Review: His Bad Girl
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2014
Um, wow! What a ride!God, there’s so much to love about this book.There’s Justin. He’s infinitely patient, and passionately loving toward Val. He sees her hang ups, knows this is going to be one hell of a fight, but hangs in there regardless because the ultimate prize, loving Val forever, is worth it.Then there’s Val who’s got so much on her plate I’m surprised she isn’t always falling over from the weight of her burden. Between family drama and Justin’s pursuit of her, it’s a wonder she can breathe or hear herself think. And her disinterest in Justin slowly becomes more when she sees the kind of man he is and that he’s a man who will love her, fight for her, provide for her, and protect her.Willingly doing things for family is one thing. Doing things for them under threat is another. It was heartbreaking to read how Val’s father manipulated her, not for the sake of their family but for himself. When it comes to reading, I will always take an absent parent over a selfish one. Absent is forgivable. Selfish is just…not.But when Val finally took a stand and did for herself despite her father’s wishes, I cheered. And I crossed my fingers later on when she folded under his thumb again, hoping she’d find that inner strength once again to stand up to him. The sigh of relief that came when she did felt so good to release.Ms. Gary did a spectacular job taking us on this journey with Justin and Valerie. On the outside, to the world, Val and her sisters are no good, lower than dirt women. But Justin saw the only part of her that really was worth looking at: her heart. And seeing that deep into her, knowing there was more than just bad publicity and nasty rumors to her, made gaining her love worth every hard step it took to get it.***Received from Tasty Book Tours for an honest review***