Title: Rule
Author: Jay Crownover
My rating: 4 hearts
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Publisher: July 3rd 2014
Pub. date: Harper Collins
Synopsis: Opposites in every way . . . except the one that matters
Shaw Landon loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule is everything a straight-A pre-med student like Shaw shouldn’t want—and the only person she’s never tried to please. She isn’t afraid of his scary piercings and tattoos or his wild attitude. Though she knows that Rule is wrong for her, her heart just won’t listen.
To a rebel like Rule Archer, Shaw Landon is a stuck-up, perfect princess-and his dead twin brother’s girl. She lives by other people’s rules; he makes his own. He doesn’t have time for a good girl like Shaw-even if she’s the only one who can see the person he truly is.
But a short skirt, too many birthday cocktails, and spilled secrets lead to a night neither can forget. Now, Shaw and Rule have to figure out how a girl like her and a guy like him are supposed to be together without destroying their love . . . or each other. (synopsis from Goodreads)
I really
liked this book. I did. The characters were amazing, the romance was intense
and the chemistry between Rule and Shaw had me swooning on more than one
occasion. The plot was great, and everything in the book just felt intense. I
couldn’t put it down. But I have mixed feelings about the writing. It was good…
and it wasn’t.
Shaw
is awesome!
She has serious issues with her family, her
parents are very judging of everything she does, and she always got to hear she
wasn’t good enough when she grew up and never that she was just loved. This has
left her with several problems, like being scared of doing what she wants, even
when it isn’t what her parents wants (which it never is). Despite all this,
Shaw is selfless and open and caring. I loved her! And seeing her growing
through the book, figuring out what she wanted, and learning to do it, was amazing.
I
loved Rule.
You all know how much I love a flawed
character, and Rule is nothing if not flawed. His childhood wasn’t exactly a
walk in the park, either. He grew up in the shadow of his twin, Remy. Remy was
the perfect son, and Rule wasn’t. When Remy died, their mother blamed Rule, and
ever since, the relationship between Rule and his mother has been more strained
than usual. But instead of trying to live up to her expectations, like Shaw, he
does whatever he wants, which is not what his mother wants.
But as flawed as he was, I loved him. He
really grew through the book, and at the end, he really was like a different
man.
Shaw
and Rule are just so great together.
First of all, the chemistry is seriously
intense. It’s not there from the start, but comes along later, and I really
liked the way things progressed between the two of them. It wasn’t too quick,
and there were several bumps in the road, because both of them had issues, but
the way everything built up to the end was just awesome. It didn’t feel rushed
or unrealistic; it just felt real.
The
plot was great.
Often in Romance books, the focus on the
romance makes the plot really slow. That wasn’t the case in Rule. Even if the plot wasn’t exactly
fast, there was always something happening. Not a chapter went by where
something didn’t happen. But it wasn’t too much, either.
I
have mixed feelings about the writing.
In a way, I loved the writing. The way
Crownover captures the emotion with her words makes the book feel real and it
makes you forget you’re reading. But, there were also some major flaws in the
writing. Often, I missed commas and periods. Some sentences were just way too
long, which made it harder to read.
Jay Crownover is the International and multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men Series, The Saints of Denver Series, and The Point and Breaking Point Series. Her books can be found translated in many different languages all around the world. She is a tattooed, crazy haired Colorado native who lives at the base of the Rockies with her awesome dogs. This is where she can frequently be found enjoying a cold beer and Taco Tuesdays. Jay is a self-declared music snob and outspoken book lover who is always looking for her next adventure, between the pages and on the road.
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