Bad Rep A. Meredith Walters
"Who
gives a damn about their reputation? Oh, that would be me! Especially
since mine had gone straight to hell in the span of thirty minutes".
Maysie
Ardin is soaking up the summer before her junior year of college,
shopping, hanging by the pool and shopping some more. But when her black
belt in spending lands her in trouble with her parents, she is forced
to take a second job at a local bar to dig herself out of a deep
financial pit.
She
thought she’d be miserable. But then Maysie didn’t count on Jordan
Levitt, the hot, pierced and tattooed, drum playing bartender who also
happens to be very interested in her. And the feelings are totally
mutual.
It had the makings of the perfect romantic set up. Boy meets girl. Boy likes girl. Boy has girlfriend? Okay, maybe not.
But
attraction is a hard thing to ignore and soon Jordan and Maysie find
themselves in the middle of a gossip induced firestorm. Maysie has to
learn whether she can set aside her fear of public disapproval in order
to be with the one she wants. Or will she let the opinions of others
dictate her life and her heart?
Kim's Rating:
3 out of 5 Stars
Kim's Review:
A rollercoaster of angst and Mean people.
Jordan...Bartender, drummer, Frat Boy, Tattooed, pierced, Biker...and immediately enthralled by the new girl at work...
Jordan
was hot. Like, ridiculously hot. He had a delicious edge about him that
was hard to ignore. He was a weird mixture of tatted up bad boy and
gorgeous guy next door.
Maysie...Starts
out smart, pretty, popular sorority girl, hard worker...But soon she
annoyed me and frustrated me. She is what I call a runner. He was
constantly chasing her and she was either pushing him away or running
away. Once things got hard, she would hide and get depressed. She is
very insecure.
They
have an immediate spark and good chemistry. But he has a girlfriend. So
thus begins the "I want you, but it is wrong" game and a lot of
foreplay.
"...I
see the looks you give each other. You practically orbit around each
other. What you both are doing is engaging in nonphysical foreplay."
And
they had a rough road. Things happen. She gets blamed. Her reputation
suffers. There are seriously mean people in their circles. But neither
of them dealt with the whole situation well and it was really
frustrating.
"Who
gives a damn about their reputation? Oh, that would be me! Especially
since mine had gone straight to hell in the span of thirty minutes."
"Do you ever worry that all of that stuff, that the ugliness will make what we have ugly too?"
It
seemed like the whole book one of them was getting hurt and one of them
was being stupid or inflexible. After awhile I just wanted to get them
to a happy place and end the madness!
The
book was well written and the characters were developed fully. I
especially liked Jordan even when he was making dumb mistakes. He could
be really sweet and intense. And Maysie's close friends were funny and
supportive. I think I just needed a little more happy and sweet mixed in
with the angst and negativity.
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