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Getting Schooled (Getting Some, #1)
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bookshelves: c-read-contemporary-romance, reviewed, likereviews, s-read-sport-romance
Jul 02, 2018
bookshelves: c-read-contemporary-romance, reviewed, likereviews, s-read-sport-romance
Actual rating: 2.5 stars
It's ok, I kind of liked it.
It is definitely a very sweet and cute book. However, it is not exactly the kind of romance I want to read.
The first 50% of the book is mostly detail after detail about the 2 protagonists' lives, about their families, them being teachers at their high-school, about their students, futbol practice, theatre classes, and such. Personally, that is not the kind of story I am looking for. I wanted more about their relationship, their romance. There is basically non of that until maybe the las 25% of the book. There is no getting in love first part, because the characters are already in love from the past, and what they do is rekindle that love. I really like to read about the falling in love part, but I didn’t get to here.
The same with emotional conflicts. Not until that last part, do we get any emotional aspects, ant it is not really related to their actual romance and relationship, but to other aspects of their lives, except for a short conversation that we get about their past and that is in no way sufficient enough. There is no angst or drama, and I am a deep level emotional junkie, so I couldn’t get my fix in this book.
Because of all of the above, I can't say this is my kind of novel, and thus I wound't really recommend it. I struggled with the first half of the book and I almost DNF it. All through that first 50% of the story there was too much information I wasn't interested in.
Then there is the resolution. The book ends with a very textbook, sweet HEA. The whole book is very ideal, the characters are very nice people, their love is very smooth, the guy is super sweet and perfect, and the end is idilic. It is all very cute.
I think many readers would find this story comforting, light and sweet. Personally, I need my darkness and juicy bits to fully be satisfied with a book. This was way too seemly for me.
P.S: I don’t think the cover fits this story or genre. It is way off.
It's ok, I kind of liked it.
It is definitely a very sweet and cute book. However, it is not exactly the kind of romance I want to read.
The first 50% of the book is mostly detail after detail about the 2 protagonists' lives, about their families, them being teachers at their high-school, about their students, futbol practice, theatre classes, and such. Personally, that is not the kind of story I am looking for. I wanted more about their relationship, their romance. There is basically non of that until maybe the las 25% of the book. There is no getting in love first part, because the characters are already in love from the past, and what they do is rekindle that love. I really like to read about the falling in love part, but I didn’t get to here.
The same with emotional conflicts. Not until that last part, do we get any emotional aspects, ant it is not really related to their actual romance and relationship, but to other aspects of their lives, except for a short conversation that we get about their past and that is in no way sufficient enough. There is no angst or drama, and I am a deep level emotional junkie, so I couldn’t get my fix in this book.
Because of all of the above, I can't say this is my kind of novel, and thus I wound't really recommend it. I struggled with the first half of the book and I almost DNF it. All through that first 50% of the story there was too much information I wasn't interested in.
Then there is the resolution. The book ends with a very textbook, sweet HEA. The whole book is very ideal, the characters are very nice people, their love is very smooth, the guy is super sweet and perfect, and the end is idilic. It is all very cute.
I think many readers would find this story comforting, light and sweet. Personally, I need my darkness and juicy bits to fully be satisfied with a book. This was way too seemly for me.
P.S: I don’t think the cover fits this story or genre. It is way off.
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Reading Progress
June 29, 2018
– Shelved as:
to-read
June 29, 2018
– Shelved
June 30, 2018
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Started Reading
June 30, 2018
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50.0%
"It is mostly about their school life as teachers than actually about their relationship... so far is not my cup of tea. My interest is low and I am getting bored."
July 2, 2018
– Shelved as:
c-read-contemporary-romance
July 2, 2018
– Shelved as:
reviewed
July 2, 2018
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Finished Reading
September 11, 2020
– Shelved as:
likereviews
November 12, 2020
– Shelved as:
s-read-sport-romance
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Thank God we're all different, otherwise life would be boring as hell. Interesting to see other opinions about this book, not just praise. Yes, "the perfect love story" might not excite many, but since real life is full of drama, we can chose to enjoy the fairy tales, right?
My Pink Fairytales wrote: "Thank God we're all different, otherwise life would be boring as hell...."Sure, I do love fairy tales. I just like them more when they aren't perfect all the way. I do want perfect in the end though, just not while we are getting there. I guess, that a happy ending is more powerful to me if there has been suffering on the way.
I absolutely understand the appeal for this story, that's why I said that some people would find it comforting. I get that drama and suffering can get tiring, but for me, it usually is what keeps my attention. I might be a masochist that way...😝
I did think I wasn't going to finish it, but after a while it got better and I stuck with it. It is just too nice.