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ba6a6a's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Such a lighthearted fun read
unusablebooklore's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Narrator: Sean Crisden 😍
BIPOC M/F MCs
Disability rep
Mental health rep (PTSD/depression/anxiety)
Super cute late 20’s matureish student romance (FMC 26/MMC 28). Grad student and mature undergrad love to hate and love each other.
Just over 5 hour read felt super short compared to my last few reads. Spice level was excellent not too much and fit perfectly with the rest of the novel.
I will instantly be reading the second book of this series.
BIPOC M/F MCs
Disability rep
Mental health rep (PTSD/depression/anxiety)
Super cute late 20’s matureish student romance (FMC 26/MMC 28). Grad student and mature undergrad love to hate and love each other.
Just over 5 hour read felt super short compared to my last few reads. Spice level was excellent not too much and fit perfectly with the rest of the novel.
I will instantly be reading the second book of this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
tiffisbooked's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Enemies to lovers vibe. Steamy romance. Well written characters.
I didn't want this book to end! I am so invested in these characters. I really need to know what Jason and Reese are doing today.
I am not usually a romance fan but I liked this author's writing style. The relationship between Reese and Jason unfolded beautifully. I like that Reese is strong, smart, accomplished, opionated but she can also be judgy and "bougie." She is complex and has some life challenges but she is not written in the stereotypical way Black women are often portrayed in romance movies and books.
Jason is tall, good looking and intriguing. He is the right amount of tough when needed but also gentle and tender. He challenges Reese but not in a way that belittles her. The flirty, witty banter between Reese and Jason throughout the book was top tier! An enjoyable read from beginning to end!
I didn't want this book to end! I am so invested in these characters. I really need to know what Jason and Reese are doing today.
I am not usually a romance fan but I liked this author's writing style. The relationship between Reese and Jason unfolded beautifully. I like that Reese is strong, smart, accomplished, opionated but she can also be judgy and "bougie." She is complex and has some life challenges but she is not written in the stereotypical way Black women are often portrayed in romance movies and books.
Jason is tall, good looking and intriguing. He is the right amount of tough when needed but also gentle and tender. He challenges Reese but not in a way that belittles her. The flirty, witty banter between Reese and Jason throughout the book was top tier! An enjoyable read from beginning to end!
teralynmitchellauthor's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jackiehorne's review against another edition
3.0
Jess from the WHEN IN ROMANCE podcast recommended this author and book.
This is my first time reading a romance by Christina C. Jones. She's a strong writer, one who moves easily from fairly standard English in her first person narrative prose to black urban English in her dialogue. Her story here—an opposites attract type, class-style—features graduate student Reese, who, while earning her MFA at Blakewood University (a fictional college) is also TA'ing for a Modern Black Literature course (that said course is taught by her mother isn't presented as a conflict of interest, which it might be if this were a real-life college). Most of Reese's work is reading first drafts of student papers, and commenting on final papers before turning them over to her mom to grade. The story opens with Reese intellectually lusting after the author of a paper which presents a strongly feminist critique of the current book assigned to the class. When class lets out, she accidentally bumps into a nontraditional (older than the typical undergrad) male student. Reese and the guy, due to class-based assumptions (he thinks she's a bougie princess for checking his auto mechanic uniform for grease stains; she thinks he's a rude asshole for his insulting comment in response) end up at odds. Little does Reese know that the student, who is returning to college after a stint in the military, is also the author of the paper whose critique she so admired...
Twenty-eight-year-old Jason Wright is frustrated—by his family's worries that he must be suffering from PTSD (he doesn't, despite the war injury he's sustained); by having to work sales more than fix cars at his father's car dealership; and by the BSU princess who looked down on him after class. When he receives a lower grade on his paper than he believes he deserves, he goes to his professor's office, onto to discover Reese there, and the two begin a cycle of exchanging zingers and attempts to one-up the other. But after Reese discovers her boyfriend's been cheating on her, she and Jay end up having a sexy interlude. An interlude which gradually transforms from a frenemies with benefits to a friendship to a romantic relationship.
There's not a whole lot of plot conflict in Reese and Jay's relationship, and the ending arrives rather abruptly. And the dialogue contains a lot more swearing than I'm used to. But Jones' writing is strong, and her characters interesting, so I'll definitely be reading more by her in the future (she has a 30+ book backlist!)
This is my first time reading a romance by Christina C. Jones. She's a strong writer, one who moves easily from fairly standard English in her first person narrative prose to black urban English in her dialogue. Her story here—an opposites attract type, class-style—features graduate student Reese, who, while earning her MFA at Blakewood University (a fictional college) is also TA'ing for a Modern Black Literature course (that said course is taught by her mother isn't presented as a conflict of interest, which it might be if this were a real-life college). Most of Reese's work is reading first drafts of student papers, and commenting on final papers before turning them over to her mom to grade. The story opens with Reese intellectually lusting after the author of a paper which presents a strongly feminist critique of the current book assigned to the class. When class lets out, she accidentally bumps into a nontraditional (older than the typical undergrad) male student. Reese and the guy, due to class-based assumptions (he thinks she's a bougie princess for checking his auto mechanic uniform for grease stains; she thinks he's a rude asshole for his insulting comment in response) end up at odds. Little does Reese know that the student, who is returning to college after a stint in the military, is also the author of the paper whose critique she so admired...
Twenty-eight-year-old Jason Wright is frustrated—by his family's worries that he must be suffering from PTSD (he doesn't, despite the war injury he's sustained); by having to work sales more than fix cars at his father's car dealership; and by the BSU princess who looked down on him after class. When he receives a lower grade on his paper than he believes he deserves, he goes to his professor's office, onto to discover Reese there, and the two begin a cycle of exchanging zingers and attempts to one-up the other. But after Reese discovers her boyfriend's been cheating on her, she and Jay end up having a sexy interlude. An interlude which gradually transforms from a frenemies with benefits to a friendship to a romantic relationship.
There's not a whole lot of plot conflict in Reese and Jay's relationship, and the ending arrives rather abruptly. And the dialogue contains a lot more swearing than I'm used to. But Jones' writing is strong, and her characters interesting, so I'll definitely be reading more by her in the future (she has a 30+ book backlist!)
laisa_aliandro's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
E as recomendações do Kindle Unlimited continuam entregando tudo.
Depois de muito tempo ouvindo falar da autora, mas sem saber por onde começar considerando o backlog gigantesco dela, o KU tomou a decisão pra mim ao recomendar esse livro com essa capa lindíssima e que é parte de uma série de standalones, exatamente o que eu gosto.
E pra surpresa de ninguém, um favoritado. Tem alguns erros ortográficos, mas nada que tenha me tirado muito do livro. Amei acompanhar o relacionamento do Jason e da Reese. O jeito como eles não seguravam nada quando atacavam verbalmente um ao outro era simplesmente hilário. E a sensibilidade que ambos tiveram ao lidar com as dores e traumas um do outro aqueceu o meu coração.
Apenas não foi uma leitura 5 estrelas porque acho que pouco se discutiu sobre as repercussões do relacionamento entre os pais deles e também acho que ficamos pouco tempo com o casal depois deles terem se tornado de fato um casal. Basicamente eu queria mais, apesar de amar livros curtos e rápidos como esse.
Estou ansiosíssima para o livro do Justin pena que é o terceiro por motivos de: Brielle. Eu sei que ela vai ser incrível e ser um highlight da história.
skyenj21_'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0