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brendymegs's review against another edition
5.0
Teaching Roman is the third in the Good Girls Don't series. The first, Catching Liam and the follow up novella Unwrapping Liam, are two of my favourite Geneva books, so I had high hopes for this book, and I wasn't disappointed. I loved it.
Jessica Stone is a pre-med student, reliable, focused, had her five year plan and it doesn't include boys.
Roman Markson is a sexy Phd student, and also a communications teacher.
This is a beautiful story of two people who think they shouldn't be together because Roman is a teacher, and Jessica is a student at the same university. When they meet up by chance in Mexico they think they can have one week together and then go back to their lives. But can they?
"How was I suppose to stick to my guns with him walking around like a sun-bronzed god?"
It's hard to tell you why I loved this book without giving spoilers. Geneva takes these characters through some turmoil but she takes the readers with them. I had my heart in my mouth for some of this book. At times I wanted to shake Jessica and tell her to wake up to herself, yet I cant tell you why.
"His chocolate brown eyes smoldered into mine, and I forgot to breathe."
I laughed and I cried, and I really loved the ending, but it left me wanting more.
My favourite line is
“It wasn’t my first kiss. It wasn’t our first kiss. But it was the first kiss that ever mattered.”
I highly recommend this book. Grab your copy now.
Jessica Stone is a pre-med student, reliable, focused, had her five year plan and it doesn't include boys.
Roman Markson is a sexy Phd student, and also a communications teacher.
This is a beautiful story of two people who think they shouldn't be together because Roman is a teacher, and Jessica is a student at the same university. When they meet up by chance in Mexico they think they can have one week together and then go back to their lives. But can they?
"How was I suppose to stick to my guns with him walking around like a sun-bronzed god?"
It's hard to tell you why I loved this book without giving spoilers. Geneva takes these characters through some turmoil but she takes the readers with them. I had my heart in my mouth for some of this book. At times I wanted to shake Jessica and tell her to wake up to herself, yet I cant tell you why.
"His chocolate brown eyes smoldered into mine, and I forgot to breathe."
I laughed and I cried, and I really loved the ending, but it left me wanting more.
My favourite line is
“It wasn’t my first kiss. It wasn’t our first kiss. But it was the first kiss that ever mattered.”
I highly recommend this book. Grab your copy now.
caseroo7's review against another edition
4.0
Review originally posted at Ramblings From This Chick
I have been waiting for Teaching Roman ever since I finished Catching Liam by Gennifer Albin. This book is the second in the Good Girls Don't series, and I couldn't wait to get more of Jess and Roman. It has not been an easy wait, and this book had delay after delay. But it was definitely worth it to wait, because I really enjoyed the story and I loved Jess and Roman even more than I did before reading this book. It was great to catch up with Jillian and Liam, and I am already looking forward to Cassie's book next.
When Jessica Stone's boring boyfriend proposes to her, she turns him down and decides it is time for a change in her life. Her friend Cassie comes up with the idea of spending their winter break in Mexico. At the airport Jessica and Cassie run into the sexy communications instructor that Jessica has always been attracted to. He is also on his way to Mexico to visit his grandma. Jessica and Roman decide to spend a week together in Mexico exploring things between them before returning to campus. But as things heat up between them, their feelings also begin to grow. Soon Jessica is falling in love with Roman and wondering how they can possibly done after just a week. Can Roman and Jessica figure out a way to be together after their week is up? Or will things be too complicated once they return to their normal lives?
I really liked Roman. He was sweet and sexy and I liked how he was able to bring Jessica out of her shell. He brought her to life and was able to bring out all these other sides to her. He was smart and dedicated, but he was also passionate as well. He really loved Jessica and you could tell how much he was willing to do for her. Jessica had always been the good girl living life according to plan. She studied and was used to having a simple relationship that worked for her even if it wasn't love. But Roman really awakened a completely different side to her and she was able to really feel love and passion for the first time. It was clear just how much she had been missing with Brett and that she had never felt anything like what she did with Roman. Jess and Roman had a ton of chemistry and were super hot together. But they also just worked as a couple and you could really see the emotional connection and love between them.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to NA fans and I think that this was a really great story. I liked Jess and Roman a lot and it was great to see all the characters that I liked from Catching Liam again. This book can be read as a stand alone and it isn't necessary to understand the story if you haven't read the first book. I would highly recommend starting at the beginning though because not only is the book really good, but you also get to see how Liam and Jillian got together and you also get to see the start of Roman and Jessica as well. I really like Gennifer Albin's writing style, and it is so easy to get lost in her stories. The characters are always great, and this one was no exception. I didn't want to put this one down and was finished before I even realized how far along I was into it. I love this series, and I can't wait to read more from Gennifer Albin in the future.
**ARC Provided by Inkslinger PR**
I have been waiting for Teaching Roman ever since I finished Catching Liam by Gennifer Albin. This book is the second in the Good Girls Don't series, and I couldn't wait to get more of Jess and Roman. It has not been an easy wait, and this book had delay after delay. But it was definitely worth it to wait, because I really enjoyed the story and I loved Jess and Roman even more than I did before reading this book. It was great to catch up with Jillian and Liam, and I am already looking forward to Cassie's book next.
When Jessica Stone's boring boyfriend proposes to her, she turns him down and decides it is time for a change in her life. Her friend Cassie comes up with the idea of spending their winter break in Mexico. At the airport Jessica and Cassie run into the sexy communications instructor that Jessica has always been attracted to. He is also on his way to Mexico to visit his grandma. Jessica and Roman decide to spend a week together in Mexico exploring things between them before returning to campus. But as things heat up between them, their feelings also begin to grow. Soon Jessica is falling in love with Roman and wondering how they can possibly done after just a week. Can Roman and Jessica figure out a way to be together after their week is up? Or will things be too complicated once they return to their normal lives?
I really liked Roman. He was sweet and sexy and I liked how he was able to bring Jessica out of her shell. He brought her to life and was able to bring out all these other sides to her. He was smart and dedicated, but he was also passionate as well. He really loved Jessica and you could tell how much he was willing to do for her. Jessica had always been the good girl living life according to plan. She studied and was used to having a simple relationship that worked for her even if it wasn't love. But Roman really awakened a completely different side to her and she was able to really feel love and passion for the first time. It was clear just how much she had been missing with Brett and that she had never felt anything like what she did with Roman. Jess and Roman had a ton of chemistry and were super hot together. But they also just worked as a couple and you could really see the emotional connection and love between them.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to NA fans and I think that this was a really great story. I liked Jess and Roman a lot and it was great to see all the characters that I liked from Catching Liam again. This book can be read as a stand alone and it isn't necessary to understand the story if you haven't read the first book. I would highly recommend starting at the beginning though because not only is the book really good, but you also get to see how Liam and Jillian got together and you also get to see the start of Roman and Jessica as well. I really like Gennifer Albin's writing style, and it is so easy to get lost in her stories. The characters are always great, and this one was no exception. I didn't want to put this one down and was finished before I even realized how far along I was into it. I love this series, and I can't wait to read more from Gennifer Albin in the future.
**ARC Provided by Inkslinger PR**
lcmarie19's review against another edition
4.0
**This book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review**
Seriously one of the CUTEST stories I've ever read. Nice fluffy HEA.
This is my first NA read by Gennifer Albin and I can definitely say that I would like to read more. It's books like this that make me appreciate New Adult fiction and its potential. This is not a heavy read, but there are a lot of relatable moments for me, personally, and I'm sure that others will find some aspects to relate to as well. Everyone has been a Jessica or a Roman once in their lifetime. These characters are VERY imitatable.
Jessica Stone is a very driven, focused, slightly OCD girl with a plan. Her life is in order and nothing can deter her from reaching her goals. Nothing except someone by the name of Roman Markson. Roman is also very driven and focused, but a bit more relaxed about it. His interactions with other really let you into his head, where you get to see what kind of man he really is.
Even though this is the second book in the "Good Girls Don't" series, you can definitely read this as a standalone, as I did. You don't need the first book to give you any backstory.
This was a fast paced, character driven book and I loved it. I've said time and time again that characters make or break a book for me, especially in a story that is SUPPOSED to be character driven. Albin did a fantastic job making me care about what happened to Jessica and Roman. She made me care about what happened to the secondary characters too. I got a lot of feels.
There were small moments throughout the book where things happened a bit too fast for my taste, but to be honest, in the context of the plot -- the pace made complete sense. So I can't complain. Albin did the right thing.
There were moments of frustration that I had with Jessica, but nothing unbearable. I was a lot like Jessica (and in a way, I still am), which is probably why it was so easy for me to be annoyed with her.
The plot held some very interesting turns that, while I knew everything would be resolved in some fashion, it still had me interested to see the outcome. I just HAD to know what would happened to our characters. I cared so much!
This was an awesome read. Very fast paced. Very engaging. I will definitely be reading more from this author.
Seriously one of the CUTEST stories I've ever read. Nice fluffy HEA.
This is my first NA read by Gennifer Albin and I can definitely say that I would like to read more. It's books like this that make me appreciate New Adult fiction and its potential. This is not a heavy read, but there are a lot of relatable moments for me, personally, and I'm sure that others will find some aspects to relate to as well. Everyone has been a Jessica or a Roman once in their lifetime. These characters are VERY imitatable.
Jessica Stone is a very driven, focused, slightly OCD girl with a plan. Her life is in order and nothing can deter her from reaching her goals. Nothing except someone by the name of Roman Markson. Roman is also very driven and focused, but a bit more relaxed about it. His interactions with other really let you into his head, where you get to see what kind of man he really is.
Even though this is the second book in the "Good Girls Don't" series, you can definitely read this as a standalone, as I did. You don't need the first book to give you any backstory.
This was a fast paced, character driven book and I loved it. I've said time and time again that characters make or break a book for me, especially in a story that is SUPPOSED to be character driven. Albin did a fantastic job making me care about what happened to Jessica and Roman. She made me care about what happened to the secondary characters too. I got a lot of feels.
There were small moments throughout the book where things happened a bit too fast for my taste, but to be honest, in the context of the plot -- the pace made complete sense. So I can't complain. Albin did the right thing.
There were moments of frustration that I had with Jessica, but nothing unbearable. I was a lot like Jessica (and in a way, I still am), which is probably why it was so easy for me to be annoyed with her.
The plot held some very interesting turns that, while I knew everything would be resolved in some fashion, it still had me interested to see the outcome. I just HAD to know what would happened to our characters. I cared so much!
This was an awesome read. Very fast paced. Very engaging. I will definitely be reading more from this author.
booklovinmamas's review against another edition
4.0
Full Review posted at Book Lovin' Mamas
The only reason why this book got one moon less than Catching Liam was how Jess drove me crazy at times. Gennifer only wrote in Jess's point of view, so the whole time the reader is dealing with Jess. I will give it to Jess, she is one determined woman on getting into Med school, but she is reluctant on being with Roman due to the whole issue of him being one of her professors from last semester. She also treated her friends coldly at times. Don't even get me started with how she broke it off her ex-boyfriend, and I was thinking maybe he would throw a bigger ruckus than he did in the book.
I give this book 4 full moons and recommend it New Adult readers out there. I believe you could read this as a standalone, but in my opinion you should definitely read Catching Liam first. But…I have a pet peeve reading out of order, so I always recommend reading in order. =) Plus, you don't want to miss out on meeting Roman in the first book.
The only reason why this book got one moon less than Catching Liam was how Jess drove me crazy at times. Gennifer only wrote in Jess's point of view, so the whole time the reader is dealing with Jess. I will give it to Jess, she is one determined woman on getting into Med school, but she is reluctant on being with Roman due to the whole issue of him being one of her professors from last semester. She also treated her friends coldly at times. Don't even get me started with how she broke it off her ex-boyfriend, and I was thinking maybe he would throw a bigger ruckus than he did in the book.
I give this book 4 full moons and recommend it New Adult readers out there. I believe you could read this as a standalone, but in my opinion you should definitely read Catching Liam first. But…I have a pet peeve reading out of order, so I always recommend reading in order. =) Plus, you don't want to miss out on meeting Roman in the first book.
spicytuna's review
3.0
This was a quick read. Finished in one sitting.
The usual storyline, a supposed fling with an expiration date and both Adam and Eve don't realize how so very into each other both are.
The usual storyline, a supposed fling with an expiration date and both Adam and Eve don't realize how so very into each other both are.
leaanna_l's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
3.0
izziede's review against another edition
3.0
Sweet story.
The heroine breaks up with her boyfriend at the beginning, she had been with him in the previous book.
The Hero and heroine have a sort of forbidden relationship, professor and student, though that isn't strictly true but it causes issues.
No intimate scenes other than the Hero and heroine but the heroine talks briefly about sex with her ex in vague terms.
Secondary characters appear, couple from previous book plus friend for next book.
HEA. (Implied).
The heroine breaks up with her boyfriend at the beginning, she had been with him in the previous book.
The Hero and heroine have a sort of forbidden relationship, professor and student, though that isn't strictly true but it causes issues.
No intimate scenes other than the Hero and heroine but the heroine talks briefly about sex with her ex in vague terms.
Secondary characters appear, couple from previous book plus friend for next book.
HEA. (Implied).
izziede's review against another edition
3.0
Sweet story.
The heroine breaks up with her boyfriend at the beginning, she had been with him in the previous book.
The Hero and heroine have a sort of forbidden relationship, professor and student, though that isn't strictly true but it causes issues.
No intimate scenes other than the Hero and heroine but the heroine talks briefly about sex with her ex in vague terms.
Secondary characters appear, couple from previous book plus friend for next book.
HEA. (Implied).
The heroine breaks up with her boyfriend at the beginning, she had been with him in the previous book.
The Hero and heroine have a sort of forbidden relationship, professor and student, though that isn't strictly true but it causes issues.
No intimate scenes other than the Hero and heroine but the heroine talks briefly about sex with her ex in vague terms.
Secondary characters appear, couple from previous book plus friend for next book.
HEA. (Implied).