I generally enjoyed the book. I felt like the layers and repetition were overdone, and there were points where I was getting frustrated with the slow pacing and endless ruminating. I wished it were fifty to a hundred pages shorter, not really in one specific area but overall.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for the ARC.

So, in the acknowledgments, Adams writes that she hopes her books leave us happier than we were when we started. DONE!!! Every single time. And it is rarely as simple as, “the couple ends up together” or “the good guy wins” or anything quite so pedestrian. It’s more like, here are these significant life events and experiences and oh okay we can throw a love story in there, too. The love is the focus, but not entirely the love of the couple. There’s all this other love and life in these stories and I DIG IT!!! 💜💜📚

Honestly this might be my favorite Sarah Adams book. I could not put it down and finished it within a day.
I loved the relationship between Nora and Derek. They just had so much chemistry and the way they loved each other was perfect. This book will now become my whole personality and I will not be able to stop talking about it.

This was such a great follow up to The Cheat Sheet! The chemistry is off the charts in this one and the banter. How does Sarah's brain create hit after hit? I even love her regency romcom.

Will I always read every single thing Sarah Adams writes? Yes! Will Sarah Adams always write the best books that feel like a warm hug? Also yes! I have loved everything she has written, The Rule Book included. I loved getting to see characters from previous books. Nora and Derek were some of her best. The chemistry between them, the angst, and obvious love was something people strive for. I can not count the amount of times I laughed out loud at this book. All the stars for The Rule Book!!

I recently read The Rule Book by Sarah Adams, and it was a fun and entertaining romantic comedy that left me with a smile on my face. The story is about Nora Mackenzie, a sports agent who has to work with her ex-boyfriend, famous NFL tight end Derek Pender. Derek is holding a grudge against Nora for breaking his heart years ago, and he's determined to make her life miserable. However, things take an unexpected turn when a wild night in Vegas leads to them waking up married.

The book is a light-hearted and engaging read that will make you laugh and swoon. The author has done an excellent job of creating relatable characters that are easy to connect with. Nora and Derek's banter and playful teasing are entertaining, and their chemistry is off the charts.

The Rule Book is a well-written romantic comedy that will keep you engaged from beginning to end. The plot is well-crafted, and the pacing is perfect. The book is suitable for a wider audience as the love scenes are not explicit, making it a perfect read for anyone who loves a good romantic comedy.

Overall, I highly recommend The Rule Book to anyone who loves romantic comedies. It's a delightful book that will leave you with a warm and fuzzy feeling in your heart. The characters are charming, and the story is engaging, making it a perfect read for a lazy afternoon or a weekend getaway.

This book is the follow up to the cheat sheet and it did not disappoint either. I laughed so much reading this book. You could feel how much fun they were having. I already knew it was going to be a good book, but reading it gave me so much joy, and you get nathan and bree and the other guys on the sharks so if you read the first one you wont be missing them.

Sarah Adams has returned to the LA Sharks with a peek at the last single player (the others pair off between "The Cheat Sheet" and now). Poor Derek, he's the last singleton, but that's not what's got him depressed. He's recovering from a broken ankle and the insecurity of his return to the Sharks is eating away at him. Where's the dude that was all sunshine, parties, and flirting? He's got an understandable case of grumps. So what happens when sunshine and goofiness personified appears as his new sports agent? Oh, and she's the girl that broke your heart in college. Yeah, Derek doubles down on the dark cloud jerk approach. But Nora doesn't let it get to her. Especially when she discovers she can go around him and find leverage through his friends. For those Sarah Adams lovers, you'll be happy to see the inclusion of the other Shark players, but you'll also get treated to a tropical vacation where this couple get's to escape those LA expectations and interferences and enjoy each other. She tells the reader up front how to keep the 'door closed' on the more descriptive scene and overall this book is pretty flirtatious and hot (those college memories are **fans self**).
This is totally worth the read and I think overall Adams' fans are going to be happy and supportive of this book. I've read all of her books so far (even those early forays into historical romance) and there is always a level of sweet fun that gives joy straight from the page.
Thanks so much for the ARC!

First of all, I ADORE Sarah Adams. She is an automatic buy author for me, and I feel that with every book that she publishes, Sarah's writing just gets better and better. I didn't even think that was possible, but she has done it yet again with The Rule Book. This was an easy 5-Star rating for me.
The characters that she created within The Cheat Sheet universe are so endearing and they all seamlessly made the jump into The Rule Book, taking the reader with them. I love how she chose Derek Pender to be the male main character in this book and I hope she continues to add more books within this world.
The plot had so much - "enemies"-to-friends-to-lovers, sports romance, fake marriage, only one bed. And yet, it all worked well together and was not too overwhelming! The writing was, as always, beautiful, hilarious, yet also soul-wrenchingly vulnerable. Sarah knows how to make you laugh AND cry, then laugh that you are crying, and then happy tears. It truly is a roller coaster. The banter is AMAZING between all of the characters, but especially anyone Nora interacts with on the page.
Overall, I feel as if this book as if you bottled up the joy and love from Ted Lasso and mixed it in with the Proposal and sprinkled all of the sunshine and rainbow sprinkles from Sarah Adam's books and BOOM - you have The Rule Book.


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I feel so blessed to have received a copy of this book. Once again, Sarah did not disappoint! I have already told several friends they need to read The Rule Book. I will read any book by this author, and I'm so glad her newest title is just as good as her others. LOVED that my favorite trope made an appearance - looking at you, One Bed. Our library will definitely purchase a copy or two!

This book was everything The Cheat Sheet was! If you liked Cheat Sheet you'll enjoy this too. Likeable, believable, flawed and funny characters. This was a treat to read.

This was a fun and sweet read. Definitely one to add to the endless TBR stack and a fun one to share with a friend or 3.

Sarah Adams is a very popular author at my library and I really loved this book. I will definitely purchase it and expect it to circulate well.

I couldn't wait for this new Sarah Adams and she didn't let me down. She is just a master of a well written, slow burn romantic comedy. Her dialog is spot on ...current and clever. I have a real book hangover now that I'm finished.

If you liked The Cheat Sheet and enjoy closed door romance, you will enjoy this one. The author does have one open door scene, but she tells you where it is so you can skip it, if I remember correctly.

Second chance romance, sports, lots of chemistry, and a fake marriage make this a quick fun read. I loved our main characters and enjoyed their banter and playful relationship.

If you’re following Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as closely as I am, this book is for you!

First of all: the chemistry was PERFECTION! They genuinely felt like exes with complicated feelings. This book gave me so many “JUST KISS ALREADY” moments that I felt like I was going to explode, but in the best way! I could feel both the tension and the love that they never let go of and it made this also burn so worth it.

I just loved both Nora and Derek. Nora made some decisions that greatly frustrated me, but I loved that about her because she felt complex and real. I had already really liked Derek in The Cheat Sheet, but in this book, he just became the perfect book boyfriend. Even when he was getting revenge, he was still somehow extremely likable.

This book was just so funny! Both Nora and Derek’s internal monologues were hilarious, especially during Derek’s Revenge Era. The only thing I wish there was a little more of were his friends. The guys were one of my favorite parts of The Cheat Sheet (especially Derek in that book) and I wish there was a little more of the guys scheming to help Derek, but I also get why there wasn’t because of where the middle 40% of the book was set.

One note: I went into this book almost completely blind and I think that increased my enjoyment of the book, so I’d recommend not reading the full blurb.

I hadn't previously read any of Sarah Adams' books, but man I'm glad I read this one! I saw no issue with the open-door romance in this book, but I know some die-hard fans did. I think it is totally ok for adult romance to feature it! This book is humorous and will have the reader kicking their feet and grinning like a fool! Great banter, witty characters, and I always love a good sports romance!

A fun rom com that will keep you turning the pages til the end! A little steamier than her previous work, but it doesn't detract from the romance and swoon worthy banter. Fans of Sarah Adams will enjoy!

Absolutely adorable! I loved every second of this read. It is rare to find a romance book that literally makes me laugh out loud, but this does it on every other page. It was perfection. Sweet, hilarious, romantic, steamy. It was the definition of having fun while you are reading.

The chemistry between Nora and Derek is perfect! This book is easy to sink into and enjoy, plus is full of humour and heart. I loved the bit about Nora hemming Dereks pants so that one leg was shorter than the other, and the reactions from his teammates about this throughout the book, it was hilarious! Also Nora's power play of looking up the nose to show her authority had me in fits of laughter, and there were many more moments that had me laughing out loud at the situations and interactions. It was very entertaining and I'd 100% recommend this book!

I've loved every Sarah Adams book I've read and The Rule Book is just as wonderful as the rest! If you've read The Cheat Sheet and enjoyed it then you'll enjoy this book too. But even if you haven't read The Cheat Sheet this book is a great stand alone too. I didn't think I was into reading sports romances but both of these books were amazing. Sarah Adams could write anything and I'd read it as I love her writing style.