Cole Lepley is a new author to me, I was hooked on this book due to the cover standing out and also because of the genre that this is. I love best friend/student-teacher romances, for some reason they just seem really intriguing but they have a way of captivating me and honestly, Cole did such an incredible job. I was hooked from the first page and you couldn’t help but fall in love with Elliot and Hunter, there was a lot behind their characters, and I think Cole managed to get every aspect of them both right. As for Elliot’s brother (Ollie) whilst he was an entertaining character at times, I found myself wanting to punch him a lot because honestly if I was in his position and I saw that an guy or girl was treating my younger sibling with no respect I’d be wanting to do something about it to show that they couldn’t get away with it, but whilst he did annoy me at times with the way he acted I know that there’s a lot more beneath the surface and I can’t wait to explore his story.
There’s a lot that goes on with this book and at times it does feel like you’re being transported back to school with what’s going on, but in a way I do like that aspect as it gives you a more real outcome as to what’s going on throughout the story. With that being said, I did find some scenes just being a bit slow, I mean I didn’t understand what Judah’s aim was, he kept coming back even though he should have moved on. It was clear that Elliot wasn’t going to take him back, so I didn’t see why he was doing what he was. To me, it just seemed like he was coming back just for the drama which was unnecessary. But that being said, everything did tie in together and I’m excited to read about both Ollie’s and Judah’s stories as I’m sure more secrets will be revealed throughout them. Cole did a great job and she should be proud of herself, I can’t wait to see what else she creates.
Elliot is about to start her last year of school, but the only thing that’ll be different this year is that Judah won’t be roaming the halls with her as he’s starting his first year of college. They’ve been together for 4 years on and off, but whilst at one point she thought that them both being together would be the perfect fit for her life in the future, she’s now realising that maybe her life isn’t all that set out than what she planned. With this new arrangement of both her and Judah being in an open relationship to see if things are better being together or not, she’s unsure of what to make of it all. She knows that life is going to be different this year, but what she didn’t realise is that her life is about to get a lot more complicated.
Hunter has been around Elliot and Ollie for years, he’s Ollie’s best friend, so it’s natural that he’s going to be in the presence of Elliot as they’re siblings. However, with him harbouring a secret crush on her, he can’t help but feel protective and defensive over her…. He’s glad that Elliot is no longer dating Judah although he’s fuming over their arrangement, but at the same time he knows that he can’t go after Elliot because it would implicate his friendship with Ollie. So when he gets a teaching job at Elliot’s school, he must figure out a way to remain professional, but with her making advances at him and turning it all into a game, he’s got to figure out if she’s really playing him or if she really does have feelings for him, but at the same time will everything be worth risking his job over?
There’s a lot that goes on with this book and at times it does feel like you’re being transported back to school with what’s going on, but in a way I do like that aspect as it gives you a more real outcome as to what’s going on throughout the story. With that being said, I did find some scenes just being a bit slow, I mean I didn’t understand what Judah’s aim was, he kept coming back even though he should have moved on. It was clear that Elliot wasn’t going to take him back, so I didn’t see why he was doing what he was. To me, it just seemed like he was coming back just for the drama which was unnecessary. But that being said, everything did tie in together and I’m excited to read about both Ollie’s and Judah’s stories as I’m sure more secrets will be revealed throughout them. Cole did a great job and she should be proud of herself, I can’t wait to see what else she creates.
Elliot is about to start her last year of school, but the only thing that’ll be different this year is that Judah won’t be roaming the halls with her as he’s starting his first year of college. They’ve been together for 4 years on and off, but whilst at one point she thought that them both being together would be the perfect fit for her life in the future, she’s now realising that maybe her life isn’t all that set out than what she planned. With this new arrangement of both her and Judah being in an open relationship to see if things are better being together or not, she’s unsure of what to make of it all. She knows that life is going to be different this year, but what she didn’t realise is that her life is about to get a lot more complicated.
Hunter has been around Elliot and Ollie for years, he’s Ollie’s best friend, so it’s natural that he’s going to be in the presence of Elliot as they’re siblings. However, with him harbouring a secret crush on her, he can’t help but feel protective and defensive over her…. He’s glad that Elliot is no longer dating Judah although he’s fuming over their arrangement, but at the same time he knows that he can’t go after Elliot because it would implicate his friendship with Ollie. So when he gets a teaching job at Elliot’s school, he must figure out a way to remain professional, but with her making advances at him and turning it all into a game, he’s got to figure out if she’s really playing him or if she really does have feelings for him, but at the same time will everything be worth risking his job over?