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An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Jodi McAlister’s books and I was thrilled to receive this as an eARC from Atria and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed An Academic Affair. Sometimes, when authors write about things directly related to their experiences, the situations are under or over explained but this felt like the right amount of information. It’s evident how passionate McAlister is about the broken and often unfair system of academics. I felt outrage and frustration with Sadie and Jonah when they did and elated whenever things went their way.
The romance was very sweet. I think this was correctly listed as rivals to romance. I loved seeing how they started completely unable to work together and that they had real consequences for that, but as they matured and began to understand each other, were able to pull off more than I would be able to do even with someone I work well with!
I liked the dual POV and the footnotes in Jonah’s chapters. Note that as an ebook, I read this on two devices and one worked as a pop up but the other sent me back and forth between pages and that got annoying, because some of the footnotes we’re important to the story. The family dynamics were interesting, but I do wish we got a little more Elias after meeting Julia. Some of the plot line with Chess felt a little contrived but I liked that the conflict was less about why Jonah and Sadie couldn’t be together and more about them learning to navigate through difficult people and situations together. I also liked Fi and how fiercely she loves.
Overall, this was a great story. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for good banter, deep love, and breaking/repairing family ties. 4.5 ⭐️
I really enjoyed An Academic Affair. Sometimes, when authors write about things directly related to their experiences, the situations are under or over explained but this felt like the right amount of information. It’s evident how passionate McAlister is about the broken and often unfair system of academics. I felt outrage and frustration with Sadie and Jonah when they did and elated whenever things went their way.
The romance was very sweet. I think this was correctly listed as rivals to romance. I loved seeing how they started completely unable to work together and that they had real consequences for that, but as they matured and began to understand each other, were able to pull off more than I would be able to do even with someone I work well with!
I liked the dual POV and the footnotes in Jonah’s chapters. Note that as an ebook, I read this on two devices and one worked as a pop up but the other sent me back and forth between pages and that got annoying, because some of the footnotes we’re important to the story. The family dynamics were interesting, but I do wish we got a little more Elias after meeting Julia. Some of the plot line with Chess felt a little contrived but I liked that the conflict was less about why Jonah and Sadie couldn’t be together and more about them learning to navigate through difficult people and situations together. I also liked Fi and how fiercely she loves.
Overall, this was a great story. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for good banter, deep love, and breaking/repairing family ties. 4.5 ⭐️