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Getting Schooled by Christina C. Jones

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givemaribooks's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was ok. I think the characters needed development, especially in the first half. I found their initial interactions to be pretty immature, and I just could not buy that she would risk her job just to get under his skin. And then for him to report her without knowing her or what the consequences would be for her just felt petty. I am glad the stopped acting this way in the second half, but I had a hard time getting past their behavior in the beginning. I did like the second half and their relationship got better. The sex were also pretty hot.

I can speak for the amputee rep, but it seemed well done to me. The trauma from the fmc's father's death was also handled well in my opinion.

Also, I know this book is a bit older, but I did not like some of the comments and thoughts the fmc in particular had that just perpetuate toxic masculinity, like when she said her ex was weak for not acting all tough or looking like he could cry. I get that this was probably part of the author making sure we disliked her ex, but we also disliked him for his actions, there was no need to make him unlikeable by insinuating he was not "man enough." The same thing happened with her friend who she slut shamed because she had slept with a lot of guys. We could judge her as a bad person without the slut shamming and the implication that her sleeping around made her "dirty."

I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was pretty good.

CN: cheating ex, dead parents, veteran, amputee (leg), anxiety attack, car accident (recounted)

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

CW: reference to parental death, cheating (not the MCs), PTSD, anxiety, depression

⭐ Enemies to lovers
⭐ Black romance
⭐ Cinnamon roll hero

🌈 Black MMCs
🌈 Disability rep (amputee)
🌈 Mental health rep (PTSD)

Uggggggh I loved this so much 😭 Yet another enemies to lovers, that's fairly light on the enemies, huge on the lovers, with witty and snarky banter which just soothed the soul.

Reese and Jay just made the perfect pairing. Just enough opposites in personality to balance one another out, but still manage to be perfect for one another.

A huge part of my love for this came from the disability representation. Jason is an army vet who lost his leg and has a prosthetic. At no point in the book does the heroine view this in a pitying light, it's openly discussed and embraced as part of the character. With Reese, she has PTSD from the loss of her father, but it's not a defining characteristic, where trauma is used as a whole backstory and damages her relationship.

Neither character relies on self sabotaging behaviours and is honest and open about who they are as people and just worked so well together.

I swear, I could've read about these two for another 200 pages.

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