Review: So Glad this is First in a Series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2013
Wow!  I really enjoyed Hot Head by Damon Suede, but Bad Idea blew it away.  There was a lot of blogging hype for Bad Idea and I was worried the book would not live up to it.  Boy, did it ever!  Bad Idea is fun, heartbreaking, quirky, geeky, illuminating and sexy.  I loved Damon Suede's writing style - especially the dialog.  I don't like comics at all, but I still enjoyed reading about Trip and Silas developing the idea for Scratch.  The characters, for me, were the best -  the two main characters and the cast of supporting characters (even the villainous Unboyfriend) were all wonderfully, realistically rendered.  I especially fell in love with Trip.  He is such a mixed up combination of hangups, talent, and emotion and grows so much during the story.  I am so glad this is the first in a series!  I finished the book last night and already miss everyone.  I hope we get to read more of Kurt and Ziggy's story in the next book.  And, of course, more about Mr. Spector and Mr. Goolsby (gotta love those names).  There are lots of great quotes in Bad Idea.  Here is one I felt shed light on Trip and Silas's relationship:  "Maybe that's what being a couple meant:  not that you were brave for each other, but that you could let someone be scared or damaged without judging them.  Sharing monsters.  Knowing theirs, give them yours."