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The Rule Book by Sarah Adams

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emilywemily6's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I was surprised by how much I liked this book! It started off a little iffy because the friends immediately tried to get Derek married as though that was necessary for happiness, which bothered me, and Derek was actually really mean and annoying to Nora when they first started working together. But once Derek acknowledged he was being a jerk and acted normal again I loved this book. I loved how Nora pursued her dreams and stayed true to herself- her voice and motives are strong in this book. I also enjoyed seeing the progression of their relationship, how they recognized their love previous faults and also were more mature in the present day.

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rachelr_reads309's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is absolutely amazing. It had me kicking my feet and squealing with joy . Bree and Derek are so easy to fall in love with and their relationship is absolutely to die for. The twists in this book are terrific and always at the best moments. This book is a sports romance which I absolutely love but this one is definitely one of my top 5. It's somehow better then the first one which I didn't think was possible. I absolutely wil recommend it to everyone. Bree and Derek relationship will have you yelling and squealing an begging for more when the book ends.

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jla's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Fast audiobook. Lots of tropes I love - accidental fake marriage, grumpy/sunshine. I loved that she called him Dere-Bear and didn't take his abuse for long.

I'm getting pretty tired of the quirky, professional girl who dresses unprofessionally but gets a pass because she's good at her job.

Second chance romances aren't usually my thing, but I like that they didn't battle until the end of the book. I loved his friends.

The one bed trope didn't fit that well since they had already been in the same bed, and they were on the "honeymoon," so it shouldn't have been a surprise.

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theinstabookworm's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I usually steer clear of enemies-to-lovers romance books because I often find them to be petty. I think this is my first enemies-to-lovers that is a second chance trope as well, however, and I enjoyed it much more.

Second chance is one of my favourite tropes. I loved the banter between Nora and Derek and it made me giggle and laugh out loud at times. I loved Derek and I loved the friend group in this much more than in THE CHEAT SHEET. I also liked that there was less of a focus on football in this than in THE CHEAT SHEET and more of a focus on Nora and Derek's relationship until the last few chapters. I'm pretty sure I'm not a football romance girl.

As much as I loved Derek and his friend group, I hated Nora. She annoyed the ever-loving shit out of me with all of her quirky phrases. It also felt like Adams was trying to fit all of the romance tropes into one book, which I found unnecessary. The company Nora works for has the most unoriginal name and I wish a little more creativity could have gone into that. I also hate how the people on the cover of this book don't have faces, but it seems to be a pattern with Adams' books that none of the people on her covers, except for those in the When In Rome series, have faces.

Adams' next book takes us back to Rome, Kentucky, and I can't wait to be back in that world with those characters. I'm excited for it to come out in 2025!

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