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A review by reytru1065
Temptation by Ivy Smoak
1.0
If I could give half a star I would. I am not a reader of romance novels but as part of a book group we were asked to read a book from the romance genre to expand our horizons...well I'd like to keep my horizons away from this sort of romance. I mean I've read romance but this is the likes of Fifty Shades of Grey and quite horribly done. Seems to be written for the shock value, which is not that shocking if you enjoy more than one position in the room!
Penny is a collage student in her sophomore year who accidentally bumps into her professor, at which point she did not realize was her professor, and then sees him at her first class that day. Of course it's a senior class but Penny being the overachiever has decided to take it on early. A romance ensues with lots of public and private sex where they are almost caught. In this time she realizes Professor Hunter is holding secrets about his millionaire past...which of course one does as he is a professor and not her friend...and when Penny realizes the secret she decides to try and sleep with her "best friend" who is a guy who at the beginning of the story sexually assaults her!! Why!! Why would you even become best friends with a guy who obviously has ulterior motives for being your friend...which he admits to.
Ugh, this book was just horrible. The weakness Penny exudes is all blamed on her feminine naivety and inexperience. I really struggled finishing this book and skimmed most of the story. Oh and the cherry on top...Penny has been withholding her age to the professor...ummmm ok?!....and when he finds out she's 3 years younger than he thought he's out! He's ghosting her and that's how the story ends...."will Professor Hunter ever forgive her"....really....is this what people like?
I literally gave this the old college try...pun intended...but will not ever read another book like this.
Penny is a collage student in her sophomore year who accidentally bumps into her professor, at which point she did not realize was her professor, and then sees him at her first class that day. Of course it's a senior class but Penny being the overachiever has decided to take it on early. A romance ensues with lots of public and private sex where they are almost caught. In this time she realizes Professor Hunter is holding secrets about his millionaire past...which of course one does as he is a professor and not her friend...and when Penny realizes the secret she decides to try and sleep with her "best friend" who is a guy who at the beginning of the story sexually assaults her!! Why!! Why would you even become best friends with a guy who obviously has ulterior motives for being your friend...which he admits to.
Ugh, this book was just horrible. The weakness Penny exudes is all blamed on her feminine naivety and inexperience. I really struggled finishing this book and skimmed most of the story. Oh and the cherry on top...Penny has been withholding her age to the professor...ummmm ok?!....and when he finds out she's 3 years younger than he thought he's out! He's ghosting her and that's how the story ends...."will Professor Hunter ever forgive her"....really....is this what people like?
I literally gave this the old college try...pun intended...but will not ever read another book like this.