Playing Through Every Choices Book, In Order (Part 81: Rules of Engagement, Newlyweds)

Hey! Today we buy a house with our new husband and see what our siblings have been up to since the cruise ended!

Next time, we take on the role of a wedding planner after being told how good we'd be at it! I wish jobs came to me that easily in real life...

Rules of Engagement, Newlyweds

M/Cs: Heather, Jess (party sis), Nicole (nerdy sis), Alex (brother)

Love Interest(s): Dean

Favorite Characters: Violet, Chaz

Least Favorite Characters: N/A

Rating: 3/10

Review:

Meh.

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Okay, I'll actually review it. This book is a glorified epilogue, and that's not exactly a good thing. The worst crimes it commits are being incredibly boring, and being incredibly rushed.

Let's start with the monotony. M/C and her new husband are dull. Nicole and Audrey are dull. Jess somehow goes from my favorite to dull. The problem here is that all of three of M/C, Nicole, and Jess had their storylines wrapped up already. This makes having five extra chapters of content for them useless, and the mini-storylines Jess and Nicole recieve aren't that scintillating. Jess is struggling to find her place...just like Book 1. Nicole is...trying to help Audrey be confident. These aren't interesting enough plotlines to carry this book.

Now let's talk about the rushed aspects. Alex and Elena's plot is a prime example. We hear of Alex's ex-wife, and him and Elena fight (mostly off-screen/not in his POV), then make amends in like three seconds. What was the point? Why even introduce this? Then there's Aunt Mallory, who I don't know how to feel about. They bring up her abusive ex-husband, and her mommy issues in regards to Nana. These are interesting plotlines...and would be beneficial to her character had they been mentioned back in Book 2 or even Book 3.

Now, Violet I do enjoy, mainly because her and Chaz are cute, and this is get more time together here than in Book 2. Their cuteness cannot make up for the fact that their storyline too, is dull.

I really feel as though this book could have just been an extra chapter at the end of Book 3. A nice little epilogue with closure for all the siblings and their LIs/friends.

Instead, we get a full five-chapter book, for no reason. I hate to sound so negative, but this book really just doesn't do it for me. Thankfully it's extremely short, which is why I was able to get this review up so quickly after Book 3's review.

Final thoughts? Dull.