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Bad Girl Reputation

Elle Kennedy

3.44 AVERAGE


This was very charming! I significantly preferred this one to the first one in the series. Gen was easy to root for and I'm always a sucker for a story about a group of friends set at the beach.
adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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
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DID NOT FINISH: 13%

I found both MCs grating in different ways, and while I hoped they’d have growth throughout the book the other reviews indicated that wouldn’t be the case. 
challenging dark emotional lighthearted reflective
lighthearted medium-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

- Second Chance Romance!
- Explosive Chemistry!
- It's about d*mn time!!!

Elle Kennedy has become a must read/must buy author for me now!

From the minute I heard about Evan & Gen's relationship in the first book, Good Girl Complex, I knew I had to read this one!! I felt as though I connected better with Mac from GGC, but I found pieces of myself where I could relate to Gen. I loved the growth and developement that Evan and Gn both had apart and together in this book. I feel as though the time that they had apart truly benefitted the both of them and showed each other that no matter what had happened in the past or would happen in the future; as long as they leaned on each other and COMMUNICATE then everything will be more than ok! Gen and Evan always were meant to be and they finally were able to work everything out (thank goodness because I yelled at them a few times throughout this book haha)

I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased!

Jumping into this story, I immediately had an intense soft-spot for Genevieve. This was a messy story of a magnetic push-pull relationship and felt so nostalgic to me for some reason. I really just felt like I needed more from this book overall and I can't put my finger on what threw me off... I do, however, now understand and appreciate the lack of an epilogue in [b:Good Girl Complex|57693481|Good Girl Complex (Avalon Bay, #1)|Elle Kennedy|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1635841180l/57693481._SY75_.jpg|90371670]. I enjoyed catching up with Mac & Cooper.

I will still likely read [b:The Summer Girl|61884968|The Summer Girl (Avalon Bay, #3)|Elle Kennedy|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686575786l/61884968._SY75_.jpg|97563852] bc I can't leave a series hanging like that.

3/5

Not as good as the first book, wasn’t written as good. Wasn’t as engaging
emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes