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The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy

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khushi_chauhan's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

personally I couldn't understand the vendetta that Diana was holding against Shane. Like she was hating him because he slept with like 2.5 girls in her cheer squad and they fell in love and perform badly. How was that his fault when he clearly told the girls it was casual? How is he to blame for their lack of professionalism?
Plus Diana has this soccer friend Isaac who also slept with the entire cheerleading team but she doesn't hate him. In short I absolutely hated Diana's personality. And honestly the confession came out of nowhere. There was no peoper build-up for it and to be honest it felt like the MMC was still hung up over his ex . That emotional dump was also uncalled for because it didn't contribute to the story other than making the MMC baul his eyes out and leave his hockey team (which he eventually joins back).

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the_insomniac_bookworm's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-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

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nwood1121's review

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3.5

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katharina90's review

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emotional funny sad medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Loveable characters, funny banter, decent spice. The HOA/neighbors group was hilarious. Also some serious, heartbreaking moments towards the end.

Did not appreciate all the copaganda or the FMC's emotionally abusive mother and how that was resolved.

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lafe's review

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-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? No

4.5

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teajunki's review

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funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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arcticmankey's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

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poppymartinezz's review

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emotional funny tense slow-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

4.25

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dangcrystal's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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chaptersofchase's review

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

And my sports romance era continues with The Dixon Rule 🏒

Genre: Romance

Trope: enemies to lovers

Format: 📖

Audiobook Narration: ☆☆☆☆

Pub Date: 5.14.2024

Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆

“Diana and I have a love-hate relationship. As in, she hates me, and I love to annoy her.”

I love a romance that provides a couple to cheer on from the very beginning. Shane and Diana had the chemistry you hope for in a relationship - sure, they bickered and were “enemies” at first, but the writing was on the wall that they would be a perfect fit. They both showed so much character growth throughout the book that the ending left me feeling like I had watched as two people grew into exactly who they were meant to be. And a huge plus to this book? There is no third-act break-up, but a couple working together to get through a difficult situation.

What I was not prepared for in The Dixon Rule were the side stories that Elle Kennedy wrote for Diane and Shane involving Diana’s ex-boyfriend and then the one involving Shane’s father. Both stories took my heart and broke it right in half. Crying was not on my Elle Kennedy Bingo Card, but it happened.

🎢 A roller coaster ride of emotions

🔥 Chemistry

💃 Dance competition

🥵 Open door romance

I recommend reading The Graham Effect and then the Dixon Rule. Technically, you could just read TDR as a standalone, but I think you’d miss a lot of the backstory involving Diana/Shane and their friends.