multicoloredbookreviews 's review for:

Professor Feelgood by Leisa Rayven

3.0

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I liked it, but not quite as much as the first book in the Masters of Love series. And while these books can be read as standalones, I think the reading experience is made better if you're familiar with Max and Eden's story.



Mild spoiler alert the story fell under the 2nd chance romance umbrella, but it wasn't a true 2nd chance, more like 2nd chance adjacent. Jacob and Asha were BFFs as children, fell out during their teen years and pretty much lived to antagonize each other in their adulthood. The Professor's identity was a mystery for a certain part of the book, but once it was revealed, the storyline became quite predictable. Honestly, by the halfway point I already knew how events were going to transpire and I was pretty much spot on. That was a bit of a disappointment, since a big part of why I'd loved Mister Romance, the first book, was that it'd kept me guessing at every turn.



Another aspect that was different about this story, compared to the first one, was that it was a lot more emotionally deep and, thus, less funny. On the bright side, though, while we'd only gotten glimpses of Joanna during the previous book, since she worked with Asha she showed up a lot more in this one. I really liked her character. She reminded me of Amanda Seyfried in Meangirls (they both had magic boobs!), kinda dumb but with moments of absolute brilliance. I couldn't help but love her in all her outrageous glory.



But back to the main couple, I wished the development of their relationship would have been done differently. The mandatory heart-to-heart that is the staple of 2nd chance romances everywhere came out of the blue. To me, it felt like the transition from constant anger and unending fights to tearful confessions and relieved hugs wasn't at all smooth. It was like we'd reached the portion of the book where that had to happen and so it did. Time for Asha and Jacob to be friendly again! There. Done.



In a nutshell, the story was nice and the chemistry between the leads was great, but this book really paled in comparison to the first in the series.