A review by enayqueerbooklover
Catching Kalen by Britt Andrews, Maya Nicole

3.0

Ok, so I’m conflicted about this one. This is my favourite trope - professor & student with age gap. I love the forbidden bit, how they get around a forbidden relationship with a power differential. Honestly though, I nearly stopped reading this one the first few chapters. I personally don’t like dubcon, and consent was questionable when they first met. Forcefully pushing someone into sexual acts when someone is still questioning their sexuality is NOT sexy. It’s abusive. So I was very close to stopping this. But it maintained my attention enough that I kept reading, more through curiosity to see if it was going to get better. The dialogue was often cheesy and cringeworthy rather than sexy. But because I love the trope, I kept reading. I did like the relationship when they were in love, but I found both MCs quite immature & emotionally stunted. Soooo, I finished it. Maybe I’m so critical because I’ve read lots of this trope, and this was OK compared to others I’ve read.