Review: In Bed with Mr. Wrong
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 8, 2014
"Mr. Smith (her pet fish) is significantly better company than I'm keeping right now.""Honey, if there wasn't such a large stick up your ass, you'd be begging me to rip off those lily white grannies panties- with my teeth."It started off with the date from hell.As a favor to her best friend librarian Bri agrees to go on a blind date with Ryan. He's on military leave and generally hates his hometown because of the never ending ingrown town gossip about a huge mistake he made as a teenager. He agrees to the date after his brother went on and on about this terrific yet shy girl.When he goes to her door to take her out he's instantly attracted to her and made mute. Bri takes that silence as disdain and an instant write off. And because of that she treats him like shit and vice versa. They knit pick their conversations and talk down to one another. Their barbs to one another so good.Having lived in the town for a little over a year she bases her assumptions on town gossip and her friend Drew (Ryan's brother) hasn't been exactly forthcoming on information about his brother. Ryan lumps her into that small town gossip mill and doesn't really like her. Yet despite their initial bickering they are of course very attracted to one another.A little off comment by the both of them has them thinking they may be more similar than they think and perhaps they could get along. They both don't understand how they could be so physically compatible (oh yeah porch swing sex) yet not mentally or emotionally click. With Ryan, Bri is absolutely able to lose control and he's fascinated by her sudden switch.Avery and Drew hatch up a plan to get Bri and Ryan to work out their problems because they think they could be great together. They strand them at a secluded cabin for 3 days while the weather is pretty bad. I love that Avery hid condoms in the oddest of places. That was a really cute quirk.Bri is stubborn very stubborn, but the reason is because she's afraid having something yanked away from her once she's grown fond of it. She grew up in the foster care system and while she wasn't abused she felt she was neglected and often bullied by the older kids for good, clothing, etc. I wish we would of gotten more about this. This is a huge thing for her and really impacts her actions and her feelings. Ryan grew up with a drunk father who committed suicide. His brother basically raised him and learned to be self sufficient. He's very protective and very nurturing and Bri could really learn rely on him, but she knows he wants nothing to do with the town and will be leaving soon. So she doesn't want to fall for him.I liked that there's was a little role reversal where that Bri is the one giving the mixed signals. Ryan feels she's hot and cold with him and he doesn't want nor deserve that. Yet, never (well till the end) does he tell her he might stay behind or give her a sense of commitment after he ships out. Once he decides to not touch her they speak to one another without arguing. They learn about each other and slowly start to fall for one another.I thought things moved to fast towards the 75%. There was drama, some pain and then their makeup. The rest of the book had a slower build up, but then everything happened so fast. Also, at first I thought Avery and Drew were an item, then didn't think they were, then did, but they aren't??? They must have a story together, they just must. I hope so!