It's only June, but I already know that "Learning Curves" is going to find a place on my "favorite reads of 2020" list. I highly recommend this charming, funny, and sweet story for all fans of contemporary romance and romantic comedy, and can't wait to binge read the rest of Molly O'Hare's books.
About "Learning Curves"
"Learning Curves" is a single dad, enemies to lovers, curvy girl rom-com with a teacher that everyone wished they had in school, and a swoon-worthy dad that would do anything for his daughter. Throw in an over-eating dog and watch what happens next.
"Learning Curves" is a single dad, enemies to lovers, curvy girl rom-com with a teacher that everyone wished they had in school, and a swoon-worthy dad that would do anything for his daughter. Throw in an over-eating dog and watch what happens next.
To Spencer Hurley, women only left pain and destruction in their wake. The only good thing that came from his disaster of an ex was his daughter, Annabelle. Right now, making sure Belle was taken care of and getting her the help she needed with her learning disabilities was his only focus. And if that meant moving to a new town, consider the moving truck rented and packed.
Ellie Ryan spent her childhood being judged and bullied because of her learning disabilities. Jokes on them, though, she was now the top special education teacher in her district. See, Ellie totally had her life together. Kind of. Maybe… Okay, really, she’s a word-vomiting, curvy, hot-mess, who hasn’t had a date in who knows how long. And then there was Roxy, her rude over-eating dog. Nevertheless, Ellie was fiercely protective of her students. She’d gladly rip out the throat of anyone that dared to mess with her kids. Including their parents.
So, please explain to Ellie why, even after calling her new student’s father out during a disastrous parent-teacher meeting, Ellie couldn’t help being insanely attracted to the gruff single dad? Somebody, please help her. Besides, nothing good could come from it... right?
My Review
Molly O'Hare's "Learning Curves" was a hilarious and heartwarming story featuring fantastic characters and an engaging plot. The book's preface alone was enough to make me cheer; if I
could add a sixth star to my rating just for that, I would! I quickly fell in love with the characters when I started reading the story itself, and was particularly drawn into the delicious slow burn of main characters Ellie
and Spencer's relationship development. Their chemistry was white-hot from the start, and I adored
their witty banter. It seemed that neither of them could avoid putting a foot in their mouth when they were together, which made me laugh out loud over and over.
I also loved seeing Ellie and Spencer
come together as a family with Spencer's young daughter, Annabelle. She was such an adorable, smart-mouthed little kid, and
the relationship she had with her daddy was awesome. Spencer clearly
doted on her and did absolutely everything in his power to make sure she
had the best resources available to help her learn and grow. Every child deserves to have an
advocate like Spencer was for Annabelle!
In addition, I found Ellie to be incredibly relatable and loved getting to know her over the course of the story. I'm also perpetually late and in need of caffeine, and more often than not end up with coffee stains on my shirt. (Pro tip for others out there like Ellie and me: I've learned to keep a spare top in my office in case of emergency. Also, my office invested in a Keurig after too many incidents of people finishing the pot of coffee and failing to make more. Blood was nearly spilled on multiple occasions in our pre-Keurig days!) I loved how fiercely Ellie advocated for her students, always made sure they had everything they needed, and made sure they knew that having different learning needs didn't mean they were somehow less than their classmates.
The story's secondary characters were also wonderful and added a tremendous amount of depth to the narrative. I especially loved how Ellie's principal, Mr. Talley, tattled to Ellie's dad every time she did something that irritated him, as well as when he grumbled about paperwork.
Overall, I absolutely adored "Learning Curves" and am certain that it will find a place on my "favorite reads of 2020" list. I highly recommend it for all fans of contemporary romance and romantic comedy and look forward to checking out more of Molly O'Hare's books soon!
In addition, I found Ellie to be incredibly relatable and loved getting to know her over the course of the story. I'm also perpetually late and in need of caffeine, and more often than not end up with coffee stains on my shirt. (Pro tip for others out there like Ellie and me: I've learned to keep a spare top in my office in case of emergency. Also, my office invested in a Keurig after too many incidents of people finishing the pot of coffee and failing to make more. Blood was nearly spilled on multiple occasions in our pre-Keurig days!) I loved how fiercely Ellie advocated for her students, always made sure they had everything they needed, and made sure they knew that having different learning needs didn't mean they were somehow less than their classmates.
The story's secondary characters were also wonderful and added a tremendous amount of depth to the narrative. I especially loved how Ellie's principal, Mr. Talley, tattled to Ellie's dad every time she did something that irritated him, as well as when he grumbled about paperwork.
Overall, I absolutely adored "Learning Curves" and am certain that it will find a place on my "favorite reads of 2020" list. I highly recommend it for all fans of contemporary romance and romantic comedy and look forward to checking out more of Molly O'Hare's books soon!
*ARC provided by the author via Wildfire Marketing Solutions. All opinions expressed are my own.
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