A review by bookish_contentment
The Write Place by Allie Samberts

4.0

I received an e-book for an honest review and I can truly say this was the light, sweet romance book I was needing. I’m not sure I’d say it was a comedy, at times it felt very tender and almost sad but the build up of the romance was pitched perfectly. Mac is a high school English teacher in a Chicago suburb and one Friday night she meets Evan at the local dive bar. They go outside to escape the terrible music and end up talking books. This was possibly the best meet-cute for a teacher book worm ever! The way Mac described not having one favourite book really resounded with me. After a swoon worth kiss they go their separate ways, only to find that he will be shadowing her at work for the next six weeks to help him write his next novel… The pace wasn’t high and I’d spotted the break up point early on but this didn’t stop me enjoying the story and rooting for Mac and Daniel (he’d used a fake name) all the way through. While I’m not a secondary/high school teacher, Allie Samberts has captured something about the teaching profession that was just lovely. A great book to read before I head back to school next week.