Reviews

Disorderly Conduct by Tessa Bailey

kristen527's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

fi_reading's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

Rating: 3/5 stars

Police academy recruit Charlie Burns thinks he’s won the lottery when he enters a no-strings relationship with Ever Carmichael. But when she decides she wants a real relationship after all, Charlie engages in increasingly desperate antics to get her back.

This book is honestly so dumb, and yet I was here for it most of the time? I wanted a quick and mindless read and this delivered on that in spades—my friend Hannah called it a junk food book and I totally agree. If you’re looking for literature with a capital-L, you will not find it here, but if you want an escapist and over-the-top rom-com, I actually can’t recommend it enough.

The only reason I didn’t break down and rate this higher was because Charlie’s behavior REALLY annoyed me for a chunk of the book, and the conflict basically boiled down to “they just won’t admit they love each other” which isn’t my favorite. Still, I’m definitely going to read the rest of the series, and I genuinely don’t regret a minute spent consuming this one.

CW: Very mild mentions of a toxic/abusive relationship; parental abandonment 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Medical content

Minor: Physical abuse

elizabethhundley's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

bscarlin's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.25

kaitlynrose3636's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

marieintheraw's review

1.0

Not the Tessa Bailey I was looking for. But also I didn't know the whole plot just that it was a cop book (don't judge me trying to branch my romance reading out)

ktbug1217's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

kamreher's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

per my spreadsheet:

i don't like cops but it was cute

spice 🌶  - a 4 🌶  spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 1 day
did it make me cry? - no

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship

aaaaaaliyah's review against another edition

3.0

Charlie is the most toxic I’ve seen from her lol