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When the school’s bad boy infiltrates her shelter, will she lose her sanctuary or her heart?
Hopelessly clumsy Ava, is too focused on graduation and keeping both feet on the ground to have a boyfriend. She has enough to worry about with a less than ideal home life.
Bad boy Dylan can’t help but find Ava’s klutziness entertaining. That doesn’t mean he wants to date her.
When court-ordered community service forces them together at the animal shelter, Ava fears she’s lost her refuge. Dylan’s arrogance gets under her skin. And she finds it unforgivable the dogs prefer him after everything she’s done for them. A spontaneous water fight heats things up and suddenly she anticipates each meeting. But his reputation might be too much for her to overlook.
Will Ava be forced to find a new escape? Or will she stumble her way into his heart?
Bad Boys Don’t Date Clumsy Girls is a light-hearted, clean young adult romantic comedy. The first book in the Oak Grove High series by KE Strand. It will make you cringe, cry, and cackle.
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Read an Excerpt
As luck would have it, Dylan Scott, the school’s notorious “bad boy,” is leaning against the tall front counter, smirking at me. I’m studiously ignoring him and trying not to think what a great story this will make for him to share with friends later.
“Ava, dear,” the compassionate office lady croons. “I have these gym sweats you can wear.” She holds up a tattered pair of blue sweatpants that look at least two sizes too big. I gag a little at the thought of them coming off the body of a sweaty boy who probably farted and scratched himself while wearing them.
“I’m afraid you’ve run us out of shirts.” Her face is all droopy with apology. “The only thing I can offer you is this one. I promise it’s been laundered. Looks like it’ll fit, though.”
I bite my bottom lip to hold in the strange mewling sound that wants to escape. “That’s my shirt.”
Dylan barks out a laugh and Mrs. Jensen glowers at him. He shrugs and holds out a hand to me. “Can you blame me?”
I step forward to snatch the clothes from Mrs. Jensen. The shirt used to be my favorite. It’s a flirty little button-up with cap sleeves. The cut makes me look like I have more of a figure than I do. But it’s as white as a fresh snowfall. Or it was until the spaghetti lunch incident. I must have left it in the bathroom after I changed that day.
Review: Ava was the high school klutz. She couldn’t help it. Things just happened—things that she couldn’t know would happen. But one thing she did know was that “love [was] not in [her] high school graduation plan."
All she had as her sanctuaries were her friend’s house and the animal shelter. When a new volunteer arrives at the shelter, she’s shocked to see that it’s Bad Boy Dylan. Oh crud!
Most of the time Ava spends her time trying NOT to look like a fool in front of the sexy bad boy, even though someone like him could never fall for someone like her. Right?
Story had an easy and relatable narrative. At times, however, it had some lengthy narratives that seemed trivial and pointless. It was kind of slow for the most part. Ava was shy, quiet, and clumsy, making her a relatable character for a lot of readers. Her voice in the story was often refreshing and witty.
Overall, this was a fairly nice YA romance.
Rating: 3 stars
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Thank you for sharing your honest review of this book, this sounds like a story that my teen-aged granddaughters would enjoy reading
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