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A review by bookworm1
The Ivy Lessons by J. Lerman, Suzy K. Quinn
3.0
I wanted to read something light and easy, without much drama and angst and this book was right at my alley.
There some things that bugged me while reading: the heroine was sometimes too good like "I really love nature and everyone is good let's all be good friends" and it was a bit annoying. The other thing is how at the beginning she didn't really understand the risks and consequences of being in a relationship with a teacher and was just "why should we care if we want each other", it was really irresponsible behavior. Also she didn't had any internal fight with herself for wanting Marc even though he was her teacher and so off limits, she just wanted to jump into his bed, rest of the world be dammed. Another thing that bugged me was how easily Sophia tells everyone about her relationship with Marc. He is her teacher, it is supposed to be a secret and still she doesn't even try to lie and whenever someone started to suspect she just spilled it, how stupid can you be?
Also, even though it is a student-teacher romance, it didn't have a lot of drama which was a nice change. But it wasn't like the other student-teacher romance book that I had read. It hasn't the forbidden feeling of being in a relationship with a teacher, there wasn't any excitement of the sneaking around, the need of secrecy, the factors of a good forbidden romance just wasn't there and it was a little dissapointing.
However, despite those things, this book felt surprisingly refreshing and different. I can't put my finger on a certain thing, but it felt different from any BDSM book I have read up until now in a good way. Even though it is considered BDSM book, it really is a very light one with some kinky sex and domination but without the Dom/Sub relationship.
To sum it up, despite the flaws it was an enjoyable read and just in time for my easy read mood.
There some things that bugged me while reading: the heroine was sometimes too good like "I really love nature and everyone is good let's all be good friends" and it was a bit annoying. The other thing is how at the beginning she didn't really understand the risks and consequences of being in a relationship with a teacher and was just "why should we care if we want each other", it was really irresponsible behavior. Also she didn't had any internal fight with herself for wanting Marc even though he was her teacher and so off limits, she just wanted to jump into his bed, rest of the world be dammed. Another thing that bugged me was how easily Sophia tells everyone about her relationship with Marc. He is her teacher, it is supposed to be a secret and still she doesn't even try to lie and whenever someone started to suspect she just spilled it, how stupid can you be?
Also, even though it is a student-teacher romance, it didn't have a lot of drama which was a nice change. But it wasn't like the other student-teacher romance book that I had read. It hasn't the forbidden feeling of being in a relationship with a teacher, there wasn't any excitement of the sneaking around, the need of secrecy, the factors of a good forbidden romance just wasn't there and it was a little dissapointing.
However, despite those things, this book felt surprisingly refreshing and different. I can't put my finger on a certain thing, but it felt different from any BDSM book I have read up until now in a good way. Even though it is considered BDSM book, it really is a very light one with some kinky sex and domination but without the Dom/Sub relationship.
To sum it up, despite the flaws it was an enjoyable read and just in time for my easy read mood.