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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)

by George R.R. Martin

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Her Perfect (Her Perfect Life, #1)

by Stephie Walls (카지노싸이트 Author)

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Sindel said: " I'm really picky with teacher-student romances, I've been disapointed most of the time but I'm glad I gave this one a chance ! I think it's the first teacher-student romance taking place in high-school that I haven't dnfed so far.

The thing is; unlik I'm really picky with teacher-student romances, I've been disapointed most of the time but I'm glad I gave this one a chance ! I think it's the first teacher-student romance taking place in high-school that I haven't dnfed so far.

The thing is; unlike the others I've read the teacher doesn't take advantage of the student and/or she isn't trying to seduce him from the start. The age gap is really not that big, and she's already 18 so really the only taboo is that he is her teacher. Of course it's still a really big No-no and what I liked is that it was actually acknowledged : they actually tried to fight their feelings (and not just pretend to for a second like in most teacher romances) and it made sense that they eventually gave up : you could feel the emotional connection, the pull, so it was realistic (it wasn't a case of people putting their career/life in jeopardy just for lust). Mind you, the beggining of their relationship wasn't too quick/insta love in my opinion, but I still found some parts were (although it's a complaint I often have in romances so you might not agree, and here it did not shocked much really).

Yes, obviously, he is a bad teacher : he's having a relationship with his student so duh ! But gooosh as a boyfriend ?! THE.BEST. Their relationship was so sweet !! As I said, it wasn't just about lust (it didn't even beggun like that really, and I loved their first meeting by the way) or any student/teacher kink. They just had this great connection and supportive relationship and it all felt so natural that it really made sense that they would risk everything for their love. Don't worry, when it comes to it the physical chemistry is great too...

I should warn you though that in my opinion this book is as much about the romance as it is about Colbie's mental health : you just have to read the prologue to realize it (I think it's in the blurb but of course : BIG TRIGGER WARNING for eating disorder here !!). I personally loved that but just know coming in, that if you want to just read a book mainly focused on the romance, it's not really it.

I'll say that my main complaint is that some of the side characthers/"villains" were too one dimensional. Here I thought that I couldn't find families as hateful as some of the families of the mafia books I have read... Well : the Chapmans are a really close one ! But I wished we got a little more explanation on how things got so far. I hoped for more closure in the end regarding that even if the book would have have to be a little longer for it. The worst character is of course Chasity... You want a charicature of the mean cheerleader (well ex-cheerleader here but still) ? Here you have it : she could have come straight from Mean Girls. Same here : I thought we would have an explanation of why she acts like this but no... she's just the bitch of the book I guess.

That being said, it was still a really good read, I really liked it (4 stars) and I think I'll look into more books from this author.
If like me you want to give an other chance to a teacher-student romance and are in search of a more realistic one : I'll recommend Her Perfect ! (but again : mind the trigger warnings please). ...more "

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Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)

by Christopher Ruocchio (카지노싸이트 Author)

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Twisted Pride (The Camorra Chronicles, #3) by Cora Reilly

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All my life I had been taught to be honorable, to do what was expected of me. Today I went against it all.

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Sindel’s Quotes

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

tags: humor, life

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“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

tags: bene-gesserit, fear, litany-against-fear, motivational, scifi

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