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A review by nasaje
Rules to Break by Susan Hawke
2.0
Oh boy, do I have some thoughts about this one. I have enjoyed many of Hawke's books, but this wasn't for me.
First of all, meeting Preston in book 1 made me weary about reading his book because brats are so-so to me, but he definitely turned that around. Once I got a look inside his head, I understand him better and I just wanna scoop him up and cuddle him to death, the poor guy. He has some amazingly wholesome interactions when he shows his true self. And then to have the guys at the club talk so meanly about him and call it joking?
"There was a lot of joking going on the night we made this bet. But I never would've taken it if I didn't believe that you were a decent person on the inside, Preston."
There was no joking where I'm coming from - even if Preston is rough around the edges and rude sometimes, he in no way deserved the treatment he got.
And then comes in Bryan to "save the day". Man, I did not like him. At no point in the book did I feel like he deserved Preston. I will concede that dicipline daddies are not my favorites, but Bryan kept putting all blame on Preston - even for his own shortcomings. I legit added a new bookshelf here on GR for this book specifically called "made me angry". A daddy worth his salt would be able to see past Preston's rough exterior and see a hurt little boy underneath - if not a first then at least after getting to know him, his parents, and his circumstances. But no. Mr. Jerk-face persisted.
The only reason I kept reading this was because I wanted Preston to have a happy ending - I didn't necessarily like that he got it with Bryan (Mr. Jerk-face), but seeing the world through Preston's eyes, seeing him making new friends and feeding the black hole in his heart that makes him act out, was literally the only reason I kept going and didn't just skip on to the next book.
First of all, meeting Preston in book 1 made me weary about reading his book because brats are so-so to me, but he definitely turned that around. Once I got a look inside his head, I understand him better and I just wanna scoop him up and cuddle him to death, the poor guy. He has some amazingly wholesome interactions when he shows his true self. And then to have the guys at the club talk so meanly about him and call it joking?
"There was a lot of joking going on the night we made this bet. But I never would've taken it if I didn't believe that you were a decent person on the inside, Preston."
There was no joking where I'm coming from - even if Preston is rough around the edges and rude sometimes, he in no way deserved the treatment he got.
And then comes in Bryan to "save the day". Man, I did not like him. At no point in the book did I feel like he deserved Preston. I will concede that dicipline daddies are not my favorites, but Bryan kept putting all blame on Preston - even for his own shortcomings. I legit added a new bookshelf here on GR for this book specifically called "made me angry". A daddy worth his salt would be able to see past Preston's rough exterior and see a hurt little boy underneath - if not a first then at least after getting to know him, his parents, and his circumstances. But no. Mr. Jerk-face persisted.
The only reason I kept reading this was because I wanted Preston to have a happy ending - I didn't necessarily like that he got it with Bryan (Mr. Jerk-face), but seeing the world through Preston's eyes, seeing him making new friends and feeding the black hole in his heart that makes him act out, was literally the only reason I kept going and didn't just skip on to the next book.