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Bending the Rules by Mariah Dietz

kodachica90's review

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adventurous emotional informative slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

cass_in_the_stacks's review against another edition

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3.0

Great start

So far the story is pretty great! I'm enjoyed the first book in the series, and can't wait to see what happens next!

booklover_lex's review

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

ladycivic's review

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5.0

I absolutely LOVED this book! This is not a straight forward brothers best friend book. Oh no. There’s a second potential love interest for the heroine, a possible stalker, and some off the charts t-e-n-s-i-o-n between Raegan and Lincoln. I loved how badass Raegan is-I adore strong women that can go toe to toe with an alpha. And Lincoln-I can’t wait to finish pulling back the layers on him. The only negative about this book-it ends on a gigantic cliff hanger! However, the ending is out in just a few days! One click this-you will NOT regret it!

ssrosepetal's review

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5.0

I think I lost myself reading this book. Seriously one moment I was only a few pages in a the next thing I knew I was almost done. This book has ripped me raw! I need more and I seriously need it now... I just came leave with that ending. If you absolutely hate cliffhangers I would recommend waiting until the next boom comes out!

As for these characters. I love them and hate them all in the same breath. They are typical college students. Typical athletes. They will push and pull you. They will fight your last nerve. But in the end I think we will all be happy. I'm currently 100% team Lincoln and I don't think that will ever change, especially with the last thing Derek said in this book. Looking forward to this HEA as I need the second half now! *I voluntarily read an advanced copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review.*

gabypox's review

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3.0

I feel like nothing substantial happened in This book, so when it ended with that cliffhanger, I was confused.
Did the book really end?

I mean she left so many things unanswered
- who’s the stalker?
- what’s going on with his dad and the mysterious papers?
- the obvious cliffhanger

In general, it was enjoyable but lacked substance

excel_spreadsheet_book_nerd's review

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emotional lighthearted medium-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

3.0

findmeinunderland's review

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Tropes:
Best friend’s sibling/sibling’s best friend 

emolgaard's review against another edition

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5.0

Forbidden Romance

This was a classic having a crush on your older brother romance book. Reagan has been crushing on her brother’s best friend Lincoln for two years and now that she’s at the same university as him she has made rules for herself to get over him. Those rules almost instantly goes out the window when Lincoln starts blocking her every encounter with a guy that is interested. And like any eighteen year old with trust issues she doesn’t see that as him being into her. This whole book is a back in forth dance because Lincoln can’t make up his mind if he wants to risk his friendship to be with Reagan. This book is book one so it does end of a cliffhanger just as they are finally going to try to be together.

wisteria221's review against another edition

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3.0

3,5