Rebel with a Boyfriend

Running on Love and Donuts #2

by Chrissy Q. Martin

What happens when a summer fling turns into a senior year romance?
Emma is fine being a loner and a nobody at her school, but now she has a boyfriend who is a somebody. And Emma has no clue how popular Tyler is.

Tyler attends the same school as Emma for their senior year. Emma’s thrown headfirst into learning the rules of having a boyfriend and navigating the social chaos of high school. A school lunchroom is on the opposite end of the universe from having donuts with four grandmothers and their grandkids in a retirement community.

Hoping to retain the sense of self she discovered during summer vacation, Emma finds the courage to get out of her box as Tyler pulls into his. Emma feels she knows the real Tyler, but he holds something back from her. Breaking every unwritten boyfriend rule, Emma’s small world is shattered when she enters Tyler’s. It’ll take the senior kids and senior citizens of the donut club to unmask the problem between Emma and Tyler and show them what’s real.

"Rebel with a Boyfriend" follows Emma and Tyler after their summer fling in "Rebel with a Donut." Grab your favorite donut and get ready for the distractions (and squirrels) thrown in their path. The grandmas from The Villages, plus Ravi, Hannah, and Cole make meddling appearances.

Genres: Romance, Young Adult

333 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 18, 2021

About the author

Chrissy Q Martin is a YA author. She loves happy endings, sweet kisses, laughs, a little drama, and lots of fun. All her books are no spice teen romances, perfect for young teens and the young at heart.

Chrissy is the shy girl in the corner but if give her some coffee she'll talk to you, especially if you want to talk books.

Discover all Chrissy's books, plus free books and fun stuff at her website: www.chrissyqmartin.com

Reviews

[Roxy · Rating 3 out of 5]

bro this was so cringey but they were cute together i guess.

[Kendell · Rating 4 out of 5]

{This review will go over the content, as in cussing, and explicit scenes.}

I personally liked this a little more than the first. I like that we got to see their relationship more because in the first one I wasn't super... rooting for them? I don't know. But I thought the story was pretty good, along with some of the mysteries. Either I'm super deductive or it's a little predictable on what they were. It was still super fun to figure it out though.

There was nothing inappropriate, no suggestive jokes, no scenes. She did kind of try telling him— without using any obvious words— that she didn't want to go further than kissing. One of her friends, who isn't really in it, is in rehab for smoking and drinking. The character is around eighteen. Over all I think this series is great for twelve and up, so far.

[Claire🎀✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐️ I have never squealed over that many quotes before. 🤭👏This book was so good! Everything was so well written and I loved the dialogue between our main characters. This writing was really good. I can’t stop thinking about some of the things Tyler said tbh
There is a tiny tiny spoiler incoming btw………………ok so I know that there will need to be drama in books, but this was actually sad and I didn’t like it! If that wouldn’t have resolved itself, I wouldn’t like this as much. I’m a fan of happily ever afters 🙂

[Aubrey Parr · Rating 4 out of 5]

So this book would have been over a lot sooner if we just communicated to each other…. it was still good though, still loving the banter.

[Sarah Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the first book in the series and was surprised to see that there were two more books that followed the same set of characters so I was looking forward to reading this one and well it’s written well you know I didn’t find tons of grammatical errors, I felt it was written age appropriately But it just started losing my interest with all this stupid drama with the mail main character Tyler, and he has this whole other life with his dad where there are these you know which Mogul and all this crap and you know I know that she likes Tyler and everything but I would not put up with half of that crap. I mean she really put up with a lot of freaking toxic behavior and abuse And I just did not see the relationship and what she was getting out of. It was really worth it she just kept sacrificing sacrificing sacrificing and I didn’t feel he was doing the same so yeah didn’t really enjoy this one as much you know 1718 year-old on a reality show I don’t know it’s just you know it where the first book felt so innocent but also realistic the second book added these elements that were due just to fantastic and didn’t it didn’t feel in line with the characters we met in the first book so I didn’t enjoy it as much and I don’t even know if I’m gonna start or finish the third book

[Amber Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars rounded up

While this book didn't capture my heart and make me laugh as much as the first in the series, I still loved it! I started reading and couldn't put it down, staying up past midnight to finish.

The pacing and flow of the story was perfect. The story caught my attention immediately and held it until the last page.. Typically I get easily frustrated with the miscommunication trope, but I think it worked well in this book, though I did feel that the "big reveal" was dragged out too much. I also think things were maybe resolved a little too easily, but I honestly loved how it ended. Overall it was a such a great story with amazing characters and I can't wait for the next book in the series!

[Christy Barnum · Rating 5 out of 5]

When reading a Chrissy Q Martin book you know you are in for an emotional ride that you never want it to stop!!! Love love her writing style she always keeps you on your toes and gives you a laugh along the way and she did not hold back on the one. The characters have really grew in this book. This books teaches you that sometimes you are put into something that you my not be comfortable with but you will be able to make it. Love it you should give it a try!!!!!

[Samaira Singh · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25⭐️

It was fun but felt kind of... unnecessary. I liked that we found out more about Tyler's dad's side of the family but the whole billionaire boyfriend plotline wasn't really needed.
I like how the book was planned out but it felt like Tyler didn't need that much of a background. It felt kind of out of character or unexpected according to his buildup in the first book. Overall, it wasn't boring and the donut club was back so I enjoyed it!

[lizzie_rey · Rating 2 out of 5]

nope.

[GraceReads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Minor spoilers:

This was cute but a little cringey. I mean, I find the billionaire boyfriend trope really weird and unrealistic. The first one was better in my opinion.

[Anna Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

10/10 recommend

I loved this one just as much as the first! So many plot twists and other great turns. I read it in one day!

[Gabby Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite book of the whole series!

[Amelie · Rating 1 out of 5]

🌟:2.5 not as good as first didn't like it
🌶️: kissing
📚: kindle unlimited

Sooo I hated Tyler in this one. It felt like the author was dragging the book on. The only good thing out of this one was Chelsey and Trey!! I loved them I hope they get together

Anyways disappointed which is sad bc I loved rebel with a boyfriend 😭😭😭

[gabs (taylor's version) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as good as the first book in this series but still pretty good! I love this series. It is a clean romance, which is wonderful.

[Ela Readsss · Rating 1 out of 5]

Was this even written by the same author as the first book??? What happened love? It was all over the place....