Curiosity Killed My Stupidity...: Very Bad Things by Ilsa Madden Mills (Book Review)

Series: Briarcrest Academy #1

Release Date: September 10th 2013

Pages: 325

Genres: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary.
Websites: Author Website Author Facebook Amazon(Com) Amazon(UK)
Source: I received an ARC from the author(YUP ILSA HERSELF!!) in exchange for my honest review.

Blurb: 'Born into a life of privilege and secrets, Nora Blakely has everything any nineteen-year-old girl could desire. She's an accomplished pianist, a Texas beauty queen, and on her way to Princeton after high school. She's perfect.

Leaving behind her million-dollar mansion and Jimmy Choos, she becomes a girl hell-bent on pushing the limits with alcohol, drugs, and meaningless sex.

Then she meets her soulmate. But he doesn't want her.

When it comes to girls, twenty-five-year-old Leo Tate has one rule: never fall in love. His gym and his brother are all he cares about...until he meets Nora. He resists the pull of their attraction, hung up on their six year age difference.

As they struggle to stay away from each other, secrets will be revealed, tempers will flare, and hearts will be broken.

Welcome to Briarcrest Academy...where sometimes, the best things in life are Very Bad Things.'

Plot: Something bad has happened to Nora Blakely. Because of that she's decided to be bad. Very Bad. Because what's the point in acting perfect when you know that you're broken inside? Then there's Leo. He's 6 years her senior, and knows he's no good for her. He doesn't want to be a part of her 'Very Bad Things List'. Yet he can't keep away from her. He may just be the one good thing in her world, if he didn't keep screwing up.

Likes: First of all, I finished this book, like, 24 hours after Ilsa sent it to me, and I gotta say that was Monday. IT HAS KILLED ME not to release this until today!! I loved the idea of a 'perfect' girl gone bad. And boy does that girl have her problems. I loved her relationship with Leo. It was intense, exciting and extremely well-written. They had their ups and downs. EXTREME ups and downs. I loved Leo and I wanted him to end with Nora from the start, so when he rejected Nora, my heart broke a little. Every time. I don't understand why they didn't just get together after, like, page one. I mean it was obvious that they were perfect for each other. Oh Leo. I also liked the idea of Sebastian and Mila getting together and them all having a cute dysfunctional family together :D Whilst I don't really feel the way Nora dealt with her problems was right, I think it was justifiable. But I hated how attention seeking it came off. I loved Nora. She's witty, beautiful, clever and obviously very hard-working. She is brave. On the outside she is perfect. I hated how she blamed herself for everything that had happened in her life, and don't even get me started on her mother. Ms Blakely is quite frankly a controlling b*tch with a questionable mental health. I feel someone should have locked this woman up by now. Seriously. At least Nora has a lovely aunt and a nice-ish father. I said 'ish' people. I still don't understand how he stayed with his wife after he found out. But I loved this book. It was just an awesome read that combined a beautiful young romance and steamy new adult book.

Dislikes: I disliked how everyone handled what had happened to her. The reason she carries knives. They all just kind of hugged her and said 'You'll be okay.' SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE MADE HER GO TO THE POLICE. The reason she didn't was because she didn't want to 'relive it over again' but sure that's what she did the whole book. I also wanted the book to last a lot longer. I love it so much that I wish I had appreciated it more when I was reading it and I should have read it slower.

Verdict: Oh my god, if you need a good book right now I suggest this one! Go out and get it, bring it home and be prepared to read it in the one sitting. What I don't advise is starting it five minutes before you are about to go to sleep and have school early the next day. Because let's face it. You aint gonna get no sleep. It's one of those books that just entices you to read JUST one more page... And then another... I extremely enjoyed it, it was beautiful, heart-breaking, well-written with interesting developments and just overall epic. I'm going to give it a full 10/10 and say I look forward to reading Ilsa Madden Mills's future works of literary genius.

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