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The Slope Rules The Rules Series Book 1 eBook Melanie Hooyenga

The author obviously knows her subject first-hand, because the action on the slopes (and in the air!) was extremely well done throughout. There was plenty of action and it was pretty exciting.

But what I loved the absolute most about this book was the honest communication, trust, and down-to-earth relationship between Cally and her dad. It was mostly in the background, but you always knew it was there. Blake was a good guy, a genuine sweetheart, and a bit of an enigma. That one teacher was fantastic too. I’ve forgotten her name, but she was the best kind of teacher, willing to go the extra mile, speaking up even when it’s awkward. Also not putting up with any foolishness or bad behavior. Cally was amazing once she got back to being her authentic self instead of who she thought she needed to be in order to survive in school. I found it difficult to believe she would put up with the mean girl crap for as long as she did. It seemed out of character.

The extreme extent of the mean girl behavior was also difficult for me to believe. But maybe I was just lucky that my school was small enough that everyone knew each other and no one would put up with someone acting like a jerk all the time or telling other people what they could and couldn't do. Neither the teachers nor the students would tolerate that. But once Cally finally got fed up, got a pep talk and encouragement from her best friend back home, and decided to be herself again, she was amazing! She was fierce in protecting, encouraging, and standing up for others and being there for her wide variety of friends.

The most frustrating thing was incidents of miscommunication - or total lack of it between Cally and Blake, also times when they made assumptions about each other. They seemed better and smarter than that, so it seemed out of character. But overall, I loved this book and will definitely be reading more books by this author!


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The Slope Rules The Rules Series Book 1 eBook Melanie Hooyenga Reviews

A good, quick, YA read. I really enjoyed the skiers perspective. You can tell it's written by someone who has ski experience. Likable characters, though s little too focused on the sexual attraction for a 15 year old.
I’m not a frequent YA reader, but when a new release comes out from one of my favorite authors, I know I have to jump on it. Hooyenga’s Flicker series was fantastic and I was excited to see what she could bring to the table with a Sports Romance. I was NOT disappointed. The Slope Rules delivers on story, characters, and excitement.

The main character, Cally, is feisty, funny, and someone you’d love to hang out with. Anyone who’s traversed high school will understand where Cally is coming from, her relatable self-doubt, working through the drama of teen friendships, and falling in love for the first time. I really loved the dialogue, the skillful way Hooyenga is able to capture the feeling of teen angst, and how she constructed a character who is strong, smart, funny, and above all, isn’t afraid to get what she wants.

If you’re looking for an engaging and exciting novel that goes deeper than your standard YA Romance, The Slope Rules is the book for you. I hope we see more of Cally’s world!
The Slope Rules was such a fun read—it sucked me right in with the action-packed first chapter and kept on delivering. Cally is the type of person I’d want to be friends with—self-aware, kind, funny, and down-to-earth. Plus, she is seriously cool with her extreme skiing talents, and, as a Coloradan who doesn’t ski (scandal!), I loved getting to experience the world of the slopes vicariously through her. Along with the excitement and romance, Hooyenga does a masterful job of balancing the story with a depth of emotions as Cally navigates so many big life challenges—grief, loss, having to start over again, learning to trust, and falling in love. What Cally thinks about when she’s flying high in the air on her skis was so beautiful and made me tear up every time. While I love watching sports romance movies, I realized I’d never read a sports romance before, and I now I’m hooked! So happy to see there's another book coming soon--can’t wait for The Trail Rules!
A well-crafted combination of angst, romance and winter sports. Cally's first real romance seems to be short lived when it happens on a Colorado ski slope, but when her dad announces they're moving there from back east to establish a new brewery, she's over the moon with hope that things with Blake might be somehow rekindled. When she discovers he goes to her new school and isn't really from Lake Tahoe, she's willing to ignore his evasiveness, but he doesn't respond with the same eagerness and it takes a while for her to decode what happened to create such a coldness. Once the mystery is cleared up, add in a super mean girl posse, guy friends like she was used to at home, tragedy and a happy ending and you have a fast, but extremely satisfying read. The author's knowledge and love of skiing show throughout the story, enhancing it nicely.
I'm not sure where to start with this book, there are so many things that I loved about it!!!!
~friendship - it was great to see true friendships in this book, (especially with the Cally and her girlfriends!) keeping the ones back in Vermont and developing new ones in Colorado, standing up for yourself and your friends
~family - Cally lost her mom several years ago and she has a great relationship with her dad! Loved seeing this in a YA book!
~skiing - not something you typically see in books, I love Cally's confidence with her abilities plus she encouraged and helped fellow skiers (and snowboarders) - and I have to mention Melanie did a fantastic job describing what it felt like going down the hill.
~romance - I loved seeing the development of the relationship between Cally and Blake! It felt very real! (ok, the entire book was very real, nothing was too over-the-top which was so refreshing!)
I highly recommend this book!! There is so much more to this book than just a YA skiing romance!
The author obviously knows her subject first-hand, because the action on the slopes (and in the air!) was extremely well done throughout. There was plenty of action and it was pretty exciting.

But what I loved the absolute most about this book was the honest communication, trust, and down-to-earth relationship between Cally and her dad. It was mostly in the background, but you always knew it was there. Blake was a good guy, a genuine sweetheart, and a bit of an enigma. That one teacher was fantastic too. I’ve forgotten her name, but she was the best kind of teacher, willing to go the extra mile, speaking up even when it’s awkward. Also not putting up with any foolishness or bad behavior. Cally was amazing once she got back to being her authentic self instead of who she thought she needed to be in order to survive in school. I found it difficult to believe she would put up with the mean girl crap for as long as she did. It seemed out of character.

The extreme extent of the mean girl behavior was also difficult for me to believe. But maybe I was just lucky that my school was small enough that everyone knew each other and no one would put up with someone acting like a jerk all the time or telling other people what they could and couldn't do. Neither the teachers nor the students would tolerate that. But once Cally finally got fed up, got a pep talk and encouragement from her best friend back home, and decided to be herself again, she was amazing! She was fierce in protecting, encouraging, and standing up for others and being there for her wide variety of friends.

The most frustrating thing was incidents of miscommunication - or total lack of it between Cally and Blake, also times when they made assumptions about each other. They seemed better and smarter than that, so it seemed out of character. But overall, I loved this book and will definitely be reading more books by this author!