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4.12 AVERAGE
Fabulous!! Such a fun and sweet story! I thought it was gonna go one way and I’m glad I was wrong. This was so much better. I really enjoyed these characters.
I’m happy to be back in a Leisa Rayven world again.
I’m happy to be back in a Leisa Rayven world again.
4-4.5 stars
PROFESSOR FEELGOOD definitely had the feelgood factor. I’ve had very little reading time of late due to life, so it is real testament to this book, that whilst I could only read in drips, it kept me interested and wanting to read. I’m sure with other books I would have lost my way.
This book is an interconnected story to the previous book, Mister Romance. Eden’s sister, Asha is the female MC and she’s a curvy, intelligent assistant editor at a publishimg house and this woman has romantic issues. She follows a deep, dark romantic Instagram sensation and finds herself drawn in.
PROFESSOR FEELGOOD himself is part-jerk, part-swoon and the man behind the facade, Jake is worth getting to know.
“I throw the paper towel I’m gripping into the trashcan and close my eyes. If only there were a Snapchat filter that could make this grown-up, crazy-hot version of Jake seem gross and disgusting.”
This is a story of slow burn proportions with an amazing build up of connection and chemistry. However, my love for this couple and their journey is all about the depth of what grows; they were gorgeous to observe.
“I make myself a blank slate and wait for Jake to write upon me.”
Leisa Rayven drew me in with her snarky wit and compelling characters. Her writing was all ease to digest and this was a book worth waiting for.
I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.
Reviewed for Jo&IsaLoveBooks Blog.
PROFESSOR FEELGOOD definitely had the feelgood factor. I’ve had very little reading time of late due to life, so it is real testament to this book, that whilst I could only read in drips, it kept me interested and wanting to read. I’m sure with other books I would have lost my way.
This book is an interconnected story to the previous book, Mister Romance. Eden’s sister, Asha is the female MC and she’s a curvy, intelligent assistant editor at a publishimg house and this woman has romantic issues. She follows a deep, dark romantic Instagram sensation and finds herself drawn in.
PROFESSOR FEELGOOD himself is part-jerk, part-swoon and the man behind the facade, Jake is worth getting to know.
“I throw the paper towel I’m gripping into the trashcan and close my eyes. If only there were a Snapchat filter that could make this grown-up, crazy-hot version of Jake seem gross and disgusting.”
This is a story of slow burn proportions with an amazing build up of connection and chemistry. However, my love for this couple and their journey is all about the depth of what grows; they were gorgeous to observe.
“I make myself a blank slate and wait for Jake to write upon me.”
Leisa Rayven drew me in with her snarky wit and compelling characters. Her writing was all ease to digest and this was a book worth waiting for.
I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.
Reviewed for Jo&IsaLoveBooks Blog.
UGHHHHH, this book had ridiculous amounts of potential, but it just fell a bit short for me. It was really well written- the angsty speeches about love not existing, and then the passionate declarations of love eventually made by the same characters can be a bit boring and nonsensical and stale but not here. I loved the hero and heroine's repartee- it did truly feel like they detested each other at the start, it was not contrived or forced at all. Having said that, this was a book that definitely needed flashbacks and was sorely lacking as a result of their omission- the characters narrating to each other all of the things that had happened was not nearly as effective in making us understand properly the roots of their relationship, as it would have been if it was shown (like in Vicious). It also kinda felt like smooth sailing after they both decided to be together- WHY DID THEY NOT BRING JEREMY BACK TO FUCK SHIT UP? The heroine's issues sexually were also left pretty unexplained, and also I saw the twist coming from miles away, and I'm not very perceptive ordinarily. Wouldn't have been disappointed quite as much, if it weren't for all the potential this book had :(
DNF at 33%. It took me a month to get that far. After the twist and reading some reviews, I felt pretty sure I wouldn’t like the rest. Too much enemies, not enough lovers. I did like the author’s prose pretty well, though.
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I've been waiting for this book for so long. After reading Mister Romance I couldn't wait to get my grabby hands on Asha's story. So lets have a look if this one fulfilled the promise it held, shall we?
Note: Making sure that you are aware that I rated this book 4.5 stars so even though I had some niggles I enjoyed this story so much.
Professor Feelgood is an ultra-slow burn. For pretty much the first 70% we get a lot of bickering and a highly entertaining story about how Asha tries to put her animosity for the professor aside and do her job. It was fun to watch both of them jumping at each other's throat. However, they said some pretty hurtful things in between though so the angst, that builds up, will satisfy any angst junkie.
“You sacrificed seven-hundred grand to annoy me?”
“Oh, but princess, the value of annoying you is priceless."
As a result the relationship between them showed distinct lack of development in the first half of the story. If you find yourself wondering if they'll ever get past their hurt...keep going. It's going to get phenomenal.
When Asha finally has an epiphany - and this is the niggle I was talking about - it came a little out of the blue. I realize that we often color events and the past the way we want to see them and it's definitely a big theme in this story. But this book is written in Asha's point of view and the enlightenment, that came up the first time when I was in the last third of the story, should at least have been hinted at before.
Nevertheless I loved the professor and Asha's love story. Often times the words we don't say are the ones that harm us most and there is a lesson to be learned, not just for these characters. There was, buried under all the resentment, an obvious connection between the two of them and once they dug it out the story became tender, passionate and full of romance.
“Loving someone is the easiest thing in the word. Making them love you back is the hard part.”
I adored this hero, him being a douchenozzle for half of the book notwithstanding. You could feel his frustration and anger, that he lashed out because he couldn't muster the courage to say what he wanted to.
Asha had sass and spirit. She gave as good as she got. I loved that Leisa Rayven touched on an issue the majority of women have - not being able to let go with a sexual partner, thus making the experience something to endure and not to enjoy.
"If men had to make women orgasm to get them pregnant, the world’s population would still be in double-digits.”
Ain't it the truth...
The last 30% of the book were rather emotional and it was when I fell deeply in love with Asha too. Some might think that's too late but there is still a good junk of pages left to revel in her and the professor's love for each other.
And as I stared, bombarded by all the ways I needed her in my life, there was a small, lonely hole in my heart that saw her standing there and whispered, “Oh, there you are.” This is the story of us.
Waiting for Asha and the professor's story was so worth it, it's romantic, a tiny bit angsty, all kinds of fun and satisfying. Leisa Rayven has shown again what a damn fine writer she is. Her prose is captivating and has a certain poetry without being flowery. While I was waiting for Professor Feelgood for more than a year it is the quality of this author's writing that makes it so worth it. I can see at least two more characters who show potential for their own book. Next up is Doctor Love and I hope it'll be here soon!
A book about adults who act and sound like 15 year olds.
ARC provided by the author
PROFESSOR FEELGOOD is complicated, emotional, and capital ‘A’ Angsty
In PROFESSOR FEELGOOD, Asha Tate is working at a struggling publishing house in need of their next mega bestseller. Junior editors have been given the challenge of finding that golden egg to secure a promotion. Asha stumbles on an Instagram-famous dude with a massive following who’s using the platform to work through the drama of his last breakup. And the lightbulb goes on over her head: this guy with the abs and a philosopher’s soul, who never shows his face, could be the hit the publishing house needs.
At face value, PROFESSOR FEELGOOD looks like a pretty standard girl meets Instagram-boy kind of love story, but ohhhhhhh no. Leisa Rayven isn’t serving up run of the mill, regular woman meets quasi-celebrity and falls in love. Once Asha nabs the deal and the Professor’s identify is revealed to her IRL….OH BOY. There’s history and it’s not pretty.
So what is this? Enemies-to-lovers? Second-chance romance? A slow-burn? Check, check and check.
With no choice but to work together on a tight timeline to get the book written, edited and to market, Asha and the Professor are deliciously forced to confront the past to get the work done. It’s raw and complicated and emotional and capital ‘A’ Angsty. Clap it out with me. “Angst, yeah, yeah, we got angst. Yeah, yeah, we got angst. A-N-G-S-T. Angsty!”
All that angst and airing out of past grievances paves the way to an epic payoff.
PROFESSOR FEELGOOD has a totally different feel than Mister Romance (review),the first book in the Masters of Love series. While it’s definitely heavier than readers might expect, it’s a super satisfying turn with real, emotional depth.
PROFESSOR FEELGOOD is complicated, emotional, and capital ‘A’ Angsty
In PROFESSOR FEELGOOD, Asha Tate is working at a struggling publishing house in need of their next mega bestseller. Junior editors have been given the challenge of finding that golden egg to secure a promotion. Asha stumbles on an Instagram-famous dude with a massive following who’s using the platform to work through the drama of his last breakup. And the lightbulb goes on over her head: this guy with the abs and a philosopher’s soul, who never shows his face, could be the hit the publishing house needs.
At face value, PROFESSOR FEELGOOD looks like a pretty standard girl meets Instagram-boy kind of love story, but ohhhhhhh no. Leisa Rayven isn’t serving up run of the mill, regular woman meets quasi-celebrity and falls in love. Once Asha nabs the deal and the Professor’s identify is revealed to her IRL….OH BOY. There’s history and it’s not pretty.
So what is this? Enemies-to-lovers? Second-chance romance? A slow-burn? Check, check and check.
With no choice but to work together on a tight timeline to get the book written, edited and to market, Asha and the Professor are deliciously forced to confront the past to get the work done. It’s raw and complicated and emotional and capital ‘A’ Angsty. Clap it out with me. “Angst, yeah, yeah, we got angst. Yeah, yeah, we got angst. A-N-G-S-T. Angsty!”
All that angst and airing out of past grievances paves the way to an epic payoff.
PROFESSOR FEELGOOD has a totally different feel than Mister Romance (review),the first book in the Masters of Love series. While it’s definitely heavier than readers might expect, it’s a super satisfying turn with real, emotional depth.
Jake Stone is EVERYTHING!
With every Leisa Rayven book I read, the more obsessed with her words I become. She always delivers the perfect balance between witty and angsty—because as much as she loves to make you suffer, she loves to put a smile on your face even more.
A heroine that will have the power to intimately connect with some readers, a gorgeous but unique frustrating hero, and a story that absolutely warmed my heart.
The beauty of this tale lies in not only Rayven's addictive prose but her collection of poems—words that will make you love, hope, forgive and finally heal.
The characters, the refreshing plot, and the poetry are some of the elements that had me glued to my kindle until I read the last page. I got fascinated with all the poems, and there's no denying that it made me more in love with Leisa Rayven.
Professor Feelgood is all about soulmates, true love, and second chances! A childhood-best-friends-to-enemy-to-lovers romance that you won't want to miss.
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With every Leisa Rayven book I read, the more obsessed with her words I become. She always delivers the perfect balance between witty and angsty—because as much as she loves to make you suffer, she loves to put a smile on your face even more.
A heroine that will have the power to intimately connect with some readers, a gorgeous but unique frustrating hero, and a story that absolutely warmed my heart.
The beauty of this tale lies in not only Rayven's addictive prose but her collection of poems—words that will make you love, hope, forgive and finally heal.
The characters, the refreshing plot, and the poetry are some of the elements that had me glued to my kindle until I read the last page. I got fascinated with all the poems, and there's no denying that it made me more in love with Leisa Rayven.
Professor Feelgood is all about soulmates, true love, and second chances! A childhood-best-friends-to-enemy-to-lovers romance that you won't want to miss.
You can find me here:INSTAGRAM
This was my first book by this author. It sure as hell won’t be my last.
First of all, lesson learned. Don’t judge a book by its cover...or in this case, by its title.
Unfortunate title aside, this book gave me ALL THE FEELS.
I wish I could say in great detail what this book is about but I can’t even go into the tropes or anything because I think going in blind is the best way to experience this book. It’s about love and loss, hope and redemption, forgiveness, both for oneself and for others. It’s about how people have different perceptions of the same event and how those perceptions can affect your entire life experiences and worldview.
Asha. What can I say about Asha? She was...complicated and fierce, gave as good as she got, flawed and a little broken, and ultimately, strong enough to be honest and vulnerable. She was everything I could have ever wanted in a heroine.
As for the hero...man, oh, man. I have no words. But his words, his love, his heartbreak...gutted me. Like, seriously, I don’t how anyone could resist him based on his words alone.
This book was tremendous. I seriously think I have a massive book hangover and it might take me a while to be able to jump into something else. It was beautiful and thoughtful and provocative and surprisingly witty with just enough biting humor to keep the book from becoming cloyingly sappy and saccharine.
ALL THE STARS AND THEN SOME (And a few extras for Moby Duck. MOBY. DUCK!!!! I cannot even).
First of all, lesson learned. Don’t judge a book by its cover...or in this case, by its title.
Unfortunate title aside, this book gave me ALL THE FEELS.
I wish I could say in great detail what this book is about but I can’t even go into the tropes or anything because I think going in blind is the best way to experience this book. It’s about love and loss, hope and redemption, forgiveness, both for oneself and for others. It’s about how people have different perceptions of the same event and how those perceptions can affect your entire life experiences and worldview.
Asha. What can I say about Asha? She was...complicated and fierce, gave as good as she got, flawed and a little broken, and ultimately, strong enough to be honest and vulnerable. She was everything I could have ever wanted in a heroine.
As for the hero...man, oh, man. I have no words. But his words, his love, his heartbreak...gutted me. Like, seriously, I don’t how anyone could resist him based on his words alone.
This book was tremendous. I seriously think I have a massive book hangover and it might take me a while to be able to jump into something else. It was beautiful and thoughtful and provocative and surprisingly witty with just enough biting humor to keep the book from becoming cloyingly sappy and saccharine.
ALL THE STARS AND THEN SOME (And a few extras for Moby Duck. MOBY. DUCK!!!! I cannot even).
Don't let the heinous covers fool you, this is an epic romance series. I want to say lots and I want to say nothing.. it's kind of just a read it for yourself type of thing. And then can we talk about it??
This one had a slow confusing start for me.. but once again, like Mister Romance parts of it were incredible and addictive.. with 'Jesus Christ that was hot chemistry'. While lots of the writing was beautiful, I will say that these books could use more finesse and editing.. and that's ironic because this book was about a book.
I'm giving it half a star more because if you know me by now you know what I love most.. longing, history and bared truths.. I can't say more due to numerous twists and turns.
Shout out to Joanna in this, hilarious!
4.5 ✧
This one had a slow confusing start for me.. but once again, like Mister Romance parts of it were incredible and addictive.. with 'Jesus Christ that was hot chemistry'. While lots of the writing was beautiful, I will say that these books could use more finesse and editing.. and that's ironic because this book was about a book.
I'm giving it half a star more because if you know me by now you know what I love most.. longing, history and bared truths.. I can't say more due to numerous twists and turns.
Shout out to Joanna in this, hilarious!
4.5 ✧