| Title | : | The Three Day Rule |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0434011479 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780434011476 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2005 |
The Three Day Rule Reviews
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It's not the typical fun Christmas book. You would say some change can be good, but no.
It's a very weird story. In the beginning it changes way to much between characters, which was vey confusing.
There are happening some very weird things.
The fact that a 14 year old boy obsessed is with sex, smokes and has wild parties with friends. They really should have made him a bit older.
And the fact that a 14 year old girl says that murdering a chicken is the most beautiful thing she has ever seen, like why!! (I had to skip that scene, I'm not interested in the details of murdering a chicken).
Later she turnes out to be a psychopath when she locks Kellie in a mine during a snowstorm. And she has no regrets at all! It's annoying that's that just the end of her storyline she turnes crazy...the end
The only thing I liked the storyline of Ben and Kellie and their development in the book -
Hoe verder ik kwam, hoe meer ik er wel in ging zitten, maar er zijn wel heel veel perspectieven en heel veel problemen, niet echt een gezellig kerstboek
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Good family Christmas drama. It's not funny nor optimistic as stated in the blurb, but it's a good story nonetheless.
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A Terrible Christmas Read.
That's it. 😂 1.5/5 stars, this may be the worst book I've read in the year, and I've been putting off reading for six years 😂 (I kinda started it in 2015, I bought it in Booksale for 45php in 2014). It's so bad I couldn't skeep last night. 😂
The Three Day Rule is about this family who visited their father in a snowy island to spend the holidays for three days. Then there's a lot of drama.
Every character is annoying. I hated everyone's actions and words.
I don't see the point of this, is it about romance? Is it about family? Is it about feeling the love of Christmas? Is it about forgiveness? Is it about character development? The book sets it out like that, but there's no 💯% resolution or it suffered in execution.
There are a lot of conversations and dialogue that makes me laugh for it's absurdity. One of the main couples here talked about movies all the time. And they are trying to seem funny, but it's just cringey.
The progression of the romance here is so ridiculous and rushed.
The one thing a loved here is how the characters met or in some connected. Then Nat and Simon. That's it.
Spoilers here (Or why do you care? This book is terrible 😝😂)
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Stephanie. I'm not sure that she's the eldest in the family but f*ck she's so annoying. She's incredibly petty, doesn't seem to cope with everything, oversensitive, takes everything out of proportion, unappreciative, and just miserable. Yes, I get it that she lost her son a months ago but she doesn't seem to have any agency to heal and to move on. She doesn't accept the help of others and keeps on living a resentful life. This is not a good depiction of coping strategies in a book. I really hated when she blamed her husband for what happened to her son, I hate it when she lashed out on Isabelle, Elliot and basically to Nat and Simon. Then, at the end of the book, she just magically fell in love again with David, when, a day before, she just asked for Divorce. 😝 They found Simon who's lost, then, just like that, everything changed. Feelings typically don't work that way, it's unrealistic.
Kellie. Where do I even start with her. She's rhe mistress of Elliot, and the book started with her. She stupidly rode on a boat, accepting the invitation from a stranger, Ben, then they got trapped in a secluded part of the island, and this b*tch took a moment (several hours) to freak out. They got stuck for at the island for many hours because the boats engine malfunctioned. She went to the island even though Elliot told her she wasn't supposed to be there. Why did she even agreed in the first place to come with Elliot? Then she will be left at the mainland for three days waiting for him to come back? After excruciating hours walking toward the village, they made it into a pub where she saw Elliot. They agreed to meet the next morning on the docks to make out, then Taylor saw them there. Eventually, Taylor confirmed that Kellie is the mistress of his father then Taylor just blamed and PUNISHED Kellie. (She trapped her in the mines, locked the gates, whilr it's snowing). Yes, blame the woman in every situations like this, because men are not to blame in this. We love this kind of read in 2021. But before that, she just broke up with Elliot because now, she's just in love with Ben, who he met three days ago. A very realistic depiction of falling in love.
I didn't mention that they also had a snowball fight. B*tch, my Filipino a*s is not enjoying this white privileged playtime.
The most I've enjoyed reading their arc, was their sex scene.
Michael. The book ended in his perspective. Why? He's not part of the Thorne family. With this, the Thorne family seemed to look like a bunch of white dysfunctional family that didn't have any character development. Yeah, it didn't have any. But still. Good for him though in the end, because he got over his feelings with Taylor.
Gerald. He's the head of the family and he barely did anything to sort out the family problems. Then in tje end, out of nowhere, he just revealed that he has a love interest next door. At this point, what was the point? We didn't even met the woman he's in love with. What was the effect on the plot? I thought he has a situation that will make everyone come together and just feel the spirit if Christmas. But it didn't.
To be honest, even though that happened in the end, I still would've hated the book because it's very standard of Christmas reads.
Elliot didn't suffer enough.
Thinking about it, I don't seem to hate Isabelle. I was just manipulated by the thoughts of petty Stephanie.
Taylor needs help.
Nat and Simon are adorable, and they should have more pages.
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After reading this, I'm worried of the books I've purchased from Booksale. I've read a couple already over the last eight years, and some of them are terrible, especially the cheap ones. (100 php below). I finished this because I want to go back to Becoming and the other books I plan to read this Christmas break. And I just want to get over it. 😂😝 -
I couldn't give this book less than 5 stars.
The only thing that might've been wrong with this book is the fact that we didn't get Taylor's take on everything by the end of the book. What she had done was cruel, but I believe anyone remotely 'messed up' acts from pure logic that they believe to be factual, and It would've been interesting to read hers. -
A bit of a predictable storyline but for an easy read it was good.
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It was quite good for an eady read. Plot was not completely predictable and some places were quite funny.
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Nice family Christmas story, funny and touching
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Weer eentje uit de immense boekenkast herlezen. Aangenaam leesvoer, geen typische chicklit, maar toch ook niet echt een hoogstaande roman.
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Een ok liefdesverhaal.
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A very well written Christmas somewhat spooky novel!! A recommend 👌 for sure...
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I got this from the library because I had a vague memory of enjoying Come Together and Come Again seven years ago or so. Then I started reading, and remembered that I never managed to get through more than three chapters of The Boy Next Door. I was very close to putting this one down after about the same amount of pages, but I kept on going because I figured it had to get better.
It didn't.
There are quite a few characters in this story, and I usually like that. But to make it work the author have to know how to prioritize. You can't have fifteen characters and give them all the same amount of space. Unfortunately this is what Lloyd and Rees are trying to do, which leads to the fact that the characters become cardboard cut-outs with one, very stereotypical trait each. There's the Bastard Husband, the American Wife, the Spoiled Daughter, the Hysterical Sister-In-Law, the Oblivious Brother-In-Law, the Dead Child, the Naive Mistress, the Rugged Local Man and the Lovestruck Teenage Boy. The POV shifts between a few of them, but it doesn't help explaining their actions and motives. There are no reasons for anything! And I am completely indifferent to all of them. I couldn't care less what happened to them. The only one worthy of a little sympathy is the ten-year-old boy, and I usually can't stand kids in books, so that is an accomplishment, I guess.
Read one chapter, guess the ending, and I bet you'd be right. It's one of the most predictable plots I've ever come across.
But the most annoying thing about this book is that even though it only two years old, it already feels dated. This is because of the countless references to music and movies that might have been big in 2005, but are already mostly forgotten. Also, the just as countless uses of brand names makes me feel as if I'm reading a catalogue and not a novel.
I won't say that The Three Day Rule is boring, but it's just so pointless. Watch half an episode of any daytime soap, and you'll get pretty much the same experience, but you won't waste as much time. -
No phone. No electricity. Snowed in with your family. Welcome to one hell of a Christmas. When the Thorne family gather for the annual Christmas festivities - the arguments, jealousies and long-held enmities that make every family Christmas so special - they think they've only got to endure each other for three days, and then they can return to normality. But then the snows come, along with the ninety-mile-an-hour winds and the plunging temperatures, and the Thornes get cut of with only each other for support, or to blame. It promises to be a Christmas like no other...Here, get to know the family you're never going to forget.
This blurb is exaggerating the story way too much. It is set on a small English island called Brayner. Because of the bad weather there is no way to go to the mainland during these three days the story takes place, but that's about it. There is a phone connection on the island and to the mainland (only cellphones don't work), the electricity goes off only for a very short amount of time (and nothing bad happens while it is off). And everyone can leave the island after Boxing Day. I assumed they would be snowed in for a longer time, and that they had no contact to the world outside their house. But the people living on the island do have contact with each other, at least some of them.
It was a nice story, but I have to admit that I didn't really feel very much with the characters and weren't that anxious to find out how the story ends. Somehow I didn't much care, if x and y stay together or if x and z get together or if a and b make it out of the mine. I can't really explain why I cared so less. It wasn't badly written or a bad story-line. Maybe because there were so many characters, and no one described really deeply.
But it was still worth the read. I just had higher hopes, since I liked another book by these authors a lot. Nevertheless it was a good read for Christmas. -
I debated between a 3 and a 3.5 for this book because I did really like the way some characters developed (Kellie and Michael), but others just seemed two-dimensional and over-the-top (mainly Taylor and Elliot). In all honesty, it's a rather forgettable storyline, and not quite as interesting as the synopsis made it out to be. In places it was truly quite depressing - particularly Stephanie's storyline - but I was pleased with the way that certain situations worked out in the end. Sometimes chick-lit novels glorify extra-marital affairs, and I was worried that would happen here, so I was pleased with how human Kellie seemed and how she came to realise the truth of her situation.
From the books I've read previously by these authors, it seems like they like inserting rebellious, angsty, sexually-active teenagers into their novels, and the same can be said for this book. I did appreciate how Michael grew over the course of the book, even if I wasn't so keen on him at the start, and his sub-plot was a bit of a typical "coming of age" storyline. Taylor, however, just seemed a bit barmy! I really could not figure her out, and at the end of the novel she just seemed completely insane, far beyond the spoilt, rich teenager she was meant to be.
All in all, it was an easy, quick read with some heartfelt moments, but there were a lot of characters to keep track of and, inevitably, a couple that I just couldn't relate to. I did like the setting and the growth that some of the characters made, but I won't be rushing out to read another book by these authors. I think I appreciated them a lot more when I was a teenager! 3* -
It's a bad idea reading reviews first before reading the book. It influences us readers to believe something, especially if it criticize. I think its best that you read the book first, before reading reviews.
That is my mistake, I read reviews first here on Goodreads (and most of them are criticisms)before reading the book. I almost didn't read the book because I thought that it would be a waste of my time(with the things written here and all) but it turned out to be a good book. Not the kind of book that will blow you away when you read it. But the surprises and revelations are really good.
I believe that each character in a book is important, and that is what the authors did. They made each character important and valuable. It will really be confusing at first, actually I was quite irritated because each chapter is a change of point of view, but after some time you'll get used to it. Each character has an interesting story to tell and I love how the authors made each story connected. Yes, its your typical family, some of the situations here are too common, but the way the authors presented it is still different.
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I thought this was a cute read but *SPOILERS* I just didn't like how Stephanie was treated throughout the book. Even her husband treated her ill and yet the book made her out to be the crazy one and the ending fell flat because it just appeared that she swallowed everything that everyone had done to her. Isabelle's character felt shallow. Although there were moments where she was obviously upset I really never liked her enough to care. Isabelle's daughter was on the verge of being a lunatic and I wanted to skip almost every bit that she appeared in but I read through it all anyways in case she vindicated herself. She never did. There were a lot of really nice moments too and those were the moments I waited for the entirity of the book. All in all, this was a nice light read for the holidays but if you are waiting for that "ahhh" moment or the "aha!" moment or even for a nice Christmasy moment where the family realizes they are being silly and remembers what Christmas is supposed to be about...don't hold your breath. The book ends with everyone going to their seperate corners, most of which you have the feeling will never speak to each other ever again. :\
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I really liked the character Ben and enjoyed reading the parts about him and his developing friendship with Kellie, but I disliked all the other characters particularly Elliot & Taylor. In actual fact I didn't really care enough about the other members of the family to be invested in their storyline and I had no emotional connection to any of their back story to care how their individual story developed.
I felt the story was predictable and not very original, this isn't normally something I'd find fault with as I don't mind reading a predictable chick lit tale I find them comforting much in the same way watching a romantic comedy makes me feel all warm inside... even though you know a story is trite and unrealistic sometimes its nice to get lost inside the fantasy!
I don't think the book was strong or developed enough to grip me. I didn't hate the book and parts brought a smile to my face but I've read other books with similar themes that have done a much better job. xXx -
I have mixed feelings about this book. I liked all the storylines, but I found most characters very tiresome and arrogant. Especially Kellie. I did like the story around her and Ben, but when it came to Kellie and Elliot I just wanted to shoot her in the face. And Stephanie...ugh, she was annoying as hell. Sure, you lost your child. That is an awful thing, but get a grip on yourself en be like your husband, he moved one (which does not mean that his lost son is not in his mind). I felt that Ben was the most normal one, I liked him a lot.
I read this book in Dutch and the translation was horrible. Names weren't always right (Kellie was all of a sudden Catherine at some point) and this is, ones again, a reason why I should read English written books in English..... -
About a family that got themselves in a serious and complicated situation. At first, I thought it'll be a little boring but I got all excited when Kellie decides to cross the ocean to see Elliot and all. but I love Kellie and Ben more especially when they got acquainted; talking about movies and books, I just thought that I'd love a guy who'd be like Ben, making me feel comfortable and close to him even though we're strangers. I just, you know I can't help admiring them and being pissed at Taylor and Elliot at the same time. Haay. Father and daughter they do really don't have any difference at all. Kidding.
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This took me a while to get into due to the fact I thought it would be a easy read but turned out to be in depth story lots of words on a page and twists and turns in the relationships of the characters. The characters are portrayed well with their strengths and weaknesses and how we interact with each other. But once i got used to the way it was written and flowed i enjoyed it and wanted to see how it developed and the twists would end. It became a real page turner and a joy to sit down after a hectic christmas period and get lost in the book.
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I really like the writing team of Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees (loved the Jack and Amy series, in particular) but this one left me wanting more. With the exception of Ben, it was hard to empathize with any of the characters. Most of their charcater traits and/or actions made them thoroughly unlikeable. A one-line plot description of "a family and assorted other characters are stranded on an island off the English coast at Christmas due to a snowstorm" pretty much sums up the entire novel. Lloyd/Rees missed the target on this one.
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This book wasn't really what i was expecting. I thought it was going to be a romantic comedy about christmas and leave me feeling festive but it didn't. Some parts left me feeling depressed and angry at some of the characters. I did like the book but it isn't one that i would have chosen myself and i wont be reading it again. It had good parts and it was enjoyable but it wasnt really my kind of thing.
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Last night I was only going to read to the end of Day 2!! Didn't happen I was so engrossed I had to finish the whole book!! (Lights out at 1:52 this morning!!)
A refreshing book with characters that were real and believable. It could be you in the situations! A great read - I must try and see if these authors have written more books. -
boring and predictable, their other books were really cosy chicklit, this seemed just badly written, as if they sat together on a deathline and started scribling. dissapointing, though I have to admit I fininshed it
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Read it at Christmas -coincidentally because it is set at Christmastime.
This is an enjoyable holiday read.
Was disappointed that the co-authors didn't do the his side / her side of the story which I've enjoyed in some of their other books. -
A family with secrets and troubles is snowed-in at Christmas and forced into some home-truths. A better effort than some of Lloyd and Rees' efforts, but still tries a bit hard to be earnest and bites off too much. Rated M for adult themes, coarse language and sexual references. 3/5
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I read this book during the christmas season, which was very much a coincidence! I thoroughly enjoyed it and wanted to read more! I found it very hard to put the book down and especially really liked the happy ending for Kellie and Ben!
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Love the style of the authors (a couple), but this one is dealing with family affairs and a little to predictable for my taste.
