The QB Bad Boy and Me is a contemporary young adult romance that is amusing and relatable. A story of opposites attract set in a small Colorado town. The characters are well developed, relatable, and full of surprises. The QB Bad Boy and Me is a fun fast-paced read that is sure to whisk you away to high school hallways, topics, and pressures that many teens face.  I enjoyed reading The QB Bad Boy and Me with its variety of funny, serious and romantic parts that made it a great beach read.

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I don’t have enough of a vocabulary to say enough nice things about this book.
I loved this book on Wattpad and followed the author as she had written it over the years.

Such a good read automatic 5 stars make sure you go buy it!!

The QB Bad Boy and Me by Tay Marley is an emotional, fun, and delightful YA contemporary romance. This book was just the perfect escape I needed, to forget about life and just enjoy. Drayton and Dallas struggle with their feelings for each other. I love the people and situations in this book, and watching the characters grow in their relationship. I love this genre, even though I am far from a YA. There is something so innocent about first loves. I found this book to be a quick read, and recommend it to all YA romance readers, young and old. I strongly recommend this book.

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Love love love this book!! Such a great story you want to loose yourself in and you do. Enjoy every word because it deserves it.

Paperback is quite long at 416 pages but a lot does happen. Dray and Dallas are great for each other. Both have issues that stem from family. Dray brings Dallas out of her self-imposed social bubble. He shows her that there is more out there for her to not be afraid to experience. Was a little weirded out by how open they were to Dray's parents regarding their sexual activity. I could just be old fashioned. The book moved at a good pace and was pretty realistic. I would read more by this author.

For me this book was something I maybe would have liked in middle school. The way these teenagers act is just so unrealistic for high school students. And the way their parents are just okay with all the things they do (ex: flying to another state for days without telling them while suspended from school) was just absurd. It would've made more sense for college aged kids the way they act and talk. I also did not like the characters or the relationship.

I was given an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This story follows a cheerleader named Dallas. She on the cheerleading team to have something on her college application not works toward getting her in CalArts. But she gets distracted by the big muscled bad boy QB Drayton.

For some reason I found myself struggling through this book. Something about the main character Dallas was hard for me to relate to. I find if I can't relate with the main character it's harder for me to enjoy the story.

Tay Marley did a great job with The QB Bad Boy and Me it was a simple yet soothing read. I loved the fiesty of it and the softness.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley!

This was a cutesy love story. It was an easy read. Cute characters, cute story, easy to follow. IMore geared towards the teen age group in my opinion.

This was a quick, funny, cool read to read at summer.

I myself read this while in the beach and found it to be a really good place to read.

Definitely recommend if you want a soty that will be fun and fast to read.

I was provided with an ARC of this title from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Reading this title transported me back to narrow, crowded halls full of cliques. All of the requisite elements are here- the reverence for the star quarterback, the popularity of the head cheerleader, and the way the sharks circle and fuel the wheel of rumors that powers high school politics.

Dallas lost her parents at a young age, and stays aloof, determined to ditch her small town the minute she graduates. She is reluctantly pulled into the gossipy world of teen queens meanies when her friend's shenanigans leave her stranded at a party.

Drayton has watched Dallas from afar and is rebuffed. Then she lands in his orbit. She is so different from everyone else she intrigues him. He lets her see things he has hidden from others, and she becomes enthralled as well. But she is leaving and not looking for a committed relationship. He is determined to convince her otherwise.

Four stars.

So, there were moments in this book where I saw a lot of promise. I liked the banter and the romance had so much potential. For me? It just set off my mom triggers. I felt like these kids acted way older than they really were and the mom in me wasn't having it. My mom feelings distracted me from being able to suspend reality and give in to the story so eventually I put it down.

Really, I felt like the story would have been better suited to a young couple in college, not high school. The way these two roamed around and did whatever they wanted to without answering to anyone just did not sit right with me. There's a ton of potential here, I can see that. But for me it was a DNF at 36%.

Wow, I loved this book! It was so cute and the characters were fun and it flowed so well. Dallas was so independent and didn't let people get her down. She's has a tough childhood, losing her parents and grandma, but she has goals and stands up for herself. I really liked that she wasn't afraid to say that she has sex and didn't let anyone shame her for it. Drayton was so sweet and the things he did to show Dallas he cared were adorable. Their relationship was great and I liked when they were honest with each other about how they felt and the way they worked through things.
Gabby and Josh were great best friends and a cute couple too. Everything about this was great and I definitely recommend it!

In 2018 The QB Bad Boy and Me was the most-read book on Wattpad, and that is undoubtedly why it was selected for publication. There is a lot to like about the book, content-wise, as well as a lot to raise eyebrows, but author Tay Marley's writing still comes across as unpolished in many places, with lines like, "My sentence was halted and the perpetrator was his warm mouth." Another round of editing focusing on tightening the language would have been a real benefit here, or else a little more reading of established authors in the genre, to get a slightly better feel for the sort of word choice and structure that keeps a book moving forward without jolting readers out of the story to marvel at awkward phrases.

Editorial concerns aside, there were a number of issues that cropped up throughout the text regarding the main characters' attitudes and behaviors.

One that stood out instantly to me as a former dancer was Dallas's belief that being a cheerleader would mean much to a college dance program, particularly when she refused to take classes in ballet or tap to get a foundation which would absolutely be required for someone hoping to pursue collegiate dance. If Dallas just wanted to start auditioning for dance troupes or music videos straight out of high school, it would not matter whether she had any formal training, but in order to succeed in a college dance program, one cannot simply have a good sense of movement. There is theory to be learned, history, and a strong foundation in ballet or at least modern dance would be essential. Dallas's ignorance is made really apparent when she objects to doing the same steps in a different order, which is exactly what dance is. There is a large repertoire of steps that are arranged in different orders to convey different things. Like the alphabet. We just keep using those same boring letters over and over again. So it is absolutely not a surprise when the "bitter" instructor at Dallas's local dance school didn't want to let a teenager who seems not to have any formal training who wouldn't take classes teach classes at her studio.

Bad dance representation is a pet peeve of mine, though, and so I'll move on to the truly worrisome behavior Drayton exhibits early on in the book. He pretends to assault Dallas leaving a club to demonstrate how unsafe it is for her to walk home, and then when he's driving her home and learns her brother isn't there, he takes her to his own house instead, despite her protests, claiming, "I'm not kidnapping you, I'm looking after you." When she calls him on it, he offers a dreadful apology and later that night pretends to pin her down in his bed because, "I just thought I'd show you that if I wanted you, I could have you." It is unclear whether he means he could have wooed her or raped here, but the whole thing is just incredibly awful and Dallas seems way too okay with it.

But let's pause here and point out some good things surrounding this early portion of the book. First, it includes a really good depiction of safe behaviors for going out, such as arranging rides ahead of time, consuming alcohol in safe environments, and checking in with friends and family upon leaving the event. The fact that Dallas later goes on to ignore these things to have the aforementioned solo walk/fake assault scene is unfortunate, but the example of how it could be done remains. There is also a strongly sex-positive message throughout the book in that no one shames Dallas or Gabby for being sexually active as teenagers or having sex outside a committed relationship. The book is also casually inclusive, with offhand mentions of coming out parties, a lesbian cheerleader, female dj's, and nontraditional family structures. These are all good things.

The story turns worrisome again around Homecoming, when a guy Dallas met while on an impromptu, suspension-spurred college visit with Drayton shows up on her doorstep to take her to homecoming. Everyone around Dallas points out that this is stalker behavior, and she does not blow them off, which is great, but the fact that he was allowed to stay in her home was still worrisome. Fortunately, he turned out not to be a crazy stalker, just a sad guy with a lost love he's trying to get over. He more or less exists to give Dallas and Drayton the impetus to rekindle their relationship, although that is immediately complicated by Dallas's cheer captain rival whose characterization is two-dimensional for most of the book, and when further depth is added, it comes in the form of an incredibly unhealthy student-teacher relationship that Dallas uncovers, uses as blackmail material, and nobody takes any further action on. That student-teacher relationship was another worrisome plot point, as was Dallas's reaction to it. Prior to that, however, the cheer captain's obsession with keeping Dallas and Drayton apart makes her character seem shallow and far-fetched, even for a high school girl deeply in crush.

There is also a side story involving the protagonists' best friends which is interesting to follow, although predictable. It feels like Marley never quite got a handle on those two, as far as their personalities, although we are reminded time and again that Gabby is beautiful as well as very good at school. Ultimately there is a happily ever after that seems believable despite some eye-rolling moments that make a reader wonder why rich dudes always have to buy vehicles for their less wealthy girlfriends. It's worth reading a library copy, but probably not purchasing.

I received a free copy of this ebook from the Netgalley program in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were likable and the story was a cute but clean romance. There is a bit of swearing, innuendos, and teenage boy-style sex jokes, but nothing alarming. This is the perfect summer read, and I will be checking out more of Tay Marley's books.

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This book was a fun summer read. It's your classic YA contemporary with an enemies-to-lovers slow burn romance. There's a lot of great angst between the main character, Dallas, and Drayton, the QB of the football team. It's definitely trope-y, with some prominent cliches, but overall it's a fun romp of a story and quick to read.

I had a couple issues with the story, however. Some of the key plot points were hard to believe could occur for high schoolers, as the characters definitely read as if they were in college. There's a huge lack of adult parental figures throughout the book, which makes these events even harder to believe as realistic. There are also some moments where Drayton comes across as a bit too controlling, but those are less significant.

This book surprised me (not that I thought it was gonna be bad or anything). I figured it was going to be your typical quick-read romance where there's a lot of miscommunication until the couple finally get together at the end. But, like I said, I was pleasantly surprised! The romance was a little more slow burn than I'd been expected but I liked how they became friends first before pursuing anything further. I also liked that we got to see past them simply getting together and watched them work through issues like distance. Both main characters were fun and lovable and something I really appreciated was how Dallas (pre-Drayton) had one night stands with people from Tinder. Sure, it's a weird thing to appreciate but we need sexually confident women like this to challenge double standards!
Overall, this was a super fun, entertaining and steamy romance read.

OMG this was such an amazing and delightful read. I loved Dallas and Drayton as they navigated their feelings for one another and the road they needed to take for the future. This story was funny and amazing and really hit the spot! Bravo! 4 stars! ~Ratula

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

"The QB Bad Boy and Me," is a funny, delightful read that came at just the right time for me. We follow your main characters Dallas and Drayton as they find themselves and each other. Both are trying to figure out their plans for the future while trying to please everyone with their decisions.

I first came across this book on Wattpad a few years ago and am so glad I was sent a copy to review through NetGalley. I was really pleased with the plot line, even though there were times when I felt the plot was slow and lacked originality. Although this may be true for some of the story, I felt as though the relationship between Dallas and Drayton was refreshing.

All in all, I really enjoyed this book. Moreover, I am super stoked for this author and the Wattpad community for getting the opportunity for one of its own to become published.

This was the first book I've read from this author and I really enjoyed it. The story was different from anything I've read recently and really captured my attention.