Bad Bachelor has an engaging premise and some great banter between its two main characters, but I never actually bought that Reed and Darcy had real chemistry. You’re meant to believe it’s a case of opposites attract, (he works in PR, she's a librarian) but these two are more similar than they realize. He can’t trust anyone, and neither can she. Even as the two grow closer, it seems like a battle of whose family wrecked who more? For me, Bad Bachelor would have been more compelling as friends-to-lovers. Reed and Darcy have so many issues and insecurities it would have made more sense for each to be in therapy and initially relating as friends. All that said, it's a fun read just to find out who's behind the Bad Bachelor app.

This started out fun. Reed has definitely put himself about a bit and has a certain reputation, but at first the reviews are funny and maybe a little bit deserved. However, as the book went on, this wore thin. He’s a good looking guy who isn’t interested in a relationship, which he’s upfront about whenever he dates, but apparently all the women he comes into contact with don’t believe him and hell hath no fury, etc. Except for the fake reviews, of course, which are just stirring the pot, because why not?

And this annoyed me, because Reed may sleep around, but he’s not a player. He doesn’t lie, he doesn’t cheat, he just isn’t looking for commitment and so doesn’t have relationships – and this somehow makes him a terrible person. I mean he’s cocky and arrogant and likes to wind people up, which is enough to make him annoying, but the whole romantic reputation thing got on my nerves after a while. Not so much because of Reed, but because of the women. Are they all stupid? Are they all that desperate? Is this Bad Bachelors site really trying to make all women look like idiots? I found it really irritating. Sure, a lot of them are fake and there’s definitely some dog-piling going on, but the way the reviews portrayed the women who wrote them rubbed me the wrong way.

Which is a shame, because at first it was fun and once Darcy got over her knee-jerk reaction to Reed they were good together. He is definitely a guy with issues, but Darcy has her fair share of baggage too and they matched pretty well.

Plus, my issues with the reviews aside, the pace really dragged in the second half and I found it hard to maintain my interest. I also felt let down with how Reed handles things at work. I was expecting more from there and when it didn’t happen, it felt like a missed opportunity.

So overall this is okay, the idea is cute and things between Darcy and Reed are mostly fun, but I also think it could have done more with what it had.

Reed McMahon can't stand the Bad Bachelor app that's giving women a chance to warn other women about bachelors in New York and their dating antics, especially since he seems to be sitting in the number one spot of worst bachelors ever. However, when he starts working alongside Darcy Greer in order to help her generate some much needed money for the library where she works, he finds himself wanting something he's never wanted before -- the chance to settle down. Will Reed be able to convince Darcy to take a chance on him, or will he walk away to protect himself from ever getting hurt by love again?

If you've never read a book by Ms. London, then what are you waiting for? This is definitely the book to start with because not only does it launch a brand new series for this amazing author, but because this story was charming, witty and highly entertaining from start to finish due to the descriptions of the men on the app; the compelling dialogue that shows how brilliantly opposites attract; and the engrossing main characters that have so much chemistry between them and face some tough obstacles on their journey to happy ever after. Will the heroine give Reed a chance, especially when it's palpable he's not as bad as the bachelor app is making him out to be?

The way this story started had me smiling at what the women are celebrating since it seems the heroine dodged a bullet when it came to her wedding. However, it was from the moment the hero and heroine come face-to-face for the first time that had me fully hooked to this story, as the heroine is determined to challenge the hero, even though he's the expert and knows what needs to be done to help the struggling library. Will the heroine listen to Reed's suggestions? Moreover, the heroine is resilient, sassy and I liked how much of a challenge she provides for the hero, as she isn't afraid to make him see that relationships aren't all bad. I also liked the close friendship she shared with her two best friends, even though one is keeping a secret that could make Darcy upset with her.

While the hero, I felt sorry for him when it came to the bachelor app because it makes him seem like a bad guy, and I could understand why he was so determined to find out everything he could about the app. Are women deliberately making him out to be the bad guy? Is everything women are saying about him true? Furthermore, I also liked the hero's confidence, charm and his determination to prove how good he is at his job, even though it seems the bachelor app is wreaking havoc on his professional life.

Overall, Ms. London has delivered an incredible read in this book where the chemistry between Darcy and Reed is off-the-charts; the romance was hot and shows how amazingly opposites attract; and the ending had me loving how Reed makes things right between him and Darcy, especially once he discovers why someone is so determined to show how good or bad the bachelors of New York are when it comes to dating and relationships. However, it was the epilogue that wrapped this story up brilliantly, as Darcy finally discovers the truth of the bachelor app. Yet, it was the final words between this couple that I adored and left me smiling until I picked up the next book on my to-be-read pile. I would recommend Bad Bachelor by Stefanie London, if you enjoy the opposites attract trope or books by authors Debbie Mason, Samantha Chase, Sarah Morgan and Kira Archer.

4 1/2 STARS!

Sweet, snarky and delightfully fun! Banter ensues as we meet Reed and Darcy and get carried into the drama of their interaction turned romance.  The characters are a lot of fun together. He's a man of the town and sure of himself, she's a lonely librarian doubting her own choices of late. It doesn't take long in each other's company for them to be finding it hard to resist the temptation of a fling, but they know they are totally wrong for each other! Great characters, a comical plot and an entertaining read!

PR whiz Reed McMahon might have the rep of being a womanizer, but he's strait forward that he doesn't do relationships ... only problem is, this new app around town is busting his chops left and right ... he needs something to take the pressure off of this scandal fast!

Librarian Darcy Greer knows he's a bad boy the minute she sees him. He's gorgeous, he's confident, he's arrogant as all get out ... so why is she so intensely attracted to him? She knows he's the last thing she needs in her life, but the help he's offering the library is very much needed so she's just going to have to suck it up and work with him for a little while. The more time she spends with him, the more she starts to know the genuine guy underneath the shield he wears ... and the more she likes him!

Seductive, sweet, and sexy!

Bad Bachelor is a delightfully, witty rom-com set in the hip-and-happening New York City where the Bad Bachelor app is the latest-and-greatest source for finding your mate and the fiery, intelligent, librarian, Darcy may not be able to trust everything she reads when it comes to the successful, suave, Reed McMahon.

The writing style is whimsical and clever. The characterization is spot on, with an incredible cast of characters who are quirky, charming, loveable, and fun. And the plot is a well crafted, amusing blend of drama, emotion, playful banter, exquisite tension, touching moments, steamy chemistry, and smoldering romance.

Bad Bachelor is undeniably an entertaining, lighthearted, humorous read that I thoroughly enjoyed and is without a doubt a fantastic way to kick off this new series!

I liked Bad Bachelor by Stefanie London much more than I expected to. Reformed bad boys are a popular, possibly overdone, trope in contemporary romance and it takes skill to do it well. The difference for me was that I genuinely liked all the characters in Bad Bachelor. London successfully managed to create conflict without any real bad guys. There was no one I wanted to hate or inflict with bodily harm for being a jerk or worse, being immature. All the characters had jerk moments, but it didn’t consume their character. London carefully walked a line of not letting the jerk moments turn her characters into cliche’d charactures, while still maintaining tension.

Bad Bachelors is an app that let’s women rate and review their dates. Bad boy Reed McMahon is on the top of their hit list and it’s starting to affect more than just his dating life. He and the reader are left to wonder who created the app and the source of his or her personal war with Reed. Really good twist there. I love it when I didn’t see something coming.

Darcy Greer is a combat boot wearing, tattooed, take-no prisoners—librarian. The woman with a pierced tongue who can quote Shakespeare is a wonderful contradiction, but not. She is a complete character and by the end of the book, we wouldn’t change a thing.

The way that she and Reed approach their association and eventual relationship works. There is some explicit sex, but it’s not the focus of the story, the relationship is paramount. Darcy described it perfectly when she said, “How was she supposed to tell the guy that her relationship with his son could be described as work with a side of smut?“ As London walks us through it, she is often very insightful, “…she saw something else: a man who was frightened of connecting. Who rolled in on himself so the spikes faced outward, scaring off anyone who might dare get close.“

I appreciated that the plot was well thought-out and developed. There were only a couple minor things that interrupted my flow, one being a word choice I despise and another a few repetitive phrases. Neither was unforgivable. Overall, I very much enjoyed this read.

My Rating: B+ Liked It A Lot

Such a fun and sexy read!I enjoyed it a lot, it was fast paced with great characters!There was so much humor in this story but it was also filled with drama !All in the perfect amount plus the romance to make you keep reading till the end!!It has a refreshing plot for the romance genre that you won't want to miss it!The banter between the characters was awesome. Just the way they went back and forth you could sense the sexual tension even though they both wanted to deny it.

3.5 Stars

After the wedding that never was, Darcy Greer is hesitant to start dating again. Luckily for her, she discovers a new dating website that rates the men in New York with how relationship worthy they are.

Reed McMahon has no interest in the Bad Bachelors website... until he starts getting more and more bad reviews. He has never been anything but honest with the women he has been with about his desire to steer clear of relationships. But, when all the negative attention starts to affect his career, his decision to wait for it all to blow over is getting less and less feasible.

Darcy and Reed couldn't be more different. She is smart mouthed, tattooed and most comfortable in her combat boots. He lives in his suit and dines at the fanciest restaurants in NYC. But, even with his bad reviews, there is something about Reed that Darcy just can't stay away from...

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Darcy is wary of Reed and the type of man he represents. Having been burned in the past, she figures using a tool like the Bad Bachelors website couldn't hurt. But, when none of the guys who look good on paper do much to spark her interest, she finds her thoughts being drawn right back to the man who seems like the worst candidate by far.

Reed has never had the desire for a long term relationship, and he's never been anything but transparent in his decision either. So when he starts getting so many bad reviews, he can't quite comprehend where they are all coming from. Darcy is someone he never saw coming. She is completely opposite from any woman he has ever dated, but there's something about their verbal sparring that keeps him coming back for more.

This was a good read. I loved Darcy and Reed's banter and how much they open up to each other when they are so closed off to everyone else. Recognizing their similarities even though they are buried deep, they both take a while to realize how perfect they can be for each other.

I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review.

Reed McMahon is a PR phenom who has the ability to remake people's public image. But what can he do when his own image needs fixing?? All he is hearing about is the newest app, Bad Bachelors! It's a dating app where the women can rate their dates and leave a review. Reed has scored the lowest and has numerous bad reviews! He needs his own brand of help....and quick!
Darcy is meeting a PR guy to help save her struggling library. She immediately recognizes Reed as the top rated bad bachelor to date. She shouldn't be so attracted to him, but she will do anything to help the library-even if it means working with someone who has such a bad reputation. She'll just keep herself in check for the sake of the library, if she can...
Darcy has been judged her who life for beating to a different drum. She's never lived up to her mother's expectations so she has stopped trying. She's lashed out by getting piercings and tattoos. It's who she is. Even with her family relationships strained, Darcy has some wonderful friends. They have helped her stay sane during the most traumatic times in her life. When she meets Reed, she expects him to judge her just like everybody else has-but he doesn't. He is strangely drawn to her-and she is nothing like his type. Darcy realizes there is a lot more to Reed than what these girls are writing in their reviews.
Reed likes that Darcy is blunt and real. She doesn't sugarcoat things and after having women tell him what they think he wants to hear all the time, its refreshing. Darcy is an enigma to him. As they spend more time together working, they find they enjoy each other's company. As a self proclaimed single man for life, his growing feelings for Darcy scares Reed. He doesn't want a relationship, but with the Bad Bachelors app, dating the field is getting problematic. He's holding onto his job by a string and needs to put a stop to the bleeding!
I enjoyed Bad Bachelor and could totally see something like this in today's world. Obviously it could be used as a tool to hurt people too. I liked Reed and Darcy together! She was a spitfire and called him out on his crap. He was a sincere guy under all the walls he built up. I liked how they were a slow build with sparks along the way. Little by little, Darcy was breaking down his walls, and she, his. The mystery of the app builder was also a good plot twist thrown in. Although it dragged a bit here and there, it was a fun book to read.

Breast book!!! I really enjoyed it!! Its about a "bad bachelor" named Reed, I really think he got a raw deal here!! The women made him out to be a serial playboy!! He was a jerk at times but still I loved him!!! Lol his love interest Darcy, oh I loved her!! She was a badbutt!! I enjoyed her character!! Thank you netgalley and publishers for sharing this book with me!! I really enjoyed it!! Definitely don't miss out on this one!!! Ty

Bad Bachelor was witty, sexy and emotional. I devoured this book! Can’t wait to read the next one. The banter between the prickly Darcy and the wounded emotionally unavailable Reed was spectacular. Clear some time because once you start reading you won’t be able to put it down.

Stefanie London did an amazing job creating a story where opposites attract and against all odds become something more. I'm not going to say much about the plot–just that it was refreshing, well-written, and with a great concept.

I really enjoyed both characters, but my favorite was definitely Darcy. She was not your typical bookworm and that really gave the story tons of brownie points.

Bad Bachelor went from this is just ok to I’m not sleeping till I finish it. And even though I felt the ending a little bit rushed, I enjoyed it. A fun start to a sexy series. Can't wait to read Bad Reputation.

This is my first read from Stefanie London, and I admittedly got sucked in by this cover and the very Tom Hardy looking cover model. This book also brought out my heroine hater tendencies and found me squarely in the corner of all the bad bachelors out there. Shocker!

The premise behind the story revolves around the Bad Bachelor app - an app along the lines of the former <i>Don't Date Him Girl</i> site that was around a handful of years ago. Touted as a way to empower and educate women, the Bad Bachelor app allows anonymous users to rate and hate on men, airing grievances and saying whatever their heart desires without any consequence whatsoever. As you can imagine, that can result in countless keyboard warriors being vile and vindictive and making my lip curl with their petty behavior.

So let me start off by saying that I really liked that our heroine was unique. A somewhat emo-frumpy librarian with full sleeve tattoos, piercings, literary t-shirts and combat books - Darcy Greer was not what we usually find in romance books. But I dug her vibe and that she was willing to battle her family to be true to herself. I often wish I could let my tattoos all hang out - but I think that would be frowned upon by my stuffy government job. Darcy definitely had a lot of baggage, not just from a overly critical mother, but also from a near marriage that ended in a shocking way. All of this made me sympathetic to her character. I even understood her prickly nature when it came to dealing with our uber-handsome hero at first... but I wish overall that she would have been less judgy and less willing to believe everything she read online.

Reed McMahon is a successful public relations whiz schmoozing clients in expensive bespoke suits. With no time for a relationship, Reed is seen as a playboy and women view him as the ultimate catch, the one they all hope they can change with one sweaty session between the sheets. Even though Reed tells them up front not to have any expectations, do you think they listen? Of course not. So when the Bad Bachelor app gets going, all those women (plus some other fake and vindictive types) absolutely trash Reed and make him the #1 worst bachelor in the city. Unfortunately in this day and age, people are all too willing to take what they see online is gospel and no one stops to see that there is more to Reed than meets the eye. While he did project what he wanted people to see and had a problem with pushing people away, he was actually a good person, close to his father, and definitely good at his job. I liked Reed immensely. And I liked that the author made him such a likable, if misunderstood, character. It would have been easy to paint him as the villain that women made him out to be, and I'm glad that is not the direction this story went.

The power dynamic gets flipped a couple times in this story. Reed is the playboy flirt and doesn't hold back from seductive quips and propositions to our grumpy heroine. Then when things are getting heavier between the two, Darcy has the power to wound Reed with her words, and vice versa. They did seem like an odd pair - but I liked them together. Their relationship was not without drama and misunderstanding, but when they were together, they were a lot of fun. The snark and banter was great, and they steamed things up pretty well between the sheets.

The Bad Bachelor app was this cancer growing in the background of this story. It really irked me to no end, so I give kudos to London in this regard. She certainly got me invested in the story and rooting for our hero. She also had me hating the creators of the app and the petty vindictive women who were posting.

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This is such a fabulous story, wow I didn’t want to put it down once I started it, Stefanie London has such a way with words they bring life to her characters on the pages they become friends people that you feel close to and I just about inhaled this story and yay it is the start of a new series bonus, I do highly recommend this one and if you have not read a Stefanie London book before this is a great place to start and I am sure you will be reading her backlist.

Reed McMahon is gorgeous, confident and fabulous and in his PR job he has been made partner and he is a love em and leave kinda of guy, he has no intention of settling down and loving someone heaven forbid you see they might leave him at some stage, so he prefers to keep people at a distance get on with life. But suddenly there is the new app that has found its way onto the internet Bad Bachelors, New York’s bad boys and Reed finds himself no 1. This turns his life totally upside down as does the fact that he has to help with a fundraising project at a library of all places and the librarian Darcy Greer is going to turn him inside out.

Darcy Greer is an individual she loves her job as a librarian she loves her two best friends Annie and Remi and she has been known to be different with her tattoos and boots and black clothes, yes she is sworn of men since she caught her ex fiancé with someone else the day before her wedding a year ago, but she is caring and such a smart lady. With pressure from her friends to check the Bad Bachelors app out to start dating again she sees a lot about the bad boys so when number one bad boy turns up at her library to help with the fundraiser this throws them together and if looks could kill or heat New York up well let’s say it is heating up.

I loved both Darcy and Reed two special people both a little damaged from their pasts, both a bit scared to love but their first meeting sends them both into a spin, the dialogue throughout the book is just fabulous the come- back lines are amazing, but as they build walls around themselves to stop them from being hurt we get to see their real personalities and when those walls start to crumble the emotions skyrocket up. Darcy and Reed are just made for each other and MS London has bought them together in the best story it really is fabulous, MS London you have left me one very happy reader, I can highly recommend this one it ticks all of the boxes for a fantastic romance. Maybe Reed is not a real bad boy after all or is he?

LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED

OMG what an amazing story! There was so much humor in this story but it was also filled with drama and heartache. I loved the constant back and forth between Reed and Darcy; how they fought their obvious attraction to each other at every chance they got. I loved how at times Reed seemed so sure of himself while at other times you saw the unsure little boy who still carries the scars from his childhood.

Stefanie London is a new author to me but not for long because I really enjoyed Bad Bachelor which happens to be the first in her new series.
Everybody’s talking about a new app where reviews are left on NYC’s hot bachelors and this is Reed McMahon story. Reed is a PR whiz he is used to fixing other people’s media problems what he is not used to is being talked about by what feels like every single woman in NYC and not in a nice way.
Darcy is a sassy tattooed, pierced librarian who keeps men at arms length but a year after she found her fiancé cheating on her the night before the wedding she decides to take a look at the Hot app everyone is talking about, the last thing she expects is to meet Reed where she works and then she finds out he is going to be the PR guy who is going to help her raise money for the library.
Is Reed as bad as the reviews paint him, what happens when the sassy but innocent girl falls for the Bad Bachelor well I guess you will need to read this highly entertaining book to find that out. Loved the concept of this book, loved the characters loved the witty banter and I can’t wait for book 2. Great job Stefanie London

The idea of a Bad Bachelors app and then a librarian heroine just had me giddy with anticipation. I’ve also never read Stefanie London before and now…I NEED ALL THE BOOKS! Bad Bachelor was a raucously fun novel that I highly recommend.

Reed McMahon is a big league PR executive. Also? He’s labeled the worst bachelor in New York. When it starts affecting his job, Reed is on the search for the culprit behind the site. But he also has another commitment that he’s not too keen about.

Darcy’s a jilted bride, but she’s ready to get back out there and find a man. Enter the Bad Bachelor app. But she also has her mind on her library. They’ve had to cut programs when public funding begins to dry up. A free consultation sounds like just the thing. However, Darcy isn’t expecting Mr. Bad Bachelor himself.

I adored these two. THE BANTER, YA’LL. They can’t stop bickering, and I cackled every time they ended up in each others’ orbit. Reed has confidence out to the wazoo, and Darcy’s got the rebel librarian vibe down pat. They also have more walls than Fort Knox. But this chemistry just keeps pushing and pulling, and the hairs on my arms sizzled.

Everything just came together so well, too. I laughed and cried, had my heart squeezed and pulverized. It was such a great reading experience, and I know I’ll read it again.

4.5 stars!

3.5 Stars

This is surprisingly my first book of Stefanie London’s. I said surprisingly as I recognized the name and thought I’ve read a few of her books already. Couldn’t be more wrong! Bad Bachelor is a nice introduction though. It's such a funny and heartwarming story of two people with opposing characters who had more in common than they thought.

The book packed laugh-induced witty banter between the librarian and PR expert. Reed and Darcy were interesting characters who masking their (true) self to avoid getting hurt (again). I couldn’t help but FEEL for them, even when I groaned over them refraining from say it like it was to obnoxious friends and/or peers a number of time.

This being the first book of the Stefanie London’s I read, I find I quite enjoy her writing style. That saying, the switching of POVs between Reed and Darcy felt a bit chaotic to me. And sometimes time sequence between scenes were a bit long(er) that I felt being left out of the loop of what’s been happening. Given it’s a romance novel, it’s a given that they would end up together regardless of the initial impression they had of each other. I’m pleased with the way the author span the plot of bringing them together, not too soon yet not overly elaborate (I wish Reed wasn’t suddenly struck with noble sentiment, though thankfully the madness didn’t persist. lol).

While I’m quite entertained by the characters in this story, the book touched on issue that got my attention too, the social media and how vile and repulsive it could be when being exploited; the whole sense of entitlement that comes with anonymity that could make people mean. How one could be powerless during such onslaught, whether or not they were valid charges. So, Reed was not totally blameless and his standoffish fling-only attitude might and did hurt people. But in the era of fake news and stuff, people just had to be more clever before taking in everything the saw on internet. That the author didn’t push the matter to be completely solved is clever in the way: it served the continuation of the series and the step the characters took proven how far they changed for the better. It’s no question that I’ll be following this series, color me curious what other ”sin” the next bachelors be accused of and how they got out of that situation.


Advanced copy of this book is kindly given by the author/publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Bad Bachelor caught my attention at first by looking at the cover. Then once I saw that Stephanie London wrote it I knew I had to read it. The idea of a dating app that lets you date men is amazing. It reminds me of that saying that men should come with a warning label. Well in this book that's exactly what you get. The men come with a warning label.
When the worst rated man on the app walks into Darcy's work oozing of sex appeal she knows she is in trouble. She must keep her head. She must remember that she wants a safe man not a man that could tear her to shreds inside a bedroom.
Reed is so sick of hearing about this bad bachelors app. He needs to focus on work and the fundraiser he needs to do for his assistant but he has history with libraries why must that be what he needs to help with. Then that prictly little librarian gets under his skin. Something about her turns him inside out.
This book is great I loved it.

3.5*

I was looking forward to reading this and it turned out to be a cute little read.

Reed McMahon is the lowest scored bachelor on the new Bad Batchelor app. While some of this is deserved, there’s no denying he’s had a lot of sex with a lot of women. Not all the review are genuine or well meaning.
Now Reed is not looking for a relationship or commitment he’s been badly affected by his parents broken relationship and is determined to remain single.

Darcy is a tattooed librarian living a kind of half life. She’s avoided any kind of relationship since her marriage was cancelled the year before. She has a strained relationship with her family and as she try’s to please her mother she hides her real self.

Reed and Darcy would never normally meet but circumstances push them together. And the more time they spend in each other’s company the more they find themselves strangely attracted. They become friends and more but Reed panics. He doesn’t want a woman he wants to be single and successful but the stupid Bad Batchelor app is ruining his life. He’s just barely hanging onto his job and with his father’s ill health he can’t cope with any more.

Why only 3.5*?
It was slow in places, it really seemed to drag which resulted in me skimming the middle sections.

It works best when Reed and Darcy are together, the dialogues is sharp and funny.

“Do you ever get sick of women fawning over you?” Darcy asked once the woman was out of earshot. She slid into the booth.
“No.” He appeared totally unapologetic. “Why would I get sick of it?”
“I don’t know. Don’t men live for the thrill of the chase?”
“Some men do.” He popped the button of his suit jacket as he sat. “I find women who need to be chased are usually more trouble than suits my needs.”
“You mean they don’t want to be chewed up and spat out?”
“You say that like it’s a bad thing. Most of the women who encounter my ‘chewing’ leave without any complaints.”


My quote is from the advanced copy and may change in the final version.

I voluntarily read a review copy kindly provided by NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca.