Bryce

Scandalous Boys #1

by Natalie Decker

Bryce Matthews doesn’t do the whole nice boyfriend thing. Chocolates and flowers—girls can forget all that. And he certainly doesn’t care about the gossip and rumors that follow him at school and around town. If anything, the talk amuses him. Bryce isn't lacking in confidence. He knows himself and he knows his limits. One of those hard limits is Madison Issac. Bryce can never have her, and he's perfectly fine with that. Sometimes the fantasy is better than the reality anyway.

Madison Issac thought she was a pretty good judge of character. But she's surprised at how gentle and comforting resident bad-boy and next-door neighbor Bryce Matthews is when we finds her crying in the park.

Maybe there's more to Bryce than people think? So Madison begins to wonder.

Can a guy like Bryce ever change his ways?

Can a girl like Madison really be into a guy like Bryce?

With hearts and reputations on the line, this kind of love can be scandalous.

Genres: Romance, Young Adult, Audiobook, High School, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance

328 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 23, 2016

About the author

Natalie Decker is the author of the bestselling YA series Rival Love, YA series Offsides, and NA series Scandalous Boys. She loves her family, her awesome dog, friends, carefree days, football, fuzzy blankets, traveling, reading, cooking, writing, and is a huge Denver Broncos fan. Her imagination is always going, which some find odd. But she believes in seeing the world in a different light at all times. An avid reader of everything. If she's not at a Target or Starbucks because those are her favs, she might be typing away on her laptop, reading a book, hanging out with her amazing family, or she's off having an adventure. Because Natalie believes in a saying: Your life is your own journey, so make it amazing!

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Reviews

[Rachel's Book Reviews · Rating 3 out of 5]

..Meh. I’ve been trying to write this review for a few days, and I don’t know what to say. I mean, it was okay, but I didn’t particularly feel the chemistry between Maddy and Bryce.

In fact, the most emotion I felt in the entire novel was how terrible her cousin was. I didn’t find Maddy to be an extreme good girl, and likewise, I didn’t find Bryce an actual ‘bad boy.’ Good? No, Bad? Still No.

I think naming the series ‘scandelous boys’ is a bit of a bold move. I was expecting something along the lines of Simone Elkeles’ Perfect Chemistry or Katie McGarry’s pushing the limits.

I did like Bryce’s narrative, which came across as authentic, though lacking in bad boy-ishness. I also liked that he stood up for Mads, when it came to his….horrible bff. In fact, his narrative is what saved the book from being a 2-ish starred book.

What did I find so lacking? The plot. It ended without either character going through any monumental changes. The book just plodded along.

But in another respect, the plot was all over the place. They broke up, they got together. They broke up, they got together.

Rinse.

Repeat. Repeatedly.

One thing happened after another after another. The pacing of the plot itself (regardless of their relationship) was too rushed, skimmed.

It was marketed more like a New Adult book, but even though it was more overt in sexual undertones, I still thought it was a mile away from New Adult. It definitely classifies closer to a YA.

Ultimately it just lacked original spark, and plot control. Even though Bryce’s POV saved it from a 2 star review, I still don’t think I’d recommend it.

[Paula Phillips · Rating 3 out of 5]

Growing up Madison had two best guy friends - Graham and Bryce. Graham later became her best friend, and Bryce was the bonus. Despite their friendships, Bryce and Madison clashed and liked to tease one another. Madison hopes that this is her year to get Graham to see her more than a friend finally and as a possible girlfriend material. She has seen him as her Mr. Perfect. That is until her cousin Sarah moves in with her family after her parents are arrested for White Collar crimes. This is a disaster from day one as Sarah is manipulative and again like the previous book I read Girl on the Verge by Pintip Dunn. Sarah wants everything that Madison has and will go to lengths to ruin her life even to the point of poisoning Graham's view of Madison. When Graham breaks Madison, it is Bryce who comes to her rescue, and suddenly Madison will see Bryce in a completely different light as she learns he is not the bad boy that everyone has portrayed him and judged him for. In fact, Bryce has a caring side and Madison makes him want to be a better person. I found Bryce to be a modern teen version of Pride and Prejudice where both characters hold Pride in their lives and Prejudice towards one another as Madison sees Bryce as a troublemaker and the epitome of Bad Boy whereas Bryce sees Madison as a Goody-Goody two shoes and the Epitome of an Angel. Can Madison and Bryce make things work and prove to others that their love for one another is real and that opposites can attract to one another?

[Rê · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 "Lots of drama & good girl meets bad boy" STARS

A couple of weeks before I received a digital copy of this book, I was part of the cover reveal tour, and that’s when I first read the blurb. I have to say that sometimes I go through book phases, like one week all I want to read is steamy contemporary romances; the next I’m searching for every sweet YA contemporary out there; or craving forbidden romance stories.

The week I read about BRYCE for the first time, I was going through my “good girl meets bad boy” phase. That’s exactly what the blurb was selling.

The book delivered on that aspect. Bryce (the MC/LI) is a bad boy – maybe a little too much. Bryce has spent time in juvenile detention centers (he’s on probation), he swears like a drunken sailor, he smokes and drinks, and he’s ready to kick anyone’s ass when needed (and even when not needed). But he has a soft spot for Madison – the neighbor that is way out of his league.

Madison is trying to be a good daughter. She’s keeping her grades up, exercising, staying away from bad boys. But her parents (honestly, I despised them both) don’t seem to really notice her efforts. After her mother’s sister and brother-in-law are sent to jail, Madison is forced by her parents to share her room and her life with her annoying cousin, Sarah. Except Sarah isn’t just annoying. The girl is evil. She walks into Madison’s life and takes everything she can get her hands on: Madison’s bed, closet, future-boyfriend and parents. While Sarah is making Madison’s life insuferable, her parents are yelling at their poor daughter for trying to stand her ground. Every time Madison even attempts to put Sarah back in her place, her parents turn on her. No wonder I despised them. They’re seriously lacking parenting skills.

The only thing Sarah leaves untouched is Bryce, the only one who’s on Madison’s side. And as Bryce and Madison spend more time together, they realize they didn’t know the truth about each other’s lives, although they’ve known each other since they were kids. Friendship and romance follows, which is the normal course in books like this, but they come surrounded by a lot of drama.

I mean, a lot!

And that’s when the book loses me. To be perfect honest, I think the biggest problem here is that the book goes on for too long. Way too long. So to keep it going, the writer inserted loads of drama. Madison has problems with her evil cousin Sarah; then her ex-future-boyfriend Graham; then her parents; then a secret her parents kept from her; then Bryce; then her choice of university. Same goes for Bryce, who’s in trouble with the law; then his parents are doing something nasty to each other; then he’s fighting with his best friend; then there’s Madison and how he feels about her; and there’s his cousin and her abusive boyfriend. There’s just too much.

So much and yet everything ends up feeling superficial.

At first, I believed the major plot (aside from the romance, obviously) would be Madison’s problems with Sarah, but it gets lost in the middle of everything else. Then there’s this secret involving them that comes to light and when I think the author will explore that, she drops it like it’s nothing special, leaving me with a huge question mark. This also happened with Bryce and the dynamic between his parents.

It’s kind of funny to say that since I’ve just said the book was way too long, but somehow it also managed to feel rushed. Topics that could’ve been explored and developed were introduced and dropped within pages. It also didn’t help that I couldn’t connect with the writing style.

I can’t say if this was a result of the plot choices or if it was the other way around.

While I liked the bad boy x good girl thing going on between Madison and Bryce, I wished they had been a little less bickering and yelling. And slapping on Madison’s part. Again, it made me feel like there was more drama than needed.

So if you like your romances heavy on the drama department, this book might be a good choice for you.

[W.B. · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book irritated me to no end, there was so many bumps in the road for there relationship to work out it got a bit overwhelming and annoying.

Even her parents in the book made me angry their behaviour was so childish and it was just frustrating. For example her parents didn’t see what Sarah was doing and put her on pedestal just because of situation. Yes be respectful and show her kindness but do not make her actions out to be something that is okey there is a line and
Boundaries needed to be made.

Which is not to say I don’t understand Sarah‘s situation, she is hurt by her parents actions angry at the world right now. But Madison parents don’t handle this well.
And they don’t even respect Madison’s decision for college, the didn’t make her interview a priority it was just shoved under the rug.

When we jumps over to Bryce home, his dad is cheating on his mom and his mom drinks in front of her son even for breakfast.

The book wasn’t all bad there romance was really sweet and cute, he was afraid of being rejected again and she didn’t want him to get hurt by playing there hero. It
Revived the story to something more and made you want to know if it was going to work out.
The ending was the best part in the entire book it was so funny I couldn’t stop laughing but also so heartwarming loved it.

[G · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's YA and about teens and teen problems and teen drama and family drama (not even good drama). Some parts are just like a soap opera. Didn't like how things were solved. Bryce is a little too whiny for my taste (I can't stand his "I'm a asshole" bit). Madison is a pushover. Didn't like her parents either.

All I can think is:

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: http://bookbriefs.net**

Bryce is the first book in the new adult, Scandalous Boys series by Natalie Decker. This is the first book that I have read by Natalie and I really enjoyed it. I loved contemporary romance books and I always enjoy a good, opposites attract story so this was right up my alley. Although I will say, that if you are feeling a bit burned out on new adult contemporary romances at the moment, I might give this one a pass . I really liked it, but I can see that it is much like a lot of the books in the genre. That doesn't get old for me, but I do acknowledge that it might for some people. So if that is you, wait and see what the next book in the series is like before you pick this one up.

Bryce is told in dual narrative between Bryce and Madison. They start the book out hating each other. Madison is Bryce's neighbor and she is always hanging around...because she has a crush on his best friend, Graham....who only seems to put up with Madison because she lets them copy his homework. This kind of irked me. I hate to see people get blatantly used like that, but luckily Bryce isn't the one using Madison, so it was easy for me to see past this pet peeve of mine. Bryce and Madison really start to bond when Madison's awful cousin comes into town and ends up staying with her family. I really loved to hate that girl. And she has no problem sweeping in and taking Graham from Madison, even though she doesn't really like him. (that is the kind of person she is.)

I enjoyed watching Bryce and Madison spend more time together because the change in Bryce was subtle but almost immediate. Madison and Bryce made each other better people. It was as simple as that. And that right there was my favorite aspect of the story. Bryce is a quick, feel good read about a couple that you want to root for, because each of them are better off when they are with the other.

Bottom line: Bryce is a fun story that will put a smile on your face. It is not the most original new adult contemporary ever written, but it is well done and it will make you feel good. And that is really all I am asking for in this genre of books.

This review was originally posted on Book Briefs

[Kathryn Shelton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buffering

I had to think on this review. I loved this book. I really, really did. There’s a lot in this story that mimics my own life, including how my husband and I were when we were in school together. The characters are deep and really fleshed out. The side characters are three dimensional. Even the settings are alive.

My main negative has nothing to do with the story itself, but with the editing. There were a lot of extra words, one page even had the same paragraph three times.

I also get slightly annoyed when there is massive build up, then the conclusion is a two page chapter. I need more. I fell in love with these characters. I spent my time on them, only to feel left high and dry by the skimpy ending. Even though it really was an amusing and awesome ending.

Over all 4.5 out of 5 for me ❤️

[Sharon Mariampillai · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an alright read. I thought the story about a bad boy (Bryce) falling in love with a “good” girl (Madison) was cute. However, I did feel like some parts were boring. I thought Bryce was the best character in the book because he was likeable and really relatable. Madison made me nuts at times, but did feel like she was a naive character who still has a lot to learn. I thought their romance was sweet. I will continue the series. I wonder how Graham and Sarah’s story will turn out in the next book. Overall, an okay read.

[Chelsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book but it wasn't anywhere close to my favorite. I really like Maddy. Bryce was also likeable but in some ways he was frustrating. Their best friend Graham is not too likeable through most of the book but still better than Sarah, Maddy's spoiled cousin. The 2nd book follows their story and while their both redeemable in the 2nd book the first book kind of ruins both characters.

[Jackie Woodburn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good book .

This book is really good and a easy read . It has a relaxed feel about it and doesn't go over the top on sex or relationship stuff .

[Les Chroniques Aléatoires · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ce livre était dans mes radars depuis sa sortie mais j’avouerais que j’avais un petit problème de classification avec ce livre puisque d’un côté on me disait que c’était un YA et de l’autre un NA. Alors éclaircissons ce point d’entrée : c’est un Young Adult à 100% avec certains des défauts que je n’aime pas trop dans ce genre. Mais je reviendrais plus tard dessus puisque dans sa globalité c’est un livre vraiment sympa, bien écrit et mené par l’auteur, surtout une belle romance torturé qui va nous en faire voir des vertes et des pas mûres.

Bryce est loin d’être le gendre idéal. A 17 ans à peine, il a été déjà plusieurs fois en prison, il a un casier judiciaire assez important et il ne se prive de rien, en l’occurence c’est cigarettes, alcool et sexe à profussion. Mais la vérité est que Bryce n’est pas réellement un bad boy, il a toujours prit à la place des autres, il fait des bêtises pour ceux qu’il aime et sa famille n’est pas des plus stables dernièrement. Mais un drame entre Madison (la chieuse de voisine mignonne comme tout) et Graham (son meilleur ami) va tout changer, il va se reprendre en mains et on ne peut que fondre pour lui.

Madison et Bryce n’ont cessés de se battre comme chat et chien depuis la maternelle, mais pourquoi continuer à se fréquenter alors ? La réponse est assez simple : Graham, l’amour de toujours de Madison (qui l’ignore). Madison est une geek des plus mignonnes, vraiment gentille et généreuse mais qui est mal comprise par les autres. Elle est vraiment intelligente, douée en sport et en art, jolie en plus de cela, sauf que c’est une véritable bille au niveau social. Elle n’a que deux amis et elle se bouffe le nez avec sa démone de cousine qui débarque du jour au lendemain. Madison est vraiment un cas clinique du genre, assez stéréotypée (comme Bryce) et pourtant elle peut être surprenante.

Elle n’est pas la seule à détonner dans ce livre puisque l’auteure a tout autant (ou presque) développée les personnages secondaires. Graham bien entendu est assez important, tout débute à cause de lui et son côté enjoué, même si ça a été un con pendant un bon moment, le rende attachant et mignon. Emily est la meilleure amie de Maddy, sa seule amie d’ailleurs, dont je regrette qu’elle n’ait pas plus d’importance, surtout qu’il semble y avoir quelque chose entre elle et Kyle, le grand frère de Maddy qui lui non plus n’était pas très présent mais assez marquant. Concluons par celle qui me laisse assez perplexe, la garce de service, Sarah, la fameuse cousine démoniaque. Elle fait tout pour rendre la vie infernale à Maddy, elle enchaîne les saletés, pourtant les explications à ses gestes et les derniers chapitres remettent les compteurs à zéro.

Même si les personnages sont intéressants, il n’en reste pas moins que c’est la romance qui est au coeur de ce livre. L’histoire d’amour compliquée entre Bryce et Maddison nous fait vivre des moments heureux et tristes. C’est vraiment mouvementé avec eux, on va de problèmes en obstacles, ne cessant d’enchaîner les rebondissements. Leur histoire d’amour est liée à leurs vies personnelles, à ce qu’ils deviendront et comment ils vont surpassés leurs secrets ou passés. De plus, leur romance n’est pas la seule mise en avant, en plus de l’amourette de Maddy pour son meilleur ami, ce dernier semble se voir pousser des ailes dès qu’il est avec Sarah. Leur histoire semble tout aussi difficile, avec des problèmes bien différents et cruels.

Bryce était une lecture agréable qui me donne vraiment envie de lire la suite, cependant il y a eu des choses qui m’ont gêné. Tout d’abord il y a le faux triangle amoureux qui m’a un peu fatigué, tout comme les réactions de certains personnages qui étaient vraiment gamins. Ne parlons pas des allers-retours des couples pour des raisons bien stupides, heureusement que l’auteure a su donné du rythme, mettre en avant des thèmes plus graves et utiliser de l’humour au bon moment. La conclusion est telle qu’on s’y attendait et nous promet de belles choses pour la suite.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

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* 4.5/5 *

Bryce is a Young Adult/New Adult story and the book number one in the Scandalous Boys series by Natalie Decker. Also, it’s the first book I’ve read by her and I completely fell in love with it. By the way, I like when there are boys in the covers, and I know I do not have to judge a book by its cover but, did you see the boy? He is gorgeous, and has really beautiful eyes, from the beginning —synopsis included— I liked it. Anyway, Bryce plunges us into the funny, and lovely story about Bryce and Madison’s lives; it’s a dual POV book, what made more enjoyable my read, because I had —and you’ll have— the chance to know, and understand all their thoughts, and feelings by first hand.

Let’s start.

At first, we can see that their relationship is based on a mutual hate, all this due to some things that happened when they were kids —nothing bad, just normal kid things; those actions from their pasts take them to the point that they cannot be around without say or do anything to upset the other, but they’re neighbors and there’s a reason that makes harder for her to keep herself away, she has a really big crush on his best friend, Graham, so yeah, she hangs around Bryce a lot; I’m admitting it, that made my reading more satisfactory —all their interactions plunged me more and more in the plot and that’s something good.

While Madison’s been secretly in love with a boy who just sees her as a little sister, and if I’m honest with you, he’s just using her because she’s a smart girl, and everyone knows it; Bryce’s been living his life as he wants, doing what he wants —which sometimes gets him in trouble—, and without caring for what other people say.

Then, when Madison’s annoying cousin comes to live with her and her family, she’s put aside, seeing how her cousin takes almost everything from her, including Graham. Here’s when Bryce comes to her life and all starts to change between them. Madison learns that you don’t have to judge a person from rumors you hear. And Bryce realized that Madison isn’t the prissy girl he thought she was.

Bryce is sexy, sweet —even when he’s not admitting it—, bad —in a good way—, funny, kind, and has a lot of love to give.

Bryce can never have her, and he's perfectly fine with that. Sometimes the fantasy is better than the reality anyway.
But a good love story cannot be so easy, where's the fun in getting together without a little drama on it? Madison and Bryce’s love story demonstrates that even when love does appear when you don’t expect it, and makes you go through some bad things to get it —plus those secrets and people that attempt in destroy what you’ve just realized you can have, all that worth if at the end you can be with the person that makes you a happy, and better person.

See how both of them accept and confess to themselves their real feelings for the other it’s a read I highly recommend. Not only if you’re in the NA/YA thing but if you’re looking for a good story. Not an original next door boy love? Maybe, but Bryce is one of those book that you must give a chance because doesn’t matter if there’s not many original differences from others, it can take you beyond.

[Sonya · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book. Neighbors living next door to each other are best friends (boy & a girl + another boy from school). Bryce, Maddie, & Graham have been friends for a long time. Right before their senior year begins, Maddys very spoiled cousin moves in with her. She also begins flirting with Graham & lying about all sorts of things. Maddy, all of a sudden, can't seem to do anything right. Her mother & father keep shaming her for all the ugly things that her cousin keeps on doing. Finally Maddy takes splice in her neighbors tree house. Bryce hears her & finds her crying in the corner of the tree house. He begins to give advice to comfort her. As the story continues, Bryce & Maddy become better friends because Graham is always with Maddys cousin.
There are lots of twist & turns in this book & a lot of good advice!!

[T.H. Hernandez · Rating 4 out of 5]

On the surface this is a bad boy redeemed story, which is right up my alley, but deeper down, it's more than that. Bryce isn't your typical bad boy. He attracts trouble like nobody else, but he's not the usual manwhore with the swagger and devil-may-care attitude. Bryce has lived next to Madison since they were kids and he despises her uptightness. Madison thinks Bryce is a little full of himself, but otherwise, has eyes only for his best friend, Graham. When Madison's cousin comes to live with her after some family drama, Madison's life gets turned upside down, and Bryce is the only one who seems to be able to see Sarah for who she really is.

Plot
For the most part, this is a straight-up teen romance, but there are a few fun subplots involving cousin Sarah, a love-triangle with Graham, and the inevitable trouble Bryce seems to keep getting into. The book is a fast read, with moments of humor and charm.

Characters
Madison and Bryce are great. They're both easy to like with well-rounded backstories. I didn't get much of a sense of any of the other characters though. Some were two-dimensional and others just weren't fully fleshed out. But the story is about Madison and Bryce and they are both well done.

What Didn't Work for Me:
1. Inconsistencies. There were a few that I found more annoying than unable to overlook. Because we get dual points of view, we know what both main characters are thinking. In particular, Bryce makes one particular revelation that doesn't sync with his earlier thoughts.

2. Emotional avoidance. There's a pretty big twist in the middle that I didn't see coming, but rather than show us the events as they unfolded, allowed us to feel the reaction of the affected character, it's glossed over the event in retrospect. I felt it was a huge squandered opportunity.

3. Weak secondary characters. While the story is really about Madison and Bryce, the supporting characters weren't fully developed. It wasn't a huge problem for me, but I've read more books lately with really well-developed supporting roles that made the story more vivid.

What I Really Liked:
1. Chemistry. The chemistry between Bryce and Madison is evident pretty early on. They have a love/hate relationship, but the book is titled, Bryce, so you know these two will end up together. I love my teen romances with lots of angst and these two had that to balance out all that lovely chemistry.

2. Madison. I love strong female leads and she is fantastic. She's witty, smart, and doesn't put up with anyone's crap.

3. Bryce. He's got a bad reputation and a big heart. It's a fantastic combination. The dreamy eyes don't hurt either.

4. Angst. There's a boatload of angst in here, from the way Sarah is treated by Madison's parents and even Graham, to the whole dramatic build up to the end. I love me some angst!

5. Family drama. Natalie Decker excels at weaving stories that involve good old fashioned family drama, and Bryce is no exception!

Bottom Line
Bryce is a light, fast read filled with teen drama, quirky moments, and delightful lead characters.

Disclaimer
I was provided by a copy of the book by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

The bad boys a softie

Oh Bryce you adorable ball of muscle and goo.
Very well written, happy endings which I love. They're story is cliché but who doesn't love it when the bad boy is good for just one girl.

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bryce by Natalie Decker is the first in the series of Scandalous Boys #1. The first thing I really loved about this story was it was told with two different points of view. It was either Bryce talking or Madison. I really liked both characters. Bryce and Madison grew up together, living next door to each other. Madison didn’t like him at all. Bryce was a trouble maker and had issues with getting in trouble with the law, he is the bad boy of the story. Madison, an athlete, an A student, does everything right. Then her cousin Sarah moves in and shares a room with Madison. Madison is not happy at all. Nothing is going right for Madison and being their senior year of high school, that totally sucks. I find that I really enjoyed reading this story. The author did a really good job and even one point I had tears in my eyes. This is a really good story. It reminds me first love and heart break. I think I liked reading this story because I wanted to find out what happen in the end. And I thought it ended well. You will of course have to read the book to find out but the characters are developed and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
There was swear words and sex, but no graphic sex scenes. There was also underage drinking. I think that can be pretty predictable for high school. Even when I went to high school that was all there as well.
I was given a copy of this book from Chapter by Chapter and want to thank the Author Natalie Decker, I can’t wait to read the next one and also for Swoon romance for making this happen.

[Janelle Gabay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading Bryce. I don't usually read teen romance, but I met Natalie at BookCon and wanted to support her. And I'm glad I did. I was hooked from the first chapter because the voices of the characters are real. Sometimes a little too real in that the rude comments Bryce and Graham say are cringe worthy. It's part of the 'Scandalous Boys' series and it is definitely scandalous - parental approval needed. But it's also sweet in the sense of the innocence and confusion of young love. These are kids finding their way into an adult world that is just as turbulent as the halls of high school. It's told from two POVs - Bryce and Madison. The male vs. female perspective made for an entertaining read. A delicious bad boy/good girl love story.

[Amandajane · Rating 3 out of 5]

This YA book was a nice change from the usual high school story where a football/hockey/whatever player is on the path to the pros. In this the good girl, Madison, is neighbours and study mates with the bad boy, Bryce. He is best friends with her friend Graham and so they are thrown together often. After Graham starts dating her cousin she and Bryce get closer. Her family and friends don't want her associating with him because of his ability to get into trouble. So when they start dating they keep it secret from everyone.

The relationship between Bryce and Madison is very on-again off-again and some of the storylines seem unnecessary or unresolved. I liked the ending. It was nice to have the guy rearranging his life to include his girl rather than the other way around.

[Cassie Starkel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

Loved how it showed real situations and great relationships would suggest this for others of all ages. I think I am in love Bryce

[C Exley Books (Cassandra) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bryce is book #1 in the Scandalous Boys series.

This is my first book of Natalie’s and it won’t be my last. I really enjoyed it.

Bryce Matthews does not do the whole boyfriend thing. He certainly does not care about the gossip and rumors that follow him at school and around town.

Madison Issac always though she was a pretty good judge of character, but she is surprised at how gentle and comforting resident bad boy and next door neighbour Bryce Matthews is when he finds her crying in the park.

I loved how Madison and Bryce made each other better people.

With hearts and reputations on the line, this kind of love can be scandalous.

[Taylor · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is what I call a run on sentence. So fucking repetitive I wanted to pull my hair out. When downloading it I didn't realize it would be a boring high school love book so that threw me off. Next Bryce and Madison's relationship had me feeling whip flashed. One second Bryce is all lovey dovey and the next he is ignoring her and THEN they are all happy again. WTF? Also Madison's mom is a terrible mom... She was never there for her daughter and if I was Madison I would have flipped out on her. Shit book. Don't read it. Smh. Psh.

[Nicole Kleffner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bryce is your normal bad boy but behind that he is really a nice sweet guy. I really didn't like Sarah and the way she walked in and took over Madison's life like that. How she was able to turn her family and friends against her so fast. Madison is a very strong person for all the crap that she puts up with from her family and friends. My only wish would have been to know more about them before Sarah coming, that would have gave a better idea of what it was like compared to what it turns into.

[Vicki · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was a cute story but didn't make me excited or fall in love with anyone really. The thing is this is a YA book and the immaturity of the young characters in a "mature" relationship is just not fun to read times. I hate negative vibes from people in real life, so some of that from Maddie drove me nuts! Bryce, on the other hand, is very lovable and more optimistic and positive so I ended up liking him more. For me, Bryce made the story because of his likability.

[Tracy]

This is about Bryce, Madison and Graham. They change a lot during their last year of high school and this book tells how they cope with everything from romance to lies and misconceptions. I found it a great read. I loved how realistic Natalie's characters are portrayed and how they deal with all the struggles and drama that come with being a teenager.

[Andrea ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25 stars

This book came up short for me. From beginning to the middle, I was still loving it. But I got tired of the meaningless and immature banter between Bryce and Maddy. The ending was cute, though.

[Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is not the most well written and the characters settings are all over the place. But if you want an easy read with a lot of drama, this is the book for you. It's kind of trashy but surprisingly enticing to read.

[Susana · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a good book, very similar to Bully by Penelope Douglas. It made me miss my teens...

[Sandra Knapp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

I love this book and recommend it to every one cant wate to get the next book in this series ☺

[⭐Barbara S⭐ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I only liked this book Bryce,girl is absolute wrong for him.
That book would have been called Scandalous girls not boys.

[Elizabeth Horbaczek · Rating 4 out of 5]

so I really enjoyed this book. I loved rice he was set out to be the bad guy, but he really really wasn't he just really liked helping everybody and taking the fall for people to protect them. he it's really weird how the story started because because Madison loved Graham which is Bryce's best friend first, but things did not turn out the way they thought they were going to be turning out, meaning another person came in place which was Sarah which was Madison's cousin, and she was just evil. so she started stealing everything from madison, and that included Grant so there was a lot of drama within the first couple few chapters. with all of this Bryce and Madison started getting close and then you find out some other things in this whole relationship I guess you would call it. but it is a true relationship the way the story was written you have your ups and your Downs it's first love, don't know what to do, want to feel what it's supposed to be as a relationship. I know that sounds a little confusing but the story builds up, it teaches you what first loves are. with all of that it was a very good book it was written very well, you stayed involved in the whole story, you loved all the characters in the story, because you do need every character to make this story complete. there are a couple more books in the series, and it's about other characters that were in this book. I like Tyler this was written and the audible was very good I loved who spoke for both characters and I will probably listen to the rest of the audibles in this series only because of how well the first one turned out.