Rebelling With the Bad Boy
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Summary
Trusting the bad boy… What could go wrong？
It’s on my birthday that I realize the past sixteen years of my life haven't really been mine。
From my outfits to my hairstyles and even to my love life， my parents have control over all of it。 And instead of fighting， I live by my mantra: keep my head down and keep my mouth shut。
Until I’m paired with Brentwood High’s resident bad boy， Hudson Bishop。 There aren’t enough adjectives to describe him。 Intimidating。 Scary。 Panic-inducing。 There’s a reason the school calls him the Grim Reaper。 And when our principal pairs us together for a “buddy program，” he makes it perfectly clear he doesn’t want to be stuck with a stiff like me。
But when I’m voted Most Likely To: Stay A Prude by the elite crowd of the school， suddenly Hudson Bishop is more than just a bad boy—he’s a way out from underneath my mother’s thumb。 He’s a path to rebellion， and despite all of the warning bells going off in my head， I take it。
I just have to make sure I don’t get lost along the way…
And it may already be too late。
It’s on my birthday that I realize the past sixteen years of my life haven't really been mine。
From my outfits to my hairstyles and even to my love life， my parents have control over all of it。 And instead of fighting， I live by my mantra: keep my head down and keep my mouth shut。
Until I’m paired with Brentwood High’s resident bad boy， Hudson Bishop。 There aren’t enough adjectives to describe him。 Intimidating。 Scary。 Panic-inducing。 There’s a reason the school calls him the Grim Reaper。 And when our principal pairs us together for a “buddy program，” he makes it perfectly clear he doesn’t want to be stuck with a stiff like me。
But when I’m voted Most Likely To: Stay A Prude by the elite crowd of the school， suddenly Hudson Bishop is more than just a bad boy—he’s a way out from underneath my mother’s thumb。 He’s a path to rebellion， and despite all of the warning bells going off in my head， I take it。
I just have to make sure I don’t get lost along the way…
And it may already be too late。
Reviews
Stace Miller
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I want to say first off THANK YOU Sarah。 She sent me an ARC of this book and I am so grateful。 I have read all NINE of Sarah’s self-published books and I absolutely loved them！ These are some of my fave characters to date！ If you love sweet YA romance， high school settings， and beautiful first love romances then this book （& all her others） are for you！
Kristy Finto
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Are we surprised that I am giving another book by Sarah Sutton 5 stars？ I'm certainly not。 Every book of hers is incredible and so different from one another。 Including this one。 I adore a book with a bad boy and this one ticked all the boxes。 I loved the relationship between Gemma and Hudson。 I couldn't help but smile at so many of the scenes。 This was just so cute and filled with amazing characters。 I cannot wait for the next book！ Are we surprised that I am giving another book by Sarah Sutton 5 stars？ I'm certainly not。 Every book of hers is incredible and so different from one another。 Including this one。 I adore a book with a bad boy and this one ticked all the boxes。 I loved the relationship between Gemma and Hudson。 I couldn't help but smile at so many of the scenes。 This was just so cute and filled with amazing characters。 I cannot wait for the next book！ 。。。more
Sara
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Sarah Sutton keeps getting better and better！ Rebelling With the Bad Boy was truly so good！ I really don’t want to spoil anything， but everything from the character arcs to the storyline as a whole to how real everything felt was incredible。 And there were so many heartwarming and cute moments throughout！ I love how Gemma and Hudson developed over the course of the book - and how cute they were， of course！ 🥰 Honestly， the bad boy trope isn’t necessarily my favorite， but Sarah did an amazing job Sarah Sutton keeps getting better and better！ Rebelling With the Bad Boy was truly so good！ I really don’t want to spoil anything， but everything from the character arcs to the storyline as a whole to how real everything felt was incredible。 And there were so many heartwarming and cute moments throughout！ I love how Gemma and Hudson developed over the course of the book - and how cute they were， of course！ 🥰 Honestly， the bad boy trope isn’t necessarily my favorite， but Sarah did an amazing job with it！ I would recommend RWTBB to anyone。 And all the different Easter eggs throughout the book were so fun！ There’s just something about Sarah’s writing style that pulls you in， keeps you engaged， and flows so easily！ 🤩 I promise that if you love YA Contemporary Romance， you’re going to love Rebelling With the Bad Boy！ 💕（And a huge thank you to Sarah for letting me be an ARC reader！ 🫶🏻） 。。。more
Anna
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What a fun book to read！！It was a blast following Gemma’s discovery of herself！ The characters were a delight to get to know （besides Tee， I am a true Christian and didn’t approve or appreciate that it’s was ‘they/them’ it was confusing to read and just not right） I loved that both main characters， Hudson and Gemma， had to do self-reflections to figure out who they were🤍I loved how everything was resolved in the end （I love happy endings🥹） and can’t wait for the next book！！！
Meredith
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A misunderstood bad boy？ A sheltered girl interested in shaking up her image？ History with the older brother？ Overprotective parents？ I mean， it's been done before， it'll be done again and it'll keep being 👌👌Sarah Sutton is an engaging writer， she writes what I feel like are realistic high school characters， family dynamics play a role （I love a YA novel where the parents are involved） and she writes swoony kisses。 So obviously， you should check this out。 These Most Likely To books are creeping A misunderstood bad boy？ A sheltered girl interested in shaking up her image？ History with the older brother？ Overprotective parents？ I mean， it's been done before， it'll be done again and it'll keep being 👌👌Sarah Sutton is an engaging writer， she writes what I feel like are realistic high school characters， family dynamics play a role （I love a YA novel where the parents are involved） and she writes swoony kisses。 So obviously， you should check this out。 These Most Likely To books are creeping up my list of preferred YA reads！Thank you @sarahmaesutton for the ARC。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Mary Bridget Perez
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I would like to start by thanking Sarah Sutton for receiving and ARC copy of this book。 This book was a great read。 It’s the type of book where you promise yourself “just one more chapter” and then its almost 5am… waiting to start this book until after my exam was a good choice because once I started it I read it at work， at the dinner table， and then into the wee hours of the morning…My favorite thing about this book was the characters。 They were sooooo well rounded and I feel like I could be f I would like to start by thanking Sarah Sutton for receiving and ARC copy of this book。 This book was a great read。 It’s the type of book where you promise yourself “just one more chapter” and then its almost 5am… waiting to start this book until after my exam was a good choice because once I started it I read it at work， at the dinner table， and then into the wee hours of the morning…My favorite thing about this book was the characters。 They were sooooo well rounded and I feel like I could be friends with half the kids in this book。 Gemma and Hudson weren’t the only characters that felt complete， the supporting characters were exceptionally written too。 Also I love seeing all of the references to other books Sarah has written it’s so cool to see all the little overlapping details。 Her mom babying her was excessive but believable。 It was easy to see that she had to pick out Gemma’s clothes and do her hair because she wanted her to stay young forever。 As someone who grew up in a strict household the book the interactions with her family seemed so realistic。 Originally I thought the goody two shoes stuff was going to be overdone， but actually it was the perfect amount of over the top for the reader to see how desperate Gemma was to be herself。The tension in this book is well done。 The description is chefs kiss， I feel like I’m actually there。 I can’t count how many times I got that giddy butterfly feeling while reading this book。 It makes me want to find my own person lol。 Also I love the symbolism and hidden meanings in this book and I think the last name was a great choice。 The one thing I didn’t like was that Hudson didn’t seem “bad boy” enough。 While he wore black clothes and had a scary nickname， he wasn’t what I expected， but I guess that was kinda the point。 Overall I would definitely recommend this book and I am anxiously awaiting the next book。 。。。more
Melanie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Opposites attract。 This rings true when Gemma and Hudson are paired up in a mentoring program to help keep Hudson out of trouble。 In a world where popularity rules， Gemma is learning how to hold her head up and stand on her own two feet， with Hudson as an unlikely choice for taking her under his wing （even if it is forced）。 As the school year moves forward， Gemma continues to struggle between gaining independence from her mom and showing up for Hudson， whether he wants her to or not。 And while s Opposites attract。 This rings true when Gemma and Hudson are paired up in a mentoring program to help keep Hudson out of trouble。 In a world where popularity rules， Gemma is learning how to hold her head up and stand on her own two feet， with Hudson as an unlikely choice for taking her under his wing （even if it is forced）。 As the school year moves forward， Gemma continues to struggle between gaining independence from her mom and showing up for Hudson， whether he wants her to or not。 And while she has loyalty-by-association from bullying by members of the Top Tier （thanks to her brother Landon） Hudson isn’t as lucky。 Still， his mystique has Gemma determined to make the most of their “buddies” time together， where they’re working on her own list that is the exact opposite of the MLTs。Get ready for a sweet friendship （and maybe more？） that was certainly not on anyone’s radar at Brentwood High！ 。。。more
sara
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very cute and really enjoyed it！full review to come。arc provided by the author in exchange for an honest review。
Vivian
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Sarah Sutton did it again！ This book is fast-paced， full of adventure， and definitely worth the read。 I know that this one will be read again and again and again。 It ended too soon for me （or I read it too fast）。Hudson Bishop is my NEW favorite Sutton-verse boy。 He has this reputation that grabs you and sucks you in。 He does things that you wouldn't think he would。 Hudson deserves his own book - in my opinion。 Gemma Settler is a character I relate to all too well。 She's stuck under the thumb of Sarah Sutton did it again！ This book is fast-paced， full of adventure， and definitely worth the read。 I know that this one will be read again and again and again。 It ended too soon for me （or I read it too fast）。Hudson Bishop is my NEW favorite Sutton-verse boy。 He has this reputation that grabs you and sucks you in。 He does things that you wouldn't think he would。 Hudson deserves his own book - in my opinion。 Gemma Settler is a character I relate to all too well。 She's stuck under the thumb of her parents and doesn't feel like she can break out from underneath。 It was such an adventure following her journey of figuring out who she is。Hudson and Gemma are one of the most perfect pairings Sarah has ever done。 I can't wait for the next book where we hopefully see more of them :） 。。。more
CaitlinJoyful
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（Note， I received an ARC copy of Rebelling With The Bad Boy）Book 3 in The Most Likely Too series blew me away！From the first chapter， I fell in love with Gemma。She was a wonderful girl trapped in a controlled life。 Her mum controls every single aspect of her life。 From her hair and clothes to the people she spends time with and her day-to-day activities。So， when she meets Hudson and creates her Rebellion List， it was really amazing watching Gemma grow in confidence。The driving force behind Hudso （Note， I received an ARC copy of Rebelling With The Bad Boy）Book 3 in The Most Likely Too series blew me away！From the first chapter， I fell in love with Gemma。She was a wonderful girl trapped in a controlled life。 Her mum controls every single aspect of her life。 From her hair and clothes to the people she spends time with and her day-to-day activities。So， when she meets Hudson and creates her Rebellion List， it was really amazing watching Gemma grow in confidence。The driving force behind Hudson was an interesting one to learn about。 Just when I felt like I knew what pushed him I was shocked by something new。 The plot of the story was one of the best in the MLT Series。 Watching Gemma grow and changed and become a stronger woman was so enjoyable。Seeing Hudson change and become a better person was really fun。It was nice to see our main characters in book 4。 Fake Dating The Football Player。The pacing of this book felt like it slowed a little in the middle of the book， for a chapter or two and then it picked up again。There was never a time while reading this story that I felt bored。 There were moments that I was on the edge of my seat， moments that I yelled at Gemma in happiness and annoyance， and moments that I jumped up and danced for joy。But never a moment that I felt like putting the book down。This book was full of romance， laughs and friendship。Sarah has written another amazing story with brilliant characters。 。。。more
Abigail
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First & foremost， I want to thank Sarah Sutton for letting me read an ARC of Rebelling With The Bad Boy！Who doesn’t love a bad boy who’s also a big softy？ Move over Vincent， because I think Hudson may be my new favorite Sarah Sutton MMC！😍🥰I loved the depth of this book， and the character growth that we were able to see not only in our main characters （which was AMAZING）， but also in supporting characters。 I loved the Love In Fenton County tie ins & ALLLLLLLLLL the clues to Book 4😍Gemma & Hudson First & foremost， I want to thank Sarah Sutton for letting me read an ARC of Rebelling With The Bad Boy！Who doesn’t love a bad boy who’s also a big softy？ Move over Vincent， because I think Hudson may be my new favorite Sarah Sutton MMC！😍🥰I loved the depth of this book， and the character growth that we were able to see not only in our main characters （which was AMAZING）， but also in supporting characters。 I loved the Love In Fenton County tie ins & ALLLLLLLLLL the clues to Book 4😍Gemma & Hudson were the perfect opposites attract couple—i know it WASNT weird with them being 16 and 17， but the only thing that kept throwing me off was that she was a sophomore and he was a senior—but， oh well， it’s just a book！ Rebelling With The Bad Boy did NOT disappoint。 There were parts that had me giggling， parts that had my blushing。 For fans of Sarah Sutton or just a good YA romance—this is a MUST read！ 。。。more
Chloë du Plessis
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My life will never be the same。 This was perfection at its very core。 I cannot even begin to describe how much joy this book brought me。Let's just say there was a lot of squealing from my side。I absolutely adored Gemma。 She was cute and quirky， and her character development was everything。 As for Hudson Bishop？ All of a sudden， I have the desire to sign up for peer mentoring。 I also really enjoyed the tropes in this one！！ （good girl x bad boy // forbidden romance // found family）This book was ho My life will never be the same。 This was perfection at its very core。 I cannot even begin to describe how much joy this book brought me。Let's just say there was a lot of squealing from my side。I absolutely adored Gemma。 She was cute and quirky， and her character development was everything。 As for Hudson Bishop？ All of a sudden， I have the desire to sign up for peer mentoring。 I also really enjoyed the tropes in this one！！ （good girl x bad boy // forbidden romance // found family）This book was honestly so heartwarming and filled to the brim with wholesome， swoonworthy moments。 If you are in search of a sweet， YA romance that also explores deeper topics， you've certainly come to the right place。 I cannot recommend this enough。 Do yourself a favour and give it a read。Thank you to Sarah for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review！！ 。。。more
Fraz
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This was a really cute YA novel。 I loved seeing Gemma's character development。 It was really satisfying seeing her finally grow a backbone and not let people walk all over her。 It made the ending of the book that much better。 Hudson was adorable。 The definition of a bad boy with a heart of gold。 Really enjoyed seeing them go through her list together。 This book made me smile so many times。 It's my first book of this series。 Excited to read the rest！！I received an ARC in exchange for an honest re This was a really cute YA novel。 I loved seeing Gemma's character development。 It was really satisfying seeing her finally grow a backbone and not let people walk all over her。 It made the ending of the book that much better。 Hudson was adorable。 The definition of a bad boy with a heart of gold。 Really enjoyed seeing them go through her list together。 This book made me smile so many times。 It's my first book of this series。 Excited to read the rest！！I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lizbeth
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Sarah has accomplished something that many authors have tried and failed to do: Create a well-rounded， believable "bad boy" that the audience will truthfully synthesize with along with being able to do the "good girl" without making her seem like a pick-me or a goody-too-shoes。 Gemma is what I would consider the glass child。 She is a good girl not because she thinks she's better than everyone， but because she was forced into her role。 That is something that is relatable。 The other thing that is Sarah has accomplished something that many authors have tried and failed to do: Create a well-rounded， believable "bad boy" that the audience will truthfully synthesize with along with being able to do the "good girl" without making her seem like a pick-me or a goody-too-shoes。 Gemma is what I would consider the glass child。 She is a good girl not because she thinks she's better than everyone， but because she was forced into her role。 That is something that is relatable。 The other thing that is relatable is the even balance between having overbearing parents and parents that seem to ignore you。 Something that is truly refreshing。 Hudson is the true bad boy。 He doesn't do well in school， seems intimidating， and is less than polite。 But it is not in a way that its bullying。 He's also not a rich snob who has no true reason to despise the school or anyone else。 Hudson has a true reason to dislike the school and its teachers and that is refreshing。 The found family in this book is heartwarming and so many scenes have me squealing from the sweetness。 This book is the epitome of cliche done right。 Thank you so much for letting me be an ARC reader！ 。。。more
Daya James
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Like I do with all of these reviews， I’m gonna start with thanking Sarah for the ARC in exchange for the honest review you’re about to see before you。Rebelling With the Bad Boy doesn’t come out until 2/28 but I’d thought I would help advise you on whether you should read it or not。 My answer？ A resounding HELL YES！Gemma and Hudson are on my list of favorite couples in the YA genre and （I say this a lot） I easily relate to Gemma。 Like so much that I’m starting to wonder how Sarah gets these chara Like I do with all of these reviews， I’m gonna start with thanking Sarah for the ARC in exchange for the honest review you’re about to see before you。Rebelling With the Bad Boy doesn’t come out until 2/28 but I’d thought I would help advise you on whether you should read it or not。 My answer？ A resounding HELL YES！Gemma and Hudson are on my list of favorite couples in the YA genre and （I say this a lot） I easily relate to Gemma。 Like so much that I’m starting to wonder how Sarah gets these characters to be so relatable。 I can’t say much without spoiling but I can tell you that you will absolutely LOVE this good-girl/bad-boy story that has a touch of forbidden romance and the oh-so-sweet that make up a classic Sarah Sutton book。 And the bonus scene is amazing as well。 I was able to finish this in one sitting and I knew I was gonna enjoy it just by the cover of the book。 I highly encourage you all to read this book as soon as it’s out on Tuesday and text me or Sarah your thoughts！ Maybe someday I’ll put a review that includes spoilers but until then， you must be patient。 。。。more
TheBookGardner
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If peer mentoring comes with a guy like the Grim Reaper， sign me up！At the beginning of this book， I had a really hard time with Gemma。 It was hard to read about her being walked over by her parents and even occasionally her friends。 I just wanted her to stand up for herself so bad。 I think that’s what makes her character development so satisfying。 By the end of this book， Gemma had me literally fist pumping。 There were serious Rapunzel vibes with her and her arc and I am here for it。 And Hudson If peer mentoring comes with a guy like the Grim Reaper， sign me up！At the beginning of this book， I had a really hard time with Gemma。 It was hard to read about her being walked over by her parents and even occasionally her friends。 I just wanted her to stand up for herself so bad。 I think that’s what makes her character development so satisfying。 By the end of this book， Gemma had me literally fist pumping。 There were serious Rapunzel vibes with her and her arc and I am here for it。 And Hudson。 I love him， that bad boy with the cotton candy colored sweatshirt。 I loved learning about his past and the reasons why he acted the way he did。 It was a really believable play on the cinnamon roll bad boy and I feel like I’m going to hold him up as a standard。 This series is so good。 I keep thinking that Sarah Sutton can’t top her last one， but she does and I hope she never stops。 。。。more
Taylor
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Sarah has done is again！ I don’t read a ton of YA romance these days， but I’ll read everything that Sarah Sutton writes。 This book does have some heavier emotions and themes。 I was so mad at Gemma’s mom for so much of the book， like WAKE UP LADY！！ But I loved Gemma and I adore Hudson 😍😍I am truly loving this series and I can’t wait to see what comes next。 And a huge thank you to the author for gifting me an arc of this book。 All opinions are my own。
Keisha Edgecomb
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Oh my god this book was so good。 Gemma was so amazing and Hudson was a God Tier book boy。 Sarah never fails to make my fall in love with her story lines and characters。 The story line was so well done。 Everything about this book was so unbelievably perfect。 I always recommend Sarah Sutton books to my friends who want a change sometimes from adult romances and this may just be the one book I always recommend first。
Sophie
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Caution: reading this book will also cause YOU to rebel; rebel against going to bed at a reasonable time that is because you won’t be able to put it down！Once again Sarah Sutton has made me fall in love with these fictional sweethearts; specifically a cotton-candy colored sweatshirt wearing one *wink*This book took me on the exciting rollercoaster of what it’s like wanting to be a rebellious teenager while also wanting to please parents！ I was shocked how real darling Gemma felt and even though Caution: reading this book will also cause YOU to rebel; rebel against going to bed at a reasonable time that is because you won’t be able to put it down！Once again Sarah Sutton has made me fall in love with these fictional sweethearts; specifically a cotton-candy colored sweatshirt wearing one *wink*This book took me on the exciting rollercoaster of what it’s like wanting to be a rebellious teenager while also wanting to please parents！ I was shocked how real darling Gemma felt and even though the book was fun （I didn’t want to put it down） it went deep as well which I loved！ I will definitely continue to recommend this book！ 。。。more
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