I'm With Stupid

by Elaine Szewczyk

When Kas meets William on a South African safari, he is the perfect catch - a handsome park ranger who is both brave and kind. Her two best friends, Max and Libby, are desperate to kiss the man...but he chooses Kas, an editorial assistant at a struggling literary agency in New York. Their fling turns out to be fun and when she returns home, she offers William an open invitation to visit the Big Apple. But when he loses his job for fraternising with the guests, her idle offer becomes a terrible reality.
With William in New York it becomes apparent to Kas that her dream man may not be playing with a full deck. Max plots elaborate revenge against a cheating ex, Libby is wooed by a 17-year-old heir to a tube sock fortune, and Kas finds herself held captive by her frightening new 'boyfriend'. Beware the one-night stand!

• ISBN10: 0446582476
• ISBN13: 9780446582476
• Publish Date: 6 November 2008 (first published 24 July 2008)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 28 October 2009
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Imprint: 5 Spot
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

[Kim Deister]

I'm with Stupid is a hysterical account of what can happen when a vacation fling goes wrong. Recently jilted by her boyfriend, Kas Sienkiewicz is whisked away by her two best friends, Max and Libby, to a luxurious South African resort. Suffering from a deflated ego, Kas indulges in a hot fling with a gorgeous park ranger, William, at her friends' urging. Convinced he is out of her leage, Kas returns to NYC and her job at a small, struggling literary agency. When she gets an unexpected email from William, she is thrilled,... until she reads it. The William from South Africa is clearly not the same William emailing her. When he shows up in NYC, he is convinced that Kas has invited him to live with her and Kas doesn't know how to tell him otherwise. The journey Kas takes as she tries to deal with her new eccentric roommate, and her Polish immigrant family's reaction to him, is hysterical.

I bought this book for my Sony Reader when I saw it on special. Being a debut novel, I had no idea what to expect. It was a delightfully funny read that had me giggling out loud in public. The characters were light and funny, completely eccentric, and totally believable. Although it was a lighter read, there were definately some deeper subplots that kept it from being too light. Pick this book up!