A review by thegreatmanda
Teacher of the Year by M.A. Wardell

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is an extremely sweet and sexy love story. Not perfect, as there were occasional odd grammatical or sentence structure choices that took me out of the story a little, but very enjoyable. I think I'll like MA Wardell's other books even more, as personally I'm not big on kid interaction and there is a ton of that in this book, being about a kindergarten teacher falling in love with a single father.

Favorite Quotes:

Kristi's main character flaw? Her love of running. Always trying to get other people to run with you is not welcome or cute. I wouldn't run unless zombies were chasing me, and even then, after a block, I'd probably relent and offer myself up as a tasty kosher snack.

There's not much you can count on in this world anymore, but the gay man's female best friend responding to his bat signal is one of them.

Lying here, the weight of my head on his lap, I'm supported by Olan in a way I haven't felt in a very long time. Maybe ever.

"And our first question is about community. How do you involve your student's families in their education?"
"I took a sexy bath with a parent yesterday, after railing him," flashes in my head, but probably wouldn't be the wisest answer.