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A review by justinlife
Teacher of the Year by M.A. Wardell
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This book was fine. In Teacher of the Year we have kindergarten teacher Marvin who is up for TOTY award for the county and maybe the state. During the middle of the school year, a new student transfers with a hot, wealthy daddy, Olan. Olan starts having a bi awakening and we get a somewhat spicy book as we these two fall for each other and work through their traumas.
The book is solid but the narrator, Olan, has harsh opinions about recovering addicts and alcoholics that didn't set well with me, obviously. He has his own issues being a child of neglect. Olan is a fun character and his book does have some heat to it. Good for that teacher. I think Wardell handled the teaching aspect well. It felt believable.
this was the third m/m romance novel I read this year set in Maine. What's up with Maine being a location destination for m/m romance? I was not expecting that.
The book is solid but the narrator, Olan, has harsh opinions about recovering addicts and alcoholics that didn't set well with me, obviously. He has his own issues being a child of neglect. Olan is a fun character and his book does have some heat to it. Good for that teacher. I think Wardell handled the teaching aspect well. It felt believable.
this was the third m/m romance novel I read this year set in Maine. What's up with Maine being a location destination for m/m romance? I was not expecting that.