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nikki2011's review
5.0
I loved loved loved this book, I cried near the end, like actual tear. The emotion in this book, is there! I recommend this one, my fav out of the series!
beckyrendon's review
5.0
FYI, it's possible to smile so much you cry. J. Daniels proves it!
Bad for You is all kinds of good!!!!!
I would be bad for a certain cook any day!
He heats up any kitchen!
Strong, silent type...yes, please!
All the above are the tamer thoughts that prevailed while reading Bad for You. I had some creepy, pervy ones too but what Sean and I do with cuffs is none of your business. ;)
Sean is bad news, according to him. He is Bad for You. But everyone, and I mean everyone, will disagree with him. Sean Molina is a hardened man. He is the poster child for a system that clearly didn't work. He is heartbreak. Moms will want to hold him. You will want to help him. And everyone will lust after him (even if longer hair isn't your thing- trust me!)
Being Bad for You isn't a badge for him. Sean holds his demons close and wears his shame as armor. He's hurt and it is so sexy to watch his transformation. (If my hubs reads this he would be shaking his head- he doesn't get characters are real *shaking my head at his naivete*)
Bad for You is a glimpse into the evils of the word without getting dark. It's emotionally charged and you will experience the ups and downs. You will be there for the highest highs and crash with the lows. Your gut will clench and you might even spill tears.
But when it's all said and done...you will be begging for more!
reviewed for Sweet Spot Sisterhood
Bad for You is all kinds of good!!!!!
I would be bad for a certain cook any day!
He heats up any kitchen!
Strong, silent type...yes, please!
All the above are the tamer thoughts that prevailed while reading Bad for You. I had some creepy, pervy ones too but what Sean and I do with cuffs is none of your business. ;)
Sean is bad news, according to him. He is Bad for You. But everyone, and I mean everyone, will disagree with him. Sean Molina is a hardened man. He is the poster child for a system that clearly didn't work. He is heartbreak. Moms will want to hold him. You will want to help him. And everyone will lust after him (even if longer hair isn't your thing- trust me!)
Being Bad for You isn't a badge for him. Sean holds his demons close and wears his shame as armor. He's hurt and it is so sexy to watch his transformation. (If my hubs reads this he would be shaking his head- he doesn't get characters are real *shaking my head at his naivete*)
Bad for You is a glimpse into the evils of the word without getting dark. It's emotionally charged and you will experience the ups and downs. You will be there for the highest highs and crash with the lows. Your gut will clench and you might even spill tears.
But when it's all said and done...you will be begging for more!
reviewed for Sweet Spot Sisterhood
readfrenzy's review
4.0
4.5 stars
Bad for You is the third standalone in the Dirty Deeds series. I enjoyed the first book; the second one not as much. Well, J. Daniels needs to stand up and take a bow because she has outdone herself with this book. Bad for You is chock full of soul and feels upon feels.
Sean is the very essence of a wounded hero. His past is horrific and has left him with lasting scars and a deep sense of shame over the mistakes he’s made. He is determined to start over with a steady job as a cook, but he lacks faith in himself. I have never come across a hero so downtrodden and oozing such self-loathing.
Shay, by contrast, is a bubbly and optimistic chatterbox. She is able to look past Sean’s silent and brooding exterior and see the good man he truly is. Shay’s fierce protectiveness of him made me want to stand up and cheer. The way Shay’s light infiltrates Sean’s darkness throughout their friendship is incredibly touching. I’m a sucker for a slow burn, and their romance builds at a believably leisurely rate and then catches fire.
Now here’s the bad news. I have the same issue with the writing of Sean’s character as I did with Jamie in the previous book. I know he comes from a tough background, and clearly the author intended for Sean to act and speak a certain way. Still, I didn’t like that he drops the f-bomb and the s-word almost every time he opens his mouth. It’s a bit much. And what’s up with all the meetin’, knowin’, gettin’, puttin’, and overall lack of pronoun usage? This is a case of reader preference, but I think they are unnecessary distractions in an otherwise lovely story.
Bad for You is emotional, inspiring, and heartwarming—not to mention fun and sexy. Winning!
Recommended for fans of:
Diners
Beach towns
Tattoos
Pink
Bad for You is the third standalone in the Dirty Deeds series. I enjoyed the first book; the second one not as much. Well, J. Daniels needs to stand up and take a bow because she has outdone herself with this book. Bad for You is chock full of soul and feels upon feels.
Sean is the very essence of a wounded hero. His past is horrific and has left him with lasting scars and a deep sense of shame over the mistakes he’s made. He is determined to start over with a steady job as a cook, but he lacks faith in himself. I have never come across a hero so downtrodden and oozing such self-loathing.
Shay, by contrast, is a bubbly and optimistic chatterbox. She is able to look past Sean’s silent and brooding exterior and see the good man he truly is. Shay’s fierce protectiveness of him made me want to stand up and cheer. The way Shay’s light infiltrates Sean’s darkness throughout their friendship is incredibly touching. I’m a sucker for a slow burn, and their romance builds at a believably leisurely rate and then catches fire.
Now here’s the bad news. I have the same issue with the writing of Sean’s character as I did with Jamie in the previous book. I know he comes from a tough background, and clearly the author intended for Sean to act and speak a certain way. Still, I didn’t like that he drops the f-bomb and the s-word almost every time he opens his mouth. It’s a bit much. And what’s up with all the meetin’, knowin’, gettin’, puttin’, and overall lack of pronoun usage? This is a case of reader preference, but I think they are unnecessary distractions in an otherwise lovely story.
Bad for You is emotional, inspiring, and heartwarming—not to mention fun and sexy. Winning!
Recommended for fans of:
Diners
Beach towns
Tattoos
Pink
**ARC received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**
gabbysreading's review
5.0
5+++
My heart. My heart was unequivocally wrecked after reading Bad for You. I've read every J. Daniels book to date and none have moved me or worked their way so deep into my heart as much as Bad for You has. Fantastic. Heart-filled. Swoony. Emotional. It's EVERYTHING!! Complete understatement when I say I loved it!!
From the prologue alone, I knew Sean was going to be one of those characters I just wanted to hug/ hold onto forever. I adored him so much. After a hard life and terrible past mistakes, Sean, with the help of Shay, is working hard to be the man who is worthy of all he lost. I love Shay and Sean together. His hard to her soft. His self doubt to her positive reinforcement. They fit so brilliantly.
Everyone needs a friend like Shayla in their life. She such a good person. Full of spunk and incredibly caring. Even when things are not going her way she still has her genuine and uplifting demeanor. This girl is everything a heroine should be. She is my favorite J. Daniels heroine for sure.
Prepare yourself. This is the type of book that stays with you hours, days, weeks later. Bad for you is a beautiful second chance/ redemption story that is definitely worth a pick up.
My heart. My heart was unequivocally wrecked after reading Bad for You. I've read every J. Daniels book to date and none have moved me or worked their way so deep into my heart as much as Bad for You has. Fantastic. Heart-filled. Swoony. Emotional. It's EVERYTHING!! Complete understatement when I say I loved it!!
From the prologue alone, I knew Sean was going to be one of those characters I just wanted to hug/ hold onto forever. I adored him so much. After a hard life and terrible past mistakes, Sean, with the help of Shay, is working hard to be the man who is worthy of all he lost. I love Shay and Sean together. His hard to her soft. His self doubt to her positive reinforcement. They fit so brilliantly.
Everyone needs a friend like Shayla in their life. She such a good person. Full of spunk and incredibly caring. Even when things are not going her way she still has her genuine and uplifting demeanor. This girl is everything a heroine should be. She is my favorite J. Daniels heroine for sure.
Prepare yourself. This is the type of book that stays with you hours, days, weeks later. Bad for you is a beautiful second chance/ redemption story that is definitely worth a pick up.
allibruns's review
2.0
Don't be mad at me. I really tried with this, at about 30% I sent it down, read a different book and then came back to it thinking it would be better but that didn't happen. I seriously love J. Daniels so I really wanted to like this. Everyone else loves this book so it's clearly my issue that I didn't. For me I need more than the perfect hero out of a book, I need to love the heroine too and I just didn't with Shay. This book is really KA esque and KA books are just not my thing. I'm sure that all of you are going to adore this book, as you should.
kristid's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars. This was my favorite of the series so far. The beginning was a bit meh for me, Shayla drove me crazy but she grew on me by the end. I enjoyed the progression of their relationship infinitely more than the other two books.
laksita's review
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I was not a huge fan of the whole “I’m worthy because of you” thing.
Sean was in need of therapy as a sexual abuse survivor so I didn’t like how the talk of therapy was reduced to mere “I’ll find you the best therapist”. That’s it. Shayla miraculously healed him and I just… I don’t know how I feel about that. I would have liked this “the power of your love healed me” narrative had Sean not been an SA survivor. It just felt trivializing to me.
_ashton_reads_'s review
DNF at 58% because wow, that scene was horrid.
Up until this point I was just a bit bored with the characters because the heroine lacked any depth for me. She was cute and quirky to the point of being a caricature. One who made me roll my eyes. Repeatedly. But I was still willing to continue and see this book through to the end.
Then...THEN we get the scene where she sees a woman leaving the hero’s place and immediately assumes it’s a sex worker. She then proceeds to identify the woman out loud to the hero as a “dirty, disease-infested, back alley hood rat”. At this point I was totally done. Even better, the woman was actually his ex sister-in-law. But even if she had indeed been someone he paid to have sex with, the heroine’s slut-shaming comments were enough for me to say out loud “oh hell no” and put this book down. I won’t be reading more from this author.
Up until this point I was just a bit bored with the characters because the heroine lacked any depth for me. She was cute and quirky to the point of being a caricature. One who made me roll my eyes. Repeatedly. But I was still willing to continue and see this book through to the end.
Then...THEN we get the scene where she sees a woman leaving the hero’s place and immediately assumes it’s a sex worker. She then proceeds to identify the woman out loud to the hero as a “dirty, disease-infested, back alley hood rat”. At this point I was totally done. Even better, the woman was actually his ex sister-in-law. But even if she had indeed been someone he paid to have sex with, the heroine’s slut-shaming comments were enough for me to say out loud “oh hell no” and put this book down. I won’t be reading more from this author.