Breaking Her Rules by Jennifer Snow REALLY appealed to me. I like romances. I like sports. So I probably should have loved this one right? Well, in all honesty, I thought it was a merely okay read. I do not see myself continuing on with the series. That isn’t to say there’s no value to this book. There is, it just was not the book for me, ya know?

Walker Adams and Gracie Andrews are the main characters in Breaking Her Rules. Basically Gracie works as a promoter for the MMA in Vegas. Walker quit law school to fight in the MMA (lol what). However, by quitting law school, Walker’s dad has cut him off financially. So to get back on his feet he stays with Gracie because they grew up together. Gracie has long harbored a crush on Walker. Only she has a boyfriend (who sort of sucks if we are being honest). Anyways, sparks fly.

So one thing that did rub me the wrong way about this book was how one of the correspondents for some tv show about MMA was depicted. Like, talk about slut shaming. It was just such a turn off to read. Plus I felt like the relationship with Walker and Gracie read as shallow. I guess I like romances that are a little more in depth. That’s not to say this book wouldn’t work for anyone else, I bet it would. The adult time scenes are decently written. Just, on the whole, the chemistry and slow burn was not there for me.

Rating: 3.5 stars

Grace works for MFL which is an MMA fighting company. She's in a committed relationship with Erik, who also works at MFL as the VP. He's stable and can offer her security, which she never had growing up with her Mom. Walker, her best friend's older brother, crashes at her place and he has a deadline of three weeks to find his own place. Well shit, Grace didn't account for the crush she had as a young girl to return full force...or had it ever diminished? The storyline drew me in as Jennifer's writing proves she knows what she's talking about within the fight world. What frustrated me was how Grace would not speak up for herself with Erik, she'd let things slide. I hurt for her and I'd see her struggles and want to fight for her. Maybe that's what Grace thought...that no one would fight for her. Her best friend, Kylie, knew just want to say for support and other times to challenge her exactly when needed. So Kylie was fighting for her every step of the way. Sexual tension is present and pulsing. This was an exciting read with a sexy MMA fighter!

I really had trouble getting into the book initially and getting caught up in the emotions of the characters. The storyline was good, but it just didn’t stand out in my mind amongst other books in the genre. The blurb was great, but overall the book just fell flat for me.