A review by theresidentbookworm
Rule by Jay Crownover

2.0

So much potential, and yet... Rule sadly falls flat on its face. There really is no one I like in this entire novel. Everyone ends up being an a-hole in the end, and I found it hard to root for anyone. Rule and Shaw's relationship is too fast and slow at the same time. The evolution just wasn't making sense, and I didn't buy it. The whole Shaw's ex-boyfriend's stalking her subplot was more distracting than interesting, and Shaw's reveal of Remy's big secret makes this whole novel feel like a bad after-school special. There are some funny bits of dialogue and a few genuinely lovely romantic scenes between Rule and Shaw, but it is not enough to save this novel.