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The beginning shows Isabelle trying to kill herself by taking toof many aspirin with wine. Isabelle is at college and 18 years old.Her mother feels she is so fish for trying to kill herself. I do feel the suicide can be a selfish act but is also a act of immense desperation.I've had moments in my life where I wanted to kill myself.the people In the community are told Isabelle gave up on college and doesn't know what to do with her life.Isabelle meets a young man named Jack and there is an instant attraction.Isabelles parents are not a fan of Jack. I instantly liked Jack since he was in military and related to someone she knew.Isabelle gets a good job as law farm secretary.She battest with her parents to be allowed to see Jack after he keeps her out past curfew.I can relate to Isabelle struggling with depression. Isabelle feels better at Christmas time because there are no snide remarks and she fakes surprise at the gifts. Isabelle is good at faking surprise and faking her way through life.Isabelle mom is constantly telling her to not be easy and sleep with Jack.Isabelle pulls away from jack sometimes because of her complicated feelings. She moves to the coast of va and gets a job at publishing company. Isabelle starts to talk with a guy she met Nick but must face her feelings before they can have a relationship .

I was lured into reading this book because of the cover illustration that purported to it being a light read,but the actual story was a deep,sensitive and life changing one that the main character lived through.Working through my frustration with Izzy for her slow realization that her early adulthood environment was toxic ,I was glad to see her finally find her inner strength to make positive changes.Her aborted relationship with Jack became the central focus for her introspection and the incentive to confront her real and perceived demons, and while I would have liked that relationship to survive,the significance of it's demise shouldn't be devalued.The plot twists were an interesting but almost predictable sidebar to the story until the final not so obvious reveal.I enjoyed this free read from Netgalley.

I liked this book far more than expected because at the beginning I was very frustrated by her emotional ineptitude and inability to let people in. However, she became stronger and in facing her isdues, I had a great deal of respect and enjoyed how the book evolved. Well written.

Isabelle LaFayette tries to end her own life. Her failed attempt haunts her, along with her other past regrets and the inability to forgive herself.
Jack Riley comes into Isabelle’s life and makes her feel alive, but believing she doesn’t deserve to be happy, she pushes him away.

Isabelle needs to give herself permission to heal and break the rules that have been imprisoning her. It is the only way for her to find ultimate freedom from the past and piece her heart back together again.

I initially wanted to read this book because of the cover and the description, but the more I read the more I could relate to Isabella. I loved reading about her journey through her hardships and going on a better path. I enjoyed the author's writing style, however the story did have some repetitiveness to it. Altogether though, it was an easy, quick read!

Thanks to #NetGalley for the ARC of #BreakingTheRules
Pub Date: 13 Nov 2018

A simple story based on Isabelle’s unhappy childhood and the effects it has on her adult life. Slightly predictable and rather repetitive, too much reference to coffee, the sea and rocks ! The ending was obvious but that said it was an easy read

This was, at times, a very tough book to digest because of the trials the main character, Isabelle, endured and how these trials affected her entire life. At times, I wanted to throttle her and tell her to get some counseling because her inner turmoil was too much to bear. The story itself is so worth reading as she begins a rough journey to healing helped along by a very caring boyfriend and a tough question asking counselor.

I thought that I would enjoy this more than I did, but I found it to be predictable. The writing was good, though. It was just too much like most of the chick lit I have read.

Isabelle LaFayette attempts but fails, to end her own life in what her mother calls a selfish act. Her suicide attempt haunts her, along with her other past regrets and the inability to forgive herself,

Jack Riley comes into Isabelle’s life and becomes her first love. He makes her feel alive, but she cruelly pushes him away, mistakenly believing that she doesn't deserve to be happy. Can she find the strength to confront her pain and be released from her troublesome past?

Isabelle needs to break the rules that have been imprisoning her. It is the only way for her to move on and piece her heart back together again.

Izzy, as she is known to her friends, is an extremely likeable character and I could really empathise with her. I thought this book was very insightful and thought-provoking. Although I thought that some of the dialogue between Izzy and her new beau, Nick Sterling, was a little repetitive, I found it a very enjoyable read, The author's writing has depth and the ending was very good.