lindsej_14 's review for:

The Bad Boy Rule by Maren Moore

5.0

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𝔸ℝℂℝ𝔼𝕍𝕀𝔼𝕎 

★★★★★ 

 

I fear this is one of my favorite Maren books to date. I never thought I would find something that would hit me in my feels quite like Catching Feelings did but Maren entering her bad boy era really did me in. I finished reading this a few days ago and I still haven’t stopped thinking about Lennon and Saint. Their story was full of so many memorable moments. But being able to see the times where Saint let his guard down and knew he could trust Lennon with his dark past—I was certifiably emo. 

 

Saint Devereaux was my favorite broken baby boy. With his rough and tough exterior but having this kind/compassionate side in him gave him this perfect balance in my opinion. Lennon really surprised me. Walking into this story knowing she was the “good girl” I wasn’t sure what to expect. But she was so wonderful! I loved how Maren already had her go through some self-actualization before we jumped into this story. She was determined and very strong willed. I loved how she gave sass and attitude to Saint right from the start. Like it made me giggle and kick my feet the entire time 🙂‍↔️ 

 

Saint and Lennon essentially have reasons for their “revenge aka fake dating” and ironically it is towards the same person. While Lennon shares her reasons for having Saint be her fake boyfriend, he doesn’t disclose his reasons till later. But when he does, oh my—that had me so emotional. Lennon really brought out the best things in Saint which helped heal his broken parts. And Saint really let Lennon shine and be the 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 that she  truly is. 

 

I am so excited to continue on in this series! 

 

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭: 

• enemies to lovers 
• fake relationship with a little dash of revenge
• college sports romance 
• hockey player x figure skater
• forced proximity
• found family
• inexperienced FMC

 
Thank you to Valentine PR for the ARC 🩵🫶🏻