The Wrong Bachelor

The Wrong Match #1

by Alexandra Moody

A feel-good high school rom-com bound to make you laugh, cry, swoon and fall in love all at the same time! Madi and Cole's heart-warming enemies-to-lovers story is perfect for fans of Jenny Han, Kasie West and Lynn Painter.

A desirable potential boyfriend. AKA not Cole Kingston.

Seventeen-year-old Madison (Madi) Matthews wants nothing to do with the dating competition her school is holding to raise money for charity. She's never been interested in chasing a guy before, and she certainly isn't interested in competing for one in front of the whole school.

But, when Madi is voted as one of the ten "lucky" contestants, she's given no choice but to vie for the heart of Lincoln High's most eligible bachelor. The problem is, they've chosen the wrong guy.

Cole Kingston might be good looking, great with a football and practically the king of Lincoln High, but he's also cocky, arrogant, a serial flirt and Madi's sworn enemy.

Will she be able to resist him though when the competition heats up and he turns his charms on her?

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Genres: Romance, Young Adult, Enemies To Lovers, Contemporary, High School, Audiobook, Young Adult Romance

274 pages, Paperback

First published July 8, 2018

About the author

Alexandra Moody is an Australian author who writes romance novels for young adults. She lives in Adelaide with her husband, three children and naughty dog. When she’s not busy writing, you’ll find her reading or spending time with her family. She loves to travel, is addicted to caffeine and has a love/hate relationship with the gym.

For more information, visit: www.alexandramoody.com


or follow Alexandra on Instagram or TikTok: @amoodyauthor

Reviews

[Yoda · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sometimes I like to buy books on kindle in the middle of the night and make myself read them when I can´t sleep. One of most expensive and irritating qualities I can´t give up. This one was one of those. Not really a book I would recommend if you like sentences that make sense.

[maelyn ! · Rating 4 out of 5]

reread 4.2/5

yeah, I understand why I rated this 5/5 back then, but now that i’m older, it’s not the greatest.

of course, I still adore the characters so much, but I just hated the fact that it’s “enemies” to lovers while the guy has been in love with her since day 1.


—

original review 5/5 ⭐️

I didn’t expect to love this book so much going into it. but this book was definitely a shocker to me. I loved the characters, and overall everything abt it.

the bachelor idea was for sure a unique twist on the storyline. the quotes in this book was so cute, I couldn’t stop reading it. madi and cole were definitely my favorite, and their dynamic duo was honestly, the best.

i’m at a loss of words because this book was so good??? I know it’s a YA high school book and it can get cheesy and very cliche. but i’m such a sucker for those. I had low expectations for these types of books, but this book really baffled me.

honestly i keep going on and on abt this book, but it was a fun read.

[Jody McGrath · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Fun, Sweet Romance

This was really sweet. The plot, about a girl and a guy who fight all the time, getting drawn into a school competition, isn't exactly new, but it was a really fun read. There was some forced commentary about anti bullying, that was hard to believe considering how it was staged and who was being bullied, but the message was a good one despite the "yeah right" factor.

4 stars!

[Danielle's · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed The wrong Bachelor. It was everything I expected. High school teen read about a girl who is dating the wrong guy. The school want to raise money for charity so they do their own version of the Bachelor.

Cole Kingston has only been interested in one girl. Unfortunately, she’s the only girl who can say no to him. Cole and Madi used to be friends, but when she started dating her controlling boyfriend, Cole didn’t handle it well. Now Cole is the hottest Bachelor in school and Madi is the only girl who can resist him. They both get picked for the Bachelor charity event and things heat up.

This has the typical drama associated with both high school and programs like the Bachelor. The romance is sweet and the story has the happy ever after.

Nice easy read. This is a Kindle Unlimited read. 4.5 stars out of 5.

[rhiannon ౨ৎ · Rating 4 out of 5]

౨ৎ4 stars౨ৎ

┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖“you’re pretty cute when you’re irritated”
“well, you always irritate me so you must think i’m pretty cute all the time” ₊⊹


౨ৎ ۫ ׅ⟡tbh this book was problematic.... but i love me some problematic pookies 🤭


꒰💌 ۫ ׅ⟡ madison (madi)
she wasn’t annoying!!!! 😁 which is lot to say coming from other alexandra moody fmc. and she was low key me? like i related to her so many times, which was chef's kiss👩🏻‍🍳💋i was confessed in the beginning, because why would you pass up this botiful, hot, blonde, kind guy for that jerk you were dating! 😭 like that is just crazy to me.


┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖"i didn’t just want one of the pieces of his heart—i wanted them all."₊⊹


꒰❣️ ۫ ׅ⟡ cole
i need him to marry me. like rn pls marry me. #hewillbemine

┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ “you know, i had a hard time focusing on anyone else tonight. but, then again, you could have been in sweats and i would have had a hard time focusing on anyone else.” ₊⊹


꒰💋 ۫ ׅ⟡madi + cole
10/10.


┆.𖥔 ݁ ˖ “you like me?” i asked, still not quite able to believe it even after all he’d said. “madi, i’m crazy about you, and only you could be blind enough not to see it.” ₊⊹

────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──────


📝 ۫ ׅ⟡.ᐟthis book was so cute! i get these books on my kindle and i read them. it's only like a 50/50 chance that i like them and i LOVED this one 🤭



જ⁀➴ happy reading!
love, rhiannon marie

[dee ౨ৎ [ia] · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars ☆.
⤿ ya romance

this book was so corny … but I ate it up 🤭

— “because the truth is I could never truly give out any pieces of my heart, because one girl already had them all in the palms of her hands”

[Alaina · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute and predictable.

The Wrong Bachelor was the high school version of the.. well.. the bachelor. I honestly don't like that show one bit so it surprised me that I was enjoying this book so much. In it, you will meet Madison and Cole. It was completely obvious that these two had so much sexual tension in the beginning and then throughout the competition their chemistry was amazing.

This was definitely a friendship to enemies to loves kind of book. There was also a bunch of drama in this book. Whether it was Madi's boyfriend being a complete douche canoe to her or it was a girl being way too friendly with Cole - all of it was devoured by my eyes. Now even thought I liked this book, it was a bit unrealistic. I would never see a school doing this - even if it was for a charity.

Besides all of that, there were a ton of cliches in this book. For example, the bitchy cheerleader who doesn't like the MC because she wants her boyfriend and bullies her throughout the book. Her name was Laurie and she wasn't one of my favorite characters in this book but I just felt sad for her. Another character I didn't like was Jake - Madi's ex. He just seemed like a selfish bastard who didn't deserve her one bit. Their relationship was just sad and it made me so freaking happy when they broke up. Then there was Evan, who was honestly my favorite character because he was hilarious throughout the whole challenge.

Overall, it was cute and highly predictable. I will definitely be diving into another book by this author.

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

The dialogue is unbearable and the ideas are dated for 2019. Those might be forgivable if the characters were strong, but they all were stereotypes come to life: the girl who’s gorgeous and doesn’t know it, the bad boy who has a secret soft side.

There are better contemporaries out there. Don’t spend your time on this one.

[Sabi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think any Enemies-to-Lovers fan will love this cover!

Just a bit of extra chemistry between the leads and the novel could've benefited from it so much!

[starryeyedjen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Even though I pretty much despise all things The Bachelor, this was kinda cute? And I love the hate-to-love trope, but I've definitely seen it done better. Especially since this was more boy-next-door-to-more since the main characters didn't actually hate each other. Just a misunderstanding of sorts that led them to act like they hated each other. But under the guise of a reality dating show for charity -- yeah, I can totally see a school district being down for that...NOT! -- they find their way back to each other. Parts were definitely cringe-worthy and the stereotyping definitely made me want to pull my hair out at times, but I guess I can see the appeal if you're already a fan of shows like this.

[ضحى الحداد · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG OMG OMG .. I never expected to give this book a solid five stars but I was blown away by it
Cole and Madi are a couple shipped so hard that I feel my heart flying right now <3 <3
LOVE LOVE LOOOOVEEEE
so the story is about a competition at a school that is similar to The Bachelor where the guy is in love with one of the contestants ... perfect for a light read, couldn't put it down :D

[Mary ツ⋆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

THIS WAS LITERALLY THE CUTEST!

The enemies-friends-lovers trope may be a predictable one and the whole plot may come along as a cheesy one, but I was certainly all in for the ride!

Madi and Cole were the sweetest and their chemistry was inevitable. They were just that perfect ingredient to complete each other, even if all they are always at each other’s throat. The fact that Cole has always had the eyes for Madi and was definitely trying hard to get her all through the years but she was too stubborn to notice it all through literally screams love is blind and love is foolish. Moreover, there were definitely loads of cliches in this book, from having a controlling, manipulative football player boyfriend, jealous popular girl, and even the plot as a whole. Nevertheless, as cliche as it was, I loved every second of it. Although the dating show in a school setting was super unrealistic and absurd. Don't get me wrong, the idea was unique. However, even if it may be for charity because there is certainly no way that school administrators allow student councils to do something like that, but oh well, i did have the greatest time reading this as i somehow was bawling with tears in the ending

def thankful to one of my best friends who recommended me this book way back <33

[Lena · Rating 1 out of 5]

“I found my eyes were still drawn to Madi. She was nothing like the rest of the girls at our table. They all had so much makeup caked on they looked ten years older, but Madi didn’t appear to be wearing any. She was dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, while the other girls were sporting short skirts and heels. They must have hated her for looking better than them without trying.”

what... the... hell....

[Ana Lelis · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was such a fun reading. This book is so nice and delightful. All I could feel was my heart warming through the reading. I can't wait to read more books by the author.

[Aly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute

This was a super cute story and I enjoyed it. It's a little silly to think that a high school would authorize doing a bachelor dating show for charity, but it made for an interesting plot. I liked the little dates they went on and the friendships between the girls. Laurie was the worst, she was so mean to Madi and I didn't like her, even at the end. I thought Cole was sweet, he liked Madi so much. Teagan, Evan, and Willow were good allies and friends to Madi. This was a quick read and a lot of fun.

[A_Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute.
I thought it was cute and predictable but I think I am the wrong demographic for this one. I would have loved it in my early to mid teens though. So, with the 14 year old version of me in mind, I give it 4 solid "so, like, dreamy and stuff" stars :-)

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't normally read clean YA but this was super adorable and had me feeling all googey inside. The banter was great and the H was delicious 😍.

A beautiful and sweet story of high school sweethearts with lots of clichés but you know what... I don't care, I loved it 🥰

[l i z [save the sharks‼️] · Rating 4 out of 5]

lowk this book was horrible but i cried dammit

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

The high school decides to do a "Bachelor" type show to raise money for charity. Despite having a boyfriend, Madi, is chosen as one of the female contestants. The Bachelor is the star football player, Cole, who used to be friends with Madi until he turned into a huge jerk overnight. Add in a few mean girl contestants, and the high school ends up having a viral show on their hands. Cole is the last person that Madi wants anything to do with, but as they are forced to spend time with each other they both remember what it was like to be friends.

I was extremely skeptical about this one - I don't like the Bachelor at all - but I ended up really getting into Madi and Cole's story and really liked it. The grand romantic gesture at the end is worth reading this book. It melted my heart.

[✨ Lucy ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

✨✨✨BACHELOR: a desirable potential boyfriend aka COLE KINGSTON .
I loved this book, every page is filled with so much feelings , I couldn't put it down.
How can't Madi see what has always been under her eyes. it's so old school Cole's way of attract Madi attention that even a kid can see it. All the things Cole did to make her see him has a possibility even if it should have been the opposite... But when she finally noticed him the sparks are inevitable . I confirmed my theory for this one too: LOVE IS BLIND (maybe we girls sometimes are blind, or we're simply scared to open our eyes)...
you should definitely give this one a try , a very good story, I felt like I was in a real episode of the bachelor
I gave it 4.25 STARS⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Alexa · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was really not bad. Of course, the concept sounds a bit shallow and implausible for a high school, but I actually liked the main characters and the story was interesting enough to keep me on board until the very end. The writing style was also very enjoyable and if you´re looking for a cute, very romantic teen book, this is a good choice.
It could have been even better if it hadn´t so many tropes in it (the main protagonist is super pretty without trying, the cheerleader is the "evil one" and a lot of unnecessary drama in the end) and I even thought it might have been better if set in college...
But all in all, a solid book of this genre.

[Lisa (Remarkablylisa) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Taking a star off for the fact of unbelievable villains and outrageous antics done by them. It just made everything seem fake and dramatic. However, the enemies to lovers romance was super cute.

[Soraia Daniela · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book was such a cute ya romance, it was such a quick light read and i love madi and cole so much they are so cute this was the perfect friends who grew apart to hating eachother to lovers

[Aimee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun Characters!

This book had excellent build up and chemistry. I loved the main characters, the dual perspectives and the gradual shift in emotions. All the high school drama was swirling and I thought the incorporation of the Bachelor idea was fun. It definitely ramped up the drama! I had a hard time putting this one down.

Content: swearing, kissing, some crude and sexual references

[Bzero · Rating 1 out of 5]

The ick. Miscommunication
Like why? The premise was sooo good. Why 🍦🎀🍉😺⛸️💫🩰🍡🍰🎉🍓🌷🪷💌🍭🌙💋☁️😋✨🦢🫧🍬⭐🌙💋🦩🦄🎟️😆🌸🤍❤️🩷🩰🩰

[Aqsa - Now on Fable. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet.

[Bella :) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aww the ending

[Martha · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

In order to raise money for charity, Lincoln High school decides to create a dating competition involving its students. Madison is chosen as one of the contestants, despite having a boyfriend and - worse of all - the bachelor who is chosen is Cole, her sworn enemy.

First of all, yes the concept is ridiculous. I don't believe that a school would recreate The Bachelor (including it being filmed) even if it is for charity. The fact that students don't really get a choice if they want to compete or not (the other students nominate them and those with the most votes win) is... dodgy. Honestly, what were the teachers thinking? Did they really think making a bunch of girls compete for the attention of one boy would help the students academic and personal lives?? No adults in the book seem to question it? The parents seem to love it? How do the students have the time to do this?



I quickly realised in order to give this book a chance I was going to have to switch off my brain. This wasn't really a problem; I love fluff and silliness.

So, our characters. We have Cole, our chosen bachelor and narrator of half of this book. He's a star football player. And he's handsome. That's pretty much it.



Then we have Madison, our other narrator. She's popular but is not like the other girls. Which seems to mean that she's quieter and wears jeans. She has an angry boyfriend, Jake, who spends most of the book glowering and ditching her when he feels like it.



Madi and Cole used to be BFFs until Madi got a boyfriend and Jake glowered at Cole enough for him to back off. Now (still harbouring feelings for her) the only way Cole can still talk Madi is by being smug and sarcastic. Not unexpectedly she decides he's turned into a jerk and so they're now enemies.

UNTIL Cole is chosen to be the bachelor and Madi has to compete for his attention.



The other contestants include the crazy head cheerleader who wants to win Cole more than anything, someone who writes for the school newspaper and so is only in it for the gossip, a shy art student, a drama student and Evan, who is openly gay. I liked the diverseness of these characters; it was more interesting than them all being cheerleaders.

Despite their banter being somewhat painful to read, I liked Madi and Cole. Their characters kept my interest but unfortunately I felt like the writing could have been tightened up. The author fails the "show don't tell" rule and this was made even more prominent since we had both Cole and Madi's POVs. There was hardly any suspense and I knew from the start how the story was going to end. What I did like was how the author brought up the issue of slut-shaming and how this can really impact people.

It was cute book but not really for me. I think I would have enjoyed this a lot more if I had been younger.

[Rohina · Rating 4 out of 5]

You like me?” I asked, still not quite able to believe it even after all he’d said. “Madi, I’m crazy about you, and only you could be blind enough not to see it.”



Someday's I live for the cliche stuff and this book just happened to be that. This is high school romance meets The Bachelor and you know what? Even though it was predictable at every turn I enjoyed reading every single minute of this book.
If this feels the kind of book that you would enjoy, go for it!



4 Stars!

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[Clara · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5.

Totally can see this story as a teen movie, it's cliché and has a way too corny ending for my taste. Madi and Cole are exactly the same as every other couple in books that has high school angst love as the setting and they don't add anything new to make it more remarkable. Of course, it's not easy for them to get together, there's a lack of communication which could have made things way faster and simpler, a lot of misunderstandings and a sad female rivalry that led to verbal attacks and worse and it's not needed, or wanted for the readers. The best part was the friendship between most of the contestants and Madi's bff, Hayley. Even if it's not great, it has some entertaining parts.