepy I felt quite sick.
We jump ahead a year, and Olivia is moving into her university dorm. He takes one look at her on the ground and starts kissing her. This is sexual assault. It was a natural hot-blooded male gut instinct. Our heroine has a magnetic pull, despite doing nothing to care for her appearance, and looking down on women who wear makeup and like fashion.
Apparently somehow that makes the self-insert lead female character all the better. It was always so noticeable when girls flirted, and it always looked and sounded stupid and immature. They all walked away, giggling and whispering. Like a complete fool. And 2 the narrator of this book is female. I had been thinking I might enjoy this book, so all this standard fare was a disappointment to me. It was represented on the page by the author writing the words phonetically, in italics.
The way he said sweetheart came out like sweet haht. It went on like this nonstop to the point I was actually starting to feel violently annoyed. It was when Olivia or Sunshine or Gracie, depending who is talking to her mocked the way he pronounced Lagers Lahgas that I had to admit defeat. It was either finish the book or keep my sanity. All NA is doing is introducing a huge amount of stereotyping and misogyny into a genre that already has more than its fair share. Review copy provided by NetGalley. Ok so firstly, wow. I lost count Ok so firstly, wow. They were legit like a broken tap and now my eyes are all dried up thank the lord.
Anyhoo, let me get back to the book.. Stupid Girl was pleasantly surprising. Both the main characters are dealing with their past troubles and hearing about them is heartbreaking. The storyline is captivating, it hooks you from the get go. The writing was on point and I just loved every single but. May 15, BookHeroin rated it liked it.
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She sets out for Winston College, promising herself that she will remain focused on her first and only love — astronomy. But all it takes is cocky sophomore Brax Jenkins and an accidental collision with a football, to throw her e ARC copy provided by author in exchange for honest review Stupid Girl By: I am surprised that i liked this book.
Sometimes those wanna be new YA authors can be very boring, and predictable. Although, this was not the most original book but i found a sense of uniqueness in it. Loved the two main characters, i found them very beautiful and pure in the sense of originality. I liked that they weren't the super sexy, hot, unresistant type of characters, i liked that they were "normal" and has flaws to the point that you can really relate to them and feel like they were real. Lots of readers HATED the amount of times that the main girl character kept repeating words he says in his accent.
I however, shockingly i might add, found it adorable. When reading a book, if you really want to enjoy it, forget that it was written b someone, just live it along with the characters, and feel everything as if they were real. Well, first of all idiots how do you determinate who is geek from nongeeks? Another thing, this is not a sci-fi book so there was no place for Olivia to show her knowledge of astronomy but i thought she showed enough passion.
Trust me I AM the person to get pissed and say it like it is when it comes to books and reviews but i don't think it deserves all this drama! Those freaky eyes soften and fill with absolute wonder, every single solitary time you appear anywhere within his range of sight. No matter the cost. May 01, Linda Sims rated it it was amazing. Olivia Beaumont is heading off to Winston College. Leaving behind the past year and what happened hopefully behind her. While unloading her truck with her belongings to take to her new dorm room, she's knocked to the ground by Brax Jenkins pitcher for the baseball team.
From this first meeting Brax seems to take an interest in Olivia, he insists on calling her by her middle name Gracie. He seems to be everywhere she is. But her new roommate Tessa warns her about Brax, he's a player and not just Olivia Beaumont is heading off to Winston College. But her new roommate Tessa warns her about Brax, he's a player and not just on the baseball pitch. Brax a southie from Boston may be the sort of guy that Olivia should avoid but he has an undeniable charm. The two start out as friends but become closer as the days go buy.
If only Olivia knew about the dare, what then. To make matters worse her past is threatening her present as the person she had hoped to escape is now a student at Winston. I am grateful to the author for a copy of this story, in exchange for a review. This is a first time read for me of her work. I'm a big fan of this genre, with the tatooed and scarred bad boy, and the girl who normally wouldn't register on his radar but knocks him for six.
This is a story that carries the reader along on a tide of emotion right from the first page. I really liked the fluid writing style which was descriptive but not overly so. The whole tale comes alive on the page. The characters were very well fleshed out, I loved the interactions between Olivia and Brax it all seemed so realistic. More than that I really liked both leads. Brax in particular was wonderful, even when he messed up which he did a lot.
The author had the knack of still making me root for him. I'm hoping the author is considering writing some of the other character stories. Mar 17, Kath S rated it did not like it Shelves: The Deal es mucho mejor. Este es terrible y la chica es En fin, no era lo que esperaba. Sep 02, Amber.: Stupid Girl is one of those books that you either love it, or you hate it. Looking at the reviews after I read the book, they are all over the wall.
I'm going to brutally with you when I say I almost put the book down and DNF'd it right after the prologue. I didn't think I could read it, I didn't want to read anymore of it and I was quite frankly just done. I actually did put the book down, and I let it sit there for about thirty minutes, and then I told myself, you should just read the first ch Stupid Girl is one of those books that you either love it, or you hate it.
I actually did put the book down, and I let it sit there for about thirty minutes, and then I told myself, you should just read the first chapter. I'm glad I did. At the end of this review, I'll give some information on why the reviews may be all over the wall, you'll see them here, but they'll be hidden as spoilers on Goodreads.
Technical babble for the book? You do get Brax's POV, but it's only a chapter or two. Trust me, it's enough. This author is completely new to me and I actually had the recommendation from a fabulous group of gals that I chatter to.
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I will be reading the rest of the series. Olivia "Gracie" Beaumont is a small town girl headed off to college. She's putting the past behind her and getting out of dodge, hoping to distance herself from things in her past. People can argue with me until they are blue in the face, but I loved this character. She is a survivor, she's got spunk, she's sassy and she doesn't take crap from Brax.
She doesn't let him mow her over with his big personality either.
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As I said before, she does have a past and there is trauma involved. Braxton "Brax" Jenkins is the college's star baseball pitcher. He's a player, he's cocky, he's tattooed and he's hot He steers clear of relationships, and the girls chase him. Well, all of them save for Olivia. Brax is a "Southie" meaning he grew up in south Boston. Rumors fly about him, some made up, some true but he goes with it. I have a love hate relationship with him because of some of the things he does in the book, but once I understood them, I just mostly wanted to bash him for adding to the drama.
Brax and Olivia's world's collide, quite literally. She's the small town girl, he's the big city guy. She doesn't want to give him the time of day, and he's bound and determined to make her notice him. She'd rather ignore him and focus on school and he can't get her out of his mind.
They butt heads, they flirt, there is drama, there is angst, and there is a whole heck of a lot of chemistry. He wants in your bloomers. Ring or no ring. It leads Brax Jenkins around like a magical porn radar wand. It has now honed in on your virginal hands-off hootchie cootchie. Guard it well, chica. He'll snatch it right out from under you like a fucking bandito if you don't.
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Tessa is a character, to say the least and I'd absolutely love to see her get her own book, If she doesn't already have one. There are no details of that given, thank God, but her brothers have basically found her unconscious and she's coming to. It's not pretty, and one hell of a way to start a book.
You find out that her boyfriend drugged her drink via ecstasy. Olivia doesn't remember any of this, but there is talk of it it in the book, she has a scar on her mouth from it, and there are videos that get talked about of the night it happened as well. The guy never gets punished for this. Yes, that pissed me off, which I'm positive it did other readers too.
However things in the book go in a round about way that "sort" of settles it. I think you might find out more in Stupid Boy, which is the second book in the series, to see if it concludes somehow. I haven't read it yet. If you cannot read rape plots. If it's something that bothers you, sets you off, makes you twitch like it does me. Don't read this book. You'll likely hate it because honestly it was very hard for me to get past that prologue, but then I wanted to see what happened to Olivia after.
Frankly, I think the author handled that bit extremely well, all things considered and with it being such a touchy subject. Obviously I rated it a full five stars because -I- loved it. I was able to get past things with in it. I know others will not, but I think it's definitely worth a shot. Aug 01, Aly's Bookish Wonderland rated it liked it Shelves: Read reviews and more at The Beautiful World of Books! Otherwise," he rubbed his jaw, "he ain't worth his weight, pound for pound, in pure solid horseshit. He just ain't, Olivia Grace. There must be some sort of unwritten rule that NA should have one or all of the following: Whilst Stupid Girl had a lot of the first and second points, it was a very fast, addicting and sweet read and for once, I didn't mind dealing with a ridiculous love interest.
After being drugged and raped by her high school boyfriend, Olivia Beaumont is ready to put her past behind her and start anew at Winston College. An astronomy major, she decides that the only way to bury the past is to move on with your life, no matter how difficult it may prove to be. Things would be different here. I just felt it. No more stares, no more whispers. No more muffled giggles. No one knew me here. I'd just melt into the population and be a big nobody. Invisible, like a ghost. But distractions come when you least expect it, and in this case it's in the form of a hot, baseball playing smartass.
Just as I turned, a sudden, powerful force slammed into me, taking me down [ Arms braced on either side of my head. And he kissed me. Braxton Jenkins is the star pitcher of the Silverbacks, all around manwhore and a pretty, tattooed thug. The kind of guy you wouldn't want to be anywhere near when it's night time and you're rushing home in the dark.
And definitely not someone you want to piss off in a bar. Winston's big dog starting pitcher. Trouble with a big fucking T. If you've got any sense at all, you'll stay away from him. As I said, it surprised me. I have a lot to say about Brax and the kind of person he is and they're not nice things. Of course, as in most NAs, he's a psychotic creeper that won't take no for an answer with a deep, dark past just like Olivia. But something about him made me smile and laugh and I could see why their relationship seemed so important in the book. It's the kind of relationship girls think of when someone asks them what their ideal relationship would be.
I know that sounds far fetched, but take away his aggressive violence, then Brax really is "the boy for you". Also, he has a really cute accent. Sorry, but I'm a sucker for those! We've also got a lovely room-mate who has nothing but Liv's best interests at heart, always looking out for her, cheering her up and just being an all-around nice girl that you can't help loving. At the very least, please ask him for his medical papers. That famous dick of his has seen a lot of action, Liv. No telling where it's been. If you go into this book expecting a college life story with some familial ties and some growing up, turn away now.
It's not like that. This is a love story and it concentrates a lot on getting Brax and Liv together and getting rid of obstacles that may give the relationship trouble. And there's a lot of relationship trouble, a lot of drama and a lot of eye-rolling moments. It's a bittersweet journey, but one I wouldn't mind recommending to people. Although family is a big emphasis on this novel Brax's lack of family and Liv's overprotective grandfather, mother and three brothers that watch her like a hawk we don't see much of them, except when it's time to reunite the lovelorn couple, of course.
View all 7 comments. Received an ARC in exchange of an honest review. Apparently NA has fallen into a cliche realm, and this one falls right in there with the cliche, but it wasn't that bad. I really like the characters. Olivia is escaping to college from her hometown, where she attended high school. An unfortunate incident occurred with her ex that ruined her life.
She's got 3 brothers and mother that will defend her to the Earth's end, but she knows that she has to get out and do it on her own. She's independent, smart, and is very cautious. She goes to college to learn and start over.
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She loves astronomy, some might consider her a geek. So she's different from your typical college girl. On her first day of college, she's plowed down by one cocky, tatted, enigmatic, charming, dark-haired, scar-wearing, dare-i-say-sexy Brax Jenkins. He's rumored to be the man-slut of the campus. Well, can you blame him? He's had his fair share of girls, but bad boys don't play fair. So he takes them as they come through the revolving door. After bulldozing Olivia, he does something only a player would do. Right there on the ground after knocking all her shit out of her hands.
And after Olivia introduces her knee to his nuts, he helps her finish unpacking her stuff. They find they can't leave each other alone so they start hanging out more. Brax turns out to be super Alpha. He's super protective of Olivia and lets it be known. Then we fall into the typical guy meets girl, guy likes girl, troubled past, lies, and deceit, but it kept my interest. I really loved the way the author provided a sort of Made me like Brax even more! And I kind of want to re-read just so I can get more of his accent! A fahkin yahd sale? And when they reach the top of the hill and think everything's gonna be just fine, they start tumbling down the other side of that hill they fought so hard to climb.
I've never really cared for the Boston accent. Never found it appealing, really. But this book has changed my thoughts on that! I would recommend this for anyone wanting a legit new adult novel. View all 11 comments. Jun 10, Clau rated it it was ok Shelves: May 14, TeriLyn rated it it was ok Shelves: There were aspects of each character that I liked however they seemed a bit immature for the genre.
Unfortunately, I skimmed through a lot of the book. If you like younger characters and this type of plot line you might find this book is good for you. Jul 30, Anne OK rated it really liked it Shelves: Highly recommend to those readers who are looking for NA with a meaningful storyline, as well as well-developed characters. When a motorcycle riding guy from the East meets a Texas cowgirl on a college campus -- and it all begins with a dare. Highly entertaining and uniquely refreshing! Apr 18, Merril Anil rated it really liked it Shelves: Yes the characters are impressive and fair enough.
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I even liked the girl and her reactions at many points which is a rare scenario for me when it comes to New Adult. I am kind of disappointed with the language that did not had a smoothness to it and had incorporated a lot of colloquial words and phrases that ruined the flow sometimes. Narration skill on the other hand is powerful enough which explains as to why I was able to finish the book in a single day. I do not know whether it was me or that the plot indeed was struggling to create something that was a mixture of both Easy by Tamarra Webber and Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire.
There are two chapters which went on to narrate the story angle from male point of view, making me thank god that there was not a sequel to the book that was a male point of view or that the book itself was not a male point of view The plot is a typical new adult book with only the characters and circumstances changed to narrate a different version of the ongoing New Adult template of tattooed bad boy falling for a naive and innocent girl aka taming the biggest man slut According to the book itself.
Language has its problems majorly because it crosses over to the colloquial language territory. Narration skill is commendable since it keeps the book alive. For those who love this genre, this will be another collectible but for those who are looking for something different, this is not the one. The plot is fairly predictable too. In short it is neither bad or exceptionally good but a fair enough romance read May 04, Casey rated it it was ok Shelves: The title did say 'Stupid Girl'.
It's another generic new adult book with another generic characters and setting. I mean, this whole idea is over-used and it's getting pretty boring. While trying to be unique and make this book stand out, Cindy Miles managed to create a pretentious astronomy 'geek' and an unlikable man-whore star athlete. Why did I call the heroine, Olivia, pretentious? For one, she claims to be an astronomy geek but she doesn't act like one. Just because you like astronomy or anything smart doesn't make you a geek. She doesn't seem to have a vast knowledge on the matter.
To me, there is nothing special about Olivia. As for Brax, there is literally nothing that made me like him. He's like that speck of dust on your T-shirt that you can't be bothered with. You think you know better than everybody You will die alone, and you will deserve it But in the meantime you might as well tell those silly jokes of yours See if that helps. You used to do comedy when you felt like being funny But now you're contraction-ally obligated So dance you fucking monkey Dance monkey dance! Welcome to the show, this is Bo, this is his show, and Bo likes to dance like this Welcome to the show, this is Bo, this is his show, and Bo takes off his pants like this.
Play an invisible drum Play an invisible trumpet [trumpet sound] Drink some invisible water Oh shit! Bo wants to make you feel comfortable Bo wants to make you feel comfortable [random voice] Bo wants to make you feel comfortable So sit back, relax, and enjoy a healthy dose of. Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Prolonged eye contact Lick your lips to make it more comforting.
Do you want to see a magic trick? Then pick a card any card-Psyche! Magic isn't real, you idiot, read a book Magic isn't real, you idiot, read a book Magic isn't real, you idiot, read a book Magic isn't real, or is it? And at that moment, Bo's 20 year old cynicism melted into childlike wonder He never knew there could be so much magic in the world It's a world of possibilities Bo What do you want to do first?
Yeah sure you can run Fly? Well yeah you can fly What? What are yo-what the fuck are you do-what the fuck are you doing? What the f-you fucking idiot, stop, stop, stop. In the distance Bo saw a beautiful fairy A fairy so beautiful that he felt proud about being called one in high school He then came across an old bridge with a troll standing guard Bo knew he'd have to answer a riddle to get by The troll spoke thus: Ok, do you have any spare change?
Ok that's a used napkin I don't want that. No no stop just you know what leave just leave please leave. It's so hard to be a lizard It's hard to be a lizard Tiny arms, itchy gizzard It's hard to be a lizard But it's harder to segue. Is he skiing or is he in a gay porn? Is he skiing what or is he in a gay porn? Is he skiing huh or is he in a gay porn?
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