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I really enjoyed this book. I loved Shawn and professor Rutledge together. And I'm loving Christian too (Shawn's best friend)I'm excited to get into his book next. His story sounds like it'll be pretty interesting.

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4.0

I feel bad for these reviews being so short, but I basically just binged a ton of Alessandra Hazard books in a row and they're blurring together a little. Usually, I review after each book so that the story and characters are fresh in my mind, but I couldn't bring myself to stop reading through them for long enough to do that this time, which is a compliment in itself. However, past me did write down this much:

Details: Fixed POV (Shawn), third-person, past tense
Favourite character: Both
Happy ending?: Yes
Content warnings: Dub-con

Favourite quotes:

"Xavier will drive you home.”

“I will?” Xavier murmured.

“No, it really isn’t necessary—”

“He will,” Sage said.

“I guess I will,” Xavier said.

“I was just giving Shawn a ride.” Shawn inhaled sharply at the dirty undertone in his voice.
Rutledge clearly didn’t miss it, either. His shoulders tensed up and his gaze raked over Shawn, as if looking for evidence, before shifting to Xavier’s car. A sneer twisted his lips. “I hope the ride was comfortable.”

Xavier’s eyes flickered to Rutledge’s Mercedes. He shrugged lazily. “I don’t need a flashy car for that.”

“Nicely done, guys, that wasn’t passive-aggressive at all,” Shawn said, suppressing the urge to facepalm.

“You’re going soft, Professor,” he murmured with a smile, breathing his scent in. It was familiar and oddly comforting.

“Shut up, Wyatt,” Rutledge said, sounding even more annoyed, if that was possible.

Shawn brushed his lips against his neck. “Fine. You’re very evil and nasty.”

“You can’t sleep on me.”

“Why?”

“Because—because… Fine,” Rutledge bit out at last, to Shawn’s surprise.

Squealing in delight, Emily climbed onto the bed and onto Rutledge’s chest.

“You’re very warm,” she said, yawning.

He really was. The room was very cold, but Derek was very warm. So warm.

“Sleep. And don’t pee on me,” Rutledge grumbled.

“I’m not a baby. I’m big. I don’t pee in bed!”

“Good. Now sleep.”

“You have funny hair on your chest. Shawn doesn’t have funny hair on his chest. Why?”

That gave Rutledge pause. “Sleep.”

“You don’t like me,” Emily mumbled. “You like Bee better.”

A heavy sigh. “Why do you think I like her better?”

“You gave her chocolate yesterday!”

Shawn frowned. Huh?

“Because she asked. You have to ask if you want something.”

“So if I ask, you’ll give me anything? Anything, anything?”

“If I say yes, will you stop talking and sleep?”

“Yeah!”

“Fine. What do you want?”

“I want a puppy! Black and fluffy! With a white star on its forehead!”

A pause. “Choose something else.”

“But you said anything!”

“Morning,” Shawn murmured, their faces just inches away on the pillow. It felt unbearably intimate. “Sleep well?”

“No, I didn’t,” Derek said, his arm heavy on Shawn’s back. “Your bed is terrible. I almost fell off twice.”

Shawn smiled lazily. “No one’s forcing you to sleep here.”

Derek drew his lips into a thin line and averted his gaze for a moment before looking back. “It will be much more convenient if we use the bed in my house.”

Shawn blinked. “You know I can’t leave the kids on their own.”

“I have a spare bedroom for them.”

Shawn stared at him. “Are you asking me to move in with you?”

Derek’s face was blank. “It would be convenient.”

“Convenient?”

“Yes, convenient.”

Pressing his lips together to keep himself from laughing, Shawn nodded solemnly. “Very convenient.”

“Shut up, Wyatt,” Derek said.

Shawn grinned slowly and looped his arms around Derek’s neck. They looked each other in the eye for a long moment, and Shawn felt something tighten in his chest. He said softly, “I love you, too, Derek.”

Derek stared at him for what felt like an eternity before he said, a little breathlessly, “Yes.”

Shawn laughed. “Okay, we’ll have to work on that—”

Derek shut him up with a kiss.

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zhanghao's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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mrsherrera's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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friends2lovers's review

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emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

4.0

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hungryhornyinsomniac's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

(33) Grumpy rich professor x (27)broke college student Shaun. Sean is a broke college student with twin sisters and two jobs to make ends meet. He has a grumpy professor that is an asshole and he's going to lose his scholarship because he can't pass the class. So his friend Christian tells him to go flirt with him for a better grade, so he does... We get BJs and oral fixation, and the professor has been into him since the beginning... So it's slight dubcon because Shaun does this for a grade but it's a mutual thing, there's just a struggle with power in this situation
I wish it was spicier tho..

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