This book will probably get labeled a beach read, but I felt like there was a lot of depth compared to what I expected from the blurb! I thought the premise of the story was spot on (like a dating version of Yelp), and I loved that the characters were both flawed and had more going on in their lives than just a romantic interest. Will be recommending!

This was such an interesting idea for a story! Darcy’s struggling library wins a free consultation from PR bad boy, Reed. Reed is number one on New York’s dating advisory app, Bad Bachelor. The characters are interesting, there were moments I laughed out loud, and the steam factor is high! I immediately went and bought the other two books in the trilogy!⁣

Reed McMahon is a PR Wizz that cannot fix his own PR problems. It starts with an internet site called bad bachelors. Which you would think would have more than one person on it but that ie, not the case. Reed is the bachelor who is being talked about over and over on the site. The talking is not of a positive nature either.
While all of this is going on, he has also decided to help an organization for free with his PR services. To help them with raising money for there to cause. His assistant for years asks if he will look into a local library that she takes her little boy to which is also hurting for funds, donations, and books.
Darcy Greer likes her library the way it is though she would like some money for new books and to paint. When meeting Reed she is not thrilled with any of his ideas with the fund raiser for she feels he is taking away from the library. What she doesn’t know is that by having it somewhere else with his connections more money will be raised for the items she wants for her library. What she does not like is having to spend so much time with him especially after reading everything that is being said about him.
As the story goes along the characters all of them but especially the two main characters become more defined and begin to work things out. This becomes a truly fun story. A good story.

Woooo this was a fun read!! I did not realize this was a republish. Polished Reed and carefree Darcey seem like complete opposites, but yet, the sparks unexpectedly fly. With Reed at the top of the "Bad Bachelor" app, will their attraction survive?

This is a fun reprieve and read during these uncertain times. The story had a great mix of lightness and depth. Actually, probably more depth than I initially anticipated, which was a very pleasant surprise. Also, some steam. I really liked both of the main characters, and how they each had their own set of flaws that they address through the novel. Overall, a fun read!

3.5 Will To See More Stars
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Nothing worse than a grudge and using the latest app to get your Bitchin out... Reed has become infamous... and not because for good reasons... so he needs to clean up his image...

Hmmm, now what would work...

Why doing a Library Fundraiser and there being a sweet Librarian cannot hurt at all...

But What...

She is not giving him any chance to show his real concern...

Tables turn and these people end up seeing each other for who they really are... not their image.

I enjoyed but I always wish that we didn't have a man-ho I mean please, please can someone not give me a guy that just sleeps around, is it too much to ask or am I just being unrealistic? Could be..Anywho I have read a fair amount of Stefanie London since I tend to enjoy her, not always but a good amount so I see one of her books and I tend to request and I am glad that I got this one I did laugh. So we meet Darcy and I liked her she was funny and didn't tend to put up with crap and my favorite loved to read (that is so me) so here is this bad ass librarian about to get married when she yup catches her dirt bag of a fiance cheating on her (god I hate that) anywho so it has been a while now and her friends think it is about time for her to get out there and what better way than on an app. So she does and ends up meeting Reed. Reed is not getting very good reviews on this app and he was taking it pretty hard which would surprise you seeing that he seemed so sure of himself. So here comes this hot guy that she recognized from the app and supposedly there to help with her PR problems, of course she is going to dislike him from the get go, but as she spends time with him she realizes that he does not seem the way she expected, there was so much more to the story..So grab a copy and find out what they were.

PR "image fixer" Reed McMahon is your typical bad-boy bachelor--devastatingly handsome, terribly charming, and a womanizing serial dater. It's no surprise that a disgruntled date puts up up for e-slaughter on "Bad Bachelor," an app that rates and reviews New York's single men.

With his business starting to suffer, Reed knows he'll have to put his PR skills to the test--on himself. Enter Darcy Greer. This no-holds-barred librarian is working double-time to save her library, and when Reed walks in offering his PR assistance, she's skeptical but eventually is willing to take a chance. However, she has no time whatsoever for NY's "bad bachelor."

But of COURSE sparks fly. And of COURSE there's witty banter as these two enter into a push-pull "no, I can't possibly" romance. How they get from being each other's Kryptonite to their HEA is a wildly funny and fun adventure. I especially loved that tattooed, speak-your-mind Darcy didn't fit the librarian stereotype.

While the book was a little slow to start, and the characterization could have gone deeper at times, I recommend Bad Bachelor for the laugh-out-loud banter and passionate romance.

Dating sites, curse or blessing for the modern singleton? With Bad Bachelor, Stefanie London breathes freshness into this rom-com trope about the worst rated bachelor in NYC and the shy, tattooed and pierced librarian who broke through his defenses.

Darcy Green knows the library she works at needs help. Desperately. So when she recognizes the #1 Bad Bachelor walking in to offer his highly sought after PR skills pro-bono, she grudgingly accepts his help. She only knows about Reed McMahon’s infamy through a new bachelor reviewing app, but being forced to spend time together reveals his soft and vulnerable underbelly.

Convinced love is akin to a death sentence, Reed has spent his life keeping everyone at arm’s length and building walls to protect his heart. He’s dedicated to his career and little else, but when his job leads him to the enigmatic librarian his life begins to unravel in unexpected ways.

London crafts a delightfully charming love story with a wonderful balance between snarky fun, sexiness and tender understanding. Using the bachelor reviewing app as part of the story’s premise gives an original twist to modern dating and the unchecked comments that create havoc in Reed’s life rings true.

The antagonistic attraction between Darcy and Reed is fun and ultimately sexy, enhanced by their snarky banter. Yet they both relate to one another deeply even though they present a vastly different façade to the world. Finding their happy ending will be a difficult journey, but a certainly enjoyable one in which Reed overcomes his fear of love and connection and Darcy learns to accept herself.

With Bad Bachelor, London pens an easy to read, lighthearted romance with an original plot and delightful characters. I can’t wait to read the next instalment in the series.

Bad Bachelor is book #1 of the Bad Bachelors series by Stefanie London. It is a standalone romantic comedy in the opposites attract, enemies to lovers genre. Told from both points of view with a happily ending, no cliffhanger.

A cute quick read. It held my interest from the start. The characters were loveable and realistic highly recommend.

Really cute fun light enemies to lovers trope! I thoroughly enjoyed the banter and ending of this cute story! I loved their undeniable connection too!

An enjoyable light easy read, great romance with lots of sizzle , enemies to lover trope book, so I’m a fan from the start, great fun and hopefully will spin off more books.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

This was a fun read! I didn't enjoy #2 or #3 nearly as much but this one was good. I loved the sassy banter between the 2 characters.

I really liked this book - especially the banter between Darcy and Reed. I found the ending a bit disappointing but overall enjoyable.

It's no surprise why I like this author's writing so much and this is proof positive that I do -- I read this series backwards. Not that it makes that much difference since these are standalones, but I "try" to read series like these in order. Unfortunately I read the last one first but it didn't lessen my enjoyment of this first book at all. I loved all the couples in all three books and Darcy and Reed were no exception. The plot centers around the Bad Bachelor's app which is sometimes problematic, but the charming and witty dialogue between Darcy and Reed are what make the story work so well. I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC for NetGalley.

Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was a decent romance that bordered on erotica. Darcy is ready to take on dating after a disastrous engagement. Reed is assigned to assist her with raising money for the library she works at. He's attracted to how unaffected she seems by him. Between dinners and meetings the heat flares between them despite the looming reality that Reed has a reputation for not committing.
I wasn't too fond of how easily Darcy gives in to his seductive banter. I was hoping she would make him work for it but I guess it works out at the end and they both learn to show vulnerability when it counts.

I would still recommend this to someone that this looking for a light and easy read. It wasn't my favorite book that I've read but I would look for this author again. It's a nice, light romance.

A cute romance between a heartthrob PR whiz and a librarian. Reed has built a notorious reputation as a womanizer and heartbreaker and is ranked Bad Bachelor #1 on a NY dating app - on paper, he's far from a great match for Darcy whose engagement has just ended.

Sparks fly however and it turns out there's much more to Reed than meets the eye (app?). This was a quick, fun romance read - I have to say the idea of the bachelor app was slightly ridiculous and unbelievable, but sometimes you have to suspend belief a little and go where the romance takes you.

Thank you Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book! It was steamy & emotional. At first you think Darcy and Reed are going to be opposites attract but once you get to know the two they actually have more in common than meets the eye! Darcy is a tattooed librarian and Reed is a sexy business man. These two meet when Reed is set in charge of helping Darcy’s library with a fundraiser. Reed has a bad rep bc of this app girls are able to post “reviews” of men they go on dates with. Darcy isn’t sure about Reed bc his review say he’s a womanizer but she soon learns he’s so much more. These two were well matched and had so much depth. I highly recommend giving this book a read!

I absolutely loved this book. At first, I was worried it would be a little out of my comfort zone but I am so glad that I requested it. It is fun and the relationship was swoon worthy! Would read another book by this author.

This one was a good story. I had a hard time with Reed and Darcy. I didn’t feel that there was as much chemistry as I would have liked between them. I also absolutely hated all the side characters. They were all really annoying.

The story was good, and the pacing was good. A little slow in a few parts, but for the most part it read smoothly. This was a very typical adult romance with enemies to lovers trope.

Overall it was a cute read, and I’m sure others may like it better than me.

*Special thanks to NetGalley and the author for the review copy*