Bad Girl Reputation
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Summary
Bestselling author Elle Kennedy returns to Avalon Bay in this sexy second chance story about two exes who can't stay away from each other， Bad Girl Reputation。
When former bad girl Genevieve West returns home for her mother’s funeral， she’s prepared to keep her distance from her ex-boyfriend， Evan Hartley。 Their history is rife with turbulence。 And passion。 A heck of a lot of passion。。。which she’s trying desperately to forget。
But it’s impossible not to run into Evan in the small coastal town where they once ran wild。 And the moment she sees her gorgeous ex again， it’s clear to Gen that Evan is still as unruly， sexy， and irresistible as ever。 This time around， however， she’s resolved to walk a new path。 No more partying。 No more foolish mistakes。 Her plan is to temporarily remain in town to help her father run his business， but the second he finds somebody else， she’s out of there。
Evan has other ideas。 He knows they can be good together， but he just has to convince Genevieve of that， even if it means turning over a new leaf himself。 But can a bad reputation ever truly be shed？ Do second chances really work？ Genevieve and Evan are about to find out。
When former bad girl Genevieve West returns home for her mother’s funeral， she’s prepared to keep her distance from her ex-boyfriend， Evan Hartley。 Their history is rife with turbulence。 And passion。 A heck of a lot of passion。。。which she’s trying desperately to forget。
But it’s impossible not to run into Evan in the small coastal town where they once ran wild。 And the moment she sees her gorgeous ex again， it’s clear to Gen that Evan is still as unruly， sexy， and irresistible as ever。 This time around， however， she’s resolved to walk a new path。 No more partying。 No more foolish mistakes。 Her plan is to temporarily remain in town to help her father run his business， but the second he finds somebody else， she’s out of there。
Evan has other ideas。 He knows they can be good together， but he just has to convince Genevieve of that， even if it means turning over a new leaf himself。 But can a bad reputation ever truly be shed？ Do second chances really work？ Genevieve and Evan are about to find out。
Reviews
Just Love books
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Genevieve West is not the same wild， carefree party girl that she was before， gone are her reckless behaviour and in its place is a responsible lady and she plans on keeping it that way！ All she has to do is steer clear of her ex-boyfriend Evan Hartley while she is back home for her mothers funeral and until her father finds someone to help him run the family business。 But avoiding Evan is proving to be super hard especially when Evan is determined to win back her heart！ But can a bad boy really Genevieve West is not the same wild， carefree party girl that she was before， gone are her reckless behaviour and in its place is a responsible lady and she plans on keeping it that way！ All she has to do is steer clear of her ex-boyfriend Evan Hartley while she is back home for her mothers funeral and until her father finds someone to help him run the family business。 But avoiding Evan is proving to be super hard especially when Evan is determined to win back her heart！ But can a bad boy really change his spots and are second chances a real thing？。。This was one super hot angsty second chance romance if ever I have read one！ Talk about keeping the reader on their toes as Gen and Evan figure out their history and try to find a future together！。。I really liked Gen， not only was she super sassy and such a strong character but she made the though choice to better her self even if that meant walking away from everything that she had known。 I really liked that she wanted to be better for herself and that she went out and did this。 Though it was Evan that really stole the show， this really was about him growing up and becoming a man worthy of Gen’s trust and love。 However don’t get me wrong he will rocks his bad boy persona in all the right ways！。。The chemistry between Gen and Evan was like that of a moth to a flame。 These two could not get enough of each other even when they were so toxic together。 But there was just something about them together that really did work and as a grown up couple this really came though in the best way。。。Bad Girl Reputation was a really great angst filled second chance romance that I would recommend reading！ 。。。more
MJ Carstarphen
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3。5/4 stars。 I will start by saying I liked this book more than Good Girl Complex。 I found GGC to glorify toxic relationships way too much， it was sort of a turn off for me。 But I enjoyed it enough to want to read this one when it came out， and without a doubt， I liked it more。 Gen and Evan both have a lot of issues， and are mutually self destructive， but sometimes there's more to the story than meets the eye。 As is the case for both characters。 I didn't love Gen as a whole。 Didn't hate her， jus 3。5/4 stars。 I will start by saying I liked this book more than Good Girl Complex。 I found GGC to glorify toxic relationships way too much， it was sort of a turn off for me。 But I enjoyed it enough to want to read this one when it came out， and without a doubt， I liked it more。 Gen and Evan both have a lot of issues， and are mutually self destructive， but sometimes there's more to the story than meets the eye。 As is the case for both characters。 I didn't love Gen as a whole。 Didn't hate her， just didn't love her。 I feel like Evan was the real star of the story with having more growth and change throughout the pages。 He is a "tough guy" but deep down is one of the good ones。 I feel like Gen went through a lot of her growth when she was away， so we really only saw her struggle to try and keep that change， though she still had plenty of growth as a character。 Overall a decent and quick read。 I think if you were on the fence about Good Girl Complex， you may like this one more。 。。。more
Savannah Garner
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I really can’t decide whether I liked this one or the first book more。 I am definitely a sucker for a second chance romance。
Rachel | rachelturnsthepage
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this book is a quick， surface level read that you can binge in a day。 the story was cute！ i enjoyed the characters and being back in avalon bay， but it may blend in with the genre if you read a lot of rom-coms。 will point out that there is definitely some miscommunication， but it didn't bother me3。5 stars this book is a quick， surface level read that you can binge in a day。 the story was cute！ i enjoyed the characters and being back in avalon bay， but it may blend in with the genre if you read a lot of rom-coms。 will point out that there is definitely some miscommunication， but it didn't bother me3。5 stars 。。。more
Maleena
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Thank you Elle Kennedy， NetGalley and Avalon Bay Novel for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。 In the second book in this series， you would never know it was and makes for a great stand alone。 There are some crossovers from the previous book but nothing that isn't explained in the second。 If you want a book that you can wind down with， makes you turn your brain "off"， and has an easy writing style， this is your book！ I really enjoyed it。 There are some steamy parts but overall， a quick， an Thank you Elle Kennedy， NetGalley and Avalon Bay Novel for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。 In the second book in this series， you would never know it was and makes for a great stand alone。 There are some crossovers from the previous book but nothing that isn't explained in the second。 If you want a book that you can wind down with， makes you turn your brain "off"， and has an easy writing style， this is your book！ I really enjoyed it。 There are some steamy parts but overall， a quick， and fun RomCom！ 。。。more
sophia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ok elle what the fuck was this？？ The book was a whole lotta nothing which was SUPER disappointing。 you’re telling me the main girl has five， count ‘em， FIVE brothers and you don’t write a scene with all of them together ganging up on evan or anyone else？？ where is the protective older brother shit that i was hoping for？ and the reveal to evan as to why gen left was the most anticlimactic thing ever。 like that’s it？ there was nothing to it。 there were multiple scenes like that where i was fucking ok elle what the fuck was this？？ The book was a whole lotta nothing which was SUPER disappointing。 you’re telling me the main girl has five， count ‘em， FIVE brothers and you don’t write a scene with all of them together ganging up on evan or anyone else？？ where is the protective older brother shit that i was hoping for？ and the reveal to evan as to why gen left was the most anticlimactic thing ever。 like that’s it？ there was nothing to it。 there were multiple scenes like that where i was fucking emotionally blue balled rip。 now getting into gen and evan’s relationship。 this was like seven days in june with a fraction of the character development。 like i was rooting for evan to be with liz and gen to be with harrison。 OH MY GOD HARRISON。 why the fuck would an author think that their readers want a love triangle where one of them is clearly being used by the main character。 why even add him to the story。 just to set him up for his book？？ that’s bullshit。 they just pushed it too far with the whole “we’re bad for each other” bullshit。 and then it wasn’t even a third act breakup it was like two seconds before the end and then they resolved everything in two paragraphs which was dumb as shit。 there was way too much filler about random shit that i don’t even remember like idk if she’s writing another but elle needs to take a second and reassess。 the only good parts were sometimes evan was funny。 im giving this a higher rating than i want to bc i bought the book bc i’m ridiculous 3。1 。。。more
✈︎ kaitlyn
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bland， disappointing， underwhelming
Susie Tre
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eh。 that’s it。 eh。
tahliareadstoomuch
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3。2 ⭐This premise of this book is。。。 Interesting。 Evan and Genevieve are two people who are bad for each other but can't seem to stay away。 Gen is back in town for her mother's funeral， and was not planning on staying。 But her father and brothers need help with the family business， and seeing Evan again has made her feel like they might not be finished with each other just yet。 Okaaaayy。 Spice was good。 Story was alright。 There is just nothing special about this book。 Just your average， run of t 3。2 ⭐This premise of this book is。。。 Interesting。 Evan and Genevieve are two people who are bad for each other but can't seem to stay away。 Gen is back in town for her mother's funeral， and was not planning on staying。 But her father and brothers need help with the family business， and seeing Evan again has made her feel like they might not be finished with each other just yet。 Okaaaayy。 Spice was good。 Story was alright。 There is just nothing special about this book。 Just your average， run of the mill romance。 The story talks about how Evan & Gen were SO bad back in the day。 But really it mostly talks about how they went to a few teen parties and had too much to drink and experimented with drugs as young adults。 Not that I'm endorsing any of these things， but like。。。 *He drinks and rides a motorbike and has tried drugs therefore he is a super bad boy* really？ Really？ Anyway。 It takes Evan all of 0。2 seconds to suddenly become a stand up guy， volunteering all round the town， because he doesn't want to lose Gen （she's trying to be a better person）。 There is a villain in this book， and I did NOT like the way he was dealt with。 The end of their story happened from the point-of-view of someone else hearing about it， we didn't read it from the person who was there？ It was odd。 Not a fan of this choice。 And they deserved worse 🤷♀️。 This is not the best Elle Kennedy book， but it's also not the worst。 Read at your own discretion。 。。。more
Natalie
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Such a fun read！！ I loved it so much better than the Good Girl Complex。 Evan had me laughing out loud and the love he had for Gen was so cute to see。 Evan and Fred are for sure endgame ❤️😍‼️
Brianne
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The leading characters are likeable， the plot is entertaining in all the right ways， and there is some spice 🌶 There is no lack of passion in this book， whether it be the hot and steamy kind or the family passion of two （twin） brothers。 After reading Good Girl Complex， I was excited to read Bad Girl Reputation and it did not disappoint。If you’re looking for a chaotic second-chance romance with family and friend drama， I recommend Bad Girl Reputation！ Thank you @netgalley and @stmartinspress for The leading characters are likeable， the plot is entertaining in all the right ways， and there is some spice 🌶 There is no lack of passion in this book， whether it be the hot and steamy kind or the family passion of two （twin） brothers。 After reading Good Girl Complex， I was excited to read Bad Girl Reputation and it did not disappoint。If you’re looking for a chaotic second-chance romance with family and friend drama， I recommend Bad Girl Reputation！ Thank you @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Nelda
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I honestly don’t know how I feel about this book。 I’m always torn on #SecondChanceRomances。 I’m a person that loves the journey of falling in love with someone， so I don’t have that chance when we’re constantly going down memory lane。 This story felt like that to me。 I appreciate the work Evan did with becoming a Big Brother， and the commitment to sobriety by Gen。 However， I felt cheated on the journey of self-discovery and rekindling of love。 We kinda just got there after a few memories and con I honestly don’t know how I feel about this book。 I’m always torn on #SecondChanceRomances。 I’m a person that loves the journey of falling in love with someone， so I don’t have that chance when we’re constantly going down memory lane。 This story felt like that to me。 I appreciate the work Evan did with becoming a Big Brother， and the commitment to sobriety by Gen。 However， I felt cheated on the journey of self-discovery and rekindling of love。 We kinda just got there after a few memories and conversations。 I totally enjoyed the first installment， but this one felt very immature and half-baked。 I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Hailee Schmit
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NetGalley ReviewI'm not sure if it was the narrators， or the story itself， but this one was not my favorite。 I'm all for a second chance romance， but Gen and Evan were pretty toxic for the most part。 There was a lot of immaturity on both sides and toxic masculinity on Evan's part。 The jump from Evan being a bad boy to suddenly volunteering and "changing his ways" was a bit too unbelievable and quick for me。 However， I did like how the story was wrapped up。 Thank you to NetGalley， Macmillan Audio NetGalley ReviewI'm not sure if it was the narrators， or the story itself， but this one was not my favorite。 I'm all for a second chance romance， but Gen and Evan were pretty toxic for the most part。 There was a lot of immaturity on both sides and toxic masculinity on Evan's part。 The jump from Evan being a bad boy to suddenly volunteering and "changing his ways" was a bit too unbelievable and quick for me。 However， I did like how the story was wrapped up。 Thank you to NetGalley， Macmillan Audio， and Elle Kennedy for the chance to listen to this one in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
KaylaxKatherine
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🎧 I loved this sequal！ Much better than the first👍🏻
Elis
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Finally， the Elle Kennedy we know and love is BACK！！！ ♥️♥️♥️
Kate - fairlybooked
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4✨Am I toxic？ I loved that their relationship has been on and off for years and pretty chaotic。Evan Evan Evan。。Where do I begin。 I really got such a rush of excitement from this book。 I was laughing out loud and smiling for most of the book。 It was so good and had a great ending！SpoilersI really loved that Evan became a Big Brother it was funny and sweet and I’m glad we got to see that side of him。I also loved the little battle between Harrison and Evan and how sure of himself Evan was about him 4✨Am I toxic？ I loved that their relationship has been on and off for years and pretty chaotic。Evan Evan Evan。。Where do I begin。 I really got such a rush of excitement from this book。 I was laughing out loud and smiling for most of the book。 It was so good and had a great ending！SpoilersI really loved that Evan became a Big Brother it was funny and sweet and I’m glad we got to see that side of him。I also loved the little battle between Harrison and Evan and how sure of himself Evan was about him and Genevieve。 I really enjoyed when they decided to go against all of their initial instincts during their date。 It really had me laughing out loud and smiling。 Im so happy that the twins got a second chance with their mom！ the ending was so sweet。fav quotes“How can anyone grow if we only let them be who they were yesterday， right？”“‘Hold on to your knickers。’”“‘When are you going to accept that I’d be happy watching paint dry with you？’ His voice is low， earnest。”“‘Remind me to not leave you alone with our kids。’”“Sometimes， a girl just needs her dad。”“I bow to meet her eyes。 ‘I mean it， it’s cool。 you need me， i’m here。 No problem。’”“‘Chill， baby，’ he whispers back。 ‘Just think of me as the love fairy。 Spreading the love all around。’”spoiler quotes “‘I told him I was in love with Evan Hartley。’”Thank you so much to Netgalley and St。 Martins press for the ARC！ 。。。more
Amanda Cagle
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I want to start by saying I liked this story better than the first one because I think we can all agree the first one was basically the plot of "After" by Anna Todd。 I really liked getting to see the characters grow， especially Evan。 I loved that he joined the Big Brother program and became really good friends with his Little Brother Riley。 I think that relationship benefited both parties immensely。 Now onto Gen。 I was not a huge fan of hers and it wasn't until the last few chapters that I actua I want to start by saying I liked this story better than the first one because I think we can all agree the first one was basically the plot of "After" by Anna Todd。 I really liked getting to see the characters grow， especially Evan。 I loved that he joined the Big Brother program and became really good friends with his Little Brother Riley。 I think that relationship benefited both parties immensely。 Now onto Gen。 I was not a huge fan of hers and it wasn't until the last few chapters that I actually started to like her。 She treated Evan so bad when she first came home without really taking into account how he felt when she up and disappeared the year prior。 She definitely had a lot of growing up to do and I think Elle Kennedy did a good job writing that growth。 Did it need to take like 300 pages？ No， but at least it eventually happened。 My only real complaint is the background characters。 They are so hard to tell apart because they are all kind of dating each other。 I think it would've been better to just leave them out of the book entirely because I spent way too much time trying to figure out who was with who。 And who was who in general。Thank you NetGalley and St。 Martin's Griffin for an eARC of this book。 I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Alison Chorney-Dubien
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I enjoyed this second installation of the Avalon Bay series as much as I enjoyed the first book！ This book follows MC Genevieve， who comes home for her mother's funeral。 Genevieve has many demons to face in her past relationship with her mother and so she struggles with the decision to stay for longer then she planned。 Her dad has asked for her help with the business until he has the opportunity to hire someone。 No only does Genevieve have to deal with thoughts of the past with her family， she m I enjoyed this second installation of the Avalon Bay series as much as I enjoyed the first book！ This book follows MC Genevieve， who comes home for her mother's funeral。 Genevieve has many demons to face in her past relationship with her mother and so she struggles with the decision to stay for longer then she planned。 Her dad has asked for her help with the business until he has the opportunity to hire someone。 No only does Genevieve have to deal with thoughts of the past with her family， she meets up with her ex， Evan Hartley。 Readers of the first book will remember Evan's twin brother from that story line。 :-）Things start to heat up again between Genevieve and Evan （against their better judgment） in this steamy second book in the series。 3。5 stars for me。Thanks you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion and review。 。。。more
Reg Lok
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This is the second book in the Avalon Bay series。 I did not read the first book， but saw the description of this one， and it looked interesting。 I love a second chance romance。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5🌶️🌶️🌶️/5Themes:* second chance romance* Childhood friends to lovers* Spice* Small town* parent-child relationships* Addiction， grief， PPDMy first impression was that this is an easy read。 I finished it in a couple days， compared to the last book I read which took several weeks。 🤪Gen and Evan have off the charts This is the second book in the Avalon Bay series。 I did not read the first book， but saw the description of this one， and it looked interesting。 I love a second chance romance。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5🌶️🌶️🌶️/5Themes:* second chance romance* Childhood friends to lovers* Spice* Small town* parent-child relationships* Addiction， grief， PPDMy first impression was that this is an easy read。 I finished it in a couple days， compared to the last book I read which took several weeks。 🤪Gen and Evan have off the charts chemistry。 Their push-pull is *chef’s kiss*。 I was hooked from the start， juxtaposed with themes of grief， addiction， complicated parent-adult relationships - made it hard to put down。 The one thing that I did not like were a couple of misogynistic comments。 It’s 2022 and that shit needs to stop。 I would give other Elle Kennedy’s books a try。 I heard her Off Campus series is good。Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC。 All opinions are mh own。 。。。more
Blue
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I always enjoy Elle Kennedy's writing style。 This was refreshing， in that both main characters were flawed and how the book focused on the journey of them helping each other mature and grow so that they could have a more mature and better relationship。 Having said that， this wasn't my favorite book of hers， but it was a nice read。ARC provided by Netgalley。 I always enjoy Elle Kennedy's writing style。 This was refreshing， in that both main characters were flawed and how the book focused on the journey of them helping each other mature and grow so that they could have a more mature and better relationship。 Having said that， this wasn't my favorite book of hers， but it was a nice read。ARC provided by Netgalley。 。。。more
Bree
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Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。I went into this book thinking I wouldn’t like it as much as Good Girl Complex。 As a self-proclaimed “goody two-shoes” myself， I didn’t think I’d be able to relate to Genevieve OR Evan on their journey back to each other。 But， of course， this is Elle Kennedy we’re talking about， and the woman knows how to pull at your heartstrings and make you relate to all of her characters， even when they’re your ex Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。I went into this book thinking I wouldn’t like it as much as Good Girl Complex。 As a self-proclaimed “goody two-shoes” myself， I didn’t think I’d be able to relate to Genevieve OR Evan on their journey back to each other。 But， of course， this is Elle Kennedy we’re talking about， and the woman knows how to pull at your heartstrings and make you relate to all of her characters， even when they’re your exact opposite。The story follows Genevieve West as she returns to her hometown following the death of her mother。 Her reputation for being a troublemaker isn’t doing her any good， and she’s looking to reform。 But escaping her past isn’t easy， and letting go of her troublemaking on-and-off-again ex Evan Hartley is even more difficult。 Genevieve decides to give him an ultimatum: clean up his act or let her go。 。。。more
Emily
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Such a great sequel to the beloved Good Girl Complex！ I was super pumped to dive back into the Avalon Bay series， and was even more excited when my pre-order copy came like a week early？？？ I read this basically all in one sitting and loved every minute of it。 Kennedy kept the steam， the tension and the pull that we loved so much from Good Girl Complex， adding in the complexities of second chance romance and past loves。 While at times I did find Gen and Evan’s story to be a liiiiitle repetitive， Such a great sequel to the beloved Good Girl Complex！ I was super pumped to dive back into the Avalon Bay series， and was even more excited when my pre-order copy came like a week early？？？ I read this basically all in one sitting and loved every minute of it。 Kennedy kept the steam， the tension and the pull that we loved so much from Good Girl Complex， adding in the complexities of second chance romance and past loves。 While at times I did find Gen and Evan’s story to be a liiiiitle repetitive， it did have a certain comfort level to it that made it a great read。 I’m excited to see where the rest of this series goes！ 。。。more
Megan Lowde
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I'm not generally a fan of second chance romances to begin with as I am petty as all heck， so we weren't off to a food start to begin with。 Add in a lead couple who are constantly on and off， their relationship seemingly based on little but physical attraction and a sense that they haven't grown or developed over the entire novel but arbitrarily decided this time they would work and got back together， and I wasn't having the best of times。 I'm not generally a fan of second chance romances to begin with as I am petty as all heck， so we weren't off to a food start to begin with。 Add in a lead couple who are constantly on and off， their relationship seemingly based on little but physical attraction and a sense that they haven't grown or developed over the entire novel but arbitrarily decided this time they would work and got back together， and I wasn't having the best of times。 。。。more
Courtney
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'Bad Girl Reputation' is sharp， raw， and steamy— everything I was hoping this small town exes romance would be。 Kennedy executes the growth of Genevieve's and Evan's toxic history into something stable and sustainable by juxtaposing the relationship with each of their respective personal journeys into healthy adult lives。 Genevieve's case being sobriety and Evan's a hearty dose of self-awareness。 The character development gave a hopeful life to all the fraught emotional tension and sexual chemis 'Bad Girl Reputation' is sharp， raw， and steamy— everything I was hoping this small town exes romance would be。 Kennedy executes the growth of Genevieve's and Evan's toxic history into something stable and sustainable by juxtaposing the relationship with each of their respective personal journeys into healthy adult lives。 Genevieve's case being sobriety and Evan's a hearty dose of self-awareness。 The character development gave a hopeful life to all the fraught emotional tension and sexual chemistry， and by the end of their story， I actually believe the happily ever after will last beyond the final page。 What's more， neither Genevieve's nor Evan's evolution was focused solely on each other。 Both characters experienced revelations outside of their relationship， and both were better off for it。 For my tastes， 'Bad Girl Reputation' had just the right amount of spice to keep the sexual tension pulled taught without bogging down the more emotional aspects of the dynamic， making it a versatile recommendation for readers who like sweet and spicy alike。 As an audiobook， the second 'Avalon Bay' novel truly shines。 I adore a dual POV audiobook with two narrators and this one does not disappoint。 Lee Samuels， as always， delivers a swoon-worthy male romantic lead performance， and Summer Morton's soft rasp and crisp enunciation packs in all the emotion and yearning without compromising the narration。 'Bad Girl Reputation' was my first Elle Kennedy read and I will definitely be adding the rest of her work to the TBR！ Thank you so much to Netgalley， MacMillan Audio， and St Martin's Griffin for the opportunity to listen to an advanced copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Reading Larva
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This was my Elle Kennedy book & though I'm not a very big fan of it but I enjoyed listening to it。❤️ The narration is wonderful & the plot made me want to know what happens next until the end。 Evan & Gen to me seemed to be Soulmates from the very beginning & as Evan said it himself-"It was a little messed up but it was our language， I was hers & she was mine。"It was beautiful seeing them get back together for good。I am looking forward to read more work of the author in future。Thank you to the a This was my Elle Kennedy book & though I'm not a very big fan of it but I enjoyed listening to it。❤️ The narration is wonderful & the plot made me want to know what happens next until the end。 Evan & Gen to me seemed to be Soulmates from the very beginning & as Evan said it himself-"It was a little messed up but it was our language， I was hers & she was mine。"It was beautiful seeing them get back together for good。I am looking forward to read more work of the author in future。Thank you to the author， publisher & netgalley for this arc， in return of an honest review。 。。。more
Dali
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Bad Girl Reputation is book 2 of the Avalon Bay series by Elle Kennedy。 It's told from POV with a HEATropes:✔️ second chance✔️ small town✔️ childhood friends to lovers✔️ tortured hero and heroineA year ago， Genevieve ran away from Avalon Bay without a backward glance because she felt her bad girl tendencies had led her to rock bottom and needed a clean break in order to get her act together。 After her mother passes away she returns home to help her father and 5 brothers， and finds herself face t Bad Girl Reputation is book 2 of the Avalon Bay series by Elle Kennedy。 It's told from POV with a HEATropes:✔️ second chance✔️ small town✔️ childhood friends to lovers✔️ tortured hero and heroineA year ago， Genevieve ran away from Avalon Bay without a backward glance because she felt her bad girl tendencies had led her to rock bottom and needed a clean break in order to get her act together。 After her mother passes away she returns home to help her father and 5 brothers， and finds herself face to face with her most impossible to break addiction: Evan Hartley。 Her ex-boyfriend。 Her best friend since childhood and the person who stoked the flames of mischief and trouble。Their relationship had been explosive at best， but toxic at its worst。 But the bond between them was intense， deep and undeniable。 Now that they’ve grown a bit and matured a lot， can they find a happy medium and embrace moderation as a responsible young adults and as a couple？Since Elle Kennedy is a fairly new to me author I went to check out the book’s details and saw that it’s categorized as NA rom-com。 So I was expecting a lighthearted and humorous plot， but got angst， drama and dare I saw some dark and gritty themes。 Which are perfectly ok， they just caught me off guard。 tThere was also the fact that Gen and Evan’s relationship was unconventional and hence unromantic。 I understood their connection and deep seated love though and was absolutely rooting for them to figure out a way to work。 This is an interesting story。 I don’t often read about bad girls。 Usually it’s “boy” attached to the “bad” adjective， so Gen’s character was refreshing。 I really liked both her and Evan trying to be better versions of themselves after all their history and drama。 By the numbers quick review:★ Hero: 👤👤👤👤★ Heroine: 👤👤👤👤★ Plot: 📚📚📚📚★ Romance: 💕💕★ Sexiness: 🔥🔥🔥★ Performance: 👤👤👤👤★ Overall Rating: 3。5★ I received an ARC of this title from the author via NetGalley。 The excerpts are from that copy。 I am voluntarily reviewing this title。 ★See all my book edits on Instagram 。。。more
Ana | She Said Yes to Books
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TROPE:📌 Second Chance ★¸¸。•*¨*•★ Review ★¸¸。•*¨*•★What’s going on with Elle Kennedy？ Where are all the sparks and all the fun we see in the Off-Campus series？ I’m so bored reading her books lately。 I did not love the first book in this series， and although I think this one was a bit better， still not good enough。 I couldn’t get why Evan was so obsessed with a girl that didn’t seem to give him the time of day。 She even dated some other dude that was honestly a bore to me。 As I didn’t get why Gene TROPE:📌 Second Chance ★¸¸。•*¨*•★ Review ★¸¸。•*¨*•★What’s going on with Elle Kennedy？ Where are all the sparks and all the fun we see in the Off-Campus series？ I’m so bored reading her books lately。 I did not love the first book in this series， and although I think this one was a bit better， still not good enough。 I couldn’t get why Evan was so obsessed with a girl that didn’t seem to give him the time of day。 She even dated some other dude that was honestly a bore to me。 As I didn’t get why Genevieve was fighting so hard her attraction to Evan when she was clearly so into him too。 Ugh！ I wanted to slap them both upside the head soooo many times！！However， I did enjoyed seeing their growth together and as individuals and these two do have wild chemistry from the very first chapter。 。。。more
Nikkyi
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I absolutely love Elle Kennedy and I would read a grocery list written by her， this just wasn't a favorite。 I would still suggest reading it if you've already read Good Girl Complex， it wraps up nicely and feels complete to get Evan and Gen's story。 I absolutely love Elle Kennedy and I would read a grocery list written by her， this just wasn't a favorite。 I would still suggest reading it if you've already read Good Girl Complex， it wraps up nicely and feels complete to get Evan and Gen's story。 。。。more
Shannon
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You know the one。 That Ex。 The one you couldn’t stay away from， even when you knew you should。 The one that brought out the best and worst in you and knows the truest version of yourself。 The one who exerted a magnetic pull on your heart so overwhelmingly powerful， you had to flee to hold onto some sense of self-preservation。 Only to come running back to fall into it all over again。 That’s Evan and Genevieve。 After a year away to get her life together， Gen ends up back in Avalon Bay。 It’s no sur You know the one。 That Ex。 The one you couldn’t stay away from， even when you knew you should。 The one that brought out the best and worst in you and knows the truest version of yourself。 The one who exerted a magnetic pull on your heart so overwhelmingly powerful， you had to flee to hold onto some sense of self-preservation。 Only to come running back to fall into it all over again。 That’s Evan and Genevieve。 After a year away to get her life together， Gen ends up back in Avalon Bay。 It’s no surprise to anyone when she and Evan can’t stay apart。 Old habits die hard， after all。 But Gen is determined to figure out who she is without the alcohol-fueled questionable decisions， and that means parting ways with all remnants of the girl she used to be。 Including the bad-boy love interest。 So what happens when the bad boy decides to clean up his act？ Can people really change？If you liked Good Girl Complex， you’ll enjoy seeing some familiar faces again。 AKA the “F*ck Around and Find Out Society。” 🤭 Keep an eye out for Avalon Bay # 3 next year！ CW: Sexual assault， domestic violenceMany thanks to St。 Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the complimentary advance copy of this work！ Opinions expressed here are my own。 。。。more
Angelica Bailey
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This was a great continuation of the Avalon Bay series， and I loved being able to read Evan's story。 In Good Girl Complex he became one of the characters that I eventually by the end of the story loved。 His story and the brief mention of Gen intrigued me in Good Girl Complex， so being able to see them both within this book was great。 Not only does the past get revealed， but feels stir between them again and old sparks reignite。 This story kept me hooked and invested from the very first page。 Tha This was a great continuation of the Avalon Bay series， and I loved being able to read Evan's story。 In Good Girl Complex he became one of the characters that I eventually by the end of the story loved。 His story and the brief mention of Gen intrigued me in Good Girl Complex， so being able to see them both within this book was great。 Not only does the past get revealed， but feels stir between them again and old sparks reignite。 This story kept me hooked and invested from the very first page。 Thank you NetGalley for an arc of this book。 。。。more
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