Mike Calkins

Man. I was NOT expecting to be this disgustingly invested in this. I laughed frequently, really enjoyed the main characters dynamic. I found myself very tense during a few sequences, and I was muttering "wtf are you doing you absolute moron" (or some variation) as I cooked food or got water at 1 AM with soundproof headphones and listened to either person miss signals or overthink.

I had never read smut before really. Closest I ever got to it was the first ACOTAR book and that was extremely tame so this was a but of a surprising experience but one I had a really good time with, to the point that the next two books NOT being about Rowan and Sloan makes me a little less interested to read them (but I probably will anyways). I thought Weaver did a great job painting violent, sultry and delicious canvases with her words (the last one is not ironic, one of the characters works in food service). I will say that some dialogue is really cheesy, particularly early on. But for the most part the banter and such is so much fun and investing.

Did not expect to love this as much as I did!!

Now, what did we learn class? If you find a piece of paper with words in a language you do not recognize, perhaps abstain from reading them aloud.

LOVED this. Definitely top tier Goosebumps. Fantastic finale.

I was OBSESSED with this series of books as a kid and revisiting the first was such a treat. Relatable (I am a child of divorce), fun, imaginative, and with a good heart and message. I might keep re-reading these even after Old School April ends.

Loved this. Hadn't read it since I was quite young and revisiting it was a hoot. Some of the dialogue is rough and clunky but I adore the world and characters (although it kinda is Star Wars with dragons.) The audio narrator's voice for Saphira threw me through a loop but thats not the books fault.

Not quite as good as its predecessor, with a rather rushed finale dragging it down. Still loved the dynamic, the writing is still sexy and funny.