Breaking the Rules

I loved this book. The wit is dry, the action easy to follow, the confusion of the main character absolutely warranted (Mermaids? in Lake Michigan?!), and it's just wonderful. And it stars a bisexual teenage BOY. Male bisexuality could use more visibility, so this made me really happy. I picked this book for the M/M for Pride; I was really excited to find the main character is bisexual! It was a great surprise.

Bridger (an unusual name, but it fits him) is a senior in high school with a crush on his next door neighbor. He plans to go to school far away - Florida - where he can just BE himself instead of having to come out. But for that he needs money; so he answers an ad for an assistant doing....well he's not sure exactly what. When he finally demands answers, he learns the truth about the world of myth and magic, and things snowball from there.

He wrestles with keeping it secret from his friends - because really, who would believe he saw mermaids in Lake Michigan? At the same time, he's trying to wrap his head around his attraction to Leo, star football player, who just might like him back, and how to tell his mom he's bisexual.

I loved Bridger, and his best friend, Astrid, who will kick the butt of anyone who looks wrong at Bridger, and Leo was an absolute dreamboat. I also want to know more about Pavel and his companions! I really really hope the author writes more books in this world, because I want to read them!

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The story of a dickward god in the RTO supermage series by the same author

The MC is dick but you will get it and like it if you have read the other series by Author which starts with Supermage. He is a manipulative dickward god in that series and this one starts with he as a human how he became the said god. Or i hope that this theory is correct because names matched.

What do I ask for in a book? For it to be entertaining, but what does that mean? At the end, this is what matters to me:

• Have some kind of logic behind things.
Can have a few things happen that can he revealed later but not too many seemingly random things that can't be put together in some way.

• Have at least a few unique aspects to how things work.
Which can get more and more difficult in a popular genre.

• Don't make it too easy for the MC.

• Don't be too repetitive with anything.

• Don't be too predictable.

• Keep my interest throughout (don't have too many slow, boring parts).

• Make me want to listen to more without feeling jipped.
This can be tricky. Needs to still have a full story with a bit of depth, so if you're going to have clif hangers, just don't leave me feeling like it's nothing more than an unfinished book.


So, for this book...
It kept me entertained, had some unique aspects, and even though there was some cliche parts (which can cause those parts to be predictable), I can't say I felt bored in any part of the book.

The author did make a lot of dumb names, which can be funny and I really don't have any problem with dumb names (when their funny and/or simple and to the point), but he had the MC focus on them a bit too long which kind of touched the limit on being repetitive. Also the MC was a bit too quick to anger from small things at times.


Still, over all I liked it and it checked enough of boxes to keep me wanting more.
I think quite a few of the other comments were overly critical.

Holy cannoli, this story was an emotional roller coaster...

It made me smile, it made me swoon, and it made me cry - in no particular order.

I found Cally to be a likeable and relatable heroine, and Blake has the troubled-yet-swoon-worthy YA hero down pat. Bonus points for an amazing cast of supporting characters - or should I rather say “supportive”, since I loved the portrayal of strong friendships both old and new.

Looking forward to reading the other books in the series!