Author: Jay Crownover
Published: December 30th 2012
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Purchase: Amazon
I had loved Rule Archer since the first moment I ever laid eyes on him. He was everything I shouldn't want and the only person I went out of my way to not try and please. He only saw me as a brat, and an entitled, stuck up princess but worse than that all he saw when he looked at me was his deceased twin's girl. It broke my heart. We tolerated each other, barely and had forged an uneasy alliance until one night I had too much to drink and changed the way we were forever. Suddenly life long secrets were no longer hidden and the one thing I always wanted for myself seemed obtainable as long as I was willing to go through hell to hold onto it.
Shaw Landon was a class act and I had no idea what to do with her. She was tied to my family, tied to the person that was my other half so I tolerated her and her haughty attitude when I didn't have any other choice. Some people thought I hid behind all my tattoos and piercings, that I tried to distance myself from my dead twin, Shaw saw through it all and wasn't scared of what was underneath. We weren't supposed to be together, weren't supposed to be anything but uncomfortable acquaintances but that all changed in the blink of an eye. Now I had to figure out just how a girl like her and a guy like me were supposed to be in love without destroying each other. Add in her custom made ex and two disapproving sets of parents and the whole situation sounded like it was more trouble then it was worth.
Oh my, this cover? Yuck. Sorry. This story needs a better cover for sure. And those grammar and spelling mistakes? Let's just say that I'm not a native English speaker and yes, I do have mistakes in my writing and speach, but I think this book deserves better. Luckily, Jay has hired someone to do it from now on and a new edited version is up on Amazon so if you guys read any reviews and get all that whining about spelling/grammar, then know that it's been taken care of. Okay, so the story, right? Told between alternating point of views, Rule was surprisingly good!
“That’s the thing Shaw; I never thought I did until you. I never thought I needed anyone or anything until you got into my head and started breaking down all the walls I had built around all my feelings.”
We stared at each other in a tense silence. Until she sighed softly and uttered, “I’m not sorry. It’s not a bad thing to feel, it’s not awful to care about other people.”
Shaw is a good girl from a very prestigious family. She was close with the Archers when she grew up and Remy was her best friend. All the outsiders thought they were dating. Were they? No. No, because all Shaw has ever had eyes for was Remy's twin Rule. The tattoed, rough around the edges guy who went through girls like they were a new pair of underwear to wear for each day. Haha, that sounded weird, but it's true! He's like a man-whore with no feelings. Or so he thought..
Shaw is living in a mental box surrounded by the expectations of her parents, but all she wants is out. When Shaw and Rule start to bond, Rule gives that out to her in more than one way and Shaw is starting to become her own person. It's wonderful to see, but all the while her ex keeps torturing her. If you've read Easy by Tammara Webber, you know how difficult an ex is to deal with and Gabe was similar to Kennedy in his attitude and backround. He is that type of a character you love to hate!
“I’ve never trusted anyone all the time. It’s the people I care about the most that always seem to do the most damage.”
All those spelling/grammar mistakes in my copy aside, the story was very enjoyable and I thought this guy with tats and a thing for metal music and women was so broken and torned inside that he made me see how easy it was for Shaw to fall in love with him in the first place. Someone among my GR friends recently posted this on their wall: "All girls want a bad boy to be good for them.. All boys want a good girl to be bad for them." I think this thought is perfect to describe this book and I can't wait to see what's to come for Jet, Nash, Rome and Rowdy in the upcoming companion novels.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
I hadn't heard of this book, but it sounds really good. I love a broken bad boy!! Shaw and Rule sound really great! Great review!!
ReplyDeleteIt was surprisingly good, I didn't think I'd like it so much. Shaw and Rule were pretty awesome, indeed:) Thank you!
DeleteHuh I've never heard of this one before but if you are comparing it in any way to Easy I know it's one that I have to pick up. I am also a sucker for the girl going for the bad boy so this one sounds perfect for me! Great review girl!
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Yeah, it was simliar to Easy in ways that Rule was a bad boy like Lucas and Shaw was from a respected family like Jaqcueline and the ex had a simliar upbringing and attitude like Kennedy, but it was more complicated in the relationships than Easy, I think. Nothing can touch Easy in my heart, it has the safest place in there, but Rule was really good :)
DeleteI can't help but want to read about a tortured bad boy every now and again, and I'm surprised I haven't heard of this before! Thanks for putting it on my radar. :) I'm glad you enjoyed it overall. :)
ReplyDeleteWohooo!!! I'm so glad that I have brought it to all of your attentions;) It was good and I enjoyed it, I hope you'll too, Sam!
DeleteWhile I'm definitely a fan of the guy on the cover and his sexy sleeve, the cover itself is definitely not super appealing. It almost has a textbook look to it. That aside, I LOVE the premise, this is one of those setups I know will have me on edge throughout because I so desperately want them to be together. Plus, I can never pass up a bad boy. Thanks for bringing this one to my attention Siiri!
ReplyDeleteI KNOW, me too!! I like the guy and his puppydog eyes, but I hate the design, ugh. It's awful! A textbook look? LOL, Jenny! I didn't think of that, but now that you mention it...;) Wohoo! I hope you like it:)
DeleteI haven't bought this b/c of the cover & editing, but I had heard that Rule had been re-edited. But seriously, why put out such a poorly edited book in the first place?
ReplyDeleteI do think Rule seems like a really good story. I plan to give it a try soon. Great review!
LOL, my thoughts exactly! It was so badly edited when I first read it that yeah.. It kind of sucked the fun out of reading at one point, but then again.. do I lower the rating because it was poorly edited and now that it's re-edited it'd be unfair towards the plot and characters? I found myself in front of quite a dilemma there. I still enjoyed it though and I'm positive you'll too, Andrea :)
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