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A review by booksmartkate
Educated by Nellie Wilson
5.0
Phoebe is that person who is always making the lives of those around her better but sometimes at the sacrifice of her happiness - in love, friendship, and work. But, she always has her favorite seat at a little hidden bar just off campus and the opportunity to chat with the bar’s owner Declan. Dec has spent the last six years pining for Phoebe. One day Phoebe decides to take something for herself and asks Dec to be her “friend-with-benefits” to help her gain experience in the bedroom. But what happens when two friends who secretly love each other try to keep things strictly physical?
This is definitely not a stand-alone book. I firmly believe you should read Need S’More Time and Curated before Educated. The timeline of this book overlaps Curated, and Nellie was able to shorthand a lot of the character development in this book because of how much was done in previous books. Because of that, she’s able to jump right into the plot and the characters but you may think the characters are underdeveloped (they are not) unless you know the backstory from previous books.
I adore this world she has created. All the characters are real - nerdy, messy, complicated, flawed, and full of tenderness. Like Curated, I enjoy that the male main character isn’t perfect. He is insecure and looking for his place in the world. It was fantastic to see all of the characters from the previous books reunited and supporting each other. Fundamentally, these books work because you can tell how much Nellie cares about the characters and treats them with respect.
This is definitely not a stand-alone book. I firmly believe you should read Need S’More Time and Curated before Educated. The timeline of this book overlaps Curated, and Nellie was able to shorthand a lot of the character development in this book because of how much was done in previous books. Because of that, she’s able to jump right into the plot and the characters but you may think the characters are underdeveloped (they are not) unless you know the backstory from previous books.
I adore this world she has created. All the characters are real - nerdy, messy, complicated, flawed, and full of tenderness. Like Curated, I enjoy that the male main character isn’t perfect. He is insecure and looking for his place in the world. It was fantastic to see all of the characters from the previous books reunited and supporting each other. Fundamentally, these books work because you can tell how much Nellie cares about the characters and treats them with respect.