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Crooked Sinners #2
Riot Rules
CARRIE
You think you know me, but you’re wrong.
You look at me and see Carrie, the girl with the wild hair and the wild clothes.
Reliable Carrie. Friendly. Quirky. Perhaps a little strange.
What do you really know about me, though?
The details of my past are up for debate.
I’ve been careful to hide my sins, and even more careful to follow the rules.
I do as I’m told. I keep to myself. I don’t mess around with boys, and I’m always ready to run.
At least that’s what I tell myself, anyway.
Since I met him, I’ve broken every single rule in the book.
He’s impossible. Arrogant. Terrifying.
If I’m not careful, Wolf Hall’s golden boy will do more than make me break the rules. He’ll wind up breaking me.
DASH
First, they hate me, then they hate themselves for wanting me. That’s how it always goes.
I’m the smart one. The charming one. The guy with the accent that makes girls go weak at the knees. As a resident of Riot House, I’m destined to rule Wolf Hall. Doesn’t matter where you come from. How much money you have. What your future holds. Cross the path of a Riot House Boy and you’re guaranteed to pay the price.
The girl isn’t special. She’s just another cog, turning in the wheel. So why, then, am I protecting her? And why am I keeping her a secret?
Call me a monster.
Call me a fiend.
Call me reprehensible.
Call me Lord Dashiell Lovett IV.
*Riot Rules is book two in the Crooked Sinners Series. It is a complete 135,000 word story that can be read as a standalone, or in conjunction with the other books in the series.
You think you know me, but you’re wrong.
You look at me and see Carrie, the girl with the wild hair and the wild clothes.
Reliable Carrie. Friendly. Quirky. Perhaps a little strange.
What do you really know about me, though?
The details of my past are up for debate.
I’ve been careful to hide my sins, and even more careful to follow the rules.
I do as I’m told. I keep to myself. I don’t mess around with boys, and I’m always ready to run.
At least that’s what I tell myself, anyway.
Since I met him, I’ve broken every single rule in the book.
He’s impossible. Arrogant. Terrifying.
If I’m not careful, Wolf Hall’s golden boy will do more than make me break the rules. He’ll wind up breaking me.
DASH
First, they hate me, then they hate themselves for wanting me. That’s how it always goes.
I’m the smart one. The charming one. The guy with the accent that makes girls go weak at the knees. As a resident of Riot House, I’m destined to rule Wolf Hall. Doesn’t matter where you come from. How much money you have. What your future holds. Cross the path of a Riot House Boy and you’re guaranteed to pay the price.
The girl isn’t special. She’s just another cog, turning in the wheel. So why, then, am I protecting her? And why am I keeping her a secret?
Call me a monster.
Call me a fiend.
Call me reprehensible.
Call me Lord Dashiell Lovett IV.
*Riot Rules is book two in the Crooked Sinners Series. It is a complete 135,000 word story that can be read as a standalone, or in conjunction with the other books in the series.
Published December 31, 2020
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March 2, 2021
3.5 stars ✩⋆
honestly, what is up with me being into fictional dudes that are so out of my league it's not even funny ✋🏼
first, it was a high fae lord who's a feminist, and then a psychopath genius who doesn't like touch but has a soft spot for a knife-wielding assassin, and now an english lord, soon-to-be-duke who is materialistic and pretentious af and probably needs therapy with all his daddy issues but plays the piano and loves dirty talk??
my standards guys. my standards. is it too high? uh-
lol next question.
↠ 『 p l o t 』
anyways, knowing what happened in the first book and the snippets we got of Dash (H) and Carina's (h) dynamic, i was expecting something similar to the prince and the pawn because, well you know, what happened there also happened here *cough* cHeAtInG *cough* so i was little eh. even though that's the case, these two were literally more interesting than the main MCs there so obviously i couldn't wait to read this book because i really wanna know if he cheated or nah. and their dynamic? it's just- the angst? the hate? PLSS gimme all that.
to be honest, i thought this was book was gonna be after what happened in the first book but need not worry, this one can be read as a standalone because the first half is how they fell in love and the last half is the MCs pov from the first book and that's why this book is so damn long.
// SPOILERS AHEAD //
･ﾟﾟ･｡｡･ﾟﾟ･ c h a r a c t e r s ･ﾟﾟ･｡｡･ﾟﾟ･
— Carina Mendoza (h)
she's a space nerd, is good at math (i'm jealous because i suck at math no joke), has this "idgaf" attitude, a good student, and wears colorful clothes. knowing about her dark past was so painful ugh poor Carrie!! if y'all wanna know ↠ TW (spoiler) // flashback scene where Carina was molested in one of the past chapters (chapter 11) because her mom's boyfriend tried to sell her off for drugs.
also, i love when she talks about astronomy because, well you know, there's just something about characters talking about the stars or the moon to make them some sort of metaphor to describe their love ya know? it's just so- it's romantic okay. and the fae high lord who's feminist i was talking about? yeah, he loves stars so i'm a bit sentimental with all this. and honestly, i wouldn't say she was a pushover but um.. she kinda was and so naturally i was like
girlll WHAT R U DOINGGG? we need men to suffer!!! stop giving in too easily oh mah god. Dash was rejecting her and being a dick about it and she kept chasing him even though she knows she shouldn't and she hates him. honestly, miraculously, i wasn't that annoyed about it because at least she's self-aware but i liked how she hated him and knew he was a pretentious little shit and you know what? she reminds me of my friends who likes dudes even tho they're toxic af but they still go for them. yeah, y'all know who you are, love you guys 🤪✨
— Lord Dashiell August Richmond Belleview Lovett IV (H)
he's rich, smart, a lord, British, piano prodigy, and honestly i just recently watched the new winxclub show on netflix and i pictured him as the dude who plays as Sky
do y'all see it? do you guys SEE this ^ that's literally Dash and Wren. i have one more:
ain't he cute? ok ok sorry enough simping for today moving on.
Dash is you're typical fictional rich dude with daddy issues that doesn't want to be what he's raised to be so he delves in vices that naturally, Carrie doesn't approve of. he's 1/3 of the Riot House boys and apparenlty he's the nicest one because he's the "charmer" but as you're typical fictional dude, even though he looks like the nicest one, he goes all emo and talks about how dark he is and how he'll fuck up innocent things because he likes seeing them destroyed and he is so emo he just had to crush a ladybug in front of Carrie to really show how emo he is. how nice.
i like Dash more than Wren tho and that's a fact.
･ﾟﾟ･｡｡･ﾟﾟ･ r o m a n c e ･ﾟﾟ･｡｡･ﾟﾟ･
Carrie hates arrogance, Dash is arrogant. Carrie is all eat the rich, Dash IS rich. you see where i'm going with this?
the smut scenes were really fucking hot. just saying. and i like Dash and Carina's romance way more than Wren and Elodie by the way. their romance + the writing and dialogue being all poetic, talking about the moon and the stars makes things better.
if y'all know a man who talks like this, dm me.
there's a little bit of push and pull but, ya know, Carrie gave in pretty easily. and not gonna lie, personal preference wise, i was expecting a little bit of slowburn, enemies to lovers type of dynamic so that's why i was kind of disappointed that they kissed in their second scene together. i have a thing for sexual tension + slowburn okay?
and!! i just wish there were more moments between them actually being a couple. we get like 2-3 scenes of push and pull in the beginning and then 2 scenes of them being intimate and then a time jump of 2 months later where they're all coupley but we missed it because of the time jump and then another 2 short scenes of them doing it AND THEN the cHeAtInG and a 7 month time jump where they barely interacted. and i don't know if it's me being an emotionless psychopath sometimes but i didn't really feel the pining or pain from the "cheating" that powerfully because, well, a lot of the last half came from being told > shown aka inner monologue and because of the time jumps.
･ﾟﾟ･｡｡･ﾟﾟ･ d r a m a & w r i t i n g (SPOILERS) ･ﾟﾟ･｡｡･ﾟﾟ･
okaaay let's get to the angsty part shall we? so we know that Dash "cheated" on Carina where she walks in on him getting a bj from another girl but guess what?
ok but was i the only one who skipped to the last part to check if the cheating was all fake because it'll drive you crazy? because same.
but anyways, he did all this because he was being a martyr and all and Carina's father figure told him to break up with her and break her heart because the police are looking for her and she needs to lay low, etc. i don't know how i feel about this drama because on one hand, i was in the mood for stressful drama and the other i'm just like... *judgemental face on* seriously?? it felt kinda useless and it's because they barely even interacted in the last half where i was expecting so much pining and heartbreak but i didn't really feel any of that because the story focused on the events of the first book.
there's also little bit of OM drama after the 7-month time jump and honestly, i liked this OM, Andre, because he was so sweet? and there was no rivalry between him and Dash? wow. that's new. also, there's the whole series of events from the first book about Mara, Mr. Fitzpatrick and Wren love triangle (which honestly took away the romance).
and can we talk about the writing? way Way WAAAY better here than the first book. i actually didn't feel like i was reading my homework for once and sometimes i just come across a quote like this:
✧ C A R I N A
or
✧ D A S H
and i'm like wow. that's deep. some of the poetic writing in this book is just- *chef's kiss*. even though the writing is better, the second part had a lot of inner monologue and that's understandable because part 2 is basically just the speedrun version of the first book.
* * *
okay but where tf was Presley and Pax in the last half?? they were barely there at the end i wanna know!! and honestly Pax is fucking crazy so i can't wait to read his book, which is solely just his perspective by the way. also, WHO'S HIS LOVE INTEREST!! WHOOOO I WANNA KNOW.
is it Presley? is it that new teacher that replaced Fitz in the epilogue in riot house? whoooooo???
anyways, i was going to rate this higher but i guess i just wanted more from the "enemies" and push and pull part of the enemies to lovers dynamic, and i was hoping there would be more scenes of them in the last half especially when that's the part where i was expecting angst because duh, all the fake cheating drama. but we don't really see Dash and Carina as a couple tho and that kinda sucks.
｡☆✼★━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━★✼☆｡
(dec 2020)
not me simping for another book cover model because he looks like JJ from outer banks 😭🥵
* * *
Crooked Sinners
#1: riot house ➳ 3 stars
#2: riot rules ➳ 3.5 stars
#3: Pax's book ➳ tbr
honestly, what is up with me being into fictional dudes that are so out of my league it's not even funny ✋🏼
first, it was a high fae lord who's a feminist, and then a psychopath genius who doesn't like touch but has a soft spot for a knife-wielding assassin, and now an english lord, soon-to-be-duke who is materialistic and pretentious af and probably needs therapy with all his daddy issues but plays the piano and loves dirty talk??
my standards guys. my standards. is it too high? uh-
lol next question.
↠ 『 p l o t 』
anyways, knowing what happened in the first book and the snippets we got of Dash (H) and Carina's (h) dynamic, i was expecting something similar to the prince and the pawn because, well you know, what happened there also happened here *cough* cHeAtInG *cough* so i was little eh. even though that's the case, these two were literally more interesting than the main MCs there so obviously i couldn't wait to read this book because i really wanna know if he cheated or nah. and their dynamic? it's just- the angst? the hate? PLSS gimme all that.
to be honest, i thought this was book was gonna be after what happened in the first book but need not worry, this one can be read as a standalone because the first half is how they fell in love and the last half is the MCs pov from the first book and that's why this book is so damn long.
// SPOILERS AHEAD //
･ﾟﾟ･｡｡･ﾟﾟ･ c h a r a c t e r s ･ﾟﾟ･｡｡･ﾟﾟ･
— Carina Mendoza (h)
"Dash is a disease; I'm infected by him. The only way to recover is to take the antidote. Put some space between us. But I don't want the antidote. I want the fucking pain, and I can't convince myself otherwise."
she's a space nerd, is good at math (i'm jealous because i suck at math no joke), has this "idgaf" attitude, a good student, and wears colorful clothes. knowing about her dark past was so painful ugh poor Carrie!! if y'all wanna know ↠ TW (spoiler) // flashback scene where Carina was molested in one of the past chapters (chapter 11) because her mom's boyfriend tried to sell her off for drugs.
also, i love when she talks about astronomy because, well you know, there's just something about characters talking about the stars or the moon to make them some sort of metaphor to describe their love ya know? it's just so- it's romantic okay. and the fae high lord who's feminist i was talking about? yeah, he loves stars so i'm a bit sentimental with all this. and honestly, i wouldn't say she was a pushover but um.. she kinda was and so naturally i was like
girlll WHAT R U DOINGGG? we need men to suffer!!! stop giving in too easily oh mah god. Dash was rejecting her and being a dick about it and she kept chasing him even though she knows she shouldn't and she hates him. honestly, miraculously, i wasn't that annoyed about it because at least she's self-aware but i liked how she hated him and knew he was a pretentious little shit and you know what? she reminds me of my friends who likes dudes even tho they're toxic af but they still go for them. yeah, y'all know who you are, love you guys 🤪✨
— Lord Dashiell August Richmond Belleview Lovett IV (H)
"If the girls here are foolish enough to call me Sun God, then you are the goddess of the moon. Diana. Selene. Artemis. Luna. My pale and ethereal queen. "
he's rich, smart, a lord, British, piano prodigy, and honestly i just recently watched the new winxclub show on netflix and i pictured him as the dude who plays as Sky
do y'all see it? do you guys SEE this ^ that's literally Dash and Wren. i have one more:
ain't he cute? ok ok sorry enough simping for today moving on.
Dash is you're typical fictional rich dude with daddy issues that doesn't want to be what he's raised to be so he delves in vices that naturally, Carrie doesn't approve of. he's 1/3 of the Riot House boys and apparenlty he's the nicest one because he's the "charmer" but as you're typical fictional dude, even though he looks like the nicest one, he goes all emo and talks about how dark he is and how he'll fuck up innocent things because he likes seeing them destroyed and he is so emo he just had to crush a ladybug in front of Carrie to really show how emo he is. how nice.
i like Dash more than Wren tho and that's a fact.
･ﾟﾟ･｡｡･ﾟﾟ･ r o m a n c e ･ﾟﾟ･｡｡･ﾟﾟ･
Carrie hates arrogance, Dash is arrogant. Carrie is all eat the rich, Dash IS rich. you see where i'm going with this?
the smut scenes were really fucking hot. just saying. and i like Dash and Carina's romance way more than Wren and Elodie by the way. their romance + the writing and dialogue being all poetic, talking about the moon and the stars makes things better.
"But what if i don't want to be the moon? The sun and the moon are always chasing each other across the sky, never able to catch up with other another."
... "It's okay, Stella. We'll be a permanent eclipse. That way, we'll always be together."
"That way, the world will always be in darkness," I argue.
He shrugs, flicking my lip with the tip of his tongue. "Who gives a flying fuck about the rest of the world. I only care about you and me."
if y'all know a man who talks like this, dm me.
there's a little bit of push and pull but, ya know, Carrie gave in pretty easily. and not gonna lie, personal preference wise, i was expecting a little bit of slowburn, enemies to lovers type of dynamic so that's why i was kind of disappointed that they kissed in their second scene together. i have a thing for sexual tension + slowburn okay?
and!! i just wish there were more moments between them actually being a couple. we get like 2-3 scenes of push and pull in the beginning and then 2 scenes of them being intimate and then a time jump of 2 months later where they're all coupley but we missed it because of the time jump and then another 2 short scenes of them doing it AND THEN the cHeAtInG and a 7 month time jump where they barely interacted. and i don't know if it's me being an emotionless psychopath sometimes but i didn't really feel the pining or pain from the "cheating" that powerfully because, well, a lot of the last half came from being told > shown aka inner monologue and because of the time jumps.
･ﾟﾟ･｡｡･ﾟﾟ･ d r a m a & w r i t i n g (SPOILERS) ･ﾟﾟ･｡｡･ﾟﾟ･
okaaay let's get to the angsty part shall we? so we know that Dash "cheated" on Carina where she walks in on him getting a bj from another girl but guess what?
ok but was i the only one who skipped to the last part to check if the cheating was all fake because it'll drive you crazy? because same.
but anyways, he did all this because he was being a martyr and all and Carina's father figure told him to break up with her and break her heart because the police are looking for her and she needs to lay low, etc. i don't know how i feel about this drama because on one hand, i was in the mood for stressful drama and the other i'm just like... *judgemental face on* seriously?? it felt kinda useless and it's because they barely even interacted in the last half where i was expecting so much pining and heartbreak but i didn't really feel any of that because the story focused on the events of the first book.
there's also little bit of OM drama after the 7-month time jump and honestly, i liked this OM, Andre, because he was so sweet? and there was no rivalry between him and Dash? wow. that's new. also, there's the whole series of events from the first book about Mara, Mr. Fitzpatrick and Wren love triangle (which honestly took away the romance).
and can we talk about the writing? way Way WAAAY better here than the first book. i actually didn't feel like i was reading my homework for once and sometimes i just come across a quote like this:
✧ C A R I N A
↳ "The poles could reverse, the sun could collapse, and an event horizon could form and tear the planet from it's orbit, and the force with which I am pulled toward him would still be infinitely stronger."
or
✧ D A S H
↳ "I am a beggar trying to buy the moon with a dollar."
and i'm like wow. that's deep. some of the poetic writing in this book is just- *chef's kiss*. even though the writing is better, the second part had a lot of inner monologue and that's understandable because part 2 is basically just the speedrun version of the first book.
* * *
okay but where tf was Presley and Pax in the last half?? they were barely there at the end i wanna know!! and honestly Pax is fucking crazy so i can't wait to read his book, which is solely just his perspective by the way. also, WHO'S HIS LOVE INTEREST!! WHOOOO I WANNA KNOW.
is it Presley? is it that new teacher that replaced Fitz in the epilogue in riot house? whoooooo???
anyways, i was going to rate this higher but i guess i just wanted more from the "enemies" and push and pull part of the enemies to lovers dynamic, and i was hoping there would be more scenes of them in the last half especially when that's the part where i was expecting angst because duh, all the fake cheating drama. but we don't really see Dash and Carina as a couple tho and that kinda sucks.
｡☆✼★━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━★✼☆｡
(dec 2020)
not me simping for another book cover model because he looks like JJ from outer banks 😭🥵
* * *
Crooked Sinners
#1: riot house ➳ 3 stars
#2: riot rules ➳ 3.5 stars
#3: Pax's book ➳ tbr
March 19, 2021
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3.5 stars
The first two third of this book take place before Riot House, while the last third is basically the same timeline as RH.
It took me a while (almost 35%) until I got into the book. I've only read another Callie Hart book, so I don't know if that is her style or not but in this series, she likes to describe things in details. To some extend I like it, because this series takes place in a private school at the top of a mountain, it has a bit of that dark academia vibe going on that I love. It still has too much monologue for my liking with all the descriptions that I was bored. I honestly believe that if Callie would cut half of the monologues and not described every details about the color of a ceiling or a door at that school, this book could be easily under 400 pages instead of the almost 500 pages it is.
Once Dashiell (H) and Carina's (h) relationship picked up, it got much more interesting. Dash and Carina's romance is pretty sweet and I didn't expect it. Dash is one of the three Kings at school. His full name is Lord Dashiell August Richmond Belleview Lovett the Fourth, which is quite a mouthful lmao.. so I don't have to tell you that he's rich and pretty much royalty in England. What I liked about Dash is that he wasn't the typically rich asshole bully in high school or he was before he meet Carina. At the beginning Dash had some asshole moments with her, because he tried to push Carina away for her sake since Dash, Pax and Wren have this rule that they are going to bully each girl one of the boys find an interest in. Because of that rule, Dash and Carina starting to see each other behind closed doors and sneaking around all over the school.
Carina and Dash were perfect for each other, because they saw each other. Dash is the boy with the high expectations from his father and Carina is the girl running from her dark past, but together they make it work, because when they are together it's real. It was sweet and cute, because all they do is cuddling, looking at the stars and talking about music. I knew from the first book that Carina and Dash were going to be second chance, so I was just waiting for the bomb to drop. When the time came when Carina and Dashed broke up, my heart was still bleeding even though I saw it coming. My heart was aching bc Dash was pining for Carina so hard and I love it when the Hero pins over the heroine and suffers.
Everything after the break up was terrible, because it had the same messy plot as Riot House. It was way too focused on Wren and Elodie's problem with the English teacher that it took away from Carina and Dash's story. Every few chapter was a time jump, because it had to fit the timeline and events what we saw in the first book. There was a bit of OM drama since Carina got a new boyfriend after Dash broke her heart. Even the Carina / Dash interactions post break up wasn't anything I was excited to read, because Carina was full on antagonising Dash. It wasn't unreasonable since I understood why Carina was so bitter about the whole situation and seeing Dash every day in class while thinking that he cheated on her. I just wanted their soft moments back and that Dash would stop suffer. My boy did nothing wrong. 🥺
The problem with the overlapping timeline is that it didn't add anything new or interesting to the story since it's the same event rewritten from someone else POV. It made this book very predictable, because I just knew every event that would happen. If someone only reads this book as a standalone it might work out better for them, but if you have read book 1 there is is nothing new in the last 30% of this book, besides how Dash and Carina got back together. Even that only happens in the very last scene, in the last few pages. In my opinion the book ended too abruptly. There is an extended epilogue on Callie's website, which should have been included in the book.
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CROOKED SINNERS SERIES
#1 Riot House - 3 stars
#2 Riot Rules - 3.5 stars
#3 Pax Book – tbr
┕━━━━━━━━━━━━━┙
The first two third of this book take place before Riot House, while the last third is basically the same timeline as RH.
It took me a while (almost 35%) until I got into the book. I've only read another Callie Hart book, so I don't know if that is her style or not but in this series, she likes to describe things in details. To some extend I like it, because this series takes place in a private school at the top of a mountain, it has a bit of that dark academia vibe going on that I love. It still has too much monologue for my liking with all the descriptions that I was bored. I honestly believe that if Callie would cut half of the monologues and not described every details about the color of a ceiling or a door at that school, this book could be easily under 400 pages instead of the almost 500 pages it is.
Once Dashiell (H) and Carina's (h) relationship picked up, it got much more interesting. Dash and Carina's romance is pretty sweet and I didn't expect it. Dash is one of the three Kings at school. His full name is Lord Dashiell August Richmond Belleview Lovett the Fourth, which is quite a mouthful lmao.. so I don't have to tell you that he's rich and pretty much royalty in England. What I liked about Dash is that he wasn't the typically rich asshole bully in high school or he was before he meet Carina. At the beginning Dash had some asshole moments with her, because he tried to push Carina away for her sake since Dash, Pax and Wren have this rule that they are going to bully each girl one of the boys find an interest in. Because of that rule, Dash and Carina starting to see each other behind closed doors and sneaking around all over the school.
“If the girls here are foolish enough to call me Sun God, then you are the goddess of the moon. Diana. Selene. Artemis. Luna. My pale and ethereal queen.”
Carina and Dash were perfect for each other, because they saw each other. Dash is the boy with the high expectations from his father and Carina is the girl running from her dark past, but together they make it work, because when they are together it's real. It was sweet and cute, because all they do is cuddling, looking at the stars and talking about music. I knew from the first book that Carina and Dash were going to be second chance, so I was just waiting for the bomb to drop. When the time came when Carina and Dashed broke up, my heart was still bleeding even though I saw it coming. My heart was aching bc Dash was pining for Carina so hard and I love it when the Hero pins over the heroine and suffers.
Everything after the break up was terrible, because it had the same messy plot as Riot House. It was way too focused on Wren and Elodie's problem with the English teacher that it took away from Carina and Dash's story. Every few chapter was a time jump, because it had to fit the timeline and events what we saw in the first book. There was a bit of OM drama since Carina got a new boyfriend after Dash broke her heart. Even the Carina / Dash interactions post break up wasn't anything I was excited to read, because Carina was full on antagonising Dash. It wasn't unreasonable since I understood why Carina was so bitter about the whole situation and seeing Dash every day in class while thinking that he cheated on her. I just wanted their soft moments back and that Dash would stop suffer. My boy did nothing wrong. 🥺
“I’d like to tell you something.” My pulse kicks up a gear. “Is it important?” He smiles a small smile, his voice very quiet. “Terribly.”
“Then I suppose you’d better go ahead.” His hand rests gently against my neck, his thumb stroking reverently along the line of my jaw.
“I am so in love with you, Carina Mendoza. I feel like I might die.”
The problem with the overlapping timeline is that it didn't add anything new or interesting to the story since it's the same event rewritten from someone else POV. It made this book very predictable, because I just knew every event that would happen. If someone only reads this book as a standalone it might work out better for them, but if you have read book 1 there is is nothing new in the last 30% of this book, besides how Dash and Carina got back together. Even that only happens in the very last scene, in the last few pages. In my opinion the book ended too abruptly. There is an extended epilogue on Callie's website, which should have been included in the book.
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CROOKED SINNERS SERIES
#1 Riot House - 3 stars
#2 Riot Rules - 3.5 stars
#3 Pax Book – tbr
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April 25, 2021
⤅ I understand that I might get some criticism for choosing to rate a book without having read it.
I've gotten criticism even for reviewing books I actually got part of the way through. It's fine if you disagree with what I'm doing, but I'm just going to pre-empt people now by pointing out that:
a) I have the right to rate a book however I want, including without reading a single page of it; and
b) I have a really valid reason for being infuriated with this book, and that is THERE ARE FEW THINGS I HATE MORE IN THE WORLD THAN AMERICAN AUTHORS WHO WRITE BRITISH CHARACTERS WITHOUT EVEN BASIC RESEARCH.
It turns out that Callie Hart is one of them. Case in point: her hero, who has the absolutely jaw-droppingly terrible name of Lord Dashiell August Richmond Belleview Lovett IV.
Now, let's start with the most obvious problem. British people do not use numbers after their names. Literally never. This is a completely American thing, and any author who knows the smallest thing about the UK should know that.
That was the basic glaring problem. Time for the worse one: it's clear that Hart has done absolutely zero research on the British aristocracy, AKA that centuries-old institution she's only gone and chosen to have her character be a part of. There are rules to this thing, and if you're going to include it in your book, you have to follow them.
1. I am reliably informed by @mel that Dashiell is the only son of a duke. So by default, he's the eldest son. This means he should NOT have the word 'Lord' in front of his name. It's not a casual title you can use whenever you want! It's only reserved for the younger sons of dukes and marquesses. By calling him 'Lord Dashiell', the author has set up a universe where one would expect him to have an older brother, which he doesn't. Therefore it is 100% inaccurate.
2. As the elder/only son of a duke, the reason he doesn't need 'Lord' in front of his name is because he would have his own title. To be clear, it's a courtesy title. For example, the courtesy title for the Queen of England's heir is 'Prince of Wales'. For the Duke of Norfolk (to give another example), it's the Earl of Arundel. In that case, the word 'lord' could replace 'Earl/Duke of'; one could call them Lord Norfolk, Lord Arundel, etc. But never before their actual names. And it doesn't seem like the author has given this Dashiell bloke a courtesy title, either, which as the heir to a duke he WOULD have. Another inaccuracy.
Maybe you think I'm pedantic. Sure, you can think that. But there's a reason they say 'write what you know'. Authors are expected to do RESEARCH - would you be happy with a British writer who thought America had a Prime Minister instead of a President, for example? Thought not.
I've gotten criticism even for reviewing books I actually got part of the way through. It's fine if you disagree with what I'm doing, but I'm just going to pre-empt people now by pointing out that:
a) I have the right to rate a book however I want, including without reading a single page of it; and
b) I have a really valid reason for being infuriated with this book, and that is THERE ARE FEW THINGS I HATE MORE IN THE WORLD THAN AMERICAN AUTHORS WHO WRITE BRITISH CHARACTERS WITHOUT EVEN BASIC RESEARCH.
It turns out that Callie Hart is one of them. Case in point: her hero, who has the absolutely jaw-droppingly terrible name of Lord Dashiell August Richmond Belleview Lovett IV.
Now, let's start with the most obvious problem. British people do not use numbers after their names. Literally never. This is a completely American thing, and any author who knows the smallest thing about the UK should know that.
That was the basic glaring problem. Time for the worse one: it's clear that Hart has done absolutely zero research on the British aristocracy, AKA that centuries-old institution she's only gone and chosen to have her character be a part of. There are rules to this thing, and if you're going to include it in your book, you have to follow them.
1. I am reliably informed by @mel that Dashiell is the only son of a duke. So by default, he's the eldest son. This means he should NOT have the word 'Lord' in front of his name. It's not a casual title you can use whenever you want! It's only reserved for the younger sons of dukes and marquesses. By calling him 'Lord Dashiell', the author has set up a universe where one would expect him to have an older brother, which he doesn't. Therefore it is 100% inaccurate.
2. As the elder/only son of a duke, the reason he doesn't need 'Lord' in front of his name is because he would have his own title. To be clear, it's a courtesy title. For example, the courtesy title for the Queen of England's heir is 'Prince of Wales'. For the Duke of Norfolk (to give another example), it's the Earl of Arundel. In that case, the word 'lord' could replace 'Earl/Duke of'; one could call them Lord Norfolk, Lord Arundel, etc. But never before their actual names. And it doesn't seem like the author has given this Dashiell bloke a courtesy title, either, which as the heir to a duke he WOULD have. Another inaccuracy.
Maybe you think I'm pedantic. Sure, you can think that. But there's a reason they say 'write what you know'. Authors are expected to do RESEARCH - would you be happy with a British writer who thought America had a Prime Minister instead of a President, for example? Thought not.
April 22, 2021
Would have enjoyed this book more if the story of Pax’s crush getting fingered by Wren and then videotaping it and showed to the entire school including her parents didn’t happen. The whole not falling tor girls was just stupid.
The writing is really good. It’s been quite some time I read poetic writing like this. The angst was top notch. However the book was too long. And I was surprised how Presley was almost cut out towards the end. I mean she wasn’t even mentioned when Carina was in the hospital. The last part it was all Elodie. And Dash faking cheating on Carina was kinda idiotic.
Anyway I need Pax’s book soon and I am already shipping him with Presley.
The writing is really good. It’s been quite some time I read poetic writing like this. The angst was top notch. However the book was too long. And I was surprised how Presley was almost cut out towards the end. I mean she wasn’t even mentioned when Carina was in the hospital. The last part it was all Elodie. And Dash faking cheating on Carina was kinda idiotic.
Anyway I need Pax’s book soon and I am already shipping him with Presley.
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January 1, 2021
I'm sorry to be that guy, but this book needs a developmental editor.
It's too long and for what? I didn't even get a satisfying conclusion. At the end of the book it says that there is an extended epilogue available on the website (that right now is NOT there) so it's a bummer.
If you can't put the actual ending in the book, then that's a PROBLEM .
There are so many scenes that were simply useless to the plot. And I mean USELESS. The second half of the book they spend it apart and when they finally get together (in the last few pages) it was so underwhelming it erased everything built in the book.
I couldn't even focus on the actual plot because there were so many redundant details that I started skimming.
Safe to say, now I'm annoyed.
Safety:
It's too long and for what? I didn't even get a satisfying conclusion. At the end of the book it says that there is an extended epilogue available on the website (that right now is NOT there) so it's a bummer.
If you can't put the actual ending in the book, then that's a PROBLEM .
There are so many scenes that were simply useless to the plot. And I mean USELESS. The second half of the book they spend it apart and when they finally get together (in the last few pages) it was so underwhelming it erased everything built in the book.
I couldn't even focus on the actual plot because there were so many redundant details that I started skimming.
Safe to say, now I'm annoyed.
Safety:
January 3, 2021
5 stars!
Another amazing read from Callie Hart! The second book in the Crooked Sinners series, this is a mature YA romance that is raw, dramatic and emotional, with moments of darkness and a bit of a forbidden feel. I am so in love with these strong yet vulnerable characters, and the love story completely captured my heart. This book brought all the feels, and I freaking loved it!
As I said, this is the second book of the series, but it can be read as a standalone. The first book of the series, Riot House, showed us that something went down Dash and Carrie, this book explores their relationship in great detail. And if you thought you knew – you have no idea! Set way before the start of the first book, we get to see Dash and Carrie meet and fall in mad, intense, first love, through the events of Riot House, and shortly after. It’s an all-encompassing story that is so much more than I expected, and I was captivated from start to finish.
Lord Dashiell Lovett IV (aka 'Dash') is one of the three spoiled rich boys who live in ‘Riot House’, on the grounds of an exclusive boarding school. He and his two best friends, Wren (hero of book #1) and Pax, rule the school as “The Dark Lord, the Sun God and The Anarchist” - wealthy, gorgeous, arrogant and spoiled they get whatever and whoever they want, and they entertain themselves by playing silly games at the expense of the rest of the students of Wolf Hall, never allowing themselves to get close to anybody outside of their trio. But there is so much more to this bad boy than meets the eye.
Carrie is a student at Wolf Hall (and eventually becomes good friends with Elodie, heroine of Riot House). Smart, sensible, bold and brave, she is hiding a huge secret, and the reveal of her backstory is tragic and dramatic – and delightfully ties in to another of Carrie’s much-loved series, which I thought was a fantastic twist!
Dash and Carrie have attended Wolf Hall together for years, but haven’t really crossed paths before. And from the moment Dash lays eyes on her for real, he is smitten. Carrie is already crushing on Dash, so when he starts paying attention to her, she’s partly thrilled, but also partly wary, knowing that she would be in the firing line of his twisted best friends if he pays her any attention. Her fears are warranted, and Dash knows it, and he also knows that his vicious upbringing has left its mark on him. So, we get this delicious push and pull as the two of them flirt and banter, and fight their attraction, and the chemistry is sensational!
The attraction between Dash and Carrie is just fantastic. It’s palpable, it’s dripping with feels, and I adored each and every moment with them together.
Their love story develops easily and naturally, and when they allow it to happen, it’s so, so beautiful. Sweet, meaningful and blisteringly passionate, they become everyone to each other, and they provide each other with peace and calm when they are both living with such personal torment.
But for many reasons, they have to keep their relationship a secret, adding to the devastating secrets that they are already hiding. And when all is revealed, it will change everything for our two young lovers, bringing devastation, and a whole lot of heartache.
It’s at this point of the story that we get to the timeline of the first book of the series, and watching those events play out from a different perspective was really intriguing. Again, you don’t have to have those details before starting this book, but the whole mystery/suspense storyline is only briefly touched on in this one – which means it’s not repetitive for fans of the series, but newbies will still know what’s going on. I loved watching the two storylines come together, and seeing Dash and Carrie figure themselves out and claim the future that they want.
I was really happy with the ending, but I would have loved just a little bit more. After all Dash and Carrie went through, I wanted to see more of the happy, but it still put a smile on my face, and left my heart feeling full.
I loved this book so much. I loved Dash and Carrie as characters, I loved exploring who they are and their individual journeys as they grew and developed. There’s lots of time spent with their friends, and I particularly liked getting to see more of Pax, who I’m hoping will be the hero of the next book. These boys are the kinds of characters you should hate, yet I cannot get enough of them and their stories. It's a uniquely dark and complex storyline, and it’s so addictive - this book is a behemoth, and is Callie’s longest, but I couldn’t put it down, and I wasn't ready for it to be over.
Such a fantastic read, this one gave me all the feels, and a beautiful, beautiful love story.
5 stars!
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Another amazing read from Callie Hart! The second book in the Crooked Sinners series, this is a mature YA romance that is raw, dramatic and emotional, with moments of darkness and a bit of a forbidden feel. I am so in love with these strong yet vulnerable characters, and the love story completely captured my heart. This book brought all the feels, and I freaking loved it!
As I said, this is the second book of the series, but it can be read as a standalone. The first book of the series, Riot House, showed us that something went down Dash and Carrie, this book explores their relationship in great detail. And if you thought you knew – you have no idea! Set way before the start of the first book, we get to see Dash and Carrie meet and fall in mad, intense, first love, through the events of Riot House, and shortly after. It’s an all-encompassing story that is so much more than I expected, and I was captivated from start to finish.
Lord Dashiell Lovett IV (aka 'Dash') is one of the three spoiled rich boys who live in ‘Riot House’, on the grounds of an exclusive boarding school. He and his two best friends, Wren (hero of book #1) and Pax, rule the school as “The Dark Lord, the Sun God and The Anarchist” - wealthy, gorgeous, arrogant and spoiled they get whatever and whoever they want, and they entertain themselves by playing silly games at the expense of the rest of the students of Wolf Hall, never allowing themselves to get close to anybody outside of their trio. But there is so much more to this bad boy than meets the eye.
People make assumptions about me. They assume I’m a good boy. They assume, because of my heritage and my upbringing, that I’m a gentleman, and they couldn’t be more wrong. I, ladies and gentlemen, am a fuck up. I like to scheme. I like to fuck. I like to set things on fire just to watch them burn.
Carrie is a student at Wolf Hall (and eventually becomes good friends with Elodie, heroine of Riot House). Smart, sensible, bold and brave, she is hiding a huge secret, and the reveal of her backstory is tragic and dramatic – and delightfully ties in to another of Carrie’s much-loved series, which I thought was a fantastic twist!
Dash and Carrie have attended Wolf Hall together for years, but haven’t really crossed paths before. And from the moment Dash lays eyes on her for real, he is smitten. Carrie is already crushing on Dash, so when he starts paying attention to her, she’s partly thrilled, but also partly wary, knowing that she would be in the firing line of his twisted best friends if he pays her any attention. Her fears are warranted, and Dash knows it, and he also knows that his vicious upbringing has left its mark on him. So, we get this delicious push and pull as the two of them flirt and banter, and fight their attraction, and the chemistry is sensational!
“Of course I fucking want you. You’re the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in my entire life. I wanna corrupt you so fucking bad, it hurts.”
The attraction between Dash and Carrie is just fantastic. It’s palpable, it’s dripping with feels, and I adored each and every moment with them together.
“Whatever you give light to will grow, Dash. Feed something and it’ll flourish. Care enough and the fragile thing in your hands will strengthen. I have faith that you’ll give me what you can until there’s more of it to give. That’s all.”
Jesus fucking Christ. I’m in way over my head here, and I have not been good enough in this life to have earned a second of this girl’s attention, but I’m going to take it, because an opportunity like this doesn’t come around twice.
Their love story develops easily and naturally, and when they allow it to happen, it’s so, so beautiful. Sweet, meaningful and blisteringly passionate, they become everyone to each other, and they provide each other with peace and calm when they are both living with such personal torment.
“I’m so in love with you, Carina Mendoza. I feel like I might die.”
But for many reasons, they have to keep their relationship a secret, adding to the devastating secrets that they are already hiding. And when all is revealed, it will change everything for our two young lovers, bringing devastation, and a whole lot of heartache.
“Whatever fucking madness happens next…you can’t say I didn’t warn you.”
It’s at this point of the story that we get to the timeline of the first book of the series, and watching those events play out from a different perspective was really intriguing. Again, you don’t have to have those details before starting this book, but the whole mystery/suspense storyline is only briefly touched on in this one – which means it’s not repetitive for fans of the series, but newbies will still know what’s going on. I loved watching the two storylines come together, and seeing Dash and Carrie figure themselves out and claim the future that they want.
“I never wanted to make you cry. I wanted to love you, and I still do.”
I was really happy with the ending, but I would have loved just a little bit more. After all Dash and Carrie went through, I wanted to see more of the happy, but it still put a smile on my face, and left my heart feeling full.
I loved this book so much. I loved Dash and Carrie as characters, I loved exploring who they are and their individual journeys as they grew and developed. There’s lots of time spent with their friends, and I particularly liked getting to see more of Pax, who I’m hoping will be the hero of the next book. These boys are the kinds of characters you should hate, yet I cannot get enough of them and their stories. It's a uniquely dark and complex storyline, and it’s so addictive - this book is a behemoth, and is Callie’s longest, but I couldn’t put it down, and I wasn't ready for it to be over.
Such a fantastic read, this one gave me all the feels, and a beautiful, beautiful love story.
5 stars!
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
November 27, 2021
the good
✅ great chemistry between the main characters
✅ hot sex scenes
✅ very cute to see them fall for each other
the bad
❌ the plot was a MESS. i haven't read the first book yet but this one dedicates so much time to other characters and events that have nothing to do with the main couple!! and i can tell it's done just to match the timeline of book #1
❌ the reason they "break up". oh, the unnecessary drama
❌ the reason they have to keep their relationship a secret in the first place ¿???
i feel that if i rant more i'll end up lowering the rating lol
✅ great chemistry between the main characters
✅ hot sex scenes
✅ very cute to see them fall for each other
the bad
❌ the plot was a MESS. i haven't read the first book yet but this one dedicates so much time to other characters and events that have nothing to do with the main couple!! and i can tell it's done just to match the timeline of book #1
❌ the reason they "break up". oh, the unnecessary drama
❌ the reason they have to keep their relationship a secret in the first place ¿???
i feel that if i rant more i'll end up lowering the rating lol
January 2, 2021
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I’m not datable. I’m fuckable. I’m hate-able. I’m plenty of things… but you do not want to date me, Carrie. I can promise you that.”
OHHHMYYYGOD , I am totally obsessed over Lord Dasheill , aka DASH!! I had been waiting for this book like crazy for the last few months and dived straight into this one as soon as I got my hands on it !
“Riot Rules'' is the second book of the “Crooked Sinners'' series by the best selling author Callie Hart. Told in dual perspectives , get ready to meet the most Cold/Swoon Worthy Hero , Dash and the girl who brought him to his knees , Carina!
Even though this book is a standalone , It is my personal suggestion that you read the first book before diving into this one , for the best experience! The way the author has written both the books , just drove me crazy with want and these books became a definite top read of mine in just a few chapters!
Dash and Carina have a story that spans over almost a year , full of lies, betrayal and so much love. I read the first book first , and let me just warn you that none of you are prepared for the amount of twists and turns in this book. There was so much happening behind the scenes and those secrets have come to light in this second book and I highlighted those scenes like a damn siren and couldn’t stop myself from reading them again and again. There were so many secrets and Lies between Dash and Carina and you all just need to read this book to unravel those!
Dash was the Cold Hearted Future Duke who had no time for love and Carina was the one girl who always saw him beneath his cold exterior and she wanted that Dash. Dash had never noticed her before but once he did notice her , he couldn't stay away from her. They both were drawn towards each other and it didn’t take them that long to fall in love. But their path was never that easy. Carina had a disastrous past , a past about which Dash knew nothing. That past was back to destroy them and now it was up to them if they wanted to take the fall or not!
The story was full of twists and lies and I enjoyed every word. The book is based on a much larger timeline than “Riot House'' and starts from about months before the events of “riot House''. There were parts in the beginning which got a bit boring for me because I already knew what was going to happen because we had read those scenes in “riot House '' and the book took a turn for me in the middle and after that I was hooked! A definite top read of mine and a recommendation to all the High School Bully Romance lovers!!
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December 29, 2020
Callie is at her angstiest best in this second installment of Riot House Boys. She lets the snark fly high, breaks the angst barriers and builds up the heartache momentum to the extreme. Clutch your hearts tight readers, Callie is out to shatter them to smithereens!!!
"The melancholia. This level of deep unhappiness stems from well over a decade of pressure, neglect and intense judgement."
The Crooked Sinners are at it again.
THE DARK LORD. THE SUN GOD. THE ANARCHIST.
Merciless, ruthless and guarded, this trio of Gods are on a path to wreak havoc on New Hampshire boarding residents and Edmondson habitats.
Dashiell Lovett is a Self confessed heartless, Gruff- Master
"People make assumptions about me. They assume I’m a good boy. They assume, because of my heritage and my upbringing, that I’m a gentleman, and they couldn’t be more wrong. I, ladies and gentlemen, am a fuck up. I like to scheme. I like to fuck. I like to set things on fire just to watch them burn. "
But in walks Carina Mendoza, while he's bleeding and vulnerable and becomes his reason for transformation. an extremely angsty and lengthy year together and they both start to emerge from their hideout heart-caves
It's love, but behind trapped behind a barbed wired campment. Thorny, steely and piercing at best and tear filled, pain filled and denial filled at worst.
Dashiell comes across as tough but my heart went out for him. His life and it's choices are predetermined, course Precharted, leaving little or no room for deviation
"My education and my subsequent career as an estate manager was laid out for me like a red fucking carpet on the day of my birth, roped off to the left and the right to prevent any thought of deviating off course."
Both these characters are so suited but refuse to see or acknowledge. Lack of communication leads to distances, misunderstandings and arguments.
Let's see what Pax turns out to be in the third book
4 stars for the Lord
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"The melancholia. This level of deep unhappiness stems from well over a decade of pressure, neglect and intense judgement."
The Crooked Sinners are at it again.
THE DARK LORD. THE SUN GOD. THE ANARCHIST.
Merciless, ruthless and guarded, this trio of Gods are on a path to wreak havoc on New Hampshire boarding residents and Edmondson habitats.
Dashiell Lovett is a Self confessed heartless, Gruff- Master
"People make assumptions about me. They assume I’m a good boy. They assume, because of my heritage and my upbringing, that I’m a gentleman, and they couldn’t be more wrong. I, ladies and gentlemen, am a fuck up. I like to scheme. I like to fuck. I like to set things on fire just to watch them burn. "
But in walks Carina Mendoza, while he's bleeding and vulnerable and becomes his reason for transformation. an extremely angsty and lengthy year together and they both start to emerge from their hideout heart-caves
It's love, but behind trapped behind a barbed wired campment. Thorny, steely and piercing at best and tear filled, pain filled and denial filled at worst.
Dashiell comes across as tough but my heart went out for him. His life and it's choices are predetermined, course Precharted, leaving little or no room for deviation
"My education and my subsequent career as an estate manager was laid out for me like a red fucking carpet on the day of my birth, roped off to the left and the right to prevent any thought of deviating off course."
Both these characters are so suited but refuse to see or acknowledge. Lack of communication leads to distances, misunderstandings and arguments.
Let's see what Pax turns out to be in the third book
4 stars for the Lord
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March 8, 2023
the book made me care for the characters and feel a lot of emotions, but not all of them were good 🤷🏼♀️😅
The climax of this book deals with the same shenanigans that happened in the last book. I wouldn't actually mind reliving THAT situation from the perspective of different people, if they were involved in that situation in the first place. BUT THE MAIN CONFLICT OF THIS BOOK DOESN'T ACTUALLY INVOLVE THE MAIN CHARACTERS AT ALL 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡 This was still Wren&Elodie's show, and the main couple of this book just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. I'd prefer if they were somehow more actively involved in that mess, than just being innocent bystanders, but that's just me.
Since book 1 and book 2 of this series share the main evil, the timeline, the culmination and sooo many other things😶😂, it's not a mystery why I'll compare the two in regards to everything else:
- while the heroes from book 1 were more clichéd and tropey, both MMC and FMC from book 2 seemed more life-like and relatable;
- book 1 had a feel of a formulaic HS romance, but book 2 leaned more towards being just a story, where people happen to go to HS, if that makes sense;
- their meeting in book 1 was predictable, but the couple from book 2 had a funny and fairly original meet cute 👌🥳
YOU'D THINK THAT AFTER ALL THAT 👆 I WOULD'VE ENJOYED BOOK 2 MORE, BUT...IT HAS TOO MANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS FOR ME 🚩🚩🚩🚩
These boys have a no girlfriend rule, and every time one of them starts liking some poor girl, two others start bullying her and making her life a living hell, simply because these imbeciles got in their heads that if one of them gets a girlfriend, their friendship will be ruined and their status at school will be in jeopardy 🤡🤡👀👀💀💀 The idiocy of that idea is another subjects altogether, but where MMC from book 1 doesn't give a shit about this rule, fights his friends with words and physical force if they have a problem with him having a GF, and does EVERYTHING to protect the HEROINE 👑👑👑👑, MMC from book 2 tries to follow this rule, sneaks behind his friends' backs with the heroine, basically turning her into a dirty little secret, doesn't have the balls to go up against his friends and chooses to protect the FRIENDSHIP INSTEAD OF THE HEROINE 🤡🤡
When MMC from book 1 found out some heavy stuff about his heroine's past, he flew across the world to protect her once and for all; when MMC from this book found about the heroine's dark past, he did NOTHING except breaking her heart "to protect her" 🤬🤬🤬 And choosing the most painful, soul crushing, evil way to do it.
The big drama around the heroine was suddenly (and very underwhelmingly, might I add) resolved around 70% mark, the big drama surrounding the hero was actually not that big and messily executed. The plot of the last 30% had everything to do with the couple from the last book, and almost nothing with the ACTUAL couple of this book 🤷🏼♀️🤦♀️
For this being a SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE we got to see their first chance in every detail, their facepalm-like break up, their time apart and in the LAST CHAPTER they got back together. Very rushed at that. Where is the second chance? There were no epilogue, no HEA or HFN, no nothing, just a lousy kiss in an airport. ARE.YOU.KIDDING.ME??? 🤬🤬🤬
The climax of this book deals with the same shenanigans that happened in the last book. I wouldn't actually mind reliving THAT situation from the perspective of different people, if they were involved in that situation in the first place. BUT THE MAIN CONFLICT OF THIS BOOK DOESN'T ACTUALLY INVOLVE THE MAIN CHARACTERS AT ALL 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡 This was still Wren&Elodie's show, and the main couple of this book just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. I'd prefer if they were somehow more actively involved in that mess, than just being innocent bystanders, but that's just me.
Since book 1 and book 2 of this series share the main evil, the timeline, the culmination and sooo many other things😶😂, it's not a mystery why I'll compare the two in regards to everything else:
- while the heroes from book 1 were more clichéd and tropey, both MMC and FMC from book 2 seemed more life-like and relatable;
- book 1 had a feel of a formulaic HS romance, but book 2 leaned more towards being just a story, where people happen to go to HS, if that makes sense;
- their meeting in book 1 was predictable, but the couple from book 2 had a funny and fairly original meet cute 👌🥳
YOU'D THINK THAT AFTER ALL THAT 👆 I WOULD'VE ENJOYED BOOK 2 MORE, BUT...IT HAS TOO MANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS FOR ME 🚩🚩🚩🚩
These boys have a no girlfriend rule, and every time one of them starts liking some poor girl, two others start bullying her and making her life a living hell, simply because these imbeciles got in their heads that if one of them gets a girlfriend, their friendship will be ruined and their status at school will be in jeopardy 🤡🤡👀👀💀💀 The idiocy of that idea is another subjects altogether, but where MMC from book 1 doesn't give a shit about this rule, fights his friends with words and physical force if they have a problem with him having a GF, and does EVERYTHING to protect the HEROINE 👑👑👑👑, MMC from book 2 tries to follow this rule, sneaks behind his friends' backs with the heroine, basically turning her into a dirty little secret, doesn't have the balls to go up against his friends and chooses to protect the FRIENDSHIP INSTEAD OF THE HEROINE 🤡🤡
When MMC from book 1 found out some heavy stuff about his heroine's past, he flew across the world to protect her once and for all; when MMC from this book found about the heroine's dark past, he did NOTHING except breaking her heart "to protect her" 🤬🤬🤬 And choosing the most painful, soul crushing, evil way to do it.
The big drama around the heroine was suddenly (and very underwhelmingly, might I add) resolved around 70% mark, the big drama surrounding the hero was actually not that big and messily executed. The plot of the last 30% had everything to do with the couple from the last book, and almost nothing with the ACTUAL couple of this book 🤷🏼♀️🤦♀️
For this being a SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE we got to see their first chance in every detail, their facepalm-like break up, their time apart and in the LAST CHAPTER they got back together. Very rushed at that. Where is the second chance? There were no epilogue, no HEA or HFN, no nothing, just a lousy kiss in an airport. ARE.YOU.KIDDING.ME??? 🤬🤬🤬
August 17, 2022
omg i loved this book so much
dash & carrie have my whole freaking heart
dash & carrie have my whole freaking heart
September 30, 2022
Few authors can captivate me like Callie Hart. And this series is everything I love about her. Angsty, suspenseful, sexy, intense and emotional- I could not put this down. Callie pulverized my heart with her poetic prose and the electric chemistry. We knew nothing about the story of Dash and Carrie. Their story is an epic, heart wrenching, soulful and beautiful story written in the stars.
I don’t want to say much about this plot- but Dash and Carrie’s story was nothing like I expected. Although, of course, I guess I should expect that at this point from Callie. But this story has all the hallmarks of a Riot House tale- dark secrets, unexpected twists, elite parties and traditions, forbidden affections, and dark drama and ample angst. But the snippets we’ve gotten of these two turn out to be a radically incomplete story- the emotional depth and heart ache- all the longing- I never anticipated but greedily consumed. This romance felt even more tumultuous than Wren’s- more painful, more raw, more complicated- but as such, the reward was all the sweeter.
WREN WHO?! OH DASH- you stole my heart and then you ripped it to shreds. SWOOOON. Wolf Hall’s Sun God. I knew I’d love him from the glimmers we got in Riot House, but I was not prepared for the level of obsessive adoration I have for this soulful creatures. Weighed down by the expectations of his legacy, this is a man resigned to a life he doesn’t want to live, a man oppressed by the rules he didn’t create. Nothing jolts him, until Carrie, a jolt that slowly peels away the thin facades Dash has constructed around himself, the arrogant, posh bravado- and then we see him in all his shining glory. A vulnerable, loving, deeply passionate, complicated man with so much heart, with so much love, just waiting to be unleashed. He has me completely infatuated, just like sweet, unsuspecting Carrie.
RH gave us Elodie’s understanding of Carrie- here, we get the REAL Carrie. And she’s a triumph. She’s such an interesting and compelling heroine, and like Dash she’s shrouded in defensive armor- because Carire has secrets. Secrets I never would have predicted, secrets that like Dash’s world create strict rules. And so, too, we unravel her as she’s unleashed by the intense connection with Dash. We find that she’s strong, compassionate, creative, and incredibly loving. She is so brave- in more ways than one, and she overcomes so much emotional pain- but is never jaded, always a light.
This is some powerful chemistry- these two just connect. And this is Callie's wheelhouse- the ways in which she helps broken characters find wholeness in authentic connection- a connection that heals and empowers. Here, Dash and Carrie find a synergy in their shared burdens- even if they aren’t always open about them- and they see parts of the other than no one else sees. They awaken each other. It is sexy, angsty, but incredibly tender and sweet. I swooned a lot over these too- as much as I hurt. AND I HURT. This one definitely made cry- tears of sympathy, tears of frustration, and even tears of joy. My heart literally hurt in places, swelled in others. We get to watch this two grow together as well as grow apart- watch two incredibly compelling characters figure out how to just get out of their own way. Characters who have to figure out how to hide behind the arbitrary rules of their life and discover the confidence and resolve they need to make their own. And what I love is that these two do that just as much out of their own growth as humans as they do out of love for each other. Because these two characters WANT to be redeemed for their perceived (or real) wrongs.
Callie Hart’s writing style is really quite poetic- she really elevates the genre with her artfully crafted prose. Often when we review romance, we talk about the characters we love or the sm-exy times, and those are great here- but Callie is truly accomplished technically- words and thoughts are developed with real care and precision.
This story is long- but I could not put it down. Their journey is incredibly challenging, and paired with the normal Wolf Hall mystery and suspense, it makes for a gripping romance. The pacing is a bit unusual (hard to explain why without spoiling)- but I found it actual worked for this couple given the various aspects of their story and the way it ties into Riot House. And who am I kidding, I would have read 500 more pages of Dash and Carrie.
I am ravenous for this series. Team Wren, Camp Pax, and the Dashettes- I want them all. The heartache, the explosive chemistry, the emotional intensity, the flawed characters, and that dark, dark mystery- I live for the boys of Wolf Hall, and I can’t wait for Pax to destroy me next.
I don’t want to say much about this plot- but Dash and Carrie’s story was nothing like I expected. Although, of course, I guess I should expect that at this point from Callie. But this story has all the hallmarks of a Riot House tale- dark secrets, unexpected twists, elite parties and traditions, forbidden affections, and dark drama and ample angst. But the snippets we’ve gotten of these two turn out to be a radically incomplete story- the emotional depth and heart ache- all the longing- I never anticipated but greedily consumed. This romance felt even more tumultuous than Wren’s- more painful, more raw, more complicated- but as such, the reward was all the sweeter.
WREN WHO?! OH DASH- you stole my heart and then you ripped it to shreds. SWOOOON. Wolf Hall’s Sun God. I knew I’d love him from the glimmers we got in Riot House, but I was not prepared for the level of obsessive adoration I have for this soulful creatures. Weighed down by the expectations of his legacy, this is a man resigned to a life he doesn’t want to live, a man oppressed by the rules he didn’t create. Nothing jolts him, until Carrie, a jolt that slowly peels away the thin facades Dash has constructed around himself, the arrogant, posh bravado- and then we see him in all his shining glory. A vulnerable, loving, deeply passionate, complicated man with so much heart, with so much love, just waiting to be unleashed. He has me completely infatuated, just like sweet, unsuspecting Carrie.
RH gave us Elodie’s understanding of Carrie- here, we get the REAL Carrie. And she’s a triumph. She’s such an interesting and compelling heroine, and like Dash she’s shrouded in defensive armor- because Carire has secrets. Secrets I never would have predicted, secrets that like Dash’s world create strict rules. And so, too, we unravel her as she’s unleashed by the intense connection with Dash. We find that she’s strong, compassionate, creative, and incredibly loving. She is so brave- in more ways than one, and she overcomes so much emotional pain- but is never jaded, always a light.
This is some powerful chemistry- these two just connect. And this is Callie's wheelhouse- the ways in which she helps broken characters find wholeness in authentic connection- a connection that heals and empowers. Here, Dash and Carrie find a synergy in their shared burdens- even if they aren’t always open about them- and they see parts of the other than no one else sees. They awaken each other. It is sexy, angsty, but incredibly tender and sweet. I swooned a lot over these too- as much as I hurt. AND I HURT. This one definitely made cry- tears of sympathy, tears of frustration, and even tears of joy. My heart literally hurt in places, swelled in others. We get to watch this two grow together as well as grow apart- watch two incredibly compelling characters figure out how to just get out of their own way. Characters who have to figure out how to hide behind the arbitrary rules of their life and discover the confidence and resolve they need to make their own. And what I love is that these two do that just as much out of their own growth as humans as they do out of love for each other. Because these two characters WANT to be redeemed for their perceived (or real) wrongs.
Callie Hart’s writing style is really quite poetic- she really elevates the genre with her artfully crafted prose. Often when we review romance, we talk about the characters we love or the sm-exy times, and those are great here- but Callie is truly accomplished technically- words and thoughts are developed with real care and precision.
This story is long- but I could not put it down. Their journey is incredibly challenging, and paired with the normal Wolf Hall mystery and suspense, it makes for a gripping romance. The pacing is a bit unusual (hard to explain why without spoiling)- but I found it actual worked for this couple given the various aspects of their story and the way it ties into Riot House. And who am I kidding, I would have read 500 more pages of Dash and Carrie.
I am ravenous for this series. Team Wren, Camp Pax, and the Dashettes- I want them all. The heartache, the explosive chemistry, the emotional intensity, the flawed characters, and that dark, dark mystery- I live for the boys of Wolf Hall, and I can’t wait for Pax to destroy me next.
December 28, 2021
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DASH AND CARRIES YES!!! I knew after reading ‘Riot House,’ I was going to love Dash and Carrie’s book, but I wasn’t expecting to love it this much! A majority of ‘Riot Rules’ takes place before the events of ‘Riot House’ and then a part of it takes place during the main conflict of the first book and then we also get a little as to what happened after. There are a few time jumps, so I suggest reading the series in order for it to make sense. I loved reading how Dash and Carrie’s relationship developed. I couldn’t put the book down because I was so intrigued with how everything would play out. I definitely fell for Dash so I can see why Carrie fell so hard. He’s very charming and just has a way with words. Carrie’s a firecracker and Dash is very arrogant lol but I feel like that’s what makes it work. We find out more about Carrie and Dash’s past and why they are the way they are. It makes you really feel for them, especially Carrie. You also just felt how much they both cared about one another and as a reader, we get more in depth as to the events that occurred between Carrie and Dash in the first book, which really made the book enjoyable. It just made me root for them even more! I know some people don’t like things to take place within the same timeline, but I feel like getting different pieces before and after an event + from a new perspective can be really interesting. Just like the first book, the friendship dynamic was chefs kiss and I loved seeing the little bits of Elodie and Wren again! A great epilogue, really likeable characters, amazing relationship! Dash became an all time fav book bf. Who doesn’t love a rich, player from England with daddy issues? If you love playboy turned simp, second chance romance, ‘I still care about you but I act like I don’t’, rich boy/girl from different tracks, private school, dark romance I definitely recommend this! *this is 18+ and is VERY DARK. look up any trigger/content warnings before reading* Thank you again to @calliehartauthor for sending me this for an honest review!
DASH AND CARRIES YES!!! I knew after reading ‘Riot House,’ I was going to love Dash and Carrie’s book, but I wasn’t expecting to love it this much! A majority of ‘Riot Rules’ takes place before the events of ‘Riot House’ and then a part of it takes place during the main conflict of the first book and then we also get a little as to what happened after. There are a few time jumps, so I suggest reading the series in order for it to make sense. I loved reading how Dash and Carrie’s relationship developed. I couldn’t put the book down because I was so intrigued with how everything would play out. I definitely fell for Dash so I can see why Carrie fell so hard. He’s very charming and just has a way with words. Carrie’s a firecracker and Dash is very arrogant lol but I feel like that’s what makes it work. We find out more about Carrie and Dash’s past and why they are the way they are. It makes you really feel for them, especially Carrie. You also just felt how much they both cared about one another and as a reader, we get more in depth as to the events that occurred between Carrie and Dash in the first book, which really made the book enjoyable. It just made me root for them even more! I know some people don’t like things to take place within the same timeline, but I feel like getting different pieces before and after an event + from a new perspective can be really interesting. Just like the first book, the friendship dynamic was chefs kiss and I loved seeing the little bits of Elodie and Wren again! A great epilogue, really likeable characters, amazing relationship! Dash became an all time fav book bf. Who doesn’t love a rich, player from England with daddy issues? If you love playboy turned simp, second chance romance, ‘I still care about you but I act like I don’t’, rich boy/girl from different tracks, private school, dark romance I definitely recommend this! *this is 18+ and is VERY DARK. look up any trigger/content warnings before reading* Thank you again to @calliehartauthor for sending me this for an honest review!
January 2, 2021
Riot Rules, the second installment of the Crooked Sinners series, brings us back to Wolf Hall, before the events that took place in Riot House.
Hold on tight, the merciless trio - Wren, Dash and Pax- is as relentless as ever!
"I, ladies and gentlemen, am a fuck up. I like to scheme . I like to fuck. I like to set things on fire just to watch them burn."
If at first the timeline didn't feel that evident, I fast became gripped by the endearing characters and the rhythm of the storyline.
Carrie surprised me with her tough as nails personality. Her mysterious past intrigued me, she is certainly a heroine whose story I enjoyed. She was perfect, challenging an infuriating (and no less touching) Dash at every turn.
"I’m physically incapable of ever loving anyone more than I love myself.”
From the start, their relationship promised to be tumultuous but also very fun.
"From her clothes , to her hair, to her personality , there’s nothing vanilla about this girl. She’s loud, and bright, and brave, and I can’t wait to witness her transformation."
This book had me bursting out loud with the crazy banter of the boys of Riot House, yet the side characters didn't disappoint either. Sexy, easy to read, angsty, entertaining, Riot Rules answered the questions I was left with at the end of the previous opus. The shift in perspective brought out a new nevel of understanding to the series.
~ BR with my dear Vera! 🖤🎊🥂
Hold on tight, the merciless trio - Wren, Dash and Pax- is as relentless as ever!
"I, ladies and gentlemen, am a fuck up. I like to scheme . I like to fuck. I like to set things on fire just to watch them burn."
If at first the timeline didn't feel that evident, I fast became gripped by the endearing characters and the rhythm of the storyline.
Carrie surprised me with her tough as nails personality. Her mysterious past intrigued me, she is certainly a heroine whose story I enjoyed. She was perfect, challenging an infuriating (and no less touching) Dash at every turn.
"I’m physically incapable of ever loving anyone more than I love myself.”
From the start, their relationship promised to be tumultuous but also very fun.
"From her clothes , to her hair, to her personality , there’s nothing vanilla about this girl. She’s loud, and bright, and brave, and I can’t wait to witness her transformation."
This book had me bursting out loud with the crazy banter of the boys of Riot House, yet the side characters didn't disappoint either. Sexy, easy to read, angsty, entertaining, Riot Rules answered the questions I was left with at the end of the previous opus. The shift in perspective brought out a new nevel of understanding to the series.
~ BR with my dear Vera! 🖤🎊🥂
August 17, 2022
3.85/5 ✰ - riot rules review
ugh these two are SO CUTE! i’m absolutely in LOVE with dash. & carrie, my girl, i wanna give you a hug 🥹
the only reason this book isn’t rated any higher is because of the overlap from book 1 😭😭 i hate reading repeats & this one just annoyed me, i would’ve loved some new moments with dash & carrie.
ugh these two are SO CUTE! i’m absolutely in LOVE with dash. & carrie, my girl, i wanna give you a hug 🥹
the only reason this book isn’t rated any higher is because of the overlap from book 1 😭😭 i hate reading repeats & this one just annoyed me, i would’ve loved some new moments with dash & carrie.
December 30, 2020
The Riot House Boys will wreck you and you will ask for more!!! Get swept up in all the drama at Wolf Hall Academy...I know I did. The story continues as we get Dashiell and Carrie's second chance love story.
This YA, suspenseful romance will bring the heartache. Book two overlaps with book one. Chronologically Dashiell and Carrie's story begins before Wren and Elodie's and then the two intersect. It tells the story of life at the academy prior to Elodie arriving, so you get the backstory before all the crazy that unfolded.
Carrie will surprise you. She's not the girl you met in Riot House. You'll learn what made her into who she became. She comes from a troubled past and because of that she became a fighter. Once she takes interest in Dashiell, her rules that she lives by are completely discarded. It's going to change everything.
He's complicated. He is a Lord, descended from generations of relatives with fancy titles. The expectations placed upon him weigh him down. When your whole life is planned out for you it's quite daunting. He'll find freedom in anything he can and often throws caution to the wind when he acts out. I loved his complexity. He wars within himself as he feels he is not good, with nothing to offer another rather than his money or title. And he's British...need I say more? I absolutely loved him.
Carrie's infatuation with the Lord consumes her. Their chemistry is intense and even though Dashiell knows he needs to stay away, he just can't. For once, he's taking what he wants.
Their story is no fairy tale. His friends have their own rules and by being with her, he's breaking them. The bromance between Wren, Dash, and Pax is special in it's own right, as these guys are ride or die. They may throw fists at times, but each will always have the other's back. To keep her, he needs to keep their love a secret, especially from them.
So many secrets within the academy walls. Carrie is still missing her friend that disappeared, and everyone knows Fitz is hiding something. Life with Dash is great, until it isn't. A school of the wealthy and the elite, but the depravity runs deep. You'll be on the edge of your seat as the story unravels. Riveted until the very last page as you eagerly await their second chance.
The Crooked Sinners Series has quickly become a favorite. The characters are flawed yet redeemable and easy to love. The storyline is complex and at times you'll want to read faster just to see where the author takes you. Carrie and Dashiell share a steamy passion and a love that cannot be severed, even when they both wish they could just let go. It's some of my favorite tropes all in one story. You'll get suspense, second chances, a touch of bully and a coming of age story you won't want to put down. I continue to enjoy the storylines and I cannot wait to see what she's going to deliver with Pax. That angry boy definitely has a story to tell.
This YA, suspenseful romance will bring the heartache. Book two overlaps with book one. Chronologically Dashiell and Carrie's story begins before Wren and Elodie's and then the two intersect. It tells the story of life at the academy prior to Elodie arriving, so you get the backstory before all the crazy that unfolded.
Carrie will surprise you. She's not the girl you met in Riot House. You'll learn what made her into who she became. She comes from a troubled past and because of that she became a fighter. Once she takes interest in Dashiell, her rules that she lives by are completely discarded. It's going to change everything.
He's complicated. He is a Lord, descended from generations of relatives with fancy titles. The expectations placed upon him weigh him down. When your whole life is planned out for you it's quite daunting. He'll find freedom in anything he can and often throws caution to the wind when he acts out. I loved his complexity. He wars within himself as he feels he is not good, with nothing to offer another rather than his money or title. And he's British...need I say more? I absolutely loved him.
Carrie's infatuation with the Lord consumes her. Their chemistry is intense and even though Dashiell knows he needs to stay away, he just can't. For once, he's taking what he wants.
Their story is no fairy tale. His friends have their own rules and by being with her, he's breaking them. The bromance between Wren, Dash, and Pax is special in it's own right, as these guys are ride or die. They may throw fists at times, but each will always have the other's back. To keep her, he needs to keep their love a secret, especially from them.
So many secrets within the academy walls. Carrie is still missing her friend that disappeared, and everyone knows Fitz is hiding something. Life with Dash is great, until it isn't. A school of the wealthy and the elite, but the depravity runs deep. You'll be on the edge of your seat as the story unravels. Riveted until the very last page as you eagerly await their second chance.
The Crooked Sinners Series has quickly become a favorite. The characters are flawed yet redeemable and easy to love. The storyline is complex and at times you'll want to read faster just to see where the author takes you. Carrie and Dashiell share a steamy passion and a love that cannot be severed, even when they both wish they could just let go. It's some of my favorite tropes all in one story. You'll get suspense, second chances, a touch of bully and a coming of age story you won't want to put down. I continue to enjoy the storylines and I cannot wait to see what she's going to deliver with Pax. That angry boy definitely has a story to tell.
January 1, 2021
Oh boy, I though Wren had my heart but in steps Dashiell and completely captures it,
I am in love,
I am obsessed.
Ever since reading Riot House (Wren’s book) the other two guys have intrigued me. I was desperate for their books and callie delivered with Dash’s book.
Dash is cold and gives no fucks. He knows he can have any woman he wants and that all the guys want to be his friend. Being brought up with a dad that has no feelings or care but high expectations has had an impact on Dash and it shows through the book but there’s more to Dash than meets the eye. A gentle side, a fun side. A side that’s only shown to a select few people, people that he can trust. The last thing he expects is a random girl to throw his life upside down.
Carrie has had the hardest time growing up. The amount of trauma that poor lass has had to go through is horrendous but even at that she’s strong and quirky. She’s an amazing woman that you just can’t help but love. She’s stand her ground and protects those she loves.
Watching these two throughout the whole book had been fun and heartbreaking. The stuff they’re both put through at times hits you straight in the feels. You’re instantly connected to this story from the get go and can’t help but feel exactly what they’re feeling but you’ll love every second of it.
I’ve been a fan of Callie and her books for a long time now and she never ever disappoints of fails to deliver an incredible story. Her writing is beautiful and she does justice to her characters but sharing their story.
I can’t wait to get Pax’s story, I can’t wait to see just how much I’ll fall in love with him too.
ARC received in exchange for an honest review
I am in love,
I am obsessed.
Ever since reading Riot House (Wren’s book) the other two guys have intrigued me. I was desperate for their books and callie delivered with Dash’s book.
Dash is cold and gives no fucks. He knows he can have any woman he wants and that all the guys want to be his friend. Being brought up with a dad that has no feelings or care but high expectations has had an impact on Dash and it shows through the book but there’s more to Dash than meets the eye. A gentle side, a fun side. A side that’s only shown to a select few people, people that he can trust. The last thing he expects is a random girl to throw his life upside down.
Carrie has had the hardest time growing up. The amount of trauma that poor lass has had to go through is horrendous but even at that she’s strong and quirky. She’s an amazing woman that you just can’t help but love. She’s stand her ground and protects those she loves.
Watching these two throughout the whole book had been fun and heartbreaking. The stuff they’re both put through at times hits you straight in the feels. You’re instantly connected to this story from the get go and can’t help but feel exactly what they’re feeling but you’ll love every second of it.
I’ve been a fan of Callie and her books for a long time now and she never ever disappoints of fails to deliver an incredible story. Her writing is beautiful and she does justice to her characters but sharing their story.
I can’t wait to get Pax’s story, I can’t wait to see just how much I’ll fall in love with him too.
ARC received in exchange for an honest review
January 2, 2021
CARINADASHIELL'S STORY HAD NO BUSINESS HITTING THIS HARD!!! Ugh i love second chance romances, but when do you get to see how they fell in love, how they broke their hearts along the way and then how they found their way back together?? PURE EXCELLENCE
rtc i'm a mess now
rtc i'm a mess now
January 6, 2021
***4,5 "Stellaluna & LDL IV!" stars***
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"Boys like him don't have friends, Carrie. They have conquests and victims. You start out as one and end up as the other."
I was waiting for this book for a long time, and I can honestly say that Mrs. Hart repaid me for all the waiting!!! This book was beautiful and it was sheding light to many past facts. It made us understand a little better the three notorious Riot Boys and to get to know much better Carrie and Dash, two people that i was craving them together no matter what, even though they were making me questioning everything that had to do with them...
"Caution: this way lies heartbreak."
The truth is that when I started reading this story, I was kind of disappointed. I was feeling like I was stepping into another world and I was impatient to get to the point.
The 70% of the book could be characterized as the beginning of the Wolfe Hall world. And even though i was impatient, now that I finished it I can understand why the author decided to take things from the beginning and I really appreciate it, cause I got many answers for things that had me confused in the first book...
And of course, it gave me more of Dash and Carrie and how everything between them got started.
"Whatever fucking madness happens next... you can't say I didn't warn you."
Carrie was a girl with too many hidden skeletons in her closet... She had to follow all these rules in order to stay unseen by the others... But lately, she isn't doing a great job on protecting herself... and everything has to do with Lord Dashiell Lovett IV.
Dash with all these names and his great title was above everyone else on the academy. His handsome features and charming British accent had every girl in the Wolfe Hall to be at his feet, but he was kind of an asshole, an ability that is coming with the title.
And then out of nowhere a mouthy girl is getting on his face and even though she is no one, she is managing to get under his skin...
"When you outrunning your past, sometimes the present needs to be minimized for it to be safe. Getting involved in anything remotely Riot House related is a bad, bad call, and equates to sheer insanity."
"For three years, I walked the hallways and classrooms of this academy without ever noticing her once. Now, Carina Mendoza is all I can see."
Carrie and Dash are in deep and even though they are trying to stay away from each other, it is impossible!!!
Carrie needs to stay focused and keep her head down and not looking up to the lord... and Dash doesn't need the attention that he will drawn from his best friends. He wants her but he wants to protect her. He just needs to stay away from her, but it's so hard to do it.
So, what will happen between them???
"Dash is a disease; I'm infected by him. The only way to recover is to take the antidote. Put some space between us. But I don't want the antidote. I want the fucking pain, and I can't convince myself otherwise."
"I'm not the kind of boy you want liking you, Carrie. I'm the kind of boy you want to never think of you again. See, when I like something, I want to make it mine. I want all of it. I need to know that I hold it in the palm of my hand, and it will never try to escape."
If you will have read the first book, you will know that somewhere along the road everything turned to ashes between Dash and Carrie and they are having a long road ahead of them in order to salvage anything that still exists between them. They are both so stubborn and they have their own reasons to stay away from each other.
Is there a chance for these two after all???
"You acting like you just ruined my life. I hate to break it to you, but I've survived way worse than you, Dashiell Lovett."
"Oh, sweetheart," he croons. "You're mistaken. There is nothing worse than me."
Well, I loved this couple soooo much!!!
Carrie was intelligent and kind and she wanted to help the ones around her. She wasn't backing down on threats and mistreats. She was the only girl that she could stand in front of these untouchable boys and teach them a lesson and I loved her for that.
Dash was... unexpectant in every aspect. I thought of him differently and he proved me wrong. I thought he was spoiled and entitled and a jerk, and yes, he was all of them, but at the same time, he wasn't.... When he was with Carrie, he was another person and I couldn't love him more...
These two were just perfect together.... There was so much intensity and electricity between them!!!
"I'm gonna fucking ruin you, sweetheart. I hope you're ready."
"I know he's poison. He's so bad for me, in every way imaginable. He's already warned me that he'll ruin my life and any chance I have of being happy in the future, but I cannot stop myself."
I really enjoyed this ride. My last ride for 2020!
The second book in the series was even better than the first one.
I will admit that in the beginning of the first book things were a little bit slow for my taste, but in here, that wasn't the deal!!!
I had an amazing time and I'm craving like an addict the next story... I need more of Pax and Presley. Please, Callie, tell me that Presley will be the heroin of the next book!!!
I'm waiting like crazy to see how things will be played out between them. I'm already intrigued by their weird reactions toward the other when they are in the same room!!!
"He made me feel... electrified. It was a sensation I always craved, but isn't it the case that our addictions are never good for us? I mean, when is being electrocuted ever a good thing?"
**I received an ARC for the exchange of an honest review**
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"Boys like him don't have friends, Carrie. They have conquests and victims. You start out as one and end up as the other."
I was waiting for this book for a long time, and I can honestly say that Mrs. Hart repaid me for all the waiting!!! This book was beautiful and it was sheding light to many past facts. It made us understand a little better the three notorious Riot Boys and to get to know much better Carrie and Dash, two people that i was craving them together no matter what, even though they were making me questioning everything that had to do with them...
"Caution: this way lies heartbreak."
The truth is that when I started reading this story, I was kind of disappointed. I was feeling like I was stepping into another world and I was impatient to get to the point.
The 70% of the book could be characterized as the beginning of the Wolfe Hall world. And even though i was impatient, now that I finished it I can understand why the author decided to take things from the beginning and I really appreciate it, cause I got many answers for things that had me confused in the first book...
And of course, it gave me more of Dash and Carrie and how everything between them got started.
"Whatever fucking madness happens next... you can't say I didn't warn you."
Carrie was a girl with too many hidden skeletons in her closet... She had to follow all these rules in order to stay unseen by the others... But lately, she isn't doing a great job on protecting herself... and everything has to do with Lord Dashiell Lovett IV.
Dash with all these names and his great title was above everyone else on the academy. His handsome features and charming British accent had every girl in the Wolfe Hall to be at his feet, but he was kind of an asshole, an ability that is coming with the title.
And then out of nowhere a mouthy girl is getting on his face and even though she is no one, she is managing to get under his skin...
"When you outrunning your past, sometimes the present needs to be minimized for it to be safe. Getting involved in anything remotely Riot House related is a bad, bad call, and equates to sheer insanity."
"For three years, I walked the hallways and classrooms of this academy without ever noticing her once. Now, Carina Mendoza is all I can see."
Carrie and Dash are in deep and even though they are trying to stay away from each other, it is impossible!!!
Carrie needs to stay focused and keep her head down and not looking up to the lord... and Dash doesn't need the attention that he will drawn from his best friends. He wants her but he wants to protect her. He just needs to stay away from her, but it's so hard to do it.
So, what will happen between them???
"Dash is a disease; I'm infected by him. The only way to recover is to take the antidote. Put some space between us. But I don't want the antidote. I want the fucking pain, and I can't convince myself otherwise."
"I'm not the kind of boy you want liking you, Carrie. I'm the kind of boy you want to never think of you again. See, when I like something, I want to make it mine. I want all of it. I need to know that I hold it in the palm of my hand, and it will never try to escape."
If you will have read the first book, you will know that somewhere along the road everything turned to ashes between Dash and Carrie and they are having a long road ahead of them in order to salvage anything that still exists between them. They are both so stubborn and they have their own reasons to stay away from each other.
Is there a chance for these two after all???
"You acting like you just ruined my life. I hate to break it to you, but I've survived way worse than you, Dashiell Lovett."
"Oh, sweetheart," he croons. "You're mistaken. There is nothing worse than me."
Well, I loved this couple soooo much!!!
Carrie was intelligent and kind and she wanted to help the ones around her. She wasn't backing down on threats and mistreats. She was the only girl that she could stand in front of these untouchable boys and teach them a lesson and I loved her for that.
Dash was... unexpectant in every aspect. I thought of him differently and he proved me wrong. I thought he was spoiled and entitled and a jerk, and yes, he was all of them, but at the same time, he wasn't.... When he was with Carrie, he was another person and I couldn't love him more...
These two were just perfect together.... There was so much intensity and electricity between them!!!
"I'm gonna fucking ruin you, sweetheart. I hope you're ready."
"I know he's poison. He's so bad for me, in every way imaginable. He's already warned me that he'll ruin my life and any chance I have of being happy in the future, but I cannot stop myself."
I really enjoyed this ride. My last ride for 2020!
The second book in the series was even better than the first one.
I will admit that in the beginning of the first book things were a little bit slow for my taste, but in here, that wasn't the deal!!!
I had an amazing time and I'm craving like an addict the next story... I need more of Pax and Presley. Please, Callie, tell me that Presley will be the heroin of the next book!!!
I'm waiting like crazy to see how things will be played out between them. I'm already intrigued by their weird reactions toward the other when they are in the same room!!!
"He made me feel... electrified. It was a sensation I always craved, but isn't it the case that our addictions are never good for us? I mean, when is being electrocuted ever a good thing?"
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January 3, 2021
“It’s okay, Stella. We’ll be a permanent eclipse. That way, we’ll always be together.”
The Sun God and his Goddess of the Moon own my whole heart <3
I knew Carina and Dashiell's second chance romance was going to hit hard, but I didn't expect to love it THAT MUCH. Their story was intense, beautiful and emotional and I LOVED watching them fall in love, break each other's hearts and find their way back together. I thought Riot Rules would start right after the events of Riot House, but it actually started with Dashiell finally noticing Carina long before Mara's disappearance. Their story also overlapped with that of Elodie and Wren from Riot House and Callie Hart perfectly managed to keep it interesting and captivating. What I also liked was learning more about the Riot House boys, their personalities and their bond. As in the previous book, the dark academia, boarding school and mystery vibes are still very present and palpable, it was great to be back at Wolf Hall!
In Riot House, Carrie and Dash were both very mysterious characters and you didn't know much about their backstory. I must say I didn't even like Dash that much in the first book until the ending with Carrie's accident. Learning more about him in this book made me change my opinion on him so quickly. And the way he reacted when he first saw Carrie!!! YES I'M IN LOVE. Having been neglected and pressured by his father his whole life has pushed him to build walls to hide his feelings and his true self to meet his father's expectations. So seeing him open up more to Carrie and slowly fall in love with her was beyond beautiful.
“I am so in love with you, Carina Mendoza. I feel like I might die.”
Carrie's past is also not as perfect as she claims and has to hide a lot of her backstory and follow several rules to protect herself and her guardian. What happened to her when she was younger broke my heart, but she was and still is very brave and strong and you can only admire her. Carrie has been secretly attracted to Dash from the moment she arrived at Wolf Hall, but was also not afraid to call him out when needed. As with Dash, you can't help but fall in love with her.
Carrie and Dash's love story was EPIC, they fell hard and it was the purest thing ever. I love the way it started with them bickering and flirting every time they were together and as they spent more time together their relationship became more and more serious. They also became more vulnerable when in each other's arms, dreaming of a future together. The moments they shared were so moving and beautiful, the chemistry and attraction were so palpable and I never doubted their love for each other because it was so genuine. They had to keep their relationship a secret, so they spent most of their time together at night, in Carrie's room or the observatory, but the yearning was so deep that they couldn't stop looking, smiling and touching each other whenever their paths crossed. Their secret meetings were probably my favorite part of this book because it was impossible not to notice how big their love was.
“If the girls here are foolish enough to call me Sun God, then you are the goddess of the moon. Diana. Selene. Artemis. Luna. My pale and ethereal queen.”
But the time came when Dash had to lie and break Carrie's heart to protect her and it was probably the saddest moment in the book. Dash hated himself for what he had done and they both ended up heartbroken over what had happened and I just wanted to hug them so badly. That kind of plot usually scares me because of a book I read last year where the MC does the same thing and it was so poorly executed. But I'm glad Callie Hart managed to write it properly! Seeing them finding their way back to each other was moving and I'm so happy they finally get to love each other in the open and are supported by their friends <3
What I also loved in this book was getting to know more about the Riot House boys and their friendship. While reading the first book, I sometimes wondered if they were really friends because their bond seemed more tensed, but in Riot Rules it's clear that they have a very strong and tight friendship. I loved learning more about Pax through his friendship with Dash because he has been my favorite from the beginning and I can't wait to get my hands on his book!! In the first book, I thought he was going to end up with Mercy, but it's pretty clear now that Presley will be his love interest. I'm so ready for their book and already love their dynamic so much. Presley is obsessively in love with Pax, but every time she sees him or he talks to her she instantly freezes and loses all her cool. And the way Pax screamed her whole name when they were looking for her!!! I'M SOLD. Presley is such a sweetheart and I already like her a lot so I pray for her and Pax's book because their angry bad boy/sweet shy girl dynamic would end me.
Overall, Riot Rules was an emotional, captivating and intense ride with a touch of mystery. I fell in love with Dash and Carrie as individuals and as a couple and Callie Hart wrote their story perfectly. They both went through a lot, but are finally able to live their lives without any rules and have their happy and unique ending. I'm SO READY for Pax's book, I already love him so much and I know he'll own my heart once his book comes out!
December 30, 2021
LDL IV.
If you know you know.
I liked Dash in the first book. Then I hated him. With an intense fiery passion. But good Lord did my heart break for him in this one. And Carrie, couldn’t stand her in the first book. This time round, I wanted to hug her, smooth her hair down and make everything better.
Callie Hart has swiftly shot into my automatic buy author category. She without a doubt writes an unputdownable story. And the fabulous thing about this book was instead of starting where the last book finished. This one goes back in time, and starts at the very beginning. Amd runs right along side Riot House’s timeline. And it’s so perfectly done. Nothing felt repetitive, everything is from a different perspective and one of my favourite perspectives is none other than Lord Dashiell. The guys inner monologues had me in hysterics. His dry, sardonic responses are pure genius.
Carrie is so vulnerable but resilient and I love how she can’t get past her hurt and the betrayal.
This book is a little more heartbreaking than the first. Where Riot House was brooding, and full of mystery. Riot Rules is a bundle of angst that I actually had to put down twice because I knew what was coming and I didn’t want to read it as it happened. Ahhhhh
It was brilliant!! The way Andre dealt with the truth .. that’s what I wanna read!! It was just to perfect for words!
I’m off to read Pax, the one I know I’m gonna fall hard for, because jeez have you seen his cover? But I really don’t want this series to come to an end. I could read about these guys forever.. I also really want to get to know Jamie …
If you know you know.
I liked Dash in the first book. Then I hated him. With an intense fiery passion. But good Lord did my heart break for him in this one. And Carrie, couldn’t stand her in the first book. This time round, I wanted to hug her, smooth her hair down and make everything better.
Callie Hart has swiftly shot into my automatic buy author category. She without a doubt writes an unputdownable story. And the fabulous thing about this book was instead of starting where the last book finished. This one goes back in time, and starts at the very beginning. Amd runs right along side Riot House’s timeline. And it’s so perfectly done. Nothing felt repetitive, everything is from a different perspective and one of my favourite perspectives is none other than Lord Dashiell. The guys inner monologues had me in hysterics. His dry, sardonic responses are pure genius.
Carrie is so vulnerable but resilient and I love how she can’t get past her hurt and the betrayal.
This book is a little more heartbreaking than the first. Where Riot House was brooding, and full of mystery. Riot Rules is a bundle of angst that I actually had to put down twice because I knew what was coming and I didn’t want to read it as it happened. Ahhhhh
It was brilliant!! The way Andre dealt with the truth .. that’s what I wanna read!! It was just to perfect for words!
I’m off to read Pax, the one I know I’m gonna fall hard for, because jeez have you seen his cover? But I really don’t want this series to come to an end. I could read about these guys forever.. I also really want to get to know Jamie …
January 11, 2021
Riot Rules # 2 by Callie Hart
Carrie has a dark and complicated past and will do anything to keep it hidden. As a child she was given a lifeline and she grabbed it with both hands. That lifeline has given her the opportunity to be a student at Wolf Hall Academy and receive the education she craves. But sometimes, secrets are difficult to keep hidden. Dashiell (Dash) is your young, charming English aristocrat who comes across as someone rather entitled. But not all is as it seems, the outer package is a bit obnoxious, but the inner voice wants to run away from what is expected of him. His first love is music, somewhat of a piano prodigy but he will only play for himself, or so he thinks. Carrie has eyes for Dash and he promises her, that he will use her and move on. But somehow, Carrie seems to get under his skin, and because Dash knows what the Riot boys are like, he keeps her as his little dark secret. But when her past comes to warn Dash, he needs to make a decision. Did he make the right one? Can Carrie ever walk away from her past or is it time to reveal all? And can these two ever have a chance of having a normal relationship? On the whole I enjoyed the story. Ms Hart did a wonderful job of tying the story in with the first book. However, I felt like certain parts were rushed and other parts were too slow. But overall a good story – now for Pax and that man has intrigued me from the get go.
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Carrie has a dark and complicated past and will do anything to keep it hidden. As a child she was given a lifeline and she grabbed it with both hands. That lifeline has given her the opportunity to be a student at Wolf Hall Academy and receive the education she craves. But sometimes, secrets are difficult to keep hidden. Dashiell (Dash) is your young, charming English aristocrat who comes across as someone rather entitled. But not all is as it seems, the outer package is a bit obnoxious, but the inner voice wants to run away from what is expected of him. His first love is music, somewhat of a piano prodigy but he will only play for himself, or so he thinks. Carrie has eyes for Dash and he promises her, that he will use her and move on. But somehow, Carrie seems to get under his skin, and because Dash knows what the Riot boys are like, he keeps her as his little dark secret. But when her past comes to warn Dash, he needs to make a decision. Did he make the right one? Can Carrie ever walk away from her past or is it time to reveal all? And can these two ever have a chance of having a normal relationship? On the whole I enjoyed the story. Ms Hart did a wonderful job of tying the story in with the first book. However, I felt like certain parts were rushed and other parts were too slow. But overall a good story – now for Pax and that man has intrigued me from the get go.
Hot Books and Sassy Girls
January 24, 2023
Contra todo pronóstico, este libro me encantó.
☆Típico grupito de tres chicos con mucho poder
☆Colegio etilista
☆Personajes de moralidad gris
☆Strangers to lovers
☆Romance prohibido
"La música que toca es a menudo pacífica, pero Dashiell nunca parece estar en paz".
Riot rules es la segunda parte de la serie y definitivamente mucho mejor ejecutada que la primera, con personajes locos, malos e inesperadamente graciosos (me he reído mucho leyendo este libro) y al mismo tiempo tienen una profundidad alucinante, en este libro sin duda pude simpatizar mucho más con los personajes y su forma de pensar. Callie Hart se ha redimido totalmente con esta belleza.
La historia es muy simple: dos adolescentes que se enamoran y lo odian; pero no pueden hacer nada contra ello. La historia de Dash y Carina empieza casi un año antes que Riot House; así que nos cuentan cómo se desarrolló todo el problema del primer libro y aunque por un momento estaba confundida porque pensé que nos contarían la historia después del final de Riot House, no puedo quejarme porque la autora manejó muy bien todo el asunto y pude comprender la razón del odio que le tiene Carina a Dash. El romance me lo creí totalmente y me encantó, Dash Lovett IV es un encantador veneno y Carina es un fuerte antídoto.
"—Si las chicas aquí son lo suficientemente tontas como para llamarme Dios del Sol, entonces eres la diosa de la luna. Diana. Selene. Artemis. Luna. Mi pálida y etérea reina —Sonríe suavemente, reconociendo mi sonrisa burlona, pero sin ceder a ella—. Ya sabes, durante siglos, solían pensar que la luna enloquecía a los hombres. Como si las fases de la luna afectaran la cordura de una persona. Lunático. De ahí vino la palabra. Puedo ver cómo llegaron a esa conclusión, Carrie. Tú me vuelves loco. Te necesito tan jodidamente mal".
Ahora, todos estos tipos son depravados; pero no hay TW con ellos. Traumaditos y todo, le saben al consentimiento.
☆Típico grupito de tres chicos con mucho poder
☆Colegio etilista
☆Personajes de moralidad gris
☆Strangers to lovers
☆Romance prohibido
"La música que toca es a menudo pacífica, pero Dashiell nunca parece estar en paz".
Riot rules es la segunda parte de la serie y definitivamente mucho mejor ejecutada que la primera, con personajes locos, malos e inesperadamente graciosos (me he reído mucho leyendo este libro) y al mismo tiempo tienen una profundidad alucinante, en este libro sin duda pude simpatizar mucho más con los personajes y su forma de pensar. Callie Hart se ha redimido totalmente con esta belleza.
La historia es muy simple: dos adolescentes que se enamoran y lo odian; pero no pueden hacer nada contra ello. La historia de Dash y Carina empieza casi un año antes que Riot House; así que nos cuentan cómo se desarrolló todo el problema del primer libro y aunque por un momento estaba confundida porque pensé que nos contarían la historia después del final de Riot House, no puedo quejarme porque la autora manejó muy bien todo el asunto y pude comprender la razón del odio que le tiene Carina a Dash. El romance me lo creí totalmente y me encantó, Dash Lovett IV es un encantador veneno y Carina es un fuerte antídoto.
"—Si las chicas aquí son lo suficientemente tontas como para llamarme Dios del Sol, entonces eres la diosa de la luna. Diana. Selene. Artemis. Luna. Mi pálida y etérea reina —Sonríe suavemente, reconociendo mi sonrisa burlona, pero sin ceder a ella—. Ya sabes, durante siglos, solían pensar que la luna enloquecía a los hombres. Como si las fases de la luna afectaran la cordura de una persona. Lunático. De ahí vino la palabra. Puedo ver cómo llegaron a esa conclusión, Carrie. Tú me vuelves loco. Te necesito tan jodidamente mal".
Ahora, todos estos tipos son depravados; pero no hay TW con ellos. Traumaditos y todo, le saben al consentimiento.
April 2, 2022
3.5 ⭐
Ese epílogo estuvo bueno🔥
Ese epílogo estuvo bueno🔥
September 21, 2022
Sobbing my fucking eyes out. This was such a good book. This series has gotten me out of my reading slump, so thank the stars for that. I can wait for the next book, I’m inhaling these like cocaine. READ THIS SERIES OR I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN AND FORCE READ IT TO YOU.
December 31, 2020
„My darkest fantasy… has always been you.”
I was looking forward to returning to the Wolf Hall and my favorite misfits from Riot House, and trust me when I say that Lord Dashiell and Carina’s story was worth every minute of the wait! Riot Rules blew my mind. Although at the beginning it was a bit hard for me to gain focus, the story caught the pace quickly and I was completely unable to stop reading. This story is charged with so much tension, there are so many twists and turns that you have to hold tight to keep your head from spinning. This book is deliciously twisted, filled with shocking revelations and romance so intense that it will rock your world!
I love Carrie. She’s a really nice and friendly girl whose strength and determination are admirable. Although terrible things happened to her in her life, she was able to get the best out of it. She is smart, loyal and devoted. I loved the moments when she was sassy and fierce, and when this reserved girl showed her courage.
Dash turned out to be so much more than a spoiled, arrogant Brit with a title. On the one hand I felt sorry for him because of the expectations he had to face, and on the other I admired him for his protectiveness and care which he bestowed on people close to him. Although his moves are not always well thought out, this guy proved that he will stop at nothing to ensure the safety of his loved ones. Even if he had to tear out his own heart.
Dash and Carrie’s love story is angst, heartbreak and tenderness wrapped in one. They gave me moments when I wanted to smash my Kindle out of anger, times when I ached from their suffering, and situations when the heat was pouring off the pages of their story. Their romance is intense and turbulent, their feelings raw and vulnerable. These two will tug at your heartstrings!
Riot Rules consumed me. Aside from the amazing love story between Dashiell and Carina, this book shows the dark plot twist from the previous installment from a different perspective. The suspense kept me at the edge of the seat and left me completely breathless. This is exactly the type of dark romance I want to read!
I cannot wait for Pax’s story! I'm sure this jerk will give Wren and Dash a run for their money and I’m here for it!
I was looking forward to returning to the Wolf Hall and my favorite misfits from Riot House, and trust me when I say that Lord Dashiell and Carina’s story was worth every minute of the wait! Riot Rules blew my mind. Although at the beginning it was a bit hard for me to gain focus, the story caught the pace quickly and I was completely unable to stop reading. This story is charged with so much tension, there are so many twists and turns that you have to hold tight to keep your head from spinning. This book is deliciously twisted, filled with shocking revelations and romance so intense that it will rock your world!
I love Carrie. She’s a really nice and friendly girl whose strength and determination are admirable. Although terrible things happened to her in her life, she was able to get the best out of it. She is smart, loyal and devoted. I loved the moments when she was sassy and fierce, and when this reserved girl showed her courage.
Dash turned out to be so much more than a spoiled, arrogant Brit with a title. On the one hand I felt sorry for him because of the expectations he had to face, and on the other I admired him for his protectiveness and care which he bestowed on people close to him. Although his moves are not always well thought out, this guy proved that he will stop at nothing to ensure the safety of his loved ones. Even if he had to tear out his own heart.
Dash and Carrie’s love story is angst, heartbreak and tenderness wrapped in one. They gave me moments when I wanted to smash my Kindle out of anger, times when I ached from their suffering, and situations when the heat was pouring off the pages of their story. Their romance is intense and turbulent, their feelings raw and vulnerable. These two will tug at your heartstrings!
Riot Rules consumed me. Aside from the amazing love story between Dashiell and Carina, this book shows the dark plot twist from the previous installment from a different perspective. The suspense kept me at the edge of the seat and left me completely breathless. This is exactly the type of dark romance I want to read!
I cannot wait for Pax’s story! I'm sure this jerk will give Wren and Dash a run for their money and I’m here for it!
December 29, 2020
Stories like Riot Rules by Callie Hart are the reason I keep coming back to enemies to lovers romance. Talented authors like Callie Hart keep this trope interesting, intriguing and completely fascinating. I was taken to heart and soul of some exquisitely detailed and perfectly flawed characters. And the emotional impact was mindblowing. Angsty. Steamy. Intense.Dramatic. Everything best about bully romance.
Carina Mendoza has a dark and complicated past. And she is determined not to let her past shadow her time in the prestigious boarding school Wolf Hall. But she catches attention of one of the arrogant and toxic guys of Riot House, the ruler of their little kingdom. She should stay away but she is under the spell of Lord Dashiell Lovett IV. The consequences will be disastrous.
This story has all the elements to make it a great enemies to lovers romance. The storyline is complicated and suspenseful. Twists keep coming and coming. And in middle of all the mess, the insane connection of Carina and Dash is born and nurtured. Carina is the perfect balance of sweet and bold. She escaped the nightmare of her early life and she is so much stronger now. But she is also very emotional and sensitive. That's why Dash is a bad idea. He is broken. Cold. Emotionally unavailable. Arrogant. But he has this throbbing heart that was brought to life by Carina.Oh I love this man and his twisted love so much. It's beautiful. It's complex. It's explosive. It's heartaching. It's poetic and messed up .The angst broke me and the suspense kept me on toes.
Riot Rules by Callie Hart was unputdownable. This story filled my heart and soul with all kinds of swoony and intense feels.
I reviewed an early copy voluntarily
Carina Mendoza has a dark and complicated past. And she is determined not to let her past shadow her time in the prestigious boarding school Wolf Hall. But she catches attention of one of the arrogant and toxic guys of Riot House, the ruler of their little kingdom. She should stay away but she is under the spell of Lord Dashiell Lovett IV. The consequences will be disastrous.
This story has all the elements to make it a great enemies to lovers romance. The storyline is complicated and suspenseful. Twists keep coming and coming. And in middle of all the mess, the insane connection of Carina and Dash is born and nurtured. Carina is the perfect balance of sweet and bold. She escaped the nightmare of her early life and she is so much stronger now. But she is also very emotional and sensitive. That's why Dash is a bad idea. He is broken. Cold. Emotionally unavailable. Arrogant. But he has this throbbing heart that was brought to life by Carina.Oh I love this man and his twisted love so much. It's beautiful. It's complex. It's explosive. It's heartaching. It's poetic and messed up .The angst broke me and the suspense kept me on toes.
Riot Rules by Callie Hart was unputdownable. This story filled my heart and soul with all kinds of swoony and intense feels.
I reviewed an early copy voluntarily
December 28, 2020
4.5 Stellar stars
Damn, this novel is lengthy, but I got so invested and entertained that I couldn’t stop reading.
A stunning love story with all the sweet moments you can experience as a new adult/college student, but with all the intriguing aspects of rich families and what lies behind the scenes.
Nobody is who they assume to be and just when I thought it’s all over and I’m going to see that well deserved happily ever after, there’s a twist blowing up right in my face and everything changes. And I loved it.
I enjoyed the friendship and how giving and honest they were, but their love story was so beautifully written with all the ups and lows, that my heart swooned so many times.
I liked the first book, but this one is my favourite from the series, probably my favourite of the author altogether.
Swoon-worthy, gripping and fulfilling romance.
Damn, this novel is lengthy, but I got so invested and entertained that I couldn’t stop reading.
A stunning love story with all the sweet moments you can experience as a new adult/college student, but with all the intriguing aspects of rich families and what lies behind the scenes.
Nobody is who they assume to be and just when I thought it’s all over and I’m going to see that well deserved happily ever after, there’s a twist blowing up right in my face and everything changes. And I loved it.
I enjoyed the friendship and how giving and honest they were, but their love story was so beautifully written with all the ups and lows, that my heart swooned so many times.
I liked the first book, but this one is my favourite from the series, probably my favourite of the author altogether.
Swoon-worthy, gripping and fulfilling romance.
December 30, 2020
“I am so in love with you, Carina Mendoza. I feel like I might die.”
Riot Rules is the second book in the Crooked Saints series. Since the Riot House I was so excited to read Carrie & Dash's story. Both characters were written so well, especially Dash. I have never read about such a hurt and misunderstood Lord. I'm glad that these characters didn't get the usual ending, but their own, unique thing.
Also, Pax and Presley! These two are definitely something. I cannot wait to read their story!
*ARC provided for an honest review *
Riot Rules is the second book in the Crooked Saints series. Since the Riot House I was so excited to read Carrie & Dash's story. Both characters were written so well, especially Dash. I have never read about such a hurt and misunderstood Lord. I'm glad that these characters didn't get the usual ending, but their own, unique thing.
Also, Pax and Presley! These two are definitely something. I cannot wait to read their story!
*ARC provided for an honest review *
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