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Rules #1
Unwritten Rules
"Don't talk back, don't get in his way, and whatever you do, never, ever look him in the eyes."
When Winter Kingston has to move to America to live with her aunt and cousins, she has no idea that her life is about to become a whole lot more... complicated.
Her plan is simple: get good grades, stay out of trouble, and somehow find a way to get through her senior year.
Finding out that her cousin takes part in illegal street fights at night is not part of the plan. Nor is getting thrown into a world of crime and danger.
Enter Haze Adams—notorious player, street fighter, and Winter's cousin's enemy. He has rules.
When Winter breaks them without a second thought, Haze finds himself drawn to the only girl who doesn't fear or want him.
He makes a deal. Whoever wins the next fight gets the girl. And Winter is not having it.
One thing is certain: Haze Adams always gets what he wants. And this time…
He wants her.
Let the internet sensation with over 23,600,000 readers take you on a heartwrenching adventure of forbidden love and suspense.
When Winter Kingston has to move to America to live with her aunt and cousins, she has no idea that her life is about to become a whole lot more... complicated.
Her plan is simple: get good grades, stay out of trouble, and somehow find a way to get through her senior year.
Finding out that her cousin takes part in illegal street fights at night is not part of the plan. Nor is getting thrown into a world of crime and danger.
Enter Haze Adams—notorious player, street fighter, and Winter's cousin's enemy. He has rules.
When Winter breaks them without a second thought, Haze finds himself drawn to the only girl who doesn't fear or want him.
He makes a deal. Whoever wins the next fight gets the girl. And Winter is not having it.
One thing is certain: Haze Adams always gets what he wants. And this time…
He wants her.
Let the internet sensation with over 23,600,000 readers take you on a heartwrenching adventure of forbidden love and suspense.
350 pages, Paperback
First published August 18, 2018
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Eliah Greenwood
14 books1,589 followersEliah Greenwood is the author of the Rules series, the online sensation with over 35,000,000 reads. Proud Wattpad verified author and Fiction Awards 2018 winner (readers' choice) in three categories, she loves writing stories where opposites attract and the main guy needs a kick in the... Followed by nearly 100,000 dedicated readers across all social media, she is currently working on the highly anticipated fourth book in her series.
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January 31, 2019
First things first...
The cover doesn't match the story. Not one bit! See the white happy background with what appears to be cute red rose petals or hearts? Well, there's nothing like this in this story.
This is gangs
This is High School
This is violence
This is kinda gritty...
This is also really weirdly written.
Like the title 'Unwritten Rules'? Well, the rules in question are but mentioned once in reference to the hero during the heroine's first day in her new school in Florida. other than that? Rules Shmools!!!
And the cover sets the precedence for a story riddled with inconsistencies. Like the heroine's cousin not knowing about all the gang fighting activities going on around her. Yet her saying she doesn't know what the hero is all about in the first pages seems stupid since her own brother and all his friends are in a rival gang. Just, lots of stuff that makes you go...hmmm?
I'm not going to make this a long review... I am just going to say that it was a cute read, with a lot of black holes and question marks. A big one being, what does the heroine look like? Either I missed the part where she describes herself or we never get a clue. Also, how can her mother never contact her? We don't get much backstory there aside from her mom being cold hearted. But never do we see if this affects her. The other thing being, they live in a town, yet there are cityscapes and dilapidated buildings and huge abandoned structures in poorer neighborhoods. Lets not forget the gangs. Eastside, Westside, Northside... That's not smalltownish, is it?
I guess what i am trying to relay is when we read a book, we build a visual in our minds. And through these visuals, we build the world of the story. However in this book, the visuals kept fucking up for me because they were inconsistent, incomplete or not there at all. It kinda drove me batty because I really wanted to like it.
And the cliffhanger? Argh!!!!
The cover doesn't match the story. Not one bit! See the white happy background with what appears to be cute red rose petals or hearts? Well, there's nothing like this in this story.
This is gangs
This is High School
This is violence
This is kinda gritty...
This is also really weirdly written.
Like the title 'Unwritten Rules'? Well, the rules in question are but mentioned once in reference to the hero during the heroine's first day in her new school in Florida. other than that? Rules Shmools!!!
And the cover sets the precedence for a story riddled with inconsistencies. Like the heroine's cousin not knowing about all the gang fighting activities going on around her. Yet her saying she doesn't know what the hero is all about in the first pages seems stupid since her own brother and all his friends are in a rival gang. Just, lots of stuff that makes you go...hmmm?
I'm not going to make this a long review... I am just going to say that it was a cute read, with a lot of black holes and question marks. A big one being, what does the heroine look like? Either I missed the part where she describes herself or we never get a clue. Also, how can her mother never contact her? We don't get much backstory there aside from her mom being cold hearted. But never do we see if this affects her. The other thing being, they live in a town, yet there are cityscapes and dilapidated buildings and huge abandoned structures in poorer neighborhoods. Lets not forget the gangs. Eastside, Westside, Northside... That's not smalltownish, is it?
I guess what i am trying to relay is when we read a book, we build a visual in our minds. And through these visuals, we build the world of the story. However in this book, the visuals kept fucking up for me because they were inconsistent, incomplete or not there at all. It kinda drove me batty because I really wanted to like it.
And the cliffhanger? Argh!!!!
February 28, 2019
Canadian Winter heads to Florida to live with her aunt and cousins for the last 6 months of her senior year when her mother takes off on a job. On her first day of school, she gazes directly into Haze‘s face. He’s the school’s alpha sexy bad boy, and he has a rule: don’t look him in the eye. He’s letting Winter’s faux pas slide, just this once.
Winter’s boy cousin Kendrick has cute friends, and Winter wants to be friends with them. When they take off to a mysterious Florida alley, Winter follows. In the mystery alley, she discovers that her cousin and his cute friends are in a compass point gang and Haze is in a rival gang, and Haze and Kendrick are going to have a street fight match in a month. Winter is discovered, and Haze says he wants a month of Winter as his prize if he wins. Kendrick comes back with no Winter for Haze forever if he wins, and everyone kind of huffs and frowns at each other and takes off.
Winter and girl cousin Kassidy go to a party with the cute friends, and Winter is promptly abandoned. She comes upon Haze in post-coital snark with the school’s mean girl, who wants him to be her boyfriend, but he’s been totally up-front about only being in it to be in her, and once he’s out: no cuddles, no chats.
There are shouts of ‘the cops!’ and a gunshot outside, and all the party goers scramble to get away from the house. Haze takes Winter home with him, because apparently the gunshot is something to do with her. Now that she’s a street fight prize, the other compass point gangs want her dead.
I don’t know why. It would upset gang leader Kendrick, seems to be the main reason. It’s not a great one: there are plenty of other ways to upset Kendrick: he’s aggressive, handsome and dumb. Presumably anyone he’s had some regular interactions with could come up with a dozen kill-your-cousin-equivalent upsets in a quick brainstorming session.
I also don’t know why they’re waiting a month to do the fight. It would have made some sense if there was a whole lot of underground fight promotion and marketing going down, but if there is, no one in the plot has any involvement, or explains it. Promo stuff would have made sense with the prize aspect, in developing the grudge match theatrics. If you’re going to participate in organised street fighting events where you will get punched and need some medical attention, why not try to make some money off it? And who does the event management? There’s betting, but how do the gangs get money? Winter has no interest, and asks no interesting questions about the setup. It’s annoying.
I don’t know where this is happening. Florida is really non-specific and Greenwood ignores any of the cultural stuff. Everyone’s white, and there are no alligators? There’s rain and bikini pool parties, but it’s also sometimes cold enough for a sweater? The whole East Side/West Side/North Side thing raises so many questions. Are the gangs going to do a dance fight number? Is there no South? Is the gang thing only about the street fights? Couldn’t they have done dance rap battles instead?
The gang street fight plot is most likeable for its craziness. I mentioned it above, but there’s not a consistent sense of place. ‘Florida’ is tiny pockets of wealth and working class surrounded by the mean streets of the post apocalypse. There’s a lot of dialogue, and a lot of it is awful. The humour is for 12 year olds. Sometimes, I had no idea what was going on. For example:
‘I unlock the front door to Maria’s house and walk into the completely silent kitchen that’s usually crawling with Kass and Maria’s yappers.’
I don’t know what this means. What are crawling yappers? Dogs? There’s no other mention of pets in the book. Does she mean that Kass and Maria hang around in the kitchen and have chats with visitors? Or is this a really clunky way of shading on her aunt and cousin for having conversations with each other in their own house?
Poor Maria is the inconsistently strict parent imposing a curfew on the girls, who later doesn’t seem to mind when her niece again spends the night away from home without making contact. She doesn’t keep close tabs on her son either, expends a lot of effort in pretending he’s not in a gang, and is perfectly willing to accept that he’s gone to spend a week living with his girlfriend. And the other secondary characters show up at random and the tiny hints that they may have their own stuff going on aren’t paid off.
Winter is ok. She’s your basic dumb cute girl protagonist who is excessively lonely and drawn to the alpha bad tribe and loner. Some sympathy for her troubled relationship with her mother, but very little work has gone into her character. She starts the book nervous about the disruption of moving away for her senior year, but she doesn’t have a goal or an interest in anything. I don’t think there are any scenes where she talks pop culture with anyone, but if there had been, she’d have done the cool girl act of coming down on anything popular with the cute girl demographic, so she can gain the appreciation of her audience for being different.
There’s a confusing bit of exposition to establish that she’s not academically gifted, or interested. Later, she states she’s not athletic and doesn’t run. She’s got that Mr Darcy quality of not making friends at parties and her rule is she only talks to new people if she’s with someone she knows. It’s difficult to pin down what her financial situation is like: she starts the book with a nice phone, but doesn’t have the cash to replace it. Presumably her mother is sending money to Winter’s aunt for her upkeep (Maria is a single mother with 2 teenage children and a nursing job). Winter doesn’t express any wish to get a job so she can have her own money. It all serves to make Winter seem helpless and childlike. She’s got no skills, no interests, she’s not that interested in other people. All she’s got is pretty.
And she’s got Kendrick’s gang boys. She can pretend she has family affection for them. She can pretend she’s only interested in Haze as a friend. It’s all very safe. The boys are fine with her thinking she’s been incorporated into the group because a cute girl laughing at your jokes, doing what she’s told and only making a cute amount of trouble is easy to manage and easy to ignore. Her friendly/flirty text exchanges with Haze would amount to 5 minutes effort from him. She’s just so easy and undemanding! Poor kid. I can’t dislike her, and she’s not any stupider than heroines of her type I’ve liked or hated more.
Haze is also ok, but he’s not convincing in his alpha bad boy role. He’d have worked better if he were more than abs. The book would have benefited from showing some actual consequence for someone else breaking one of his interaction rules in a public space, so Winter could see what that looked like. There’s a bad scene where he back-talks a teacher with all the dangerous sass of an 8 year old. Not sexy. He’s got a past that involves a tragedy at his previous high school, he hates his parents and his relationship with his older brother is falling apart. He’s got fighting skills and money, and girls want his body.
He gives a couple of good suppressed romantic feelings hints. There’s a good sense of his developing interest in Winter, and his struggle to keep it meaningless against a potentially more genuinely desire to fall for her cute, undemanding and mildly disinterested whiles. I get that his noncommittal ‘maybe I like you more than I’m letting on’ lines and his flirty text games are meant to be ambiguous. Unfortunately they weren’t as well-crafted as they could have been, and he often came across as wishy-washy.
The book ends with a cliff-hanger, and while I do have some fondness for how ridiculous the plot is, I’m done. I wish I could have liked it more, I really wanted to because I always think it’s so nice when these young Wattpad authors get all published and do well.
October 17, 2020
2 MEH STARS
Winter moves from Canada to Florida to live with her aunt and cousins for her senior year of high school, and is not looking forward to being the new girl at school. When she locks eyes with bad boy Haze Adam in school and calls him out on his attitude the students hold a collective breath shocked and waiting to see what Haze will do next. Haze has unwritten rules all seem to know about and none dare break.
Was not keen at all on Haze's brother Tanner at all, especially him grabbing Winter by the throat and shoving her against the wall.
I was so underwhelmed by this, kept reading hoping that would change but nope.
Ends on a cliff-hanger - I won't be looking for book 2.
Acquired via KU.
Winter moves from Canada to Florida to live with her aunt and cousins for her senior year of high school, and is not looking forward to being the new girl at school. When she locks eyes with bad boy Haze Adam in school and calls him out on his attitude the students hold a collective breath shocked and waiting to see what Haze will do next. Haze has unwritten rules all seem to know about and none dare break.
Was not keen at all on Haze's brother Tanner at all, especially him grabbing Winter by the throat and shoving her against the wall.
I was so underwhelmed by this, kept reading hoping that would change but nope.
Ends on a cliff-hanger - I won't be looking for book 2.
Acquired via KU.
March 8, 2022
4.5⭐️
eliah greenwood never disappoints. i loved this, & will most definitely be reading the rest of the series
eliah greenwood never disappoints. i loved this, & will most definitely be reading the rest of the series
December 20, 2018
Uuugghhh *makes vomit gestures* I can't believe I actually pushed through this. This book was like ridicously bad. Uughhh I'm going to read some sophisticated literature now, just to get this crap out of my head
December 10, 2020
OMG I CAN NOT WITH THAT ENDING I NEED BOOK 2 RIGHT NOW!!!!! I could sense a massive cliffhanger approaching but damn I was not expecting all of that! This book was amazing!
Winter moves to Florida to live with her aunt and cousins for her senior year of high school. She’s not looking forward to being the new girl and really just wants to fly under the radar, to bad no one warned her about Haze Adams and all his rules. Her first day at school and she’s already broken his rules and now has the attention of the town’s ultimate bad boy. Haze always gets what he wants and right now he wants Winter. Things get even more interesting when she decides to follow her cousin and his friends one night to a party that turns out to actually be a secret meeting between illegal street fighting gangs. Winter suddenly becomes the prize in the next fight between her cousin’s gang and Haze’s gang, if her cousin wins she is free and will be left alone if Haze wins then Winter is his for a month. So much for flying under the radar, she’s instead thrust into a new crazy existence where danger lies around every corner.
Haze Adams is your typical bad boy with the rough exterior. Cue the muscles, tattoos, and bad attitude. He’s charming and a shameless flirt who always gets what he wants. Winter pushes the boundaries and rules he has set up to keep everyone at a distance.
Winter always speaks her mind, she’s witty, loyal, stubborn, and handles herself gracefully in the face of adversity. She’s also the first person to punch through Haze’s exterior and go looking for the person he is in his heart, underneath everything he projects to the world.
This book had me hooked right from the prologue! It very much reads like the intro to a CW teen drama show which is totally my jam. Just from those few short pages you get a strong sense of who Winter is plus you get a taste of her humor which I absolutely love!
Enemies to lovers is probably one of my favorite tropes. I love that it allows time for relationships to develop with angst and banter. Winter and Haze are so much fun together and I love that they both push each other out of their comfort zones in different ways. Haze pushes Winter to be more adventurous and to let go of her inhibitions and in turn Winter pushes Haze to open himself up for the first time. What develops is this really sweet relationship in the midst of all the chaos and danger surrounding them.
If you liked Jamie McGuire’s Beautiful Disaster then you’ll definitely enjoy this book. They share the Street fighting scene and the bet aspect. But Greenwood spent the time to more thoroughly develop an entire illegal community filled with drugs, gambling, violence, and gang rivalries, and this really enriched the environment of this story. I seriously can’t wait to continue this series and find out what happens next!
Thank you Eliah Greenwood for sending me a copy of this book to review! Above is my honest opinion.
Winter moves to Florida to live with her aunt and cousins for her senior year of high school. She’s not looking forward to being the new girl and really just wants to fly under the radar, to bad no one warned her about Haze Adams and all his rules. Her first day at school and she’s already broken his rules and now has the attention of the town’s ultimate bad boy. Haze always gets what he wants and right now he wants Winter. Things get even more interesting when she decides to follow her cousin and his friends one night to a party that turns out to actually be a secret meeting between illegal street fighting gangs. Winter suddenly becomes the prize in the next fight between her cousin’s gang and Haze’s gang, if her cousin wins she is free and will be left alone if Haze wins then Winter is his for a month. So much for flying under the radar, she’s instead thrust into a new crazy existence where danger lies around every corner.
Haze Adams is your typical bad boy with the rough exterior. Cue the muscles, tattoos, and bad attitude. He’s charming and a shameless flirt who always gets what he wants. Winter pushes the boundaries and rules he has set up to keep everyone at a distance.
Winter always speaks her mind, she’s witty, loyal, stubborn, and handles herself gracefully in the face of adversity. She’s also the first person to punch through Haze’s exterior and go looking for the person he is in his heart, underneath everything he projects to the world.
This book had me hooked right from the prologue! It very much reads like the intro to a CW teen drama show which is totally my jam. Just from those few short pages you get a strong sense of who Winter is plus you get a taste of her humor which I absolutely love!
Enemies to lovers is probably one of my favorite tropes. I love that it allows time for relationships to develop with angst and banter. Winter and Haze are so much fun together and I love that they both push each other out of their comfort zones in different ways. Haze pushes Winter to be more adventurous and to let go of her inhibitions and in turn Winter pushes Haze to open himself up for the first time. What develops is this really sweet relationship in the midst of all the chaos and danger surrounding them.
If you liked Jamie McGuire’s Beautiful Disaster then you’ll definitely enjoy this book. They share the Street fighting scene and the bet aspect. But Greenwood spent the time to more thoroughly develop an entire illegal community filled with drugs, gambling, violence, and gang rivalries, and this really enriched the environment of this story. I seriously can’t wait to continue this series and find out what happens next!
Thank you Eliah Greenwood for sending me a copy of this book to review! Above is my honest opinion.
August 18, 2018
I absolutely love, love, LOVE this book. I read the first version on wattpad, and this one is even better. I couldn’t for the life of me put it down to even use the bathroom. Can’t wait to read Unspoken Rules!
October 31, 2020
I’m so mad at myself because I can’t seem to continue the series. Ugh I’m too used to reading NA that I can’t bare to read much YA anymore
December 14, 2019
Addictive, thrilling and delicious. Haze is every teenage girls secret dream. The bad boy who has a hard exterior with a soft spot just for his girl.
There are a lot of laugh out loud, swoon worthy, melt moments and I loved all of them ! It’s obvious that the beautiful Eliah has a fantastic sense of humour, it comes across in her stories!
I absolutely adore a book that can send my stomach into knots, have me clutching my chest with anticipation and giggling out loud to the point where my husband asks me what’s so funny. And this book had them all. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series and see where this story goes.
There are a lot of laugh out loud, swoon worthy, melt moments and I loved all of them ! It’s obvious that the beautiful Eliah has a fantastic sense of humour, it comes across in her stories!
I absolutely adore a book that can send my stomach into knots, have me clutching my chest with anticipation and giggling out loud to the point where my husband asks me what’s so funny. And this book had them all. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series and see where this story goes.
January 17, 2019
When I started reading this book I wasn't expecting much because the last books that I've read weren't so great but I'm pleased to say that I was wrong!
This book gave me every feels... it made me angry, made me cry, laugh, etc.
Really looking forward for book two!
This book gave me every feels... it made me angry, made me cry, laugh, etc.
Really looking forward for book two!
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December 19, 2022My 14 yo younger self who was obsessed with watt-pad books and swooned over toxic “bad boy” stuff would’ve loved this book. Now I am just embarrassed for her. The bar was so low back then. Man, the kinda things you learn from watt-pad books. This book….. I think I closed my eyes a-lot more than I read. I am getting cringe chills thinking about the main characters. Ew, no. Just no.
March 11, 2019
Amazing
New author to me but dam now I want more . I couldn't put this book down until the last page and even then I didn't want it to end .cannot wait for part 2
New author to me but dam now I want more . I couldn't put this book down until the last page and even then I didn't want it to end .cannot wait for part 2
January 20, 2023
What a riot... Such great characters, and I'm sorry but this is me saying pls read my review on the last book because I literally cannot stop. I live Eliah Greenwood's books.
November 19, 2022
Hero 5⭐Haze.
Heroine 5⭐Winter.
Story 5⭐
Writing 5⭐
Steam 3⭐
Romance 4⭐
Angst 5⭐
Secondary Characters 5⭐
Drama5 ⭐
Mystery 5⭐
Twists 5⭐
Action 5⭐
Recommend - Yes!!!
Heroine 5⭐Winter.
Story 5⭐
Writing 5⭐
Steam 3⭐
Romance 4⭐
Angst 5⭐
Secondary Characters 5⭐
Drama5 ⭐
Mystery 5⭐
Twists 5⭐
Action 5⭐
Recommend - Yes!!!
January 30, 2019
This book reminded me of west side story. Winter from the eastside and Haze is a fighter and member of the west side. I loved the banter and connection they shared although fought it till the end. Surprising twists and I think more will be revealed in book 2.
Definitely YA on romance and Violence. No triggers. Cliffhanger!
An example of the witty banter.
One of the “unwritten rule” is no one looks Haze in the eyes. Well this is what the heroine Winter thinks:
“Oh, for God’s sake. Yes, I did. I looked him in the eyes.” I can’t stop myself. “What’s the big deal? Do they throw lasers?”
Excerpt From
Unwritten Rules
Eliah Greenwood
https://www.instagram.com/bluvsbooks/
Definitely YA on romance and Violence. No triggers. Cliffhanger!
An example of the witty banter.
One of the “unwritten rule” is no one looks Haze in the eyes. Well this is what the heroine Winter thinks:
“Oh, for God’s sake. Yes, I did. I looked him in the eyes.” I can’t stop myself. “What’s the big deal? Do they throw lasers?”
Excerpt From
Unwritten Rules
Eliah Greenwood
https://www.instagram.com/bluvsbooks/
September 12, 2018
I started the first six chapters on the original (Wattpad) story and really like the plot. So I decided to read the published version - The edited book is so much better and the story and characters are more refined. A lot of scenes where better developed and I think there were just two little parts irritating me throughout the story.
March 9, 2022
DNF: it was just a classic bad boy- good girl romance book and I enjoyed reading it till the main character said this: “Guys like him are the reason some girls go gay.”
??? I’m so freaking offended right now you can’t say that & you don’t just ‘go gay’ because a boy is a dickhead. Anyway tf
??? I’m so freaking offended right now you can’t say that & you don’t just ‘go gay’ because a boy is a dickhead. Anyway tf
March 10, 2022
It took so long to finish this short book
It was so bad I don’t even remember why, that’s Bcs I had to stop reading every other page
I just remember it was so cliche and had some offensive moment
2/5⭐️
It was so bad I don’t even remember why, that’s Bcs I had to stop reading every other page
I just remember it was so cliche and had some offensive moment
2/5⭐️
April 5, 2022
The “gangs” were very inexperienced (in the way that they were all making stupid decisions) which made the book seem kinda unrealistic. I liked the characters tho
May 14, 2021
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 stars)
Unwritten Rules is the first book in the Rules series by Eliah Greenwood.
It's a book filled with ♥️ Suspense ♥️ Forbidden love ♥️ and ♥️ drama ♥️
I enjoyed reading this from page one and I couldn't stop reading! Sometimes I tend to check how long I have come while reading books, but I never did while reading this.
Winter Kingston is curious, strong, and truly a kickass heroine. Her life changes completely when she's forced to move to Florida and live with her cuisines.
Haze Adams is a streetfighter, a player, and Winter's cousin's enemy. Everyone knows that you shouldn't catch Haze's attention and definitely not look him in the eye, but Winter isn't the usual girl.
This book ends in a cliffhanger (and not a bad one, just one that makes you want to grab the next book ASAP) so I'm definitely reading Unspoken Rules now!
December 6, 2025
Tykkäsin päähenkilöistä yhdessä sekä erikseen ja sivuhahmot olivat kiinnostavia. Tää oli viihdyttävää ja hauskaa draamailua sekä tosi nopeatempoista ja koukuttavaa luettavaa. Tää ei ollut mitenkään järin vakavasti otettava tai hyvin kirjoitettu. Viihdyin kuitenkin ihan super hyvin, niin pakko antaa jo siitä syystä korkeat tähdet. Hetkeäkään ei ainakaan tylsää ollut😁
Kauheasti ei taustoitettu ketään hahmoja, mutta toisaalta tää oli ensimmäinen osa eli oletan niiden olevan vielä tulossa. En myöskään ainakaan muista, että kenenkään hahmon ulkonäköä olisi liiemmin kuvailtu, ainostaan että Hazella oli siniset silmät ja lihaksia?
Pääparin suhde kehittyi kivasti ja se oli just niin sekava, kuin 18-vuotiaiden suhteista voi odottaa. Tykkäsin etenkin päähenkilöiden välisistä viesteistä, joita oli kirjassa paljon.
Tosta (maailman rumimmasta) kannesta voisi odottaa tosi kevyttä rakkaushömppää, mutta eiii tässä oli jengitappeluita, väkivaltaa ja kaikkea muuta hauskaa😅
Kauheasti ei taustoitettu ketään hahmoja, mutta toisaalta tää oli ensimmäinen osa eli oletan niiden olevan vielä tulossa. En myöskään ainakaan muista, että kenenkään hahmon ulkonäköä olisi liiemmin kuvailtu, ainostaan että Hazella oli siniset silmät ja lihaksia?
Pääparin suhde kehittyi kivasti ja se oli just niin sekava, kuin 18-vuotiaiden suhteista voi odottaa. Tykkäsin etenkin päähenkilöiden välisistä viesteistä, joita oli kirjassa paljon.
Tosta (maailman rumimmasta) kannesta voisi odottaa tosi kevyttä rakkaushömppää, mutta eiii tässä oli jengitappeluita, väkivaltaa ja kaikkea muuta hauskaa😅
dnf-2021
July 14, 2020DNF
February 3, 2025
“I never thought looking at a stranger could hurt this much.”
June 9, 2025
BOOK ONE of this series: I was obsessed with this! Loved this book! The ending is soooo good!
August 19, 2018
This is a very good book it gives you ups and downs and bring you a a whole new world. The book has so many changes and plot twists that you never know what will happen next. This would be a good book to read at a need time I highly recommend it.
November 18, 2018
OMG...what a book! I want to read more! A must read book! Warning - Cliffy!
Writing style reminds me of Tijan.
NA/romantic suspense/ teen- adult drama/fighting/kind of mafia thing/ending is killing me/perfectly done/masterpiece/want to read the next book ASAP
Writing style reminds me of Tijan.
NA/romantic suspense/ teen- adult drama/fighting/kind of mafia thing/ending is killing me/perfectly done/masterpiece/want to read the next book ASAP
December 11, 2019
“I spent my entire life thinking I had it all figured out, until I met him.”
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When Winter Kingston has to move to America to live with her aunt and cousins, she has no idea that her life is about to become a whole lot more... complicated. Her plan is simple: get good grades, complain about her nonexistent love life, and somehow find a way to get through her senior year.
Finding out that her cousin takes part in illegal street fights at night is not part of the plan. Nor is capturing the attention of the town's heartbreaker on her first day. Haze Adams—notorious player, street fighter, and Winter's cousin's enemy. He has rules. Rules that Winter breaks without a second thought.
Quickly, Haze finds himself drawn to the only girl who doesn't fear or want him, unable to stay away from her no matter how hard he tries. He makes a deal and challenges Winter's cousin to a fight. If Haze loses, he can never see or talk to Winter ever again. If he wins, she has no choice but to spend thirty days with him. And Winter is not having it.
One thing is certain: Haze Adams always gets what he wants. And this time…
He wants her.
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I LOVED THIS BOOK! So much so that I literally didn’t sleep in order to finish it. This book captivated me from the start. Winter is the strong heroine who doesn’t answer to anyone and looks challenges right in the eye. Haze is a dreamboat who confesses his biggest fears in Winter not realziing she may be the one person to bring him out of his dark hole. Everything about this book is great. The Gangs, street fights, loyalty, literally everything! I cant wait for book 2 and to see how it all ends up! If you’re looking for a book about loyalty, enemies to lovers and finding your place in this world then this book is for you.
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When Winter Kingston has to move to America to live with her aunt and cousins, she has no idea that her life is about to become a whole lot more... complicated. Her plan is simple: get good grades, complain about her nonexistent love life, and somehow find a way to get through her senior year.
Finding out that her cousin takes part in illegal street fights at night is not part of the plan. Nor is capturing the attention of the town's heartbreaker on her first day. Haze Adams—notorious player, street fighter, and Winter's cousin's enemy. He has rules. Rules that Winter breaks without a second thought.
Quickly, Haze finds himself drawn to the only girl who doesn't fear or want him, unable to stay away from her no matter how hard he tries. He makes a deal and challenges Winter's cousin to a fight. If Haze loses, he can never see or talk to Winter ever again. If he wins, she has no choice but to spend thirty days with him. And Winter is not having it.
One thing is certain: Haze Adams always gets what he wants. And this time…
He wants her.
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I LOVED THIS BOOK! So much so that I literally didn’t sleep in order to finish it. This book captivated me from the start. Winter is the strong heroine who doesn’t answer to anyone and looks challenges right in the eye. Haze is a dreamboat who confesses his biggest fears in Winter not realziing she may be the one person to bring him out of his dark hole. Everything about this book is great. The Gangs, street fights, loyalty, literally everything! I cant wait for book 2 and to see how it all ends up! If you’re looking for a book about loyalty, enemies to lovers and finding your place in this world then this book is for you.
January 30, 2019
This book was really unexpected. This was a new to me author and I wasn’t sure what to expect from unwritten rules. Immediately I fell in love with Haze and Winter and I cannot wait for their story to continue. I need to know what happens after that cliff hanger!
There are twists that I didn’t see coming that made me annoyed because I should’ve put the clues together and seen it coming but didn’t, but it really added to the book.
I need book 2!
There are twists that I didn’t see coming that made me annoyed because I should’ve put the clues together and seen it coming but didn’t, but it really added to the book.
I need book 2!
June 10, 2022
I don’t even know what to say……
This was totally at Wattpad book at one point, one that I think I read part of in the past. The synopsis was really nothing like the book? The cover doesn’t really match the vibe either. Surprisingly this book had gangs, and took place in high school. Not going to lie, I did like reading it in the kind of way that I physically couldn’t stop myself. That ending though had me totally surprised. It ends on a cliffhanger!
This was totally at Wattpad book at one point, one that I think I read part of in the past. The synopsis was really nothing like the book? The cover doesn’t really match the vibe either. Surprisingly this book had gangs, and took place in high school. Not going to lie, I did like reading it in the kind of way that I physically couldn’t stop myself. That ending though had me totally surprised. It ends on a cliffhanger!
April 12, 2021
Okaaaayyy...
The only way to really describe this book... you know those day time soap operas, where the acting is just terrible and the plot lines are so over the top but you cannot help but get sucked in and addicted to what happens next?....Unwritten Rules is one of those soap operas.
Don't get me wrong, for a first book, the writing is great! Eliah definitely has talent! But the storyline was almost too much for me at times.
A few plot holes here and there and a predictable storyline that was drama drama drama. I still have no idea about the whole gang aspect and why Winter was such a focus and in so much danger. Do not even get me started on when she gets the motorcycle helmet stuck on her head HAHAHAHA
I will say, that I really enjoyed the witty humor and banter.
And then Chapter 16 randomly switches to third person writing which I found incredibly confusing for a moment.
But even with all of that, this book sucked me in and held me hostage right until the end.
Did I love it? erm, no.
Will I read the next book? YES!
Because it's just like when Bridget overheard her husband and her mum confessing to their affair over the baby monitor on The Bold and the Beautiful, all those years ago.... I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
The only way to really describe this book... you know those day time soap operas, where the acting is just terrible and the plot lines are so over the top but you cannot help but get sucked in and addicted to what happens next?....Unwritten Rules is one of those soap operas.
Don't get me wrong, for a first book, the writing is great! Eliah definitely has talent! But the storyline was almost too much for me at times.
A few plot holes here and there and a predictable storyline that was drama drama drama. I still have no idea about the whole gang aspect and why Winter was such a focus and in so much danger. Do not even get me started on when she gets the motorcycle helmet stuck on her head HAHAHAHA
I will say, that I really enjoyed the witty humor and banter.
And then Chapter 16 randomly switches to third person writing which I found incredibly confusing for a moment.
But even with all of that, this book sucked me in and held me hostage right until the end.
Did I love it? erm, no.
Will I read the next book? YES!
Because it's just like when Bridget overheard her husband and her mum confessing to their affair over the baby monitor on The Bold and the Beautiful, all those years ago.... I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
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