Rule #2: You Can't Crush on Your Sworn Enemy

by Anne-Marie Meyer

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He was my enemy, but my heart had other ideas.

I live by three rules.

One: I never get lower than an A in any class.

Two: I never lose a cross-country race.

And Three: I never talk to Cade Kelley

Well, number three came crashing down the moment Principal Connell asks me to guide Cade back onto the right path. Something about helping him turn his life around. If only Principal Connell knew our history, he’d understand just what he’s asking.

But, I have an incessant need to please all adults, so of course I say yes.

When Cade seems pleased as well, I can’t help but wonder if this is part of some scheme. A plan he’s worked up to finish me once and for all. Apparently, what he did in junior high wasn’t enough.

Just when I think I have everything figured out, my life spirals out of control. Suddenly, adults suck—especially parents—and pleasing them becomes the last thing I want to do. What confuses me even more is in the moment I choose to run away, the first person I go to is the one guy I swore I would never get close to.

Hopefully, the Cade I’ve uncovered won’t hurt me because I’m so close to breaking.

Some rules are meant to be broken.

If you love romances where misconceptions are conquered and kisses tingle your toes, then you'll love Rule #2: You Can't Crush on Your Sworn Enemy.

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Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Series

The Rules of Love • Book 2

Audience

Upper YA

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

2 Mild

Violence

2 Mild

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

1 None

Publication Date

August 22, 2018

Language Versions

English

Narration Type

Human

Fiction Form

Novel

Good!

I really enjoyed this book, I liked it but the main character did annoy me at the end however she made up for it! Very predictable but recommend it if you have nothing to do

Lovely

Love the book, a happily ever after... I would recommend for anyOne. I really enjoyed the book really good

Not a super typical love story

It was actually really cute! I ordered it expecting a cheesy story that has no development but to my surprise it actually did have a lot development with the characters and there story. I would recommend this to my friends.

Loved it

Sehr gutes Buch

enjoyed it but there were a few things in the story that bugged me as didn't make sense

So I really liked this book, but there were a few things that bugged me a little about it.I really liked both the main characters. Penny comes from the rich side of town and does well in school and is a straight-A student on her way to college to study to become a lawyer.Cade is from the poor side of town and has been getting himself in trouble with the law. Now a judge has given him a last chance to get his life back on track. This is where Penny steps in. The Principle has asked her to help Cade get his grades up. I liked the fact that Cade wasn't actually a bad guy, he had just fallen in with the wrong crowd after some problems at home.For a little bit of back info, Penny hates Cade. In Junior High he had everyone call her Chocolate Milk after a chocolate milkshake accident, and she has hated him ever since. I thought as I was going through the book that I would hear more stories of Cade teasing Penny throughout the school to back up her hatred of him, but there was no more than the chocolate milk stuff.I feel that there could have been more added to make this more understandable for the level of hatred she explains she has for him. At one point in the book, she explains that Cade "tortured" her throughout school. But again this is only in relation to the chocolate milk incident, and I just felt it wasn't a good enough reason for her level of hatred for him and for the number of times she brings it up.I know something like that would be embarrassing, but for the type of character she is, it just seems she would have gotten over it now.The female 'villain' in the book would have to be Tiffanii. She is part of the gang that Cade got into trouble with, and also a sort-of ex-girlfriend. I found her a little confusing. Our first introduction to her is at the diner where Cade works and they kiss, but then he tells Penny he ended it with her but she isn't getting the message. (eh? Stop kissing her!?)Tiffanii is actually really nasty to Penny but acts nice when Cade is around. I didn't fully understand this as this happens right from the start, so it isn't like she has to be nice to her to keep Cade happy. And even though she is horrible and to a point threatening to Penny, Penny still goes away with her at a party which I didn't think matched her character.I also feel that the book could have done with another proofread as the first time we meet Cade's mom she is introduced to us as Georgina, who is really nice and asked Penny to go easy on Cade as he has been through a lot. But then the next time we meet her a few chapters later her name is Joyce and she seems not to like Penny very much although it is never explained why her attitude towards Penny has changed and it isn't resolved.I would have loved for the book to have been longer and I felt there were enough characters and situations going to extend it. So some parts felt rushed and didn't always read smoothly. For example, after all the hatred she has for Cade, Penny has a crush on him before their first study session together. When they finally get together it's a Friday night and they break up before the weekend is over. I would have enjoyed reading more about them as a couple before the breakup/makeup stuff started.3Overall, I DID really enjoy this book and is one I would read again. It reminded me a lot of the movie Prom (just minus the Prom) so if you have seen that movie this is a book you might enjoy.There is an option at the start of this book to download one of the authors other books, which I have done so I would read more by this author.