The relationship between Evan and Genevieve is text book toxic. The on and off again pair had historically been up to no good. After Genevieve hits rock bottom during a night of partying, she no only gives up Evan but the entire town of Avalon Bay. A year passes before fate brings her back into town, and into Evans life. These two have an undeniable chemistry that is both their biggest strength and weakness as they navigate embarking on a more mature relationship. I thoroughly enjoyed their story, even more so than the first book of the series.

Who doesn’t love an Elle Kennedy book. She is an amazing author. I will be buying this book for my shelf. I have only read a little of the book and know I am going to love it when it comes out in paperback.

I loved the message that Elle Kennedy was saying with this book, that a girl with a bad past can be redeemed and become a better version of herself. LOVE! I had really high expectations for this one, but it just wasn’t for me specifically.

This book is full of redemption, second chances, growth, and forgiveness. Evan, the softer twin, has seen such growth from book one. I love him so much in all his messy, imperfect ways. Gen, was hard to love. I couldn’t get invested in her because she took so much from others but never gave back. Her trauma speaks a lot to this, but I wanted her to value Evan some more and I wanted better for him.

This book is darker than the first, and personally didn’t work for me. The hard topics are worth talking and reading about, but it’s not what I enjoy for this book and I wanted it mixed with light and fun moments and the balance wasn’t there for me.

I will continue to read anything else Elle Kennedy writes, though.

I loved the summer, beach setting of this book! It takes place in the same setting as the first book, Good Girl Complex. Screams outer banks vibes! I also loved the family relationships in this book, specifically the sibling relationships! Also, Riley, such a sweet character!

Unfortunately with this book though, I had a hard time rooting for the main characters to end up together. I’m not sure if it was because I felt their relationship was too toxic or didn’t feel that they truly became better versions of themselves but I just didn’t love them as a couple.

Overall, I enjoyed the book as I like Elle Kennedy’s writing style and was so excited to see another Avalon Bay book!!

I absolutely loved this book!! This was such a fun, cute and easy read. I read this book in one setting. I definitely recommend this book. This book is the second in the series. You can read this as a stand-alone. I have not read the first book but it is definitely going on the tbr. Overall I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait to see what Elle Kennedy does next.

Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC.

I absolutely loved this book. Elle Kennedy is one of my favorite authors and an immediate buy for me whenever I see her books! 'Bad Girl Reputation' is one that I truly cannot wait to hold a physical copy in my hands. The storyline is unique with a bad girl who is reformed and sees her bad boy local ex-boyfriend at her mother's visitation. I was immediately hooked by the characters electric chemistry with each other and the backstory that seemed to haunt the main female character. Don't worry if you loved Coop and Mac's story, they are featured plenty in this one as well! I devoured this book in less than two hours and I'm eagerly waiting to see if there is a third book coming in the series! Bravo Queen Elle Kennedy, you have done it again.

Book Recommendations aka Evan and Gen are hurricane, that You are not ready to handle !!!!! Bring tissues and wine -they will test You on every possible level🙃.


Bad Girl Reputation is Elle Kennedy at the finest, and for sure - she slayed my heart from the first pages, leaving me speachless and in awe at the end. From one side it's typical Elle's writing style, but at the same moment - Bad Girl Reputation is totally different from all books I've read from Elle.

Evan and Gen are wild and VERY unexpected. I'm not sure if any book from this author gave me so many different and opposite emotions. From crying to laughing back and forth... ALL THE FREAKING TIME !

Sometimes I'm wondering why, I have always soft spot for heroes like Evan and heroines like Gen and Elle showed me piece by piece like a master story teller... Under the cover of funny, wild attitude, mostly there is smth else, smth that is always crushing heart like the wrecking ball sized angst. I love to discover all the secrets, just the way like Elle, Gen and Evan let me... Bad Girl Reputation is a love story, that can teach how to grow up, with keeping heart on the right place.

I know it's still lot of time to go before this book will be publish, but patience will be like always rewarded. Elle Kennedy's words is smth that is worth to wait.

Honestly, I was not expecting a book like this from Elle Kennedy (most likely due to the fact that I had my BriarU blinders on). I see this book as her way of trying to get more into the hallmark-esque genre of romance novels. Bad Girl Reputation was a quick, easy, read however I didn’t really connect with any of the characters as much as I would have liked to. I found I wasn’t rooting for the couple to get together in the end, simply because I didn’t really care. Perhaps I should have read the first book prior to this one (even though its not required), maybe then I would have formed some sort of relationship with the characters. Overall, it was still a fun read and I’m excited to see what Elle Kennedy comes up with next. 3.5/5 ⭐️

I really enjoyed this!! Gen and Evan are so explosive in the best possible way. It was wonderful to see Evan woo Gen and see them both get their lives together. So fun!

I love Elle Kennedy. I did not love this book. I had the same problem i had with the last book, too may characters and backstories and i know its probably to draw interest in future stories but i think it took away from the main characters. I did love Evan's relationship with Riley, i thought that was a highlight. I also understood their relationship dynamic but it felt a little flat at times.

This series just keeps getting better! This book is book two, but definitely reads like a standalone. Evan and Genevieve were best friends and childhood sweethearts until a falling out causing a huge split. After hitting rock bottom, Gen comes back in to town to try to turn her life around. In this process, Evan learns the truth about what happened and finds himself even more unable to stay away. Gen is maturing and unless Evan does the same, there’s no spot from him in her life.

Their chemistry is explosive and when the stars finally align, these two make a really solid and impactful couple.

I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Net Galley for letting me read this book! I was looking forward to it after reading Good Girl Complex. The first book made me dislike Evan a little but I forgave him after he and Mac got close. This book gives you a look at Evan and Genevieve's story. It's friends to lovers and second chance romance. I didn't like both characters at one point, but this book is also about a self love journey before they can be with each other. I like how it came together at end and the side characters! I definitely want to know how they end up.

*4.5 Stars

Bad Girl Reputation is the type of book that you can read in one sitting. Two childhood best friends and lovers, Evan and Gen, find themselves reuniting after a falling out that causes one of them to skip town. After spending years chasing an adrenaline high together from bad decisions, Gen decides she needs to grow up and fix her reputation. Unfortunately for Evan, Gen doesn’t see him in her new and reformed lifestyle. Trying and failing to avoid one another, Evan and Gen are two people who are destined to stick by each other’s side.

This book is fun and fast-paced. While it is part of the Avalon Bay series, it can 100% be read as a standalone. Everything you need to know about the plot and characters are in this book. It is the perfect late summer/early fall read.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an early copy. As always, all opinions are my own.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and Elle Kennedy for the chance to read an early copy of “Bad Girl Reputation.” I really enjoyed this second chance love story between Genevieve and Evan. I liked that the romance between them built relatively slowly as they both tried to re-establish trust and make positive changes in their lives. Evan’s role as a “big brother” to Riley was a particularly enjoyable relationship to read. This is the second book in the series but it works well as a stand alone. I enjoyed this book even more than the first book and would definitely recommend this to readers of new adult romance.

Got an advanced copy of this thanks to @netgalley. It was not my favorite. I really struggled to like the main characters. And I really didn’t like the casual misogyny throughout. It was not my cup of tea.

thank you netgalley and st martin's press for an arc of this book!
this was so toxic and evan made me so mad... no relationship whatsoever and evan was a child

Elle Kennedy is one of my favorite authors and I always look forward to her new releases. Bad Girl Reputation is the follow up to Good Girl Complex, a book which I absolutely loved.

This is a story about second chances, forgiveness and redemption. There still was angst and steaminess but also growth and maturity. If you didn't like Good Girl Complex, I definitely recommend still reading this one.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the arc of this book!

Evan and Genevieve have been on and off again since middle school. Gen skipped town and ghosted Evan but now she’s back in town and they can’t seem to stay away from each other. It was nice getting more Mac and Cooper in this book!

This book started strong with Gen’s background on leaving town to get sober and start making better decisions in her life. Evan as well is trying to grow up and get his life together. This could have been a wonderful coming of age book, of growing up, getting sober and what happens when life gives you a second chance but it didn’t deliver.

Gen and Evan aren’t super likable for most of the book and constantly bringing up their toxic past relationship while showing them basically making some of the same choices when they’re supposed to have learned from the past was awful. I did appreciate the growth we got in Evan throughout this book. His effort is clearly shown and you really do root for him. And Gen’s realization that her behavior in her teens wasn’t Evan’s fault after she’s blamed him for forever but her choices was good to see her deal with.

Now the romance/lust was legit! They had explosive chemistry, clearly drawn to each other and at the end we finally get them trying to date and then all of a sudden boom she’s proposing out of no where. Just too rushed, didn’t really feel why they belonged together now except the past and lust. Literally up until the moment she proposes, Gen is dating another guy, Harrison, as well as Evan. She clearly states multiple times she feels no chemistry and can’t even kiss Harrison so basically she’s stringing him along for some unknown to us reason and it rubbed me the wrong way.

Overall a fast easy read but definitely not the best I’ve ever read from Elle Kennedy. I enjoyed the first book more than this one.

I was very excited for Gens and Evans story. The buildup that started in Good Girl Complex got me hooked. I really like that they wanted to be better versions of themselves so they can be together and acknowledged their problems, both in their relationship and as individuals. One of the only things I didn't like is how the author used a line from a previous series in this one. Was probably intended to be cute, but felt dry from me.

Elle Kennedy does it again!!! In the sequel to “Good Girl Complex” readers will be reintroduced to Evan and get some insight into the complex relationship that Evan has with his high school sweetheart Genevieve. Forgiveness and second chances are always a possibility when one works on making that happen by bettering themselves.

Gen and Evan have always had a toxic relationship, always bringing out the worst in each other even though they loved each other. When the relationship is good, it is good but when it is bad, it is BAD. It isn’t until Genevieve realizes she has hit rock bottom does this relationship end but not with any closure leaving Evan to pick up the pieces of his broken heart. Evan overcomes this pain by acting out in a self-destructing manner as seen in Cooper and Mac’s story.

Then one day due to an unforeseen and unexpected occurrence does Gen come back to her hometown and her past that she tried to leave behind. Only this time when Gen comes back does she make a vow to herself to stay away from everything and everyone who she believes is not good for her. Only time will tell if Gen is able to resist the temptation of allowing her bad girl past to come back in and ruin any progress of making the necessary changes to herself.

What I loved about this story was it was very much about self-reflection and growth. It is never too late to make changes and become the person that you want to be even when the deck is stacked against you. Gen and Evan are some of my favorite characters so watching them be able to grow independently before they can grow together was very inspiring. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and can’t wait to purchase it when it becomes available Oct 4th. If you love stories about characters who make tremendous growth then this is definitely the story for you.

A big thank you to NetGalley for sending me an ARC for my honest review. I truly loved this story and look forward to purchasing it. 4.5 stars ✨