Ratings11
Average rating3.5
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Ratings11
Average rating3.5
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.
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2 primary booksThere's Something About Marysburg is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Olivia Dade.
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(4.5, probably, rounding down.)
I don't mind cute/cartoonish covers, and it makes a lot of sense with this story and its lightly comic touches, but the clipart for the male figure's face here is just weird and doesn't match well with the rest of the cover for me, or with the description of Martin in the book. This is kind of a silly complaint, especially considering I read this on Kindle, but there it is anyway.
I haven't read this author before, or much contemporary like this (i.e. no one is royalty), but I really enjoyed this book a lot! There's not a lot of conflict, at least not between characters, so if you want romance with high drama, this probably isn't for you. Even the closest thing to a villain in the story doesn't appear very much and is dealt with pretty easily (and mostly off-page, which is a little unsatisfying, but not a big deal). I really like both the main characters, especially that they're a little older (mid-40s, so certainly not ancient, but not young, either) and settled in their careers. I also loved Rose's ex-in-laws and Martin's daughter, who were all a lot of fun, and the weird little side characters, like the all-goth girls' softball team and the English teachers who are just a little bit off (though they're right that Wuthering Heights is NOT a romance). It's not really magical realism, but it's just off enough to add some extra humor and fun. I'll be looking out for the next book in this series for sure!
(2019 summer romance bingo: “someone wears a costume,” (twice!) though it would also work for “prom” and possibly a loose interpretation of “sassy grandparent”)
