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The Rule Breakers #3
The Ground Rules Undone
The Ground Rules were impossible to follow. It was hard not to become completely consumed by the beautiful and enigmatic Weston Hanson. The heart of a romantic was not fit for this kind of exchange. So, when it ended, I was shattered, but it was all for the better…or so we thought.
The Ground Rules were rewritten, and then bent. We lied to ourselves. We told ourselves we could handle this. Not a single one of us realized just how big this was...just how devastating it could become.
And now, there are no Rules.
Lust… infatuation…blinds you. It can tear everything apart. But sometimes, life needs to be completely torn apart before it can be mended – not just cracked at the edges, but utterly shattered, before you can truly see the mess you’ve become.
I love them both, but I can’t have them both. While one pulls me in, the other pushes me away. And when both eventually open their hearts, I must make the hardest decision of my life.
And now there are no Rules. We are Undone.
The Ground Rules were rewritten, and then bent. We lied to ourselves. We told ourselves we could handle this. Not a single one of us realized just how big this was...just how devastating it could become.
And now, there are no Rules.
Lust… infatuation…blinds you. It can tear everything apart. But sometimes, life needs to be completely torn apart before it can be mended – not just cracked at the edges, but utterly shattered, before you can truly see the mess you’ve become.
I love them both, but I can’t have them both. While one pulls me in, the other pushes me away. And when both eventually open their hearts, I must make the hardest decision of my life.
And now there are no Rules. We are Undone.
273 pages, Unknown Binding
First published February 23, 2016
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Roya Carmen
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February 5, 2016
4 STARS
”Why? Why him and not me?”
Roya Carmen delivers a white knuckled hell ride in this final book. I mean the intensity and stress of the situation had me reading this conclusion straight through while sweating the situation out right along with the two men that love her.
”Do I believe in soul mates? I’m not sure anymore.”
All the books in this series are told in Mirella’s POV and in this conclusion it finally dawned on me that this is really only her story. In the end, she controlled the fate of the four characters. She was very unlikable, hard to support and relate to in this book. She was blasé about her situation, stubborn and small minded. Her ability to put off any decision to the last possible moment and rationalizations about her feelings individually for both men for me contradicted the emotions that the last books showed. Sadly, she worked my last nerve to the point where her all alone with ten cats would have more than sufficed a HEA ending for this so very wanted gapped tooth woman.
”I’m sorry,” he goes on. “But you really need to make a decision, and stick with it.”
To be honest, I think I would have been happier if this book ended with the first installment than how things proceeded throughout the series. Still, it’s one hell of ride and emotional reading experience. The writing was on point to the extent that my emotions and level of commitment never waned and I can only say that this author is gifted in grabbing her readers and never losing their attention and holding out hope that she would her change course even up to the last pages of the final book. Which means a lot since I never had one particular man in mind going in, liking both Gabe and Weston equally.
As for my issues/complaints/rant on this conclusion it can found in this spoiler (which I suggest you click only if you finished)---->
Roya Carmen sure will have her readers’ hearts pounding and chatting their friends up during this final book all of which makes the joy of reading a fun experience. Whether you loved the story, the heroine, the shocking ending is immaterial. I can one hundred perfect guarantee you’ll be blowing up your friends phones/computers to discuss throughout this read so enjoy the bonding experience!
*ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*
”Why? Why him and not me?”
Roya Carmen delivers a white knuckled hell ride in this final book. I mean the intensity and stress of the situation had me reading this conclusion straight through while sweating the situation out right along with the two men that love her.
”Do I believe in soul mates? I’m not sure anymore.”
All the books in this series are told in Mirella’s POV and in this conclusion it finally dawned on me that this is really only her story. In the end, she controlled the fate of the four characters. She was very unlikable, hard to support and relate to in this book. She was blasé about her situation, stubborn and small minded. Her ability to put off any decision to the last possible moment and rationalizations about her feelings individually for both men for me contradicted the emotions that the last books showed. Sadly, she worked my last nerve to the point where her all alone with ten cats would have more than sufficed a HEA ending for this so very wanted gapped tooth woman.
”I’m sorry,” he goes on. “But you really need to make a decision, and stick with it.”
To be honest, I think I would have been happier if this book ended with the first installment than how things proceeded throughout the series. Still, it’s one hell of ride and emotional reading experience. The writing was on point to the extent that my emotions and level of commitment never waned and I can only say that this author is gifted in grabbing her readers and never losing their attention and holding out hope that she would her change course even up to the last pages of the final book. Which means a lot since I never had one particular man in mind going in, liking both Gabe and Weston equally.
As for my issues/complaints/rant on this conclusion it can found in this spoiler (which I suggest you click only if you finished)---->
Roya Carmen sure will have her readers’ hearts pounding and chatting their friends up during this final book all of which makes the joy of reading a fun experience. Whether you loved the story, the heroine, the shocking ending is immaterial. I can one hundred perfect guarantee you’ll be blowing up your friends phones/computers to discuss throughout this read so enjoy the bonding experience!
*ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*
February 6, 2016
4.25 Stars
The Ground Rules series has put me through the ringer. It was like watching a train wreck…envisioning the devastation that is to come, but waiting with bated breath, praying for some divine intervention, anything to prevent the impending catastrophe. Roya Carmen created a story and a group of characters, unlike any other. While I can see this as a love/hate series, there is no denying that it is truly unique, riveting and exquisitely written story.
For Mirella, ending the arrangement with Weston and Bridget has come a little too late. Instead of trying to move forward and revive her relationship with Gabe, she has to face the consequences of choices she and Weston made, the rules they broke.
To be completely honest, I have mixed feeling regarding the conclusion to this emotional roller-coaster. The main reason, Mirella. I have no love for this woman. Her indecisiveness was infuriating, she was selfish and I honestly, didn’t think she deserved either man. I went in to The Ground Rules Undone, open-minded, I was not Team Weston or Team Gabe. What I was, was terrified for them both, I knew heartbreak was in the cards for one of these men, and I was preparing for it.
I'm exhausted. This series has been an emotional experience. Mirella-Gabe-Weston-Bridget and the hot mess they created, made for some stressful reading. I can honestly say - I've never read anything quite like it.
*ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review*
The Ground Rules series has put me through the ringer. It was like watching a train wreck…envisioning the devastation that is to come, but waiting with bated breath, praying for some divine intervention, anything to prevent the impending catastrophe. Roya Carmen created a story and a group of characters, unlike any other. While I can see this as a love/hate series, there is no denying that it is truly unique, riveting and exquisitely written story.
For Mirella, ending the arrangement with Weston and Bridget has come a little too late. Instead of trying to move forward and revive her relationship with Gabe, she has to face the consequences of choices she and Weston made, the rules they broke.
To be completely honest, I have mixed feeling regarding the conclusion to this emotional roller-coaster. The main reason, Mirella. I have no love for this woman. Her indecisiveness was infuriating, she was selfish and I honestly, didn’t think she deserved either man. I went in to The Ground Rules Undone, open-minded, I was not Team Weston or Team Gabe. What I was, was terrified for them both, I knew heartbreak was in the cards for one of these men, and I was preparing for it.
"Why? Why him and not me?”Roya surprised me. I was not expecting things to end the way they did. All things considered, I think it was an ending many readers will find satisfying. While advantageous, I suppose it was the best possible outcome of all the characters, as a whole.
"I don’t know what we were thinking,” he goes on. “We have an amazing life…a perfect family.”As far as who Mirella ends up with, and why I’m not sure of that relationship…
Every single word cuts me to the core. We do.
We did.
I'm exhausted. This series has been an emotional experience. Mirella-Gabe-Weston-Bridget and the hot mess they created, made for some stressful reading. I can honestly say - I've never read anything quite like it.
*ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review*
February 26, 2016
4 Stars!!
I’m glad this series came to an end because honestly every installment exhausted me. This third installment of the series and actually the entire series was addictive as hell, unconventional in a way or another, but also frustrating as f@ck. So damn frustrating!
This third and final installment in the series picks up right where the last installment ended and like the previous books is told entirely from Mirella’s POV. (which btw I liked it, maybe because I figured out why the entire series is told only from a character’s POV, when there are four main characters…well, I guess I did). So…Mirella found out…something that once again change everything. Not only for her, but also for the other three MC. This revelation left me with my mouth hanging open. Needless to say I didn’t see it coming.
Mirella learns in this final installment that every action has consequences. And here…let me tell you, her actions have the power to destroy EVERYTHING. If in the past she tried to protect her heart, Gabe’s heart and her family life, now she finds herself in a nasty situation. Now everything she loves is threaten. She knows she made a huge mistake breaking the rules so many times, she knows nothing will be the same. However she chooses to lie, even if she knows she eventually will be hated by everyone.
While Mirella tries to stay away from Weston and from everything she had with him, Weston is more infatuated with her than ever. He knows, simply KNOWS she’s the love of his life and he’s ready to give her anything to make her happy, to make her his.
Dayum! This final installment was so addictive. I couldn’t put it down. The pace of the story was a little too slow for my liking simply because I wanted to know how the story will progress, how everything will end for these four characters. But God…the intensity here was…so high and some scenes were so full of tension. My Gawd, my emotions were all over the place.
Even if theoretically there are four main characters, in some way Mirella is the only MC of the story, of the entire series. If in the other installment I felt for her, I sympathize with her at some point, here she simply made me angry. So f@cking agry! It’s been a while since I was so frustrated, annoyed with a character. I lost count of the times when I simply wanted to throttle her, to punch her in the face.
She was a flawed character, that got on my nerves on every chapter. Almost the entire time I couldn’t understand her reasoning at all. She was selfish b*tch that played with everyone’s heart and feelings. To me she was a despicable character, a coward and OMG, her indecisiveness was sooo infuriating.
It goes without saying I didn’t sympathize with her at all, that I didn’t connect with her in any way. As for the other characters,…well…what can I say?! Bridget was almost absent in this installment, which to be honest it was fine. Gabe and Weston were well portrayed and I really sympathize with both of them.
The ending was unexpected for me for a couple of reasons. IMO the author wrapped everything up a little too well. Everything was too convenient, so I don’t know if it felt believable. Despite my issues, I enjoyed this installment/series and I totally recommend it if you want something unconventional, f@cked-up that will blow your mind in one way or another.
I’m glad this series came to an end because honestly every installment exhausted me. This third installment of the series and actually the entire series was addictive as hell, unconventional in a way or another, but also frustrating as f@ck. So damn frustrating!
This third and final installment in the series picks up right where the last installment ended and like the previous books is told entirely from Mirella’s POV. (which btw I liked it, maybe because I figured out why the entire series is told only from a character’s POV, when there are four main characters…well, I guess I did). So…Mirella found out…something that once again change everything. Not only for her, but also for the other three MC. This revelation left me with my mouth hanging open. Needless to say I didn’t see it coming.
“When you break the rules repeatedly, so brazenly, you can’t very well expect there to be no repercussions.”
Mirella learns in this final installment that every action has consequences. And here…let me tell you, her actions have the power to destroy EVERYTHING. If in the past she tried to protect her heart, Gabe’s heart and her family life, now she finds herself in a nasty situation. Now everything she loves is threaten. She knows she made a huge mistake breaking the rules so many times, she knows nothing will be the same. However she chooses to lie, even if she knows she eventually will be hated by everyone.
“Familiarity is a wicked bitch — it makes you forget what you really love. I’d forgotten how much I desire him. I’ve taken him for granted.”
While Mirella tries to stay away from Weston and from everything she had with him, Weston is more infatuated with her than ever. He knows, simply KNOWS she’s the love of his life and he’s ready to give her anything to make her happy, to make her his.
“He no longer has my husband’s permission to touch me. Yet, I don’t pull away. I don’t move an inch.”
Dayum! This final installment was so addictive. I couldn’t put it down. The pace of the story was a little too slow for my liking simply because I wanted to know how the story will progress, how everything will end for these four characters. But God…the intensity here was…so high and some scenes were so full of tension. My Gawd, my emotions were all over the place.
Even if theoretically there are four main characters, in some way Mirella is the only MC of the story, of the entire series. If in the other installment I felt for her, I sympathize with her at some point, here she simply made me angry. So f@cking agry! It’s been a while since I was so frustrated, annoyed with a character. I lost count of the times when I simply wanted to throttle her, to punch her in the face.
She was a flawed character, that got on my nerves on every chapter. Almost the entire time I couldn’t understand her reasoning at all. She was selfish b*tch that played with everyone’s heart and feelings. To me she was a despicable character, a coward and OMG, her indecisiveness was sooo infuriating.
“I’ve sinned so many times, I’ve completely given up on myself. I am a hopeless case.”(yes, b*tch…you are)
It goes without saying I didn’t sympathize with her at all, that I didn’t connect with her in any way. As for the other characters,…well…what can I say?! Bridget was almost absent in this installment, which to be honest it was fine. Gabe and Weston were well portrayed and I really sympathize with both of them.
"Why? Why him and not me?”
The ending was unexpected for me for a couple of reasons. IMO the author wrapped everything up a little too well. Everything was too convenient, so I don’t know if it felt believable. Despite my issues, I enjoyed this installment/series and I totally recommend it if you want something unconventional, f@cked-up that will blow your mind in one way or another.
“I don’t want anyone else,” he whispers. “All I want is you. Even after all you’ve put me through…all I want is you.”
February 22, 2016
4 Extreme angst Stars****
(ARC kindly provided by author)
I've been a loyal fan of this series from the beginning. I loved the boldness in which this author brought us a totally unconventional story that would capture our hearts even if we didn't want it to. I was completely intrigued with how Roya was going to end this story and I have to hand it to her because I was totally surprised by how the events unfolded in this last book. At the end of the day, whether you agree with the characters and the plot or not, becomes irrelevant in my opinion; if the author can capture your attention in a way that you completely checked out from reality and are swallowed whole by the book, that is a winning story for me, and that was The Ground Rules: Undone. I would classify this entire series in the book-crack-and totally-addictive category. Very well done!!!!
Finally, the mistakes these two couples have made in the name of lust have caught up to them, and the consequences they'll have to pay won't come cheap.
Weston is out of control when it comes to Mirella. He's tried to respect her wishes and stay away but with one single phone call from her, all his self-control breaks.
Mirella is caught between the love of two totally different men. When she's alone with her kids the choice she needs to make comes easy to her, but the minute she's in front of either man, she becomes weak and she can't help to give into the desires that run deep inside her.
Gabe is at his breaking point. When he finds himself at risk of losing his family, rage overtakes him completely, taking him into very dark and dangerous territory.
I have to admit I was reading in a totally desperate manner. This book was as frustrating as it was exhilarating. And for the life of me, I couldn't decipher the reasons why these characters were behaving in such reckless ways. In the first book, the rules were well established. In the second book, these characters had already started playing with fire and the rules had started to bend but in this third and last installment, there were no rules. Passion was the main component ruling the lives of these two couples.
I was mostly frustrated with Mirella. She was one horny lady in this book. In her defense, though; two gorgeous men were crazy in love with her, so I had a little sympathy for her but her constant indecisions and fears were wearing me thin.
In the end, the shocking and unexpected ending brought a conclusion that was a little too perfect for my liking but I have to say I did enjoy the book tremendously. Mirella, Gabe, Weston and Bridget were true rule breakers and their story was nothing short of passionate and entertaining.
(ARC kindly provided by author)
I've been a loyal fan of this series from the beginning. I loved the boldness in which this author brought us a totally unconventional story that would capture our hearts even if we didn't want it to. I was completely intrigued with how Roya was going to end this story and I have to hand it to her because I was totally surprised by how the events unfolded in this last book. At the end of the day, whether you agree with the characters and the plot or not, becomes irrelevant in my opinion; if the author can capture your attention in a way that you completely checked out from reality and are swallowed whole by the book, that is a winning story for me, and that was The Ground Rules: Undone. I would classify this entire series in the book-crack-and totally-addictive category. Very well done!!!!
Finally, the mistakes these two couples have made in the name of lust have caught up to them, and the consequences they'll have to pay won't come cheap.
Weston is out of control when it comes to Mirella. He's tried to respect her wishes and stay away but with one single phone call from her, all his self-control breaks.
Mirella is caught between the love of two totally different men. When she's alone with her kids the choice she needs to make comes easy to her, but the minute she's in front of either man, she becomes weak and she can't help to give into the desires that run deep inside her.
Gabe is at his breaking point. When he finds himself at risk of losing his family, rage overtakes him completely, taking him into very dark and dangerous territory.
I have to admit I was reading in a totally desperate manner. This book was as frustrating as it was exhilarating. And for the life of me, I couldn't decipher the reasons why these characters were behaving in such reckless ways. In the first book, the rules were well established. In the second book, these characters had already started playing with fire and the rules had started to bend but in this third and last installment, there were no rules. Passion was the main component ruling the lives of these two couples.
I was mostly frustrated with Mirella. She was one horny lady in this book. In her defense, though; two gorgeous men were crazy in love with her, so I had a little sympathy for her but her constant indecisions and fears were wearing me thin.
In the end, the shocking and unexpected ending brought a conclusion that was a little too perfect for my liking but I have to say I did enjoy the book tremendously. Mirella, Gabe, Weston and Bridget were true rule breakers and their story was nothing short of passionate and entertaining.
March 9, 2016
3.5 - 4 ★'s
Well, this is it! The be all to end all...who will Mirella end up with? Gabe or Weston....or Gabe and Weston? It could really go either way and I was nervous to find out.
Unfortunately, I wasn't happy with the outcome...not with the who but with the how. Granted, a lot of people will absolutely love it but I just thought things wrapped up too conveniently!
I thought for the first part of the book that Mirella was way too whiny!! I mean, for God's sake woman...just tell them! And while I thought Gabe would be upset, I thought he was way too extreme and where he ended up? OMG...not sure I could have handled that.
And as always, Mirella gets too overtaken by a hot guy and sex. All her good sense just flies out the window and she really needed to keep what little she had. Thank goodness for her best friend, Gwen, or she would've been a hotter mess than she already was.
There is a lot of regret as well...which was necessarily. I think Mirella really needed to see what was most important...but I do wish that things could've been a bit messier. Life is just not all tied up with a nice little red bow. Don't get me wrong...what happened was incredibly sad, I just wish that didn't happen and they all had to find a way to deal with it. (I did love the olive tree necklaces though...Weston is so good at that kind of stuff!)
As far as for the second thing that happened...really? I was gob smacked! Yes, that's such a fitting word for an absolutely incredulous outcome. WTF...this is NOT Bobby in the shower!! (extra points if you get that reference!) ;)
Anyway, I did like how things ended up except for those two things and I will read whatever R.C. puts out next!
Favorite quote:
♥ “I don’t want anyone else,” he whispers. “All I want is you. Even after all you’ve put me through…all I want is you.”
(Prior to review...)
OMG...im scared about who she will pick....and who she won't!!
Well, this is it! The be all to end all...who will Mirella end up with? Gabe or Weston....or Gabe and Weston? It could really go either way and I was nervous to find out.
Unfortunately, I wasn't happy with the outcome...not with the who but with the how. Granted, a lot of people will absolutely love it but I just thought things wrapped up too conveniently!
I thought for the first part of the book that Mirella was way too whiny!! I mean, for God's sake woman...just tell them! And while I thought Gabe would be upset, I thought he was way too extreme and where he ended up? OMG...not sure I could have handled that.
And as always, Mirella gets too overtaken by a hot guy and sex. All her good sense just flies out the window and she really needed to keep what little she had. Thank goodness for her best friend, Gwen, or she would've been a hotter mess than she already was.
There is a lot of regret as well...which was necessarily. I think Mirella really needed to see what was most important...but I do wish that things could've been a bit messier. Life is just not all tied up with a nice little red bow. Don't get me wrong...what happened was incredibly sad, I just wish that didn't happen and they all had to find a way to deal with it. (I did love the olive tree necklaces though...Weston is so good at that kind of stuff!)
As far as for the second thing that happened...really? I was gob smacked! Yes, that's such a fitting word for an absolutely incredulous outcome. WTF...this is NOT Bobby in the shower!! (extra points if you get that reference!) ;)
Anyway, I did like how things ended up except for those two things and I will read whatever R.C. puts out next!
Favorite quote:
♥ “I don’t want anyone else,” he whispers. “All I want is you. Even after all you’ve put me through…all I want is you.”
(Prior to review...)
OMG...im scared about who she will pick....and who she won't!!
February 18, 2021
The Rule Breakers trilogy covers an unconventional love/lust story with a forbidden vibe that pushes so many boundaries and Roya Carmen is one hell of a writer doing it with such skill and delicacy.
Reading this trilogy has been an unforgettable experience for me. I'd never read anything quite like it before.
The story is mind-bending, stirring, moving, intoxicating and definitely addictive...
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All three books create an inner turmoil, playing with your mind and heart, making you question all your beliefs, morality and values... the right and the wrong... the lines, the limits and the blurs...
The intensity of all books is so high and all three books are so full of tension that your emotions are bound to be all over the place.
If you are sick of overused plots and are in need of a refreshing read, I totally recommend this fantastic series.
They are unconventional, unique and intense; they will definitely blow your mind away. They will take you to the edge and back.
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These characters are all messed up and you feel sorry for them, you get angry with them and you wish a happy ending for all of them.
My heart ached especially for a certain person all through the three books: Weston... (#TeamWestonforever)
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If a book can rip your heart open and make you cry over two swapping couples, that kind of writing sure deserves a high rating...
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Book 3:
The Ground Rules Undone, the third and the last book in the series, focuses on the repercussions of couple swapping.
It is the most torturous one in the trilogy.
This is me, reading and crying all the time... Bawling my eyes out, actually!
“When you break the rules repeatedly, so brazenly, you can’t very well expect there to be no repercussions.”
“The rules were written. But they were impossible to follow. We risked everything, despite knowing the consequences. We did try to write an end to our story but we couldn’t let go of each other. We were destined to fail.
The rules were rewritten, bent, and eventually abandoned. We lied to ourselves. We told ourselves we could handle this. Not a single one of us realized just how big this was...just how devastating it could become.
Lust… infatuation…blinds you. It can disguise you, and turn you into someone you thought you’d never be. It can tear everything apart.”
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Now, this last book "Ground Rules Undone" deals with Mirella’s mess and how she deals with it and her indecisive mood between the two men who love her deeply.
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In this book, we learn more about Gabe. He explains his reasons for agreeing to the swapping arrangement.
Then later, he gives Mirella time to think and decide for once and all. He says he will wait.
Wow, there he wins me. I am still #TeamWeston but I don't dislike Gabe anymore... and this is new and unusual for me, the biggest hater of Gabe!
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In this book, Mirella is really annoying with her indecisive attitude.
She breaks Weston’s heart too many times. She doesn’t do what she needs to do and makes the “big mess” even bigger.
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She remembers her life with her husband and regrets what she has done. She thinks she took her husband for granted. This is how she feels:
“Familiarity is a wicked bitch — it makes you forget what you really love. I’d forgotten how much I desire him. I’ve taken him for granted.”
“Being loved wasn’t good enough for me – I needed to be adored.”
And Weston truly adored her.
She is completely out of control when she is with Weston. There is such a strong attraction between them.
Mirella thinks that, as long as Weston is alive and she is alive and living near him, she will always want him. That's why, she wants to be able to leave him to turn back to her family life again because however much it all seems magical with Weston, she can’t trust it. Weston says it is real but she thinks it is not. She can’t trust it.
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Weston gets more and more attached to Mirella, and finally he wants to end their marriages to be able to live with Mirella only.
He thinks they are soul mates. He does everything possible to prove her his love.
Meanwhile, Gabe regrets agreeing to the swapping arrangement as well.
He says,
“And I thought our marriage was strong enough to survive anything…”
We lived such an idyllic life. Such a perfect life. But it wasn't good enough for me, was it?
"The truth is," he goes on with an unfading intensity in his eyes. "I never imagined you could fall for him."
Look at all this mess!!!!
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Mirella tries hard to make the right decision, to do the right thing for all of them. It takes a very long time and a lot of effort, though...
Loving both men, desiring both men and not being able to let one of them go easily without any heartache is also killing Mirella.
While being angry with her, I also tried to understand her. Choosing one of the two men could really be a heartache if you have real feelings for both.
I guess, in this case, anyone could be weak, anyone could act stupidly. And she was weak, and she acted stupidly many times.
But, still, she had to choose
and she did...
But then, these words ripped my heart:
"Why? Why him and not me?”
Oh my God, that was too intense for me!
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This book has two big twists.
The first one breaks your heart but the second one.. oh you don’t see the second one coming and all of a sudden you are torn apart!
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I always dreamed my own happy end for Weston but it made only two people happy and the two others miserable along with the children.
Then, I tried to solve this mess in my mind, really tried a happy end for all of them. I even thought of putting all of them in a big mansion to live all together (silly me); yet, I was never near the actual ending Roya Carmen had planned. It was nothing I had foreseen, or expected, or guessed.
Total shock!
This ending is maybe the best outcome that could have happened in such a messy situation. It kind of helps to think that they are all OK but this new situation saddens me deeply... my heart is wrenched. Weston didn't deserve this kind of an ending.
The last pages of the book were really too much for me to take. At one point, I was unable to see my kindle because of my tears.
It is a “bittersweet end”, a happy but a saddeningly happy end... Whatever, you will see what I mean when you read it.
Did I love how it ended? Well, although I think it is a clever ending, solving many problems, it is also a cruel ending. And this is definitely not the end my heart wanted. That's why, I deduct -1 point from this last book.
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Roya Carmen is very successful in conveying emotions. Everything felt so real. I cried as if it was my life that was shattered and broken into pieces.
I still tend to think that these people are real and somewhere out there in America and they are living these lives. And I have this strange urge :) !! to go and see Weston, to love him myself, to console him, to heal him. Because Weston is and has always been the closest to my heart.
Why? Because he was the one I thought who deserved to be happy the most... That’s why...
Read... You will see...
And that's why I didn't like how it ended.
Still, this series is worth reading, despite it all.
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Let me end this review with a beautiful quotation from the book:
“The mind has a way of healing itself. The heart has a way of finding out of the deepest despair”
Reading this trilogy has been an unforgettable experience for me. I'd never read anything quite like it before.
The story is mind-bending, stirring, moving, intoxicating and definitely addictive...
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All three books create an inner turmoil, playing with your mind and heart, making you question all your beliefs, morality and values... the right and the wrong... the lines, the limits and the blurs...
The intensity of all books is so high and all three books are so full of tension that your emotions are bound to be all over the place.
If you are sick of overused plots and are in need of a refreshing read, I totally recommend this fantastic series.
They are unconventional, unique and intense; they will definitely blow your mind away. They will take you to the edge and back.
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These characters are all messed up and you feel sorry for them, you get angry with them and you wish a happy ending for all of them.
My heart ached especially for a certain person all through the three books: Weston... (#TeamWestonforever)
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If a book can rip your heart open and make you cry over two swapping couples, that kind of writing sure deserves a high rating...
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Book 3:
The Ground Rules Undone, the third and the last book in the series, focuses on the repercussions of couple swapping.
It is the most torturous one in the trilogy.
This is me, reading and crying all the time... Bawling my eyes out, actually!
“When you break the rules repeatedly, so brazenly, you can’t very well expect there to be no repercussions.”
“The rules were written. But they were impossible to follow. We risked everything, despite knowing the consequences. We did try to write an end to our story but we couldn’t let go of each other. We were destined to fail.
The rules were rewritten, bent, and eventually abandoned. We lied to ourselves. We told ourselves we could handle this. Not a single one of us realized just how big this was...just how devastating it could become.
Lust… infatuation…blinds you. It can disguise you, and turn you into someone you thought you’d never be. It can tear everything apart.”
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Now, this last book "Ground Rules Undone" deals with Mirella’s mess and how she deals with it and her indecisive mood between the two men who love her deeply.
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In this book, we learn more about Gabe. He explains his reasons for agreeing to the swapping arrangement.
Then later, he gives Mirella time to think and decide for once and all. He says he will wait.
Wow, there he wins me. I am still #TeamWeston but I don't dislike Gabe anymore... and this is new and unusual for me, the biggest hater of Gabe!
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In this book, Mirella is really annoying with her indecisive attitude.
She breaks Weston’s heart too many times. She doesn’t do what she needs to do and makes the “big mess” even bigger.
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She remembers her life with her husband and regrets what she has done. She thinks she took her husband for granted. This is how she feels:
“Familiarity is a wicked bitch — it makes you forget what you really love. I’d forgotten how much I desire him. I’ve taken him for granted.”
“Being loved wasn’t good enough for me – I needed to be adored.”
And Weston truly adored her.
She is completely out of control when she is with Weston. There is such a strong attraction between them.
Mirella thinks that, as long as Weston is alive and she is alive and living near him, she will always want him. That's why, she wants to be able to leave him to turn back to her family life again because however much it all seems magical with Weston, she can’t trust it. Weston says it is real but she thinks it is not. She can’t trust it.
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Weston gets more and more attached to Mirella, and finally he wants to end their marriages to be able to live with Mirella only.
He thinks they are soul mates. He does everything possible to prove her his love.
Meanwhile, Gabe regrets agreeing to the swapping arrangement as well.
He says,
“And I thought our marriage was strong enough to survive anything…”
We lived such an idyllic life. Such a perfect life. But it wasn't good enough for me, was it?
"The truth is," he goes on with an unfading intensity in his eyes. "I never imagined you could fall for him."
Look at all this mess!!!!
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Mirella tries hard to make the right decision, to do the right thing for all of them. It takes a very long time and a lot of effort, though...
Loving both men, desiring both men and not being able to let one of them go easily without any heartache is also killing Mirella.
While being angry with her, I also tried to understand her. Choosing one of the two men could really be a heartache if you have real feelings for both.
I guess, in this case, anyone could be weak, anyone could act stupidly. And she was weak, and she acted stupidly many times.
But, still, she had to choose
and she did...
But then, these words ripped my heart:
"Why? Why him and not me?”
Oh my God, that was too intense for me!
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This book has two big twists.
The first one breaks your heart but the second one.. oh you don’t see the second one coming and all of a sudden you are torn apart!
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I always dreamed my own happy end for Weston but it made only two people happy and the two others miserable along with the children.
Then, I tried to solve this mess in my mind, really tried a happy end for all of them. I even thought of putting all of them in a big mansion to live all together (silly me); yet, I was never near the actual ending Roya Carmen had planned. It was nothing I had foreseen, or expected, or guessed.
Total shock!
This ending is maybe the best outcome that could have happened in such a messy situation. It kind of helps to think that they are all OK but this new situation saddens me deeply... my heart is wrenched. Weston didn't deserve this kind of an ending.
The last pages of the book were really too much for me to take. At one point, I was unable to see my kindle because of my tears.
It is a “bittersweet end”, a happy but a saddeningly happy end... Whatever, you will see what I mean when you read it.
Did I love how it ended? Well, although I think it is a clever ending, solving many problems, it is also a cruel ending. And this is definitely not the end my heart wanted. That's why, I deduct -1 point from this last book.
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Roya Carmen is very successful in conveying emotions. Everything felt so real. I cried as if it was my life that was shattered and broken into pieces.
I still tend to think that these people are real and somewhere out there in America and they are living these lives. And I have this strange urge :) !! to go and see Weston, to love him myself, to console him, to heal him. Because Weston is and has always been the closest to my heart.
Why? Because he was the one I thought who deserved to be happy the most... That’s why...
Read... You will see...
And that's why I didn't like how it ended.
Still, this series is worth reading, despite it all.
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Let me end this review with a beautiful quotation from the book:
“The mind has a way of healing itself. The heart has a way of finding out of the deepest despair”
February 9, 2016
4.5 "Naughty but oh-so-nice" Stars
The Ground Rules Undone is the third and final installment in a crazy tug of war between two couples. Weston and Bridget have a couples swap arrangement with Gabe and Mirella. It's supposed to mix up things in their marriages but when rules start getting broken, feelings start to creeping in, nothing can be done but discontinue the arrangement.
In this installment, Mirella and Weston, though they said good-bye in book two, find themselves once again fighting their insane connection and dealing with consequences of broken rules. Can they finally say enough is enough, walk away and find their futures with their one true loves? Or who is the true love for who?
This was a roller coaster ride of emotions and I pretty much flew through this book. It continues with the angsty hot push and pull Weston and Mirella have for one another yet Gabe is right there too... The sweet dad, doting husband... tattooed hottie. I swear everytime Gabe opened his mouth or took off his shirt, I had HOT fantasies illusions of Stewart Reardon. SMOKING!!!
I mean, if you had THAT to snuggle up to each night, would you need a little couples swap to "spice things up?" I think not!
But then we are gifted with the uber successful, suited and debonaire Weston...
Seriously, how does that woman choose?
But I digress...
I honestly had little hope going into The Rule Breakers series thinking the author could pull off three solid books and still keep my interest. Rarely do trilogies work for me as I lose the connection waiting for the next installment to arrive. Not with this three-part series. I never felt lost, never forgot plot, and always got sucked right back into the cluster-f*ck that this couple swapping idea had become.
The only reason I couldn't give it a full five stars in this particular book is a certain emotional part of it. I felt it was breezed over and considering WHO Mirella is, I'm amazed it was a blip on her radar versus heartbreaking. I know that's vague but I won't spoil it.
I loved the ending...the twist. It's unconventional and yes, quite a bit far-fetched but it wrapped everything up into a pretty little bow for me. No loose ends and total happiness. What else can I ask for?
A fantastic series with a plot that isn't overused and refreshingly naughty...I loved it.
Advanced copy received by author in exchange for my honest review.
The Ground Rules Undone is the third and final installment in a crazy tug of war between two couples. Weston and Bridget have a couples swap arrangement with Gabe and Mirella. It's supposed to mix up things in their marriages but when rules start getting broken, feelings start to creeping in, nothing can be done but discontinue the arrangement.
In this installment, Mirella and Weston, though they said good-bye in book two, find themselves once again fighting their insane connection and dealing with consequences of broken rules. Can they finally say enough is enough, walk away and find their futures with their one true loves? Or who is the true love for who?
This was a roller coaster ride of emotions and I pretty much flew through this book. It continues with the angsty hot push and pull Weston and Mirella have for one another yet Gabe is right there too... The sweet dad, doting husband...
I mean, if you had THAT to snuggle up to each night, would you need a little couples swap to "spice things up?" I think not!
But then we are gifted with the uber successful, suited and debonaire Weston...
Seriously, how does that woman choose?
But I digress...
I honestly had little hope going into The Rule Breakers series thinking the author could pull off three solid books and still keep my interest. Rarely do trilogies work for me as I lose the connection waiting for the next installment to arrive. Not with this three-part series. I never felt lost, never forgot plot, and always got sucked right back into the cluster-f*ck that this couple swapping idea had become.
The only reason I couldn't give it a full five stars in this particular book is a certain emotional part of it. I felt it was breezed over and considering WHO Mirella is, I'm amazed it was a blip on her radar versus heartbreaking. I know that's vague but I won't spoil it.
I loved the ending...the twist. It's unconventional and yes, quite a bit far-fetched but it wrapped everything up into a pretty little bow for me. No loose ends and total happiness. What else can I ask for?
A fantastic series with a plot that isn't overused and refreshingly naughty...I loved it.
Advanced copy received by author in exchange for my honest review.
February 25, 2016
If I cared enough about this story, I would have given this 1 star. 3 books to end up in the crappiest resolution one can ever come up with.
Look if you're going to write a story with this premise, there needed to be a definite resolution borne out of a resolute choice. The reality is the ending felt more like a "blessing in disguise" to all those who ended up together.
I'm going to end this review with a quote from Johnny Depp (of all people)
“if you love two people at the same time, choose the second. Because if you really loved the first one, you wouldn't have fallen for the second.”
Look if you're going to write a story with this premise, there needed to be a definite resolution borne out of a resolute choice. The reality is the ending felt more like a "blessing in disguise" to all those who ended up together.
I'm going to end this review with a quote from Johnny Depp (of all people)
“if you love two people at the same time, choose the second. Because if you really loved the first one, you wouldn't have fallen for the second.”
June 2, 2016
★★★3.5 Stars★★★
"We lied to ourselves. We told ourselves we could handle this. Not a single one of us realized just how big this was...
Wow this book frustrated the hell out of me but I just couldn't stop reading. These characters were so beautifully messed up and my heart ached for a certain person.
This story picks up right after book two where we were left with a shocking cliffhanger. Mirella is trying to to come to terms with the revelation and have a little bit more time as a family before she turns everyone's world upside down. The life that she worked so hard to create and protect is coming down to borrowed time. How can she tell the her husband Gabe that life as they know it will never be the same again. Their journey through life,their love,a beautiful family, will come to a screeching halt all because she made a mistake.
Who will she choose?
Can love really conquer all?
"Lust.
One of the seven deadly sins. That's what this all comes down to".
Everyone that was a part of the previous books have their own voice in this story despite it being told from Mirella's pov. Gabe was the still the loving husband with just a hint of the bad boy in him and my heart truly ached for him. He was in such a bad compromise position that I wanted to physically remove him from this messed up eqation.
I loved Weston in the previous books and my mind was already set on who I think Mirella should choose but everything that I thought I wanted,ended up being the opposite. I was torn between these two men who loved her so much,they would do anything for her.But Weston lost that aura about him that made me fell in love with him before. I still felt something for him but he seemed different and way more fragile and needy and I HATED that for him.
Mirella is one of the first female characters that I've loathed in a long time. I didn't like her actions,her decsions and her constant back and forth. She made certain situations extremely hard to get through and I only felt sympathy for her one time while reading this.
As for the ending, I call B.S. I know some people will be okay with it but I wasn't. It didn't seem realistic in my eyes and I hated that it happened that way. Now I know it seems like I didn't like this story at all but aside from those issues,this is such a different and unique story. I loved that about this series.I truly think that if you're looking for something beyond your comfort zone,you should give this a try.
*Arc kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
"We lied to ourselves. We told ourselves we could handle this. Not a single one of us realized just how big this was...
Wow this book frustrated the hell out of me but I just couldn't stop reading. These characters were so beautifully messed up and my heart ached for a certain person.
This story picks up right after book two where we were left with a shocking cliffhanger. Mirella is trying to to come to terms with the revelation and have a little bit more time as a family before she turns everyone's world upside down. The life that she worked so hard to create and protect is coming down to borrowed time. How can she tell the her husband Gabe that life as they know it will never be the same again. Their journey through life,their love,a beautiful family, will come to a screeching halt all because she made a mistake.
Who will she choose?
Can love really conquer all?
"Lust.
One of the seven deadly sins. That's what this all comes down to".
Everyone that was a part of the previous books have their own voice in this story despite it being told from Mirella's pov. Gabe was the still the loving husband with just a hint of the bad boy in him and my heart truly ached for him. He was in such a bad compromise position that I wanted to physically remove him from this messed up eqation.
I loved Weston in the previous books and my mind was already set on who I think Mirella should choose but everything that I thought I wanted,ended up being the opposite. I was torn between these two men who loved her so much,they would do anything for her.But Weston lost that aura about him that made me fell in love with him before. I still felt something for him but he seemed different and way more fragile and needy and I HATED that for him.
Mirella is one of the first female characters that I've loathed in a long time. I didn't like her actions,her decsions and her constant back and forth. She made certain situations extremely hard to get through and I only felt sympathy for her one time while reading this.
As for the ending, I call B.S. I know some people will be okay with it but I wasn't. It didn't seem realistic in my eyes and I hated that it happened that way. Now I know it seems like I didn't like this story at all but aside from those issues,this is such a different and unique story. I loved that about this series.I truly think that if you're looking for something beyond your comfort zone,you should give this a try.
*Arc kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
February 26, 2022
Nooooooo! Noooooo! It wasn't suppose to end like this... I can't believe it! Roya Carmen, you are so cruel. Why? Whhhhhhy? :(
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 2, 2016
I have thought on this book for a bit and this is the best I could come up with.
I LOVED LOVED LOVED the first and second books in this series. I think I may have thrown this book down everyone's throat. So it really saddens me that I can no longer recommend it. I was really upset with how Weston became some sort of afterthought and really insignificant in this last book. With everything going on, he should've been a much larger detail. I know that Mirella was always a bit selfish but in this book she really took the cake.
I can't even begin to discuss my disappointment in the ending. I felt like it was some sort of really bad Aaron Spelling TV show.
I LOVED LOVED LOVED the first and second books in this series. I think I may have thrown this book down everyone's throat. So it really saddens me that I can no longer recommend it. I was really upset with how Weston became some sort of afterthought and really insignificant in this last book. With everything going on, he should've been a much larger detail. I know that Mirella was always a bit selfish but in this book she really took the cake.
I can't even begin to discuss my disappointment in the ending. I felt like it was some sort of really bad Aaron Spelling TV show.
April 5, 2016
***FOUR STARS***
This is a hard one to write. This was my least favorite story of the series. I put off reading for a long time after it was released, because I was so stressed at the direction it was heading.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
The majority of my review contains some serious spoilers, so please don't read the spoilers if you are planning on reading this story.
All in all though, Mirella finally got her shit together by the ending of this story, and picked who I wanted her to be with the entire series, so yay me! I'm happy that I finally read this one, but I'm so glad this series is done. I don't think I could handle one more book of their story.
March 14, 2016
****4 BuTTerFlY StArS****
The conclusion to this addictive series!!
I must admit my thoughts were all over the place with this installment. One thing for sure was I ended up loathing Mirella.
Overall,l I enjoyed the whole series, but glad it has come to a end now.
The conclusion to this addictive series!!
I must admit my thoughts were all over the place with this installment. One thing for sure was I ended up loathing Mirella.
Overall,l I enjoyed the whole series, but glad it has come to a end now.
August 21, 2017
I hated that ending! It was completely unsatisfying! Sorry, but if I'm going to go through all that emotional turmoil for a series, it darn well better have a good ending. Honestly, I was just sad and depressed after finishing this book. It seemed all that hell was for nothing. I understand why some readers would love this series. It does have you riveted and it brought out so many emotions, although mainly bad ones but I don't want to be depressed after a read. No thanks.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 24, 2016
The Ground Rules Undone (Rule Breakers #3) by Roya Carmen
4 stars!!!
It takes a lot for me to get angry at a character, to the point where I begin to loathe them and only two authors have managed to evoke that reaction from me…well make it three, because Roya Carmen has just well and truly added herself to that list. Roya Carmen certainly delivered with heart crushing, angsty, anger provoking words. But this emotion is testament to Roya Carmen's incredible talent as a writer because to evoke that kind of emotion out of me is nigh on impossible. While this did not go the way I wanted, I appreciate that it is the authors story to tell, but that is not what made me angry in the slightest...after all, my guy usually loses so I am used to it. But for me it was the treatment of the man left behind that had left my heart shattered. But once again that is testament to her power and talent as an author, I had become so involved with these characters that their actions and feelings were the basis for my reactions. Anger and hate, anger and hate, anger and hate were the two most emotions that overpowered me while reading this book coupled with a huge dose of empathy and sympathy.
If I am honest, the change in Mirella in this book really pissed me off. Her blasé attitude and total disregard for people’s feelings and well-being really shocked me and had my heart stopping at times. She had totally switched herself off from the situation she found herself in and had become incredibly self-centred and lacked compassion. Her reaction to one event in this book totally baffled me and only made that hate I already had brewing for her fester. I would have been happy if she had been left as an old aged, lonely woman with only her cats for company. Still, there is always one winner and one loser and I fear that there were no winners in this book at all.
The blatant disregard for the losing party in this book felt like lead sitting deep within my stomach. I hated the way this character’s demeanour was totally changed and how what he wanted and what he strived to achieve was treated like flicking off a piece of lint off your clothing. The man was dismissed like an irritating mosquito and this HURT A LOT!!! How one’s feelings can go from hot to cold so mercurially belittled everything that we had been led to believe before.
This series has been addictive from the start and I was always dreading the ending because you always knew that one man had to lose. One man would be destroyed. Reading this book was like the inevitable car crash as you are hurtling down the motorway on the wrong side of the road. I was permanently bracing myself throughout while Roya Carmen took a sledge hammer to my heart. Each devastating blow harder and deeper the more I read. While I was reading I was pouring my heart out to a buddy reader and venting my frustrations as I went. The kindle was thrown across the room, I was steaming and by the end all I wanted was a slow and miserable death for Mirella, the selfish cow.
Mirella, Gabe, Weston and Bridget have certainly left their mark on my poor emotionally spent self and while I feel a lot of people will be happy by the ending and most probably surprised I have to give kudos to Roya Carmen for delivering the story that she wanted to write. While one event towards the end was better for the person involved I did feel that this was a bit “convenient” and to me a bit unnecessary and for me just took away from what would have been a more believable ending.
But congratulations to Roya Carmen for bringing to the reader something out of the box, a story that I had not read before and one delivered with such intensity that I was 100% emotionally invested. A series that I have read with my heart in my mouth and with a gut wrenching foreboding of doom and gloom. A situation where no good could ever come out of it, a situation that could only ever cause confusion and pain. No matter how set in stone the Ground Rules were, we all know that rules were made to be broken.
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4 stars!!!
“When you break the rules repeatedly, so brazenly, you can’t very well expect there to be no repercussions.”
It takes a lot for me to get angry at a character, to the point where I begin to loathe them and only two authors have managed to evoke that reaction from me…well make it three, because Roya Carmen has just well and truly added herself to that list. Roya Carmen certainly delivered with heart crushing, angsty, anger provoking words. But this emotion is testament to Roya Carmen's incredible talent as a writer because to evoke that kind of emotion out of me is nigh on impossible. While this did not go the way I wanted, I appreciate that it is the authors story to tell, but that is not what made me angry in the slightest...after all, my guy usually loses so I am used to it. But for me it was the treatment of the man left behind that had left my heart shattered. But once again that is testament to her power and talent as an author, I had become so involved with these characters that their actions and feelings were the basis for my reactions. Anger and hate, anger and hate, anger and hate were the two most emotions that overpowered me while reading this book coupled with a huge dose of empathy and sympathy.
“Because I love you, Mirella. Because I can’t live without you.”
If I am honest, the change in Mirella in this book really pissed me off. Her blasé attitude and total disregard for people’s feelings and well-being really shocked me and had my heart stopping at times. She had totally switched herself off from the situation she found herself in and had become incredibly self-centred and lacked compassion. Her reaction to one event in this book totally baffled me and only made that hate I already had brewing for her fester. I would have been happy if she had been left as an old aged, lonely woman with only her cats for company. Still, there is always one winner and one loser and I fear that there were no winners in this book at all.
“And I thought our marriage was strong enough to survive anything…”
The blatant disregard for the losing party in this book felt like lead sitting deep within my stomach. I hated the way this character’s demeanour was totally changed and how what he wanted and what he strived to achieve was treated like flicking off a piece of lint off your clothing. The man was dismissed like an irritating mosquito and this HURT A LOT!!! How one’s feelings can go from hot to cold so mercurially belittled everything that we had been led to believe before.
“You don’t know how I longed to hear those words. I know I’ll always love you, until the day I die.”
This series has been addictive from the start and I was always dreading the ending because you always knew that one man had to lose. One man would be destroyed. Reading this book was like the inevitable car crash as you are hurtling down the motorway on the wrong side of the road. I was permanently bracing myself throughout while Roya Carmen took a sledge hammer to my heart. Each devastating blow harder and deeper the more I read. While I was reading I was pouring my heart out to a buddy reader and venting my frustrations as I went. The kindle was thrown across the room, I was steaming and by the end all I wanted was a slow and miserable death for Mirella, the selfish cow.
“Because I certainly don’t deserve anyone’s consolation.”
Mirella, Gabe, Weston and Bridget have certainly left their mark on my poor emotionally spent self and while I feel a lot of people will be happy by the ending and most probably surprised I have to give kudos to Roya Carmen for delivering the story that she wanted to write. While one event towards the end was better for the person involved I did feel that this was a bit “convenient” and to me a bit unnecessary and for me just took away from what would have been a more believable ending.
“He didn’t hurt me, Mirella…he humiliated me.”
But congratulations to Roya Carmen for bringing to the reader something out of the box, a story that I had not read before and one delivered with such intensity that I was 100% emotionally invested. A series that I have read with my heart in my mouth and with a gut wrenching foreboding of doom and gloom. A situation where no good could ever come out of it, a situation that could only ever cause confusion and pain. No matter how set in stone the Ground Rules were, we all know that rules were made to be broken.
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February 12, 2017
.**********"Why? Why him and not me?”********** stars
OH MY GOD NO NO NOOOOO PLEASE......Have a mercy on me!!!!!!!! God nooooo...
One day I will give my last breath and wont remember this.......
I fucking knew this but didnt help my heart shattered into million pieces.......What a story.....Moreover what a END!
in two books I read lots of disturbing things and found myself in a big mess with Weston& Mirella&gGbe&Bridget.. I had really break down with this story. But in this book..Oh my god. I cant breathe.......My eyes, my heart even my breath is aching......
You Mirella What do you think you are doing? who are you? are you deaf or idiot?....I wanted to tear her hairs... I really wanted tear her heart.......Gabe I know why you chose this way? but How could you do it? how you?......
like most of people I have norms or whatever fucking name you called them.. from the beginning till the this end I knew what is right or what is wrong... Ok... but I didnt things end like this....
Do I care! fuckingabsolutely YES!!
Dear Writer How you write that end.. how your hand goes in that way.....You can think we are angry...Im beyond being angry. Im mess. heartbroken... lost......unstoppable alone......... miserable...
Weston... I love you.....Just please come back fight for your heart... fight for your fate.. this is not your fate.. PLEASE......create your future........ pave your path and find your soulmate..her mind is confused. she dont know what is right for herself. Please just awake.......
What will happen to me from this moment. I really dont know...Im lucky because I have Dilek Hülya, Tuğba.iko, they will be my side.But weston.. Oh god.......
This is the story two couple experiencing swaying thing and later finding themselves in a mess or deadlock... Mybe writer wanted to do right thing. But after these feelings and mess I lost my sense of right....You can judge me ...I wont care. I just dont want to that kind of ending......
Yes there are lots of people who are suffered or affected by these chooices.. but why just Weston have to pay price.... Why??
I think I wont understand that... I will write my ending. Sorry But Im deadly serious about this one....
Aslında yardırmak istiyorum ama üzüntüm öfkemden çok.......
Seri kesinlikle insanoğlunun büyük çoğunluğuna ters gelecek bir tabuyu konu edinmiş.( Sanki çok götü ak da bu insanoğlunun neyse açmiyim bu konuda ağzımı ben) gerçekten mutlu bir evliliği olan Mirella ve Gabe in bir akşam yemeği için gittikleri yerde Weston be Bridget adında çiftle tanışmasıyla başlıyor herşey.. Ki ilk kitapta bunları ve olayın başlangıcını görüyorsunuz.....evet yargılıyorsunuz. Evet sorguluyorsunuz. Neden? nedenler sıralanadursun. Antlaşma yapılıyor ve eşler farklı bir deneyim yaşamak için karar alıyorlar( biliyorum biliyorum bakmayın öyle yazdığıma hiç hoşuma gitmedi..Gabe'i sorguladım bu nasıl aşk dedim, eşşek herif dedim... çok daha şeyler saydım ama bana kalsın)... Aslında Weston belki de ilk görüşte tutuluyor Mirella'ya... Mirella ise mutlu bir evliliği ile birlikte Weston gibi yakışıklı seksi ve brdget gibi bimbo eşi olan bir adamın ona aşık olmak şöyle dursun, kendisinden etkilenebileceğini bile düşünemiyor....... ama işler öyle değil.... buraları atlıyorum kitabı okuyun... ikinci kitapta olaylar ilk kitapta karşıtığı için aralarındaki ilişkiyi sonlandırmaya karar verseler de yine bir şekilde bir arada buluyorlar kendilerini.... bu beni en çk rahatsız edenler bölümlerdi Gabe i sorguladım, Mirella'yı ve Weston'u herşeyi herkesi.....
Kitap öyle bir yerde bitti ki ...Sıçtık dedim....
Ve bu kitapta işler kördüğüm oluyor... en çok canımı yakan kitap da bu oldu sonuncusu... resmen duygu seline kapıldım.. dürüst olmak gerekirse bastırdığım duygularımı tetikledi bir o kadar daha moralim bozuldu... Mirella'nın napıcağını bilemeyişi.. Kendine delicesine aşık( ki ben hala Gabeden şüpheliyim) adam arasında seçim yapamayışı. Gabe in Mirella'yı köşeye sıkıştırıp aklını başına al deyip seçim yapmasını isteyişi.. Ve onu terkedip soluğu tahmin edin kimin yanında alışı..... Ve tüm bu süre zarfında ise Weston'un yalvarışı.. yüreğimi burktu..... onun için herşeyi göze aldı......ama herşeyi ....Bence bu Mirella'yaa Türk soyundan bişey karıştı... Salak yani.....
Ah o son sayfalar ömrümü yediniz... Kızlarla konuşmamdan pek de hoşuma gitmeyen şeylerin olacağını tahmin ediyordum ama bunu beklemiyordum.
Bunları beklemiyordum.
Mirellanın kararını alması...
Weston'un o yürek burkan yalvarışı... gözyaşları ve çaresiz kabullenişi...
Ardından..
Haberler....
Gözyaşı...(Benim kalp kırıklığım)
Weston.. Hastane..
En acısı bir kolye... kimden geldiğini.. taşıdığı değeri ya da sahibinin gözlerine baktığında yüreğindeki aşkı, sevgiyi bilememesi...
Beni yalnız başıma bırakın uzun bir süre kendime kalmak istiyorum (Banyoya gidip ağladığımı da ilave edeyim)
OKUMAYIN eğer önyargılı olup hikayeyi çöpe atacaksanız hiç bulaşmayın.. Ama yok Weston okumaya değer derseniz KESİNLİKLE OKUYUN!!!!
OH MY GOD NO NO NOOOOO PLEASE......Have a mercy on me!!!!!!!! God nooooo...
One day I will give my last breath and wont remember this.......
I fucking knew this but didnt help my heart shattered into million pieces.......What a story.....Moreover what a END!
in two books I read lots of disturbing things and found myself in a big mess with Weston& Mirella&gGbe&Bridget.. I had really break down with this story. But in this book..Oh my god. I cant breathe.......My eyes, my heart even my breath is aching......
You Mirella What do you think you are doing? who are you? are you deaf or idiot?....I wanted to tear her hairs... I really wanted tear her heart.......Gabe I know why you chose this way? but How could you do it? how you?......
like most of people I have norms or whatever fucking name you called them.. from the beginning till the this end I knew what is right or what is wrong... Ok... but I didnt things end like this....
Do I care! fuckingabsolutely YES!!
Dear Writer How you write that end.. how your hand goes in that way.....You can think we are angry...Im beyond being angry. Im mess. heartbroken... lost......unstoppable alone......... miserable...
Weston... I love you.....Just please come back fight for your heart... fight for your fate.. this is not your fate.. PLEASE......create your future........ pave your path and find your soulmate..her mind is confused. she dont know what is right for herself. Please just awake.......
What will happen to me from this moment. I really dont know...Im lucky because I have Dilek Hülya, Tuğba.iko, they will be my side.But weston.. Oh god.......
This is the story two couple experiencing swaying thing and later finding themselves in a mess or deadlock... Mybe writer wanted to do right thing. But after these feelings and mess I lost my sense of right....You can judge me ...I wont care. I just dont want to that kind of ending......
Yes there are lots of people who are suffered or affected by these chooices.. but why just Weston have to pay price.... Why??
I think I wont understand that... I will write my ending. Sorry But Im deadly serious about this one....
Aslında yardırmak istiyorum ama üzüntüm öfkemden çok.......
Seri kesinlikle insanoğlunun büyük çoğunluğuna ters gelecek bir tabuyu konu edinmiş.( Sanki çok götü ak da bu insanoğlunun neyse açmiyim bu konuda ağzımı ben) gerçekten mutlu bir evliliği olan Mirella ve Gabe in bir akşam yemeği için gittikleri yerde Weston be Bridget adında çiftle tanışmasıyla başlıyor herşey.. Ki ilk kitapta bunları ve olayın başlangıcını görüyorsunuz.....evet yargılıyorsunuz. Evet sorguluyorsunuz. Neden? nedenler sıralanadursun. Antlaşma yapılıyor ve eşler farklı bir deneyim yaşamak için karar alıyorlar( biliyorum biliyorum bakmayın öyle yazdığıma hiç hoşuma gitmedi..Gabe'i sorguladım bu nasıl aşk dedim, eşşek herif dedim... çok daha şeyler saydım ama bana kalsın)... Aslında Weston belki de ilk görüşte tutuluyor Mirella'ya... Mirella ise mutlu bir evliliği ile birlikte Weston gibi yakışıklı seksi ve brdget gibi bimbo eşi olan bir adamın ona aşık olmak şöyle dursun, kendisinden etkilenebileceğini bile düşünemiyor....... ama işler öyle değil.... buraları atlıyorum kitabı okuyun... ikinci kitapta olaylar ilk kitapta karşıtığı için aralarındaki ilişkiyi sonlandırmaya karar verseler de yine bir şekilde bir arada buluyorlar kendilerini.... bu beni en çk rahatsız edenler bölümlerdi Gabe i sorguladım, Mirella'yı ve Weston'u herşeyi herkesi.....
Kitap öyle bir yerde bitti ki ...Sıçtık dedim....
Ve bu kitapta işler kördüğüm oluyor... en çok canımı yakan kitap da bu oldu sonuncusu... resmen duygu seline kapıldım.. dürüst olmak gerekirse bastırdığım duygularımı tetikledi bir o kadar daha moralim bozuldu... Mirella'nın napıcağını bilemeyişi.. Kendine delicesine aşık( ki ben hala Gabeden şüpheliyim) adam arasında seçim yapamayışı. Gabe in Mirella'yı köşeye sıkıştırıp aklını başına al deyip seçim yapmasını isteyişi.. Ve onu terkedip soluğu tahmin edin kimin yanında alışı..... Ve tüm bu süre zarfında ise Weston'un yalvarışı.. yüreğimi burktu..... onun için herşeyi göze aldı......ama herşeyi ....Bence bu Mirella'yaa Türk soyundan bişey karıştı... Salak yani.....
Ah o son sayfalar ömrümü yediniz... Kızlarla konuşmamdan pek de hoşuma gitmeyen şeylerin olacağını tahmin ediyordum ama bunu beklemiyordum.
Bunları beklemiyordum.
Mirellanın kararını alması...
Weston'un o yürek burkan yalvarışı... gözyaşları ve çaresiz kabullenişi...
Ardından..
Haberler....
Gözyaşı...(Benim kalp kırıklığım)
Weston.. Hastane..
En acısı bir kolye... kimden geldiğini.. taşıdığı değeri ya da sahibinin gözlerine baktığında yüreğindeki aşkı, sevgiyi bilememesi...
Beni yalnız başıma bırakın uzun bir süre kendime kalmak istiyorum (Banyoya gidip ağladığımı da ilave edeyim)
OKUMAYIN eğer önyargılı olup hikayeyi çöpe atacaksanız hiç bulaşmayın.. Ama yok Weston okumaya değer derseniz KESİNLİKLE OKUYUN!!!!
February 25, 2016
Thank God this nightmare is over! I'm going to be very honest, this is the first time I've ever had this serious of a LOVE/HATE relationship with a book. The whole couple swap is disturbing to me just as cheating would be. Strange thing is, I love reading triangles because I love alpha's and of course they come out in triangles. I like the jealousy from the hero. The ownership (sorry, I know a lot of you hate that, as if it's degrading... to me it's hot!). With that I hate the angst that comes along after one is picked and the other is left behind... so that leaves me with some serious love/hate. I'm not going to lie, this series had me all over hell and back but it was a heck of a ride!
Let's talk about Mirella aka "eager butterfly" *puke*. Gabe is the only way I found she redeemed herself and hell if it didn't take forever! DELAY, delay, delay! Pick for God's sake!
I thought I was going to start screaming out loud to get on with it already. I simply could not come to like her, at all! Bridget was MIA most of the time so not really much judgment where she was concerned except (I'm gonna be a hypocrite here) I wanted her away from my MEN.
I loved both Gabe and Weston still by the end of this book. The two men were so different in every way. Gabe simply turned me on from the start and remained a constant. He loved his wife beyond words and he stayed open and honest. Weston kept continuing to grow on me throughout the series, his nerd~ness and OCD cracked me up but what was even more sexy is when he came out to play, he had it going on. Those are the moments I understood Mirella's dilemma. (of course it is) How do you make that shit stop?!
The ending was not what expected. Personally it helped me accept the situation/decision a lot easier. As I mentioned, I hate when a choice has to be made in triangles, squares, swaps, etc. It causes me so much pain so it worked well for me but still saddened me. So you see LOVE/HATE has never been more appropriate.
When it comes down to it, they royally f***ed up. Never in this lifetime could I share. Just no. I think for those who this is their reality ends up in a break up. Not all because I know this goes on but I believe majority go in thinking they can handle it. It ends up they can't. In this case of course I won't tell you her decision but I know what mine would have been. Gabe.
August 20, 2017
Man, this one drove me crazy and then it totally gutted me. It’s obvious the love triangle thing is not my cup of tea. However, that ending was…geez…unique, too tidy, unexpected?
Huge warning here my friends – if someone says, “Wouldn’t this be a good series to buddy read?” just say “NO!”
Huge warning here my friends – if someone says, “Wouldn’t this be a good series to buddy read?” just say “NO!”
June 11, 2018
After reading the reviews of my fellow goodreaders i was very curious about this trilogy.
But I’m a coward.
There I’m admitting it
I can’t stomach main characters having partners during separation so how am i going to swallow couple swapping. Heart and mind seriously at cross I finally read the reviews about first two books and decided to skim through third one.
I would like to applaud author for her writing style. It’s unique and its snares you in it’s power. I especially liked how she added little reality quirks in each pages. I loved both heroes. I liked heroine too. And I believe she chose well. But still my heart hurts for other hero. But like the author intended I made my peace with him. Just like heroine did. I believe this was the best course for all involved. The twists and turns were unexpected.
I will recommend this book to everyone who doesn’t mind couple swapping😉.
P.s I do, so if you are like me then skim through.
But I’m a coward.
There I’m admitting it
I can’t stomach main characters having partners during separation so how am i going to swallow couple swapping. Heart and mind seriously at cross I finally read the reviews about first two books and decided to skim through third one.
I would like to applaud author for her writing style. It’s unique and its snares you in it’s power. I especially liked how she added little reality quirks in each pages. I loved both heroes. I liked heroine too. And I believe she chose well. But still my heart hurts for other hero. But like the author intended I made my peace with him. Just like heroine did. I believe this was the best course for all involved. The twists and turns were unexpected.
I will recommend this book to everyone who doesn’t mind couple swapping😉.
P.s I do, so if you are like me then skim through.
February 4, 2016
4.5 Fantastic Stars!
I can't say how anxious I've been for this last installment. When the second book ended, Mirella and Weston had ended things but Mirella (Gabe calls her "Ella") had her world rocked and not in a good way.
We lived such an idyllic life. Such a perfect life. But it wasn't good enough for me, was it?
The first quarter of this story is Mirella coming to grips with her life. She knows she should come clean with both Gabe and Weston, but she just wallows in self pity and I was losing my patience with her. But then a little further into the book, I had more sympathy for her and wanted to throttle both Weston and Gabe. I can understand Gabe's reaction but he comes pretty close to crossing the line. I have never been a fan of Bridgett's. She is so self centered and exists in her own bubble but she managed to surprise even me by the depth of her shallowness. Weston-don't get me started on this man. Where are your balls? I guess if Dora was going to explore where they were hiding, I would suggest she start with Bridgett's purse. Surely she would find them there. But each man still holds power over Mirella and her feeling are all over the place.
"You've got to stop this. You know the power you have over me. And you take advantage of it. You play me. You manipulate me with your beautiful face and your beautiful words."
Once Ella takes things into her own hands, this book really starts to come alive. Each person's reaction is so over the top and so not what I expected. Mirella is so plagued with doubts and guilt, and the guys are so in their own heads weighed down by their feelings. Who is Mirella going to choose and frankly is it really up to Mirella at this point? My Team Gabe position kept flip flopping because Weston is just so caring and open and honest about his feelings. But then Gabe would suck me back in-he is the foundation for their marriage, the one who Ella can turn to in the storm. Who should she be with and why isn't it me who is in this position with these two gorgeous men?
"The truth is," he goes on with an unfading intensity in his eyes. "I never imagined you could fall for him."
The whole time I was reading this series, I kept thinking how can this story end? If Mirella ends up alone, that's going to really hurt. If she ends up with Weston; poor Gabe, he is going to be devastated. Sharing children between them will force him to have to see Mirella and Weston more than he would want. If she ends up with Gabe, Weston is so addicted to her that she will never be free from him. He talks a good talk about staying away from her, but he never walks the walk.
Loving someone you can't have is torture; an invisible, unassuming, soft agony, a constant feeling of longing, a void.
There is a whole passage between Gabe and Ella and why they became involved with Bridgette and Weston. It is brutally honest and answered so many questions I had, while hurting my heart at the same time.
But Ms. Carmen has managed to end this story in a way I could never have foreseen. Well played oh wise, clever sage. While there was a part of me that was left unsettled (avoiding giving out spoilers for this book is like walking through a mine field) at the ending, it was really the only way this story should have played out.
I can't say how anxious I've been for this last installment. When the second book ended, Mirella and Weston had ended things but Mirella (Gabe calls her "Ella") had her world rocked and not in a good way.
We lived such an idyllic life. Such a perfect life. But it wasn't good enough for me, was it?
The first quarter of this story is Mirella coming to grips with her life. She knows she should come clean with both Gabe and Weston, but she just wallows in self pity and I was losing my patience with her. But then a little further into the book, I had more sympathy for her and wanted to throttle both Weston and Gabe. I can understand Gabe's reaction but he comes pretty close to crossing the line. I have never been a fan of Bridgett's. She is so self centered and exists in her own bubble but she managed to surprise even me by the depth of her shallowness. Weston-don't get me started on this man. Where are your balls? I guess if Dora was going to explore where they were hiding, I would suggest she start with Bridgett's purse. Surely she would find them there. But each man still holds power over Mirella and her feeling are all over the place.
"You've got to stop this. You know the power you have over me. And you take advantage of it. You play me. You manipulate me with your beautiful face and your beautiful words."
Once Ella takes things into her own hands, this book really starts to come alive. Each person's reaction is so over the top and so not what I expected. Mirella is so plagued with doubts and guilt, and the guys are so in their own heads weighed down by their feelings. Who is Mirella going to choose and frankly is it really up to Mirella at this point? My Team Gabe position kept flip flopping because Weston is just so caring and open and honest about his feelings. But then Gabe would suck me back in-he is the foundation for their marriage, the one who Ella can turn to in the storm. Who should she be with and why isn't it me who is in this position with these two gorgeous men?
"The truth is," he goes on with an unfading intensity in his eyes. "I never imagined you could fall for him."
The whole time I was reading this series, I kept thinking how can this story end? If Mirella ends up alone, that's going to really hurt. If she ends up with Weston; poor Gabe, he is going to be devastated. Sharing children between them will force him to have to see Mirella and Weston more than he would want. If she ends up with Gabe, Weston is so addicted to her that she will never be free from him. He talks a good talk about staying away from her, but he never walks the walk.
Loving someone you can't have is torture; an invisible, unassuming, soft agony, a constant feeling of longing, a void.
There is a whole passage between Gabe and Ella and why they became involved with Bridgette and Weston. It is brutally honest and answered so many questions I had, while hurting my heart at the same time.
But Ms. Carmen has managed to end this story in a way I could never have foreseen. Well played oh wise, clever sage. While there was a part of me that was left unsettled (avoiding giving out spoilers for this book is like walking through a mine field) at the ending, it was really the only way this story should have played out.
May 16, 2016
I loved the first two books, so I was really hyped to read this. Thinking it was going to be another awesome read. But I don't know what went wrong? Oh yeah I do, the end of the book was...
March 11, 2016
God I hated this book. It's like the author took all the characters and made them unlikeable and gave them characteristics that seem so out of tune from who they were in the first two books. I LOVED the first two books. The story was so unique and had so much potential that to just end it like this was so...unsatisfying.
Mirella was freaking annoying in this book. I seriously almost had to stop reading and take a break from her incessant back and forths. Her mixed emotions, indecisiveness, spineless character is someone that I can confidently say I hate. I love Weston and she doesn't deserve him. I like Gabe too and she also doesn't deserve him. How can anyone like her?!?!
The ending was just a little too picture perfect and unbelievable. You can't wrap up a story with so much angst with something so cliche. It was awful and yes as a series I enjoyed 2/3 books so overall maybe it was a win but I genuinely hate this book. I hate what the author did and I'm just so angry it played out the way it did.
Mirella was freaking annoying in this book. I seriously almost had to stop reading and take a break from her incessant back and forths. Her mixed emotions, indecisiveness, spineless character is someone that I can confidently say I hate. I love Weston and she doesn't deserve him. I like Gabe too and she also doesn't deserve him. How can anyone like her?!?!
The ending was just a little too picture perfect and unbelievable. You can't wrap up a story with so much angst with something so cliche. It was awful and yes as a series I enjoyed 2/3 books so overall maybe it was a win but I genuinely hate this book. I hate what the author did and I'm just so angry it played out the way it did.
February 28, 2016
Mmmmm...what can I say?!
The end to a trilogy I have thoroughly enjoyed, but I'm left a tad deflated.
I enjoyed Gabe's input in this finale, but Mirella got on my nth nerve, I'm afraid to say...frustration knows no bounds!
The end to a trilogy I have thoroughly enjoyed, but I'm left a tad deflated.
I enjoyed Gabe's input in this finale, but Mirella got on my nth nerve, I'm afraid to say...frustration knows no bounds!
April 4, 2016
4.5 SOBBING MESS STARS!!!
And now, there are no Rules.
Lust… infatuation…blinds you. It can tear everything apart. But sometimes, life needs to be completely torn apart before it can be mended – not just cracked at the edges, but utterly shattered, before you can truly see the mess you’ve become.
I love them both, but I can’t have them both. While one pulls me in, the other pushes me away. And when both eventually open their hearts, I must make the hardest decision of my life.
And now there are no Rules. We are Undone.
This BOOK!!!What the hell??? Seriously???I so hate you but I love you Ms. Roya Carmen for this final installment of the series!!! You just awaken an emotion I never thought I have.
I was so emotionally invested that it took me several days after reading this book to finally write a review. See??? I just kept re reading it slowly...word per word were devoured with too much emotions because seriously this book really got the feels and I could really not form any coherent words after I was done reading it. I do not know how to give justice to this book much more rate it. If the last two books got me a super hot steamy sex scenes..romantic angst and all.. this final book just gave me a different roller coaster of emotional ride .And the angst of this final book seems so different...it feels like I can't take it. It pushes me to my limits. I haven't even realized I was crying while reading the book and even thought "Am I thrown to an Arsen feel this time?" But hell no it was different. Too much was at stake and that's what made it so damn hard. I could not even fathom how it's even possible to love two different person. Is there even a difference between a soulmate now and true love? Hell I even wanted to slap Mirella so she could finally made some sense but I feel her..Like totally feel her, It feels wrong but it feels right. Ahhh..Am I even making sense? This is totally unconventional..too wrong...forbidden...but hell If I don't love it because seriously I did!!!
When all hell break loose I was so damn hurt that my heart was wrenched..I was wounded and was even sobbing so hard that I don't understand why. The scenes was just too much to take. I feel like it was me in the story and it was my life that was shattered and broken. I feel like it was me and my husband in the book..in that same situation and that's what made me even sob more. And then when everything seems to be okay or so it seems and I was thrown right there and then to that TWIST!!! Like hell no!!! Totally Unexpected!!!
Overall this book is beautifully and uniquely written. I love it despite the unconventional situation. After reading this book I could not even say I am a Team Weston or Team Gabe because seriously I never thought they will live with their HEA. And that HARDEST DECISION Mirella has to make???That's for you to find out. ;)
What I would never forget about this book except that this book is really unforgettable are these lines I even shared to my husband despite him being so against plots like this.
" And I thought our marriage was strong enough to survive anything", he adds, not quite looking at me, "I took it for granted. I was foolish".
The morale of the story that will forever etched with me more than the steamy sex scenes..more than the lust..more than the excitement...more than the angst...
*ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review*
And now, there are no Rules.
Lust… infatuation…blinds you. It can tear everything apart. But sometimes, life needs to be completely torn apart before it can be mended – not just cracked at the edges, but utterly shattered, before you can truly see the mess you’ve become.
I love them both, but I can’t have them both. While one pulls me in, the other pushes me away. And when both eventually open their hearts, I must make the hardest decision of my life.
And now there are no Rules. We are Undone.
This BOOK!!!What the hell??? Seriously???I so hate you but I love you Ms. Roya Carmen for this final installment of the series!!! You just awaken an emotion I never thought I have.
I was so emotionally invested that it took me several days after reading this book to finally write a review. See??? I just kept re reading it slowly...word per word were devoured with too much emotions because seriously this book really got the feels and I could really not form any coherent words after I was done reading it. I do not know how to give justice to this book much more rate it. If the last two books got me a super hot steamy sex scenes..romantic angst and all.. this final book just gave me a different roller coaster of emotional ride .And the angst of this final book seems so different...it feels like I can't take it. It pushes me to my limits. I haven't even realized I was crying while reading the book and even thought "Am I thrown to an Arsen feel this time?" But hell no it was different. Too much was at stake and that's what made it so damn hard. I could not even fathom how it's even possible to love two different person. Is there even a difference between a soulmate now and true love? Hell I even wanted to slap Mirella so she could finally made some sense but I feel her..Like totally feel her, It feels wrong but it feels right. Ahhh..Am I even making sense? This is totally unconventional..too wrong...forbidden...but hell If I don't love it because seriously I did!!!
When all hell break loose I was so damn hurt that my heart was wrenched..I was wounded and was even sobbing so hard that I don't understand why. The scenes was just too much to take. I feel like it was me in the story and it was my life that was shattered and broken. I feel like it was me and my husband in the book..in that same situation and that's what made me even sob more. And then when everything seems to be okay or so it seems and I was thrown right there and then to that TWIST!!! Like hell no!!! Totally Unexpected!!!
Overall this book is beautifully and uniquely written. I love it despite the unconventional situation. After reading this book I could not even say I am a Team Weston or Team Gabe because seriously I never thought they will live with their HEA. And that HARDEST DECISION Mirella has to make???That's for you to find out. ;)
What I would never forget about this book except that this book is really unforgettable are these lines I even shared to my husband despite him being so against plots like this.
" And I thought our marriage was strong enough to survive anything", he adds, not quite looking at me, "I took it for granted. I was foolish".
The morale of the story that will forever etched with me more than the steamy sex scenes..more than the lust..more than the excitement...more than the angst...
*ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review*
March 9, 2016
¿No quería drama? Pues toma drama. Aunque bueno he de decir que más mal llevado imposible. Al final este libro ha sido bastante decepcionante. Se puede decir que la serie han sido dos libros de crear expectación para luego cagarla estrepitosamente. No me ha convencido el final. La historia era arriesgada, lo reconozco y todo un desafío para la autora pero a mi no me ha gustado el desenlace.
La historia en sí me ha recordado en algunas cosas a Arsen: A Broken Love Story pero ese está mucho mejor desarrollado (donde va a parar) y con mucha más carga emotiva.
En definitiva, un chasco enorme que me ha dejado con un bajón importante porque tenía muchas ganas de que me gustara esta historia :/
Ah y se me olvidaba... a la protagonista... ¡MUERTE Y DESTRUCCIÓN!
La historia en sí me ha recordado en algunas cosas a Arsen: A Broken Love Story pero ese está mucho mejor desarrollado (donde va a parar) y con mucha más carga emotiva.
En definitiva, un chasco enorme que me ha dejado con un bajón importante porque tenía muchas ganas de que me gustara esta historia :/
Ah y se me olvidaba... a la protagonista... ¡MUERTE Y DESTRUCCIÓN!
August 22, 2017
I was really into this until the last 25%. This is more chick lit, than romance. Which makes it not my speed. I need a better pay off after investing three books in. Plus I was thoroughly put off by the heroine in this installment especially. Mirella might be my worst heroine of 2017.
April 26, 2016
Nope, nope, nope. The ending is extremely disappointing. Worse than Bobby in the shower.
February 16, 2016
***ARC provided in exchange for honest Review***
end : cessation of a course of action, pursuit, or activity b : death, destruction c (1) : the ultimate state (2) : result, issue
We have come to the end of the road for our swinging foursome.. And what a head trip it has been.
The story picks up straight away with Mirella in quite the “pickle” that concluded book 2 . So many QUESTIONS!!! What the hell will she do? What will happen when… I was glad that my biggest question was answered quickly, I did not want that point to be dragged out unnecessarily. I must say I was a bit miffed at the way Mirella chose to deal with her pickle, her approach and her subsequent actions were selfish and immature. Especially given the magnitude of the potential fallout of said pickle, her utter dismissal of it at times all together made me want to reach into my kindle and slap her. She chose to ignore the “pink pickle” in the room until her hand was forced… Then when chaos ensues, scramble to pick up the broken pieces. I did not feel she was sympathetic to most impacted party post fallout. Again her actions were self-centered and self-serving, it was difficult to empathize with her even at her most vulnerable.
Gabe, I was so happy I finally got the real “feels” from him in this book. I can honestly say I fell hard for him, to the point I was rooting for him & Mirella, despite being a diehard #TeamWeston fan. He bared his heart and soul to us and made it clear he was going to fight for the woman he loves – SWOON.
Weston, my love – Mirella’s soul mate. He lost a bit of his luster for me, not because anything he did per say – just simply because of the way the story unfolded. I was missing that soul shattering connection between him and Mirella.
Ms. Bridget remains an enigma– I NEED TO GET IN HER HEAD (and bed) – she is present throughout the book although not necessarily in the fore front.
So how does this freak show end?? Leave it Ms. Roya Carmen to masterfully weave an ending that some may not necessarily be on board with but makes completes sense… Loose ends tied up, issues resolved. It is really up to you whether you believe everyone indeed got their HEA. I highly recommend this series, it will take you to the edge and back It is an unconventional love/lust story about pushing boundaries, fragility of trust, difficult choices and living with consequences.
end : cessation of a course of action, pursuit, or activity b : death, destruction c (1) : the ultimate state (2) : result, issue
We have come to the end of the road for our swinging foursome.. And what a head trip it has been.
The story picks up straight away with Mirella in quite the “pickle” that concluded book 2 . So many QUESTIONS!!! What the hell will she do? What will happen when… I was glad that my biggest question was answered quickly, I did not want that point to be dragged out unnecessarily. I must say I was a bit miffed at the way Mirella chose to deal with her pickle, her approach and her subsequent actions were selfish and immature. Especially given the magnitude of the potential fallout of said pickle, her utter dismissal of it at times all together made me want to reach into my kindle and slap her. She chose to ignore the “pink pickle” in the room until her hand was forced… Then when chaos ensues, scramble to pick up the broken pieces. I did not feel she was sympathetic to most impacted party post fallout. Again her actions were self-centered and self-serving, it was difficult to empathize with her even at her most vulnerable.
Gabe, I was so happy I finally got the real “feels” from him in this book. I can honestly say I fell hard for him, to the point I was rooting for him & Mirella, despite being a diehard #TeamWeston fan. He bared his heart and soul to us and made it clear he was going to fight for the woman he loves – SWOON.
Weston, my love – Mirella’s soul mate. He lost a bit of his luster for me, not because anything he did per say – just simply because of the way the story unfolded. I was missing that soul shattering connection between him and Mirella.
Ms. Bridget remains an enigma– I NEED TO GET IN HER HEAD (and bed) – she is present throughout the book although not necessarily in the fore front.
So how does this freak show end?? Leave it Ms. Roya Carmen to masterfully weave an ending that some may not necessarily be on board with but makes completes sense… Loose ends tied up, issues resolved. It is really up to you whether you believe everyone indeed got their HEA. I highly recommend this series, it will take you to the edge and back It is an unconventional love/lust story about pushing boundaries, fragility of trust, difficult choices and living with consequences.
February 10, 2016
This book I've been anticipating for so long! When I first found this series it was the most exciting thing ever! It had everything I could want in a book. Angst, forbidden love, true love, and just all around crazy love story.
I had to give myself the night before I posted a review. My eyes are so sore for all the crying I did when I finished this book. For a while there I was reading this and thinking "oh well this is predictable" boy was I wrong!! Since I was wrong I think when I finally finished the book the ending just sore me up worse.
Weston and Gabe it was a battle between the two loves for Mirella... And me. She had such a connection with both men. The whole pregnancy was such a little blessing in ways. I enjoyed the fallout of when Mirella had to tell Gabe. It destroyed him. I do t blame him for the things he did after finding out, id have reacted the same way.
It's funny because reading this whole book and thinking of Mirella I wonder if she ever flipped the way her life was and thought of it in Gabes shoes.. Heck or ever wonder how she herself would react if she was Bridgett in this situation.
I hate to give too many thing away in my reviews but i am upset about a few outcomes of this book. Not to say it wasn't amazing because it was! But I'd have like to seen how it would have turned out if things actually progressed as they should have. (This will make more sense after reading book 3) I will not lie this book was at about 3 stars for me... Then about 88% drew me in and I couldn't stop crying till the very end. Any book that can rip my heart open and make me crying like a damn baby all night long deserves 5 STARS!!!
I had to give myself the night before I posted a review. My eyes are so sore for all the crying I did when I finished this book. For a while there I was reading this and thinking "oh well this is predictable" boy was I wrong!! Since I was wrong I think when I finally finished the book the ending just sore me up worse.
Weston and Gabe it was a battle between the two loves for Mirella... And me. She had such a connection with both men. The whole pregnancy was such a little blessing in ways. I enjoyed the fallout of when Mirella had to tell Gabe. It destroyed him. I do t blame him for the things he did after finding out, id have reacted the same way.
It's funny because reading this whole book and thinking of Mirella I wonder if she ever flipped the way her life was and thought of it in Gabes shoes.. Heck or ever wonder how she herself would react if she was Bridgett in this situation.
I hate to give too many thing away in my reviews but i am upset about a few outcomes of this book. Not to say it wasn't amazing because it was! But I'd have like to seen how it would have turned out if things actually progressed as they should have. (This will make more sense after reading book 3) I will not lie this book was at about 3 stars for me... Then about 88% drew me in and I couldn't stop crying till the very end. Any book that can rip my heart open and make me crying like a damn baby all night long deserves 5 STARS!!!
February 4, 2016
What an ending!!!! What a series!! Every book was a five star for me. From the beginning until the last page, you have no clue where things were going or how they'd turn out. I think I felt every single emotion a human can feel reading this series. It's real and raw. Lines were crossed, hearts were broken, along with all the rules. Although, the swapping of the spouse thing is a little far fetched, I suppose it does happen in real life. I was always Team Weston. After this book, I was torn between Weston and Gabe. My heart ached at the thought of Mirella having to make a choice. I wanted to hate Bridget, but I couldn't. I loved all the characters in this series. The only antagonists were themselves. It turned out to be a beautiful disaster. The ending is completely bittersweet, but it makes so much sense. I'm also so thankful that the author kind of made it a HEA for both couples. I will definitely re read this series, and I recommend it to everyone.
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