bigborrowedbooks's review
4.0
Julie continues to surprise me with the hidden depth in her stories that push the characters right off the page and into my world. The tension she builds between our love interests have me hanging on to each page, waiting to see who is going to break first. And let me tell you, it ALWAYS ends up satisfying.
Overall, this one is four full stars for me! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Overall, this one is four full stars for me! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
meganmos29's review
4.0
I was lucky enough to get this as an ARC. What can I say? I really loved this. It was sweet, spicy, romantic, and funny. Asher is so swoon worthy and love the his southern roots and Delaney is a strong female lead. I enjoyed their story and can’t wait to read more from Julie Olivia!!
lovebooksaddict's review
4.0
4 Stars!
POV: Dual (1st Person)
Tropes: Student / Teacher, Forbidden Romance
Triggers: None
Likes: I love a forbidden teacher romance! This one is great because the age gap isn't too great, with Delaney being in her early 20's and Asher his mid 30's.
Dislikes: I wish Delaney wasn't a virgin, as I don't think the story needed that aspect.
Synopsis: Present Perfect follows Delaney, who temporarily joins Foxe Hill school to get the references for her resume, plus extra credits for her degree. And Asher, the head of the English department. Sparks soon start to fly, however even though she’s on the payroll, she’s also taking one of his classes and so nothing can happen between them…right?
Full of sweetness and steam, plus a dash of drama!
POV: Dual (1st Person)
Tropes: Student / Teacher, Forbidden Romance
Triggers: None
Likes: I love a forbidden teacher romance! This one is great because the age gap isn't too great, with Delaney being in her early 20's and Asher his mid 30's.
Dislikes: I wish Delaney wasn't a virgin, as I don't think the story needed that aspect.
Synopsis: Present Perfect follows Delaney, who temporarily joins Foxe Hill school to get the references for her resume, plus extra credits for her degree. And Asher, the head of the English department. Sparks soon start to fly, however even though she’s on the payroll, she’s also taking one of his classes and so nothing can happen between them…right?
Full of sweetness and steam, plus a dash of drama!
betzandbooks25's review
3.0
Delaney & Asher ♥️
I love reading about romance in a higher education setting since that’s the field of work I’m in. The forbidden aspect of student-professor always feels a bit taboo to me because of my job (#boundaries 😂) but this one was done well & drew out the relationship with tension.
I also love a small-town romance so really… this was a good combo.
I love reading about romance in a higher education setting since that’s the field of work I’m in. The forbidden aspect of student-professor always feels a bit taboo to me because of my job (#boundaries 😂) but this one was done well & drew out the relationship with tension.
I also love a small-town romance so really… this was a good combo.
intothewilderreads's review
4.0
I devoured my ARC of this book! I read it while cooking supper, brushing my teeth, just non-stop. I really enjoyed the characters and their interactions. Their flirting was delightful and the spice level was *chef’s kiss* and I need to go read the first Foxe Hill book STAT.
mollymccarthybooks's review
4.0
This was such a fun enemies-to-lovers, “oops, I accidentally flirted with my professor,” small town romance! I mean, a cowboy adjacent poetry professor with a boyish smile? Sign me up!
I loved that we got to see characters from the first book (Violet & Keaton) back again, as well as a bit of setup for what I’m assuming the next book will be (Lily & Max). There was a twist at the end, too, that I definitely didn’t see coming, which was fun.
Thank you to Julie for the ARC!
I loved that we got to see characters from the first book (Violet & Keaton) back again, as well as a bit of setup for what I’m assuming the next book will be (Lily & Max). There was a twist at the end, too, that I definitely didn’t see coming, which was fun.
Thank you to Julie for the ARC!
mousethatreads's review
3.0
Rating 3/5⭐️
I really enjoyed this short, fluffy book. I do however think that the conflict at the end didn’t have high enough stakes for me to feel for the characters enough and I would have liked more scenes after Asher and Delaney decided to start their relationship. I’m really keen on reading the next book in this series when I need a pick me up on a bad day.
I really enjoyed this short, fluffy book. I do however think that the conflict at the end didn’t have high enough stakes for me to feel for the characters enough and I would have liked more scenes after Asher and Delaney decided to start their relationship. I’m really keen on reading the next book in this series when I need a pick me up on a bad day.
reading_and_rambling's review
4.0
I received an ARC of this book for my honest review.
This was a fun read about Asher (who we have met before when Saria visited Foxe Hill in the book In the Wild and in the first Foxe Hill book) a 30 something English department head at the community college and Delaney a student who is working at the college and taking a class for 6 weeks over the summer. This story avoided cookie cutter story telling and brought the characters to life by giving them more depth and surrounding them with other engaging characters. I felt like I was getting to know Asher and growing with Delaney throughout the book. I sometimes felt like the story was a mix of a good sitcom and a romantic comedy. The characters had great chemistry, and I loved seeing them interact with an array of characters in various settings.
I wish the story telling of after they became a couple had a little more time in the book. It felt like a lot happened quickly at the end and it was bookended by a quick wrap up of what it looked like once Asher and Delaney were together. In the Into You series I felt like I got more closure with the characters than I got in this book.
While the book is technically an enemies to lovers I never felt like they were really in the enemies role. They also technically fall into student/teacher relationship but as the book points out many times they’re existing in that as a gray area since they are also semi colleagues. Some may also consider this an age gap relationship, though that played very little into the story.
While we see Asher in previous books, there is no need to read those before reading this book. This is also the second book in this series, but you do not have to read the first book prior to reading this one.
Overall this was a great read. Took me about 3.5/4 hours to read and spice starts around 60/65% into the book. I’m looking forward to the rest of this series!
This was a fun read about Asher (who we have met before when Saria visited Foxe Hill in the book In the Wild and in the first Foxe Hill book) a 30 something English department head at the community college and Delaney a student who is working at the college and taking a class for 6 weeks over the summer. This story avoided cookie cutter story telling and brought the characters to life by giving them more depth and surrounding them with other engaging characters. I felt like I was getting to know Asher and growing with Delaney throughout the book. I sometimes felt like the story was a mix of a good sitcom and a romantic comedy. The characters had great chemistry, and I loved seeing them interact with an array of characters in various settings.
I wish the story telling of after they became a couple had a little more time in the book. It felt like a lot happened quickly at the end and it was bookended by a quick wrap up of what it looked like once Asher and Delaney were together. In the Into You series I felt like I got more closure with the characters than I got in this book.
While the book is technically an enemies to lovers I never felt like they were really in the enemies role. They also technically fall into student/teacher relationship but as the book points out many times they’re existing in that as a gray area since they are also semi colleagues. Some may also consider this an age gap relationship, though that played very little into the story.
While we see Asher in previous books, there is no need to read those before reading this book. This is also the second book in this series, but you do not have to read the first book prior to reading this one.
Overall this was a great read. Took me about 3.5/4 hours to read and spice starts around 60/65% into the book. I’m looking forward to the rest of this series!
girlygirlbookworm's review
4.0
Today is officially the last student day of school! I’m still working for the rest of the week with professional development and curriculum writing. I’m hoping that this will help me finally get back into my reading and posting groove. The last few weeks have been hard an draining. Summer is finally in sight though!
Present Perfect by @julieoliviaauthor came out last Thursday! It’s the companion novel to Match Cut and I had been dying to get more of this small town! In this book we are following Violet’s brother Asher! He’s a professor at the local community college. This summer in walks in, Delaney, a dean’s intern/student! A slow burn romance starts to bloom between them.
❤️Review❤️
I love this small town so much! All of the characters or charisma of the town draw you in from the very first page. I liked that this one toyed with the line of taboo because she was a student, but also an employee. It made it feel like a risk, but appropriate at the same time. This is a true slow burn romance as it takes the couple a good chunk of the books before they truly acknowledge their feelings for each other. The way everything played out in the end was satisfying. I can tell by how she wrote some characters that this won’t be the last that we see of this wonderful small town and cast of characters!
4 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you @julieoliviaauthor for the e-arc for review!
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Present Perfect by @julieoliviaauthor came out last Thursday! It’s the companion novel to Match Cut and I had been dying to get more of this small town! In this book we are following Violet’s brother Asher! He’s a professor at the local community college. This summer in walks in, Delaney, a dean’s intern/student! A slow burn romance starts to bloom between them.
❤️Review❤️
I love this small town so much! All of the characters or charisma of the town draw you in from the very first page. I liked that this one toyed with the line of taboo because she was a student, but also an employee. It made it feel like a risk, but appropriate at the same time. This is a true slow burn romance as it takes the couple a good chunk of the books before they truly acknowledge their feelings for each other. The way everything played out in the end was satisfying. I can tell by how she wrote some characters that this won’t be the last that we see of this wonderful small town and cast of characters!
4 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you @julieoliviaauthor for the e-arc for review!
#bookstagram #Book #BookReview #BookLover #RomanceBooks #SlowBurnRomance #IndieAuthors #ShortBooks #SmallTownRomance #BookSeries