Love Lessons

Books, Coffee & Passion

After a few unfortunate events, Ian needs to clean up his image, and the Brooklyn Bruisers' management team is pressuring him to do that. His neighbor, Vera, is a professional stylist, and they're total opposites but there's a simmering attraction between them. Vera wants more clients so she's willing to help Ian with his image problems. Both of them go on a summer vacation with Ian's teammates and Vera's friends, and they make a deal: Vera helps to style Ian, and Ian helps Vera with the art of seduction. It sounds a little unconventional... it's hilarious!

First of all, Ian was not at all what I expected. I was expecting a partying, womanizer bad boy, but he was nothing like that. He was the sweetest! Even his lack of taste in clothes had a motive behind it. His background and history made sense and made him so relatable. I really enjoyed how his life story influenced who he was and how his character evolved. He was so laid back, relaxed, sweet, and flirty! He was wonderful with Vera! The way he flirted with her and helped her with her journey in seduction... It was so charming.

Vera was also a great heroine! She was funny, sweet, caring, and hard-working. Even though she had a few unresolved things with her ex, hence the seduction lessons, it didn't bother me much. I think it made her relatable and helped me understand why she had certain insecurities. I loved how she didn't let Ian stop her from buying him new clothes to style him. She was fierce! These two were definitely opposites, but the chemistry between them... off the charts! Their banter, their steamy scenes... I loved it!

Although both of them judged each other by their appearances, in the beginning, I enjoyed how they realized, after spending some time together, that they were very wrong in their assumptions. The seduction lessons were super fun and hot! Their emotional connection was very perceptible after that, and their relationship felt inevitable, natural, and sweet. The cast of characters was great too and the setting made it even better. I enjoyed the summer vacation setting a lot, sadly that meant we didn't get much hockey on this one. I still loved it though. I'm a huge fan of Sarina Bowen's writing and lovable characters.

Love Lessons was a sweet, funny, entertaining read, with a great cast of characters, steamy moments, exceptional banter, and chemistry. I loved it so much!