Reviews with content warning for Infidelity - Teacher of the Year

Reading Teacher Of The Year made me smile. This book is sweet and cute. I love Marvin and Olan so much. Knowing them, make me feel better and feel all smiley. And by reading this book, I finally dive into a new author (again); M.A. Wardell.

I love how he described Marvin's love for Olan in this book. I certainly can't wait to read Teachers in Love #2; which is Mistletoe & Mishigas. And I'm so lucky to have the arc of that book! I'm ready to continue my journey in this series... of course with different characters!

Thank you so much, Matt! You are incredible! What a sweet story!

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emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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4.25

Content Warnings: Sexual content, panic attacks, anxiety, PTSD, abandonment, and blood. Mention of: infidelity, addiction, and alcoholism.

***I received a copy from the author through the BestofBooktok.com email list***

This is such a beautiful story of love and metamorphosis...of finding love and realizing you're worthy and deserving of it.

Do you ever struggle to read a book...because you relate so much to a main character's mental health struggles that it hits a little to close? That's what this book was for me...Marvin's unresolved trauma from childhood still affecting his life.

Of course I don't relate to everything Marvin goes through but having that mirror put in front of me about anxiety and unresolved childhood PTSD...*deep breathe* that was rough. I think a lot of us who have unresolved trauma think we're okay...I mean we're adults now right? If we're lucky we have great lives so we have no reason to let that trauma still resonate and affect us, right? 😅 Luckily I have an amazing husband who has me talk out any anxieties/worries I have and understands when I need time to just process things myself.

I am so happy that I was able to experience this love story and, as hard as it was, do a little self reflection on why therapy really is something to look into.

This was an amazing first read from MA Wardell and I can't wait to see what other wonderful stories they have to bring us. 💜

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3.0

if you go into this expecting some smut, then you will be happy bc this had more than i was anticipating. i think the plot needed just a little something more. there were topics i feel were talked about briefly and not fully developed/resolved. i WISH marvin would have been in or considered therapy sooner - esp (!!) because of his anxiety [his character felt like he would be someone very open and accepting of being in therapy.] also the lack of dual pov made it feel like olan was such a flat character - it felt as if he all of sudden liked marvin and the biggest parts of his personality was that he’d never been with a guy before and he was smart…. like i need more from a LI y’all.

⚠️: alcoholism, addiction, panic attacks/disorders, parental abandonment, blood, infidelity, injury/injury detail, miscarriage (side character), pregnancy (side character)

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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wilson_jodi's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

General disclaimer if you've read other reviews by me and are noticing a pattern: You're correct that I don't really give starred reviews, I feel like a peasant and don't like leaving them and most often, I will only leave them if I vehemently despised a book. Thus, no stars doesn't indicate that the book wasn't worthy of any starred system. It just means I enjoy most books for what they are, & I extract lessons from them all, even if the lesson is that I'm a ho for the smut, or confronting my own mommy/daddy issues lol. Everyone's reading experiences are subjective, so I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Happy reading! Find me on Instagram: @bookish.millennial

Read this if you appreciate reading about:

a super hot grown man's bisexual awakening
precious honeys in recovery and trying their gods damn best
complicated parent-child dynamics
a kindergarten teacher finding their love story! THANK GOODNESS FOR OUR TEACHERS YALL!
separated parents lovingly co-parenting
teasing through text messages
*love interest moves across the country to new/smaller town for a fresh start* (Portland, Maine is considered a smaller town, right? Apologies from this SF Bay Area baby)
first-person POV of a sweet, goofy, awkward main character (I ~*~adore~*~ you, Marvin)
delicious smutty scenes (imho, a solid 3/5 on the steam scale)
coming of age/self love/acceptance journey of adults! Late 20s to 30s year olds have coming of age journeys too!

I loved this book so much and highly recommend it to anyone who loves fluffy, sweet, smutty romcoms. Marvin + Olan stan forever and ever. <3

Honorable mention to Jill who was hilarious and provided such tender levity during Marvin's bouts of anxiety. Next honorable mention to Gonzo the cat because I'm that dog mom & am obsessed with your pets, yeah yeah yeah hahaha. Last honorable mention to Illona for being the most understanding, emotionally intelligent kindergartener ever and I stan her. Actually, okay ~*~this~*~ is the last honorable mention to Isabelle for being the kindest ex I've ever met in a book. May all exes aspire to be as lovely as her.

Thank you to the author for providing an eARC -- I will continue to read anything you write & am grateful for this story!

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