For me this was a quick distracting read. I really, really loved the writing style it was very addictive? in a way I would say and this is one of the main reasons why I kept reading this book.

I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it either, it left me somewhere in-between. There are definitely some parts that could have been improved or written differently, but over all I did enjoy it.

THINGS I LIKED: 

-The writing style
-The cover
-The relationship between Meg and Luke
-The lack of sexualisation? not sure if it is the right word I am looking for, but in other words I appreciated the fact that there was no sexuality in this book it was just pure progressing romance between 2 teenagers that involved more than just thinking about making out ect. Hope this is more clear and makes sense now :)
-Meg's motorcycle
-Meg's complex personality
-Luke's personality
-The short chapters
-The characters development


THINGS I DID NOT LIKE 

-The too fast paced romance thing unfolding between Meg and Luke
-At the beginning the immaturity of Meg and Luke, but that has changed by the end of the book as there were improvements in their characters
-The time lapses it confused me a bit it felt like suddenly losing consciousness and waking up not knowing what is going on and what I have missed out
-I definitely wanted to see more of Jaclyn - Luke's ex she was probably the most interesting character in terms of messed up ones, so I would absolutely have loved to see of her more


Overall I gave it a solid 3 stars, if you are looking for a light contemporary book that is well written and will distract you from your daily tasks I totally recommend you this one and I am sure you would enjoy it!

I didn't care for this book. I couldn't understand how nobody in the school except her two best friends knew she had a sister who died. It was a fairly recent event, and seemed like a smaller school/ community. And why is it a secret? Secondly the parents were all rediculous. Most importantly I couldn't connect to her at all. Just didn't do it for me,

This was a really cute book...as in cutesy!! If you want a young adult book that's not over the top with explicit scenes...this is the book for you. The thing that gets me is this is great if you're looking for a book where it's said: "This is a book like no other" and that "the characters are different than any other" - ummm I might be way off base but although this was so cute and sweet it made my teeth hurt...it was actually the same plotline of almost every single book trope out there. Fake boyfriend...check, girl who is like no one else, but really is...check, they can't stand each other, but they really do...double check...and it goes on. While I would give this to my cousin to read because it didn't have cussing like a sailor and sex galore, it was very predictable. I would buy it for them. Overall, I felt the age range would be 13-18.

I was provided an ARC from the publisher/NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect anyone else's.

Rules of Persuasion by Amity Hope utilises one of my absolute favourite romance genre tropes - the fake relationship! I absolutely love these stories. When the chemistry starts a-flowin' and the lines or "rules" start getting blurred and confused, they often end up like some sort of competition as to which character can carry on pretending they're pretending the longest! Think of some of the best ROM-COMs like The Proposal, The Wedding Date, Pretty Woman, Green Card - they all use this same theme.

I also especially love it when they're combined with a healthy dose of opposites attract, as is the case here.

The set-up: After Luke Prescott catches Meg Matthews graffitiing school property, he sees the perfect opportunity to solve two of his most pressing problems present itself in one pretty, red-headed package - he needs a fake girlfriend, and Meg will do nicely. For Meg, this proposition isn't exactly well-received, but what choice does she have? And so, a deal is struck - she'll pretend to be Luke's girlfriend for reasons unknown, and he won't tell the school who the town's mysterious graffiti vandal is.

I really enjoyed Luke and Meg, and Rules of Persuasion is narrated by both of them equally. As the fakery begins and their real relationship underneath the ruse progresses, we start to see who both of them really are, instead of the misconceived opinions they both start out with. For Meg, she kinda gives off bad-girl vibes with the black clothes and the motorcycle, and she's sure Luke is nothing but a spoiled little rich kid. There's much more to both of them, of course, and watching them discover this was highly entertaining and very sweet.

I've got to say as well - I absolutely loved the little green notebook where they'd write their rules for one another! I'd grin each time they whipped it out to add or amend something. So cute!

Rules of Persuasion would be perfect for fans of sweet YA Contemporary Romance, opposites attracts storylines, and romances based on some sort of deal, bet, or, as in this case, outright blackmail, that turn into more!

I'm giving Rules of Persuasion 4 stars ★★★★

An Advance Reader Copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

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Rules of Persuasion is based on Meg who has just lost her sister, whilst her family are down spiralling with grief, anger and lack of communication. Meg starts graffiti murals in memory of her sister but went too far with getting caught graffiti on the school building by our love interest Luke. Seizing the opportunity he blackmails her into being a fake girlfriend in order to get away from his school grade stick parents and stalker ex. Hearts will be broken and secrets have been reviled.
Amity Hope’s writing is very straight forward, crisp and clear to follow and most of all flows. There are moments where I think more could have been added where personality and lack of emotion I felt for the characters where involved. I love to feel what the characters feel and although it is a great YA book I just don’t feel that in the book.
Being mainly about the two characters Meg and Luke I found their relationship to be realistic, under the circumstances, it wasn’t love at first sight and adored how Megs personality made Luke question himself. Reading YA romance books I am all about the sass and humour involved in the main characters personality especially when you see them develop throughout the chapters. I would of liked more of the jealousy of the ex-however a fantastic book.
Plots like this are always going to be cliché teen books and I love them all the time! Overall it was a nice story to read and I enjoyed all characteristics of Meg, the book as a whole was well structured however this is probably not a book I would re-read.

I'm a sucker for faux-romance, esp when it's YA, and of course BASEBALL! Toss in some witty banter, and I'm definitely in. The Rules of Persuasion was just plain adorable! It's a flirty, fun, quick summer read.

The Story-The Rules of Persuasion was 95% predictable, but 100% full of angsty cuteness. Honestly, if you have read any YA contemporary where a boy or girl get’s someone to be their fake boyfriend or girlfriend then you have read this book. The only the thing that is different is the circumstances surrounding the initiation of fake relationship. This review may contain what is considered spoilers, but honestly I think everything I write in here should be entirely expected....so I'm not going to mark it all spoiler. Let’s review this trope recipe:

-someone needs a favor/blackmails
-they actually run in different circles/don’t like each other
-they write down all the rules
-the rules doesn’t stop them for getting a dose of the feels
-shit is going to hit the fan right

Well, you get the idea....

The Characters-
Meg-Somehow this girl was supposed to be a girl that wasn’t like other girls. But let’s face it, she was just your average girl, minus her family issues, not some crazy special snowflake. The downside is, that she is sort of a forgettable character. I just finished hours of reading about her and this is what I know:
-she likes to wear high heeled boots that click clack, preferably in black.
-she has two friends, but she only really hangs out with them in school…except to get ready for a date..
-she’s not really into anything in particular…….like really, what are her interests? Sure she watches black and white movies…on rainy days…she likes the beach because of her sister…she graffiti’s because of her sister…in fact she wears black because of her sister… She wants to be a counselor, why? Because she got good counseling…after what happened to her sister. Don’t get me wrong, that’s great and all. But who is this chick? I don’t know, I hardly remember her.

Luke-What can I really say? This is a contemporary YA novel. Let’s hit every cliché thing that accurately describes Luke:
-he’s rich, but wants nothing to do with his family
-he’s good looking
-he’s good at sports too
-he’s also smart – party because he has to study hard for his family
-he has an ex gf who’s a heinous bitch.
-You know what else? He’s got dimples & smirks a lot. That’s right. He was smirking within 2% of the book. I almost decided to keep count of all the times his smirkiness was mentioned….but it got old really fast. Let’s be completely real, if someone smirked at you that much you would be sort of weirded out right?

The Connection-Despite the book being cute, it wasn’t entirely relatable. I understand the need for these kids to act out in their own way but there were a few things that just plain bothered me. The biggest part was how the rich kid was somehow supposed to feel bad for being rich. Like I’m sorry that you had to move from a house where you had a walk in closet at one point. Also, not everyone has parents that allow them to commandeer their old motorcycles… there is something that really irks me when a character bashes another one about being rich, like somehow that makes them a bad person. You know what that makes them? Rich. It shouldn’t be used as a way to make the poorer character seem like a better person.

I’m sorry for all the lists in this review. It was sort of unavoidable to do while pointing out everything. Now if you’ve never read a fake bf/gf book before, it could all be fresh for you and you might like it. Unfortunately, this book didn’t have enough spin to it to make me actually like it that much.

This story just wasn't my cup of tea, I lost interest in the first chapter and fought hard to finish the story, the heroine was whiny from page one and the hero was an over confident jerk. That being said the author writes very well I just happened to not like the characters.

This cute story begins with Luke catching Meg in the act of graffiting around the school wall and warning her that he's going to want a favor in exchange for his silence. From that moment, this two unlikely schoolmates will approach and experience many adventures and rebellious moments. Meg lost the meaning of life after a tragedy in her past and began acting as a badgirl to flee from her reality. Luke is also wanting to escape his reality but for other reasons and after blackmailing Meg they both will start a journey of self knowledge and strength.
What begins as blackmail turns into friendship with benefits and slowly becomes a strong love that will provoke many twists and turns in the life of this couple.
I loved the book so much with its warm plot and fluid writing it takes the reader to connect with this unlikely couple and hope much for a happy ending for them.

the rules of persuasion pairs up grief-stricken graffiti artist meg matthews with all-american rich baseball player luke prescott. he catches her in the act of tagging the school, and blackmails her in order to get his ex-girlfriend and mother off his back.

what starts out as a relationship filled with suspicion and distrust changes over time as meg and luke get to know each other. it's partly because they have that terrible start that they can be their most honest selves around each other. slowly meg realizes that life isn't as perfect for luke as she imagined, while also managing to move past her grief after losing her sister and coming back to her old self.

being with luke sets her free, but as their relationship deepens the threat of meg being exposed as the graffiti artist increases. even though luke has no intention of spilling the beans, meg's design is easily recognizable and she hasn't been great about keeping it secret.

when being with luke wakes her up to the dangershe is in, she regrets being so reckless, even as there is nothing she can do to change things. luke and meg have crazy chemistry from the get-go and what I love about their relationship is that they not only fall in love, they become friends. seeing them together is perfectly dreamy.

Meg and Luke are opposites, bad girl and good boy, together through a blackmail scheme and finding love? Or is it just an act?! I really enjoyed this story and the characters. Sometimes this type of story can grow old but both of the main characters were strong and believable. A quick romantic read with more to it than you would expect! Thank you netgalley!

The Rules of Persuasion
Amity Hope

Book Review: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ❣

I love fake dating books.

Meg is a feisty rebel, but unfortunately for her, she has just been caught getting up to mischief. Meg has her reasons, but she is not big on sharing.

Luke needs to get his ex-girlfriend off his back. After catching Meg damaging school property, he decides she is the perfect girl to help him with his problem. He blackmails her into being his fake girlfriend.

This story has been written a million times before, but I really enjoyed this version. Luke may be popular, and good looking, but Meg isn't even slightly interested. She sees him as a spoilt rich boy. I like the way this book comes together. They are two people with a difficult family life who just need a friend to lean on. Hopefully, it will lead to more ;)

4.5 stars out of 5.
*I received an ARC in exchange for a fair review*

Cute, fun read! I really liked how these two really got each other. There were a lot of serious issues going on in the book, but they found refuge in each other. Wonderfully written.

I recieve an advanced reader copy in exchange for a fair review.

Five Things I Loved About The Rules of Persuasion:

1. I have read many books where a fauxmance turns into a romance, but I still love it. I really adored seeing Luke and Meg's relationship evolve and change. In an effort to make their relationship look "real", they began spending time together, but eventually, they began seeking solace in each other. It was all sorts of awww-sweet for me.
2. The sibling connections were so lovely. Luke and his older brother, Gabe, had a united front in trying to escape their parents overreaching control, while each thing Meg shared with us about her sister just made my heart explode. I swear, I was moved to tears.
3. There was a lot of great banter between Meg and Luke. It was initially sparring, but grew to be friendly teasing and flirting. I absolutely enjoyed the fun and sassy stuff, but I probably equally adored when they bared their souls to each other.
4. These two really grew to support each other. The more time they spent with each other, the more they shared their personal woes. They were both dealing with a lot of family drama and emotional pain. I was so happy once they had each other to lean on and run to when they need comfort.
5. And the pièce de résistance - the grand gesture! I love when there is that big gesture, that is meant to win the other person over by showing them the depth and breath of your affection. This one was pretty major, and did double duty by tying up some loose ends too.

Overall: So much to love in this fake relationship turned true love story.

Ready for a fun and flirty romance with heart? Look no further than THE RULES OF PERSUASION by Amity Hope. Opposites attract and sparks fly when a self proclaimed "bad girl" meets the rich all-American boy. Throw in blackmail and it's like setting a match to gasoline. Definitely recommend.

A good read but I feel like I have read the fake dating plot line a lot.

I think I'm learning that I might be a sucker for the fake dating tropes that are in some of the contemporaries I've been reading. Especially when there's chemistry between the two and just the right amount of angst. Because let's face it, no romance is ever completely perfect.

I'd like to thank Netgalley, Entangled Teen, and Chapter by Chapter book tours for giving me the opportunity to read this amazing read. As with every Entangled Teen read I've read, I'm going to have to get a physical copy of this one.

It'd be amazing if Amity Hope wrote a sequel to this one exploring more of Meg's and Luke's relationship! I want to know how they're doing after high school and how Meg's parents end up. I want to know if they all get more closure with Sydney and I want to know how Gabe's life goes. I'd even be content with exploring Julia as long as I get to hear about Meg and Luke.

Meg's character was pretty guarded throughout the book. I had hoped she'd open up when Luke had but she had not. However, I do believe she finally opened up at the perfect time. I wasn't too thrilled with Jaclyn trying to ruin their lives but I understand why the story needed that twist. It tied up what would happen with the vandalism.

Please note: I received a copy of THE RULES OF PERSUASION from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the Publisher and author.

I LOVED IT! Five stars and here is why:

First off, the sweet and sassy banter between Meg and Luke kept the book's pacing at a rapid rate. I read pages and pages without even reaching over to grab my cup to sip my coffee! Enemies to lovers or a faux-romance is a story I absolutely enjoy because there is so much an author can do with it and Amity Hope rocked it!

I loved how THE RULES OF PERSUASION wasn't just a romance, however, because both Meg and Luke experienced some serious family drama that is very relatable today. Meg's family life balanced precariously on a cliff - having to survive the death of a loved one is difficult at best, and the author showed how survivor guilt can wreak havoc for those left behind. The pressures of helicoptering parents and Luke's dreams of playing ball when his parents have mapped out his life for the next twenty years to follow in his father's legal footsteps is heart-wrenching and very realistic. I work with teens and the pressure to succeed is so very real. and what's worse, is that the pressure comes from parents, who are supposed to provide that unconditional love and support. Ms. Hope did a great job with peppering teenage angst with just the right amount of snarky humor to keep me engaged to the very end.

Meg and Luke's relationship - both fake and then, real - boy, do the sparks fly! While they're dealing with a lot of issues that hit them full force, they find solace in their fake relationship, which turns into a great friendship, and eventually, a true romance. And that makes for a great book. Highly recommend.

The thing about different opinions is that you'll never understand the others'. I read some not very nice words about this novel and after finishing it, I can safely say that I don't agree in the least and I just don't understand how anyone can give this book only two stars. But then again, I don't have to understand. Opinions are different and that's a good thing (you just have to convince yourself of that).

Anyway... I always wanted to read Ditched by Amity Hope and never really found the time to do so. When I saw that The Rules of Persuasion was also written by her, I immediately took the chance and requested it on NetGalley. I am so glad I got accepted and was able to read this one before its official release. Now I know for sure that I'll be diving into Ditched the second I find the time to, because Amity Hope's writing style is fabulous! This novel was exactly the kind of sweet and light romance that I love from a publisher like Entangled.

The characters were super cute. Surprisingly, I even liked Meg and I sometimes have a hard time understanding the female main character's motives, but I liked Meg right from page one. And when we got to Luke's point of view, it was a done deal. The story itself isn't a new one. We all know there are a lot of novels out there that deal with fake relationships, but most of them are now being new adult reads, so I enjoyed something a little lighter. And though I always say light, light, light, there's also some depth to it. Like, Meg is dealing with a lot of pain and Luke's just.. Yeah, alright, he's dealing with rich kid problems, but you still feel sorry for him.

I thought their chemistry was great and I liked the balance between their scenes and the scenes with their friends or parents, because reading about them the whole time would have bored some readers (not me, but still...). Whenever we got to read about Luke's parents, I wanted to crawl into my phone and punch them, or grab them by the shoulders and shake them at least. Gosh, they were so frustrating. I'm glad Luke wasn't one of these characters that bought whatever they said but mostly stood his ground. And then there was Luke's ex-girlfriend who was too annoying to find any words. But she kept the story alive at some point, so I can't complain about her too much.

Another refreshing thing was that neither of them got into a fight with their best friends. Oh, I didn't realize how much I missed that harmony until I read this book. What is it with fights between best friends? I can see there has to be some kind of conflict for the plot to be exciting, but The Rules of Persuasion managed without it just fine.

Meg's reason for doing what she did was very sweet, too. I'd be lying if I said I haven't shed a tear when she confessed her story to Luke. It makes me sort of mad reading how some think there's no real developement of the characters, because that background story right there says otherwise. Luke might not deal with as heavy problems as Meg, but that's not even necessary. That's why they fit together so perfectly.

I liked this book a lot and it was even better than I expected - the perfect kind of summer romance for young adult readers.

Just a simple, nice, fluffy in-between read. It was nothing new or special, but I like reading these kind of books every once in a while.
The main characters were likable enough, just your run-of-the-mill YA contemporary characters with some issues. I did not feel THAT much.. But it read away easily and I finished this one in two days.

Rating 3.5.. But because it was kind of predictable and did not bring anyhting new to the table I round it down to 3 stars...