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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
Wasn’t keeping my attention enough to go back to
One of my favorite Kandi Steiner books to date! No one writes chemistry with such gusto, characters with such sincere and authentic growth journeys, or spice that feels so cathartic and connective. And Learn Your Lesson is all the things I love about books by author Kandi Steiner.
But Learn Your Lesson also felt somehow more- a deeper, more moving experience with personal resonance that I wasn't quite expecting. Kandi Steiner has written a few books that feel profoundly personal to me in the way I connect with the heroines she depicts, and Chloe is one of those characters. It’s almost eerie how much of myself I found in Chloe. Small details like her quirks and hobbies or her love for her three musCATeers and their themed names. Life details like being an educator or my college romantic experiences…. But there are deeper parts of Chloe that resonated so intensely I felt raw and vulnerable reading about her. Like being raised my single women, the profound disillusionment with the concept of a Prince Charming learned in a real lived way by the experienced of our matriarchs, a feeling juxtaposed to that carefully guarded longing we have to be someone’s “one,” that repressed but vibrant romantic dream. Or Chloe’s stoic isolation…how adulting can feel so lonely despise being around others all the time. How rare and challenging it is to find real connection as we age. Oh my did I feel so seen by this character, and how full my heart felt by how tenderly and lovingly Kandi Steiner conveyed her. How gently she unfurls on the pages…how rewarding it was to see her find her soul mate, find a man who loves and cherishes and uplifts all the pieces of her….even if Daddy P took a while to find his way. He’s a dreamboat under his own stoic shield. And what a beautiful story it is to see not just two people fall in love but a family form. To see three beautiful souls who have stopped believing in an HEA find healing and hope and wholeness again because someone else sees the heart in them and cares enough not just to hold it but to revitalize it. It’s a sweet and vibrant and heartwarming lesson in the power of love and vulnerability, and I could not love this book more!
It's a tenderly told, emotionally resonant, and really charming love story. And of course what full of that memorable Kandi Steiner spice...the spice is spicing, but it's truly a vehicle through which these two characters can explore more than their physicality. Their exploration becomes a safe, deceptively low stakes, way for both of them to allow themselves to lean into their connection. For both of them to open up and deepen their bond in a way that they can deny as "more"...when we (and they) both know it is. And my goodness did I love them. Daddy P captured my heart with his love of his daughter, with his past hurt, with his protectiveness and care of others. And Chloe- well, she's everything. My favorite Kandi Steiner heroine to date.
The audio book is also spectacular performed and perfectly cast- I was mesmerized by the performances! Both brought so much heart to the characters. The male narration of Daddy P has the grit and gravitas that had me melting. And the female narration is some of the best I've heard- she brings such lightness and charm and effervescence to Chloe. I loved this book and narration!- my heart is so full!
But Learn Your Lesson also felt somehow more- a deeper, more moving experience with personal resonance that I wasn't quite expecting. Kandi Steiner has written a few books that feel profoundly personal to me in the way I connect with the heroines she depicts, and Chloe is one of those characters. It’s almost eerie how much of myself I found in Chloe. Small details like her quirks and hobbies or her love for her three musCATeers and their themed names. Life details like being an educator or my college romantic experiences…. But there are deeper parts of Chloe that resonated so intensely I felt raw and vulnerable reading about her. Like being raised my single women, the profound disillusionment with the concept of a Prince Charming learned in a real lived way by the experienced of our matriarchs, a feeling juxtaposed to that carefully guarded longing we have to be someone’s “one,” that repressed but vibrant romantic dream. Or Chloe’s stoic isolation…how adulting can feel so lonely despise being around others all the time. How rare and challenging it is to find real connection as we age. Oh my did I feel so seen by this character, and how full my heart felt by how tenderly and lovingly Kandi Steiner conveyed her. How gently she unfurls on the pages…how rewarding it was to see her find her soul mate, find a man who loves and cherishes and uplifts all the pieces of her….even if Daddy P took a while to find his way. He’s a dreamboat under his own stoic shield. And what a beautiful story it is to see not just two people fall in love but a family form. To see three beautiful souls who have stopped believing in an HEA find healing and hope and wholeness again because someone else sees the heart in them and cares enough not just to hold it but to revitalize it. It’s a sweet and vibrant and heartwarming lesson in the power of love and vulnerability, and I could not love this book more!
It's a tenderly told, emotionally resonant, and really charming love story. And of course what full of that memorable Kandi Steiner spice...the spice is spicing, but it's truly a vehicle through which these two characters can explore more than their physicality. Their exploration becomes a safe, deceptively low stakes, way for both of them to allow themselves to lean into their connection. For both of them to open up and deepen their bond in a way that they can deny as "more"...when we (and they) both know it is. And my goodness did I love them. Daddy P captured my heart with his love of his daughter, with his past hurt, with his protectiveness and care of others. And Chloe- well, she's everything. My favorite Kandi Steiner heroine to date.
The audio book is also spectacular performed and perfectly cast- I was mesmerized by the performances! Both brought so much heart to the characters. The male narration of Daddy P has the grit and gravitas that had me melting. And the female narration is some of the best I've heard- she brings such lightness and charm and effervescence to Chloe. I loved this book and narration!- my heart is so full!
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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:
Yes
My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trope: Hockey Romance/Single Dad & Nanny
Spice:
Trope: Hockey Romance/Single Dad & Nanny
Spice:
Tropes:
-hockey romance
-single dad
-grumpy goalie x sunshine teacher
-age gap
-boss x employee
-close proximity
-angsty
-spicy lessons
-plus size heroine
Ummm....whatever Kandi Steiner puts in her books, I just can't get enough of. Learn Your Lesson is book three in the Kings of the Ice series, and this is my favorite book out of them. Daddy P is fantastic and brooding and grumpy but also trying his best. I have been waiting for Will Perry's story and this one for sure did not disappoint.
Will, is the starting goalie for the Ospreys and is a single dad to Ava. Chloe is Ava's teacher and offers to nanny Ava when he fires his latest nanny. Reading the tension build up between them and neither wanting a relationship, made me root for them to give into their feelings and chemistry. When they finally come up with an agreement, the chemistry is red hot! Chloe is the perfect complement to balance Will's grumpiness. When his attraction to Chloe starts to affect him as a goalie, he comes up with a proposition, to become friends with benefits but with no kissing. Let the lessons begin!
Kandi knows how to write spice and it certainly adds to the story and doesn't feel overwhelming. This book kept me engaged from page one wanting to see Will and Chloe's story unfold and their story was an absolutely delicious slow burn. Both of them brought out the best in one another and watching them grow was fantastic.
Releasing April 19, 2024. I received an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review. I highly recommend this book if a brooding, single dad NHL goalie who gives spicy lessons is totally your thing!
-hockey romance
-single dad
-grumpy goalie x sunshine teacher
-age gap
-boss x employee
-close proximity
-angsty
-spicy lessons
-plus size heroine
Ummm....whatever Kandi Steiner puts in her books, I just can't get enough of. Learn Your Lesson is book three in the Kings of the Ice series, and this is my favorite book out of them. Daddy P is fantastic and brooding and grumpy but also trying his best. I have been waiting for Will Perry's story and this one for sure did not disappoint.
Will, is the starting goalie for the Ospreys and is a single dad to Ava. Chloe is Ava's teacher and offers to nanny Ava when he fires his latest nanny. Reading the tension build up between them and neither wanting a relationship, made me root for them to give into their feelings and chemistry. When they finally come up with an agreement, the chemistry is red hot! Chloe is the perfect complement to balance Will's grumpiness. When his attraction to Chloe starts to affect him as a goalie, he comes up with a proposition, to become friends with benefits but with no kissing. Let the lessons begin!
Kandi knows how to write spice and it certainly adds to the story and doesn't feel overwhelming. This book kept me engaged from page one wanting to see Will and Chloe's story unfold and their story was an absolutely delicious slow burn. Both of them brought out the best in one another and watching them grow was fantastic.
Releasing April 19, 2024. I received an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review. I highly recommend this book if a brooding, single dad NHL goalie who gives spicy lessons is totally your thing!
The single dad x nanny trope will get me every time!! Big fan of daddy p and Chloe
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you Kandi Steiner & Valentine PR for an e-arc!
Pub date: April 19, 2024
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice:
Pub date: April 19, 2024
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: