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4.22 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I received a copy of this book courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
I’ll start off with “An Academic Affair” is not my typical read. It is the first heterosexual romance I’ve read in over a year. Outside of that the tropes were some of my favorites, enemies to lovers, one bed, forced proximity, etc. Sadie and Jonah both acknowledging how closely their relationship was following those tropes was quite funny as well. The amount of introspection on both of their parts was a relief. I will say my main complaint was that the ending felt abrupt. I was confused when I turned the page only for it to be over. Sure, the major plot points were wrapped up, but some of the minor ones felt glossed over. My favorite little tidbit was Jonah’s POV containing footnotes. Even in his head he couldn’t help being a scholar.
I’ll start off with “An Academic Affair” is not my typical read. It is the first heterosexual romance I’ve read in over a year. Outside of that the tropes were some of my favorites, enemies to lovers, one bed, forced proximity, etc. Sadie and Jonah both acknowledging how closely their relationship was following those tropes was quite funny as well. The amount of introspection on both of their parts was a relief. I will say my main complaint was that the ending felt abrupt. I was confused when I turned the page only for it to be over. Sure, the major plot points were wrapped up, but some of the minor ones felt glossed over. My favorite little tidbit was Jonah’s POV containing footnotes. Even in his head he couldn’t help being a scholar.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ So I just finished An Academic Affair and... honestly, mixed feelings. I was super into the whole campus setting and the academic politics were kind of juicy, not gonna lie. Jodi McAllister definitely knows how to write tension and banter—some of the scenes had me flipping pages just to see how it would all blow up.
Butttt… the romance didn’t completely hit for me. I wanted to root for the characters, I really did, but sometimes their choices were kinda frustrating? Like, girl, you’re smart—why are you doing that?
Butttt… the romance didn’t completely hit for me. I wanted to root for the characters, I really did, but sometimes their choices were kinda frustrating? Like, girl, you’re smart—why are you doing that?
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Once again, Jodi McAlister delivers a professionally annoying (misogyny always gets my goat and she is SO good at detailing its horrors) and emotionally engaging novel whose romance makes it near impossible to put the book down! Her characters are so well fleshed out that even tertiary ones are memorable and the lovable ones have you hoping that there is a novel of their own in the future.
This time she tackles the world of academia and is inspired in how she creates the drama that spurs the story along. The slow burn/pining romance bursts into great passion just before making the reader’s heart drop at approaching problems. As mentioned before, unputdownable! Enjoy!!!
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the free ARC. All opinions are wholly my own.
This time she tackles the world of academia and is inspired in how she creates the drama that spurs the story along. The slow burn/pining romance bursts into great passion just before making the reader’s heart drop at approaching problems. As mentioned before, unputdownable! Enjoy!!!
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the free ARC. All opinions are wholly my own.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister is an enemies-to-lovers romance. Sadie and Jonah have followed the same academic path for the past 15 years, constantly being compared to each other and sparing all the time. They both end up on the short list for a permanent academic job and they each have many reasons to hope they are chosen for the job. I really enjoyed this slow burn romance as the author was able to develop a strong relationship between the main characters. I loved how the ancillary characters and their personalities were woven into the story and I hope that additional books are planned to hear from them.
Thank you to NetGalley, Atria Books, and the author for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rom com perfection - romance is often dismissed as a more frivolous genre but Jodi wrote this intelligent novel full of poignant joy. I looked up her bio afterwards and finding out that she is basically a professional romance nerd did not surprise me. Setting an enemies to lovers book in the real world and using the fake marriage trope and actually making it not preposterous takes a real maestro. The best romance I’ve read this year!! I devoured it in one day and I think she may have overtaken Ali Hazelwood as my fave writer of academia romances.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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:
No