This book started off really cute and I envisioned it
staying that way but wow, talk about an abrupt ending.
Jade is not a fan of Shep he is arrogant has a reputation of
being a manwhore. So what does Jade do, talk about him while he’s in the room.
Not a smart idea. Also, not a smart idea is to tell your boyfriend to fold in a
game of poker when you see someone else’s cards. That’s cheating. Shep is very
quick to call her out on this and throw her in to the pot. Literally. He bet her boyfriend fifty grand if he loses,
but if he wins he gets Jade.
What do you know? Shep wins. Shocker, really. Or not. Jade doesn’t think that if fair, she is
refusing to be won in a game of cards and lets her opinion be known. Shep can’t
get the sexy redhead off his mind after she leaves and is determined to claim
his winnings.
This part of the book while fairly stereotypical, is cute
you get that she is fighting her attraction and he is scared of his. However
nothing really happens. I was sitting there thinking “okay, soon, something
will happen soon”. Just when I thought
the plot was picking up and there was going to be a real conflict the book
ended. It wasn’t a ‘let’s wrap this up’ ending, it was a ‘let’s just be done,
immediately’ ending. Shep basically declared
that they loved each other after like a month or so of dating and at times
hating each other. Very realistic and not stupid at all.
In all honesty it was cute book, I thought more was going to
happen but it didn’t. I don’t like it when books leave me wanting. I feel like
that is a writing error. (When I say leave me wanting, I’m not talking about
cliff hangers--even though I’m sometimes not a fan of those either--I’m talking
about when I want something more from the story.) I probably won't read another book by this author, I definitely won't be reading anymore books in the Rule Series. Just not for me.
