A review by allysonstrable
Lesson Learned by Katie Cawood

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This book was a cute rom-com vibe with the friends to lovers trope (which I usually love... but in this case I couldn't get myself to love the main relationship between the FMC and the MMC). If you are unaware, this book involves the cheating trope - not physically but emotionally (which is almost worse) - and it happened by both the MMC and the FMC who were both in relationships. The cheating trope is one of the tropes that I dislike most when reading and try to actively stray from books that have it however I read this book which was unlike my past reading habits. One thing I did like about the book was how considerate the FMC was towards her students especially one student in particular who was struggling at school and she helped him feel more included in class by creating an after school newspaper club... I thought that was cute. I would've liked to see more of the coworker bond between the teachers at the school because I felt that that was limited but something that would make the book a lot better. Overall, I just wish that this book did not have the cheating trope because if it didn't I would have liked this book immensely more.