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A review by rkbezzie
An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister
3.75
3.75 stars
I would have liked to give this book 4 stars, but a few things just didn’t hit for me:
* The endnotes in Jonah's chapters. I liked the cleverness of using them in a book about two academics, but reading them on an e-reader was annoying and took me out of the story if my finger slipped trying to navigate back to the text.
* This was an enemies to lovers book. I love that. Not sure the original suppressed chemistry between the two for the many years prior really translated, though. Especially because it took them until 80% of the book to have sex. This wasn't a slow-burn book, this was a crock pot book--the author tossed the ingredients for a hook up into the crock pot at 8am and we didn't get to consume any of it until ten hours later. Frustrating. The story was nearly finished by the time these two jumped into bed with one another.
* And speaking of endings--what the hell? While yes, Sadie and Jonah got their HEA, the ending seemed abrupt and unfulfilling--leaving a major subpot (their employment status) in question only to be hurriedly resolved as an afterthought in the epilogue.
All of that said, I think this book will appeal to mainstream romance readers looking for a unique story.
Thank you to Atria and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book.
I would have liked to give this book 4 stars, but a few things just didn’t hit for me:
* The endnotes in Jonah's chapters. I liked the cleverness of using them in a book about two academics, but reading them on an e-reader was annoying and took me out of the story if my finger slipped trying to navigate back to the text.
* This was an enemies to lovers book. I love that. Not sure the original suppressed chemistry between the two for the many years prior really translated, though. Especially because it took them until 80% of the book to have sex. This wasn't a slow-burn book, this was a crock pot book--the author tossed the ingredients for a hook up into the crock pot at 8am and we didn't get to consume any of it until ten hours later. Frustrating. The story was nearly finished by the time these two jumped into bed with one another.
* And speaking of endings--what the hell? While yes, Sadie and Jonah got their HEA, the ending seemed abrupt and unfulfilling--leaving a major subpot (their employment status) in question only to be hurriedly resolved as an afterthought in the epilogue.
All of that said, I think this book will appeal to mainstream romance readers looking for a unique story.
Thank you to Atria and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book.