Angie
Written on May 4, 2015
Mia and the Bad Boy is super cute! Ryder is the designated bad boy of the band, but he doesn't want anyone to know that he flunked out of high school. Which is why when his GED tutor, Mia, shows up, he asks her to pretend to be his girlfriend. He hopes they only have to lie to the band, but of course, word gets out and now the two have to dodge paparazzi. Then real feelings develop, and Mia has to decide if she wants to keep being the good girl her parents want her to be, or if she'll give her heart away to the bad boy.
There's one particular scene in Mia and the Bad Boy that I have to talk about, but without giving anything away. I just do, because it's great! Mia and Ryder go out on a date to appease the tabloids, and the author totally flips the gender roles on said date. I won't tell you exactly what Mia does, but I had to laugh out loud because I remember chatting with the author about this typical date occurrence! I loooved this! And I loved Ryder's reaction to it, since I don't think most guys would be too happy about it.
Anyway. Mia and the Bad Boy is obviously a fake relationship turned real, which is one of my favorite tropes. It did feel a bit cheesy and silly here, since there's no way for a band of international fame to have any secrets like that. Especially since Mia is on tour with them and there's cameras everywhere. Also, Mia was a bit too goody-goody for my liking. I loved that she was super smart, but at times she felt much younger than she was, so some of the steamier scenes felt awkward to me.
In the end, I really enjoyed Mia and the Bad Boy. It's kind of sickeningly sweet, but it works for this genre.
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