Teach Me - Book Review by Voodoo Bride

 

Teach Me - (There's Something About Marysburg #1)

by Olivia Dade 

What is it about:

Their lesson plans didn't include love. But that's about to change...

When Martin Krause arrives at Rose Owens's high school, she's determined to remain chilly with her new colleague. Unfriendly? Maybe. Understandable? Yes, since a loathsome administrator gave Rose's beloved world history classes to Martin, knowing it would hurt her.

But keeping her distance from a man as warm and kind as Martin will prove challenging, even for a stubborn, guarded ice queen. Especially when she begins to see him for what he truly is: a man who's never been taught his own value. Martin could use a good teacher--and luckily, Rose is the best.

Rose has her own lessons--about trust, about vulnerability, about her past--to learn. And over the course of a single school year, the two of them will find out just how hot it can get when an ice queen melts.

What did Voodoo Bride think of it:

While waiting for the release of All the Feels, the sequel to Spoiler Alert, I decided to give another book by Dade a try.

And this is another really good read.

Martin is a total sweetheart who has been told he's boring, while Rose has learned to keep people at a distance to not get hurt. It was so good to see these two fall for each other and try to open up. Especially Rose has a lot to unlearn, and it was good to see her start to trust. 

I absolutely adored Rose's ex parents-in-law, and would totally read a whole book about their antics. There should have been more scenes with them in it imo.

There are of course a few obstacles to conquer for Martin and Rose to get their Happily Ever After, but those obstacles never got too frustrating, while still feeling real and believable.

All in all a delightful romance. I might read more books in this particular series.

Why should you read it:

It's a very enjoyable Contemporary Romance

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Spoiler Alert - Book Review by Voodoo Bride

 

Spoiler Alert (Spoiler Alert #1)

by Olivia Dade 

What is it about:

Marcus Caster-Rupp has a secret. While the world knows him as Aeneas, the star of the biggest show on TV, Gods of the Gates, he's known to fanfiction readers as Book!AeneasWouldNever, an anonymous and popular poster.  Marcus is able to get out his own frustrations with his character through his stories, especially the ones that feature the internet’s favorite couple to ship, Aeneas and Lavinia. But if anyone ever found out about his online persona, he’d be fired. Immediately.

April Whittier has secrets of her own. A hardcore Lavinia fan, she’s hidden her fanfiction and cosplay hobby from her “real life” for years—but not anymore. When she decides to post her latest Lavinia creation on Twitter, her photo goes viral. Trolls and supporters alike are commenting on her plus-size take, but when Marcus, one half of her OTP, sees her pic and asks her out on a date to spite her critics, she realizes life is really stranger than fanfiction.

Even though their first date is a disaster, Marcus quickly realizes that he wants much more from April than a one-time publicity stunt. And when he discovers she’s actually Unapologetic Lavinia Stan, his closest fandom friend, he has one more huge secret to hide from her.

With love and Marcus’s career on the line, can the two of them stop hiding once and for all, or will a match made in fandom end up prematurely cancelled?

What did Voodoo Bride think of it:

When I heard about this book I knew I had to read it. Fan fiction writers? Cosplay? Romance? A 'You've Got Mail' like plot twist? Gimme!

And I loved this book!

I fell hard for Marcus who is already living a kind of double life when he meets April and discovers she's his online friend. His reasons for not telling April who he is, and for his complicated secrets felt understandable even if they're not all smart. I also fell in love with his best friend, and I was more than happy that the next book will be about that friend.

April is such a great character as well. She is done hiding herself and the things she loves. She is ready to take on the world and win. I love how she calls out the people around her when they're hurtful, and how she is standing up for herself after years of conformity. 

The romance is mainly sweet, fluffy, and delightful, with of course a more dramatic twist towards the end of the book, but this being a Romance I was confident I'd get an ending I could be happy about.

All in all a wonderful read, and I will most definitely get my hands on the next book titled All the Feels, which releases in October.

Why should you read it:

It's a delicious Romance

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