Confessions of 2 Book Lovers: HAPPY RELEASE DAY!!!!! My Week With the Bad Boy by Brooke Cumberland and Lyra Parish!

Title: My Week with the Bad Boy

Series: My Week, #1

Authors: Brooke Cumberland & Lyra Parish

Cover Photographer: FuriousFotog

Cover Model: Joey Berry

Cover Designer: RBA Designs

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: November 2, 2017

Never trust a man who answers the front door wearing nothing more than a pair of low-cut jeans and a panty-melting smirk.

That should’ve been my first sign. I write about guys just like him for a living—sexy and charming, yet reluctant to get into a serious relationship. His body screams sex appeal, but his condescending personality makes him a classic fuckboy. And I want nothing to do with that. Writing romance novels comes with its perks—traveling, meeting new people, creating characters from the voices in my head—but Ethan Rochester enters my life and rearranges all my preconceived notions about writing what inspires you. One week is all it took. One week to realize that not everything is as it seems. One week with the bad boy, and I wanted more.

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I have to start out by confessing that it took me a bit to get into this book. It didn’t have anything to do with the book, it was all me. But once I got into it, I really enjoyed it. Honestly, that didn’t surprise me though. I’ve enjoyed the books I’ve read by Brooke Cumberland.

I loved the banter between Vada and Ethan. I loved how they met, watching them get to know each other and seeing the chemistry that they had together.

I know that the title (and series) is “My Week”…so I knew going in that it was going to be a relationship that developed over a week…but at the end of the week, I was kind of wishing for a little more of a connection. I mean, yes, they did connect. Ethan told her about his past and it was sad and they had a moment and they were starting to make plans….but it was all him. I didn’t feel like Vada really confided in him, let him know her as anything more than an author. The reader learned about her and her past relationships and her trust issues, but there wasn’t really a conversation between her and Ethan (if there was, I apologize and I must have missed it somehow)…

I wasn’t a huge fan of the length of time that the characters were separated. Ethan is a saint for waiting that long. It actually kind of reminded me of The Notebook in that respect. And since I’m on the topic of movies…the book was definitely channeling Ghost at one point 😉

Overall, I really did enjoy the book and the bantering between the characters. And I’m DYING to read the next book in the series!!!