Reviews

Disorderly Conduct: The Academy by Tessa Bailey

scarpegrosse's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

nona_the_first's review against another edition

5.0

1. Charlie is hilarious.

2. The banter between Tessa Bailey’s characters is always *chef’s kiss* but this one stuck out to me in how good it is!

3. I love how soft Ever is but she’s still a beast at her job.

sandraborgessss's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

4.0

jackie_of_all_books's review against another edition

5.0

Charlie and Ever the start to the Academy series. Charlie watched his mother leave his dad when he was young due to how involved in the forces his dad was. Charlie vowed to never be serious with someone because he knew he couldn’t give them everything he wanted. So one night stands and hook ups from the bar were his go to. Until Ever. Ever comes from a long bloodline of woman who act as mistresses and can only last for 30 days. Ever doesn’t like the cheating husbands so her idea of mistress is being a mistress to a man’s work. So when she sees Charlie at the bar he’s perfect. He’s handsome and looks like a man completely dedicated to his work. So for the first 31 days they have the best sex anyone could imagine. Ever broke her 30 day rule for him. That is until her mom calls and says that she regrets following these guidelines and wishes Ever would find true love. So Ever drops Charlie to start going on dates. That’s when Charlie gets jealous and starts making sure all of her dates go wrong and being their to catch her when they do. That’s when he realizes he really wants to be Evers friend so maybe he can convince her back into their old routine the way things were. Whether he have to pull a fire alarm at a restaurant, or have a whole crew of police screw up a fast dating event. He even went so far as to create a fake dating account just to look at her pictures that was until they matched and she wanted to go on a date with him. Charlie didn’t realize how much Ever truly meant to him until his dad had a heart attack and the person he asked for was their mother who had left years ago. That’s when Charlie realized he didn’t want that. When he came out of the hospital room Ever had left to go tell her tinder date she was sorry but she was with Charlie. Charlie made the mistake of going to the restaurant to get her just for her to realize is had been Charlie all along, so with a whole line of police cars he serenaded her and asked her to be his and apologized. And it all worked out in the end. Ever pulled Charlie out of his terror to love someone for them to leave and Charlie pulled Ever out of her need to be a work mistress.

sarah_brown0826's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

nellesnightstand1's review against another edition

4.0

Ok so Charlie is a bit immature but he's only in his mid to early 20's so that's understandable. This had some sweet moments and of course, some hot sex scenes and some dirty talk as this is a Tessa Bailey book ;) I really enjoyed the book, both characters had growth that was really needed and their chemistry undeniable.

tessisreading2's review against another edition

3.0

I really appreciate that when I attempted to search for Disorderly Conduct Goodreads assumed I meant a book about Victorian conceptions of gender. No, Goodreads. I'm not actually that intellectual. This Disorderly Conduct is exactly what one would expect from a Tessa Bailey read - vaguely cartoonish characters, lots of possessive angsting on the part of the hero, and a ton of dirty talk.

julesss16's review against another edition

5.0

It was a really nice story with amazing characters. Some scenes were a little bit cringe but it was still amazing.

alicia1566's review against another edition

3.0

I think 3.65 is a totally accurate review score for this book. For me as a reader it had too much angst for my taste, yes it has an HEA but it takes a long time for them to actually admit their feelings. It's okay, I enjoyed reading it and it made me laugh, but I kept looking at the percentage read and thinking - they still aren't together? Like it just seemed to take too long for my liking.
Things I enjoyed - that it wasn't instalove, the sexy time was hot, the dirty talk was excellent, and that neither of them gave up their dreams for the other one.
The writing style is very bro-like/frat style, and at the beginning of the story I was unsure if I would be able to stick it out but after a while I got used to it and stopped being annoyed by it. Overall I am still on the fence if I'd recommend this one.

nellesnightstand's review against another edition

4.0

Ok so Charlie is a bit immature but he's only in his mid to early 20's so that's understandable. This had some sweet moments and of course, some hot sex scenes and some dirty talk as this is a Tessa Bailey book ;) I really enjoyed the book, both characters had growth that was really needed and their chemistry undeniable.