Teach Me

4.5 Stars This was pure joy. Yes, there was angst, yes there was the sweetest slow burn. Longing out the wazoo. Two AP history teachers who initially clash about the use of a classroom. But this was so smart but not pretentious. Full of heart and layers, humour and heat. It is also so refreshing to have a romance with the couple over the age of 40. Despite rocky divorce and Martin's shared custody of his daughter, it's not a bone of contention. CW Classism, past child abuse, past death of a parent, grief, divorce, school lockdown drills (scheduled) infidelity from a past relationship, past workplace sexual harassment, workplace bullying, childhood poverty and fat shaming

I devoured this book very quickly! It starts very strongly with sharp, stylish writing, great humour and immediately engaging characters, along with a superb set-up that quickly gets the story moving. I loved the main characters and found them instantly interesting. There was lots of humour and fun, and lots of emotion too as the story neared the end - but it was the superb writing and warmth and voice of this book that most seduced me. I really enjoyed it!

I adored this book! It's so good to have sexy middle-aged protagonists! Rose's in-laws were a hoot, and the villain's come-uppance at the end was very satisfying.

I’m wary about reading older women stories as some authors have a tendency to make women over 40 old but I was pleasantly surprised in this as Rose at 42 is not portrayed that way.There was so much in this sweet read that I liked. I enjoyed reading about their day to day school prep and teaching and I especially found the figurative erasure interesting and very thought provoking.And weren’t they so adorable passing notes in school.I loved the kindness and respect everyone had for each other bar one jerk but isn’t there always one! It was heartwarming to see as our world has become so unkind and disrespectful of others. They both had hurts and fears but eventually overcame them. This was slow burn but when the got down to it it was hot 🔥This was a delightful, charming second chance at love for two lonely people not looking for love but finding it anyway 💕

Unpopular opinion alert. 1.5 stars, maybe? I was initially attracted to this book by the two more mature MCs, and it started off OK. Two teachers who fall for each other. It certainly wasn't the DREADFUL COVER that appealed. Ugh! I HATE the crude and unappealing image on the cover.The concept of the story was fine, but the more I read, sadly the more bored I became. I liked the H OK, but the h with her obsession of wearing only black clothes started to get a little tedious. She was also a BBW type woman (plus size), which is not my fav to read in my escapist romance reading, although not a dealbreaker. But I found her black-only clothes thing a little silly, and it was hard to like her character. I mean, come on, she's 40+, not a teen.The teaching references and descriptions were very US-centric, and for an Australian, the repeated references to tests, systems etc with which I'm not familiar did not make a lot of sense. I did not feel connected with this aspect of the book. There was a mildly amusing scene at a professional development session when the MCs were secretly playing bingo under the table with all of the jargon words the presenter was using. I could relate to that one.When we eventually got to the big sex scene, IMO it was poorly written. Here, the writing style did not seem to fit with the rest of the book. And when he suddenly "ate her out" Eek! What a horrible term! That turned me right off.I guess I got about two thirds of the way through when I just decided not to waste my time anymore. This author is just not for me. And, another one bites the dust......