Rules Of A Rebel And A Shy Girl

By Jessica Sorensen

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Synopsis

Willow
It started with a kiss and ended with a list. The middle is a bit more complicated.

The list of rules is supposed to protect mine and Beck’s friendship and stop us from accidentally kissing again. But most of all, it’s supposed to protect my heart from getting crushed and keep me from ending up broken like my mom.

I’ve always been great at following rules. But the more time I spend with Beck, the more I can’t stop thinking about that kiss and how amazing his lips felt against mine. For the first time in my life, I wish I was a rule breaker. But I can never cross that line. Not with Beck. Not with anyone.

Besides, if Beck knew the truth about my life, then the list wouldn’t have to exist because he wouldn’t have kissed me to begin with.

Beck
It started with the most amazing kiss ever and led to Willow handing me a list.

That stupid list. When she gave it to me, I wanted to shred it to pieces, pull her against me, and kiss her until she realized a piece of paper wasn’t going to stop me. Willow’s been my best friend since forever and she should know by now that I’m not a follow-the-rules kind of guy.

She may think that kiss was a mistake, but she’s wrong. Kisses like that can’t be a mistake. Willow and I belong together, have since the day I promised to always protect her from the bad stuff in her life. And somehow I’m going to prove it to her. Just like I’ll always protect her no matter what.

A standalone contemporary romance.

Suggested reading level 18+

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Michel’s Review

Jessica Sorensen is known for her angsty New Adult romances that feature troubled characters and end on mega cliffhangers.  It’s refreshing when she writes a stand alone New Adult romance that ends with a happily ever after.

Rules Of A Rebel And A Shy Girl is a spin off of The Confessions Of A Kleptomaniac.  We met Willow and Beck as secondary characters in a tightly knit group of friends.  This is their time to shine. They have graduated from high school and are now in college.

Willow has always taken care of her mother. At a young age her father abandoned them and her mother fell completely apart. Her mother is an alcoholic / drug addict that can’t take care of herself.  She has put Willow in dangerous situations.  Beck was always there to rescue Willow.  Although Willow appreciates it, she also resents it.  She wants to be able to take care of herself.

Willow and Beck have been best friends for years.  There friendship is turning into something more.  Willow can’t handle it.  She’s afraid she will end up like her mother. Beck is going to do everything within his power to convince Willow he is her prince charming.  He wants her to know it’s okay to be rescued and depend on someone else.  Most of all he wants her to know she is truly loved.

Willow has a set of rules for her and Beck’s relationship.  Beck’s determined to break all of Willow’s rules and win her heart.

I enjoyed revisiting the characters from the previous book.  Although I liked the characters, this was not one of my favorite books by Jessica Sorensen.  It felt a bit repetitive and not enough swoon worthy moments.  Also it felt like Willow and Beck were very similar to other characters from other series.  I didn’t feel their individuality or personalities shining through and making them stand out.

Rules Of A Rebel And Shy Girl by Jessica Sorensen was not a bad book.  It just wasn’t as good as some of Jessica’s other books.

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Jessica Sorensen is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author from the snowy mountains of Wyoming. When she’s not writing, she spends her time reading and hanging out with her family.