Stupid Boy

This is the second book of Cindy Mile's Stupid in Love series and I have to say I liked Stupid Boy more than I thought I would. And why? One name sums it up: Kane. I really, really loved Kane. At first, I was a little skeptic, due to a few stalker moves, but he turned out to be a strong male character and his actions through the book made sense considering his upbringing. Maybe, what made me like him even more, was the fact that he was completely different from Brax.

Both Harpers and Kane's childhoods were heartbreaking but perfectly described. The first pages of the book about their pasts, got me totally hooked and made me read it in one sitting. I liked Harper too even though, at some point, all her “can't, shouldn't, wouldn't” were a little over the top. Still, I can understand, after a childhood like hers, that some things were way too hard to overcome.

There were a few things that I didn't quite like. For example, Murphy was too much of a stereotype to me; the surprise visit the detective made to Harper had no follow up, which made absolutely no sense to me; sometimes the story felt a little rushed and the ending came a little sooner than I expected it.

The bottom line is that I liked Stupid Boy better than Stupid Girl. Don't really know if there's going to be another book in this series, but if there's a third I'll probably check the synopsis and then decide if I'm reading it or not.

“We were alike, she and I. We shared demons. We shared fears. We'd share the healing, too.”

I received a copy of this book for free, through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.

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