Learning Curve

Where to start with this book? The laughter with Ace and his crazy family pranks? The anger and sadness through the stories of alcoholic parents? The heartbreak of a freak accident? Or the strength and joy from said accident creating a new path in life? This book has all of that plus a lovestory that brought tears of sorrow and joy. Finn is a great hero in this lovestory, but Scottie, wow, she is just an epic heroine full of strength through the myriad tribulations thrown her way and the path she forges for herself at the end. This is a book that deserves to be read more than once.

Speechless! These ladies left me speechless once again. First of all, I love mini Thatch, I love me some Ace. The dynamic between Acer and his dad Thatch had me rolling in laughter. I cracked up so hard during Ace’s English class that my husband kicked me out of bed because he was still sleeping LOL! #sorrynotsorry But talk about a curveball towards the end that had me balling in tears. Everything that Scottie already had to endure and then this gets thrown at her. I thought surely these ladies wouldn’t do this to me, surely a miracle will happen in the next few pages. Well guess what, they didn’t! Cue more tears!! This book is exactly what I needed to get me out of my book funk. Finn and Scottie’s story is worth ALL of the pages. A MUST READ!!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️Fav quote:”𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥. 𝘌𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺.”Tropes:•college drama•he fights for her•cheerleader virgin•angst•tortured bad boy•secrets/banter•grumpy/sunshineThis book was so good! The characters, writing, drama, tension was perfect. I was hooked from the start. I was obsessed with Finn & Scottie!Finn is a bad boy on the outside, but he has a good heart. He cares about everyone around him, especially Scottie. 💕Scottie is a sweet and an amazing friend. She went through a lot, just like Finn.I also enjoyed the friend group and family. They were all so sweet!I can’t wait to read the next book! Looking forward to reading about Ace’s story!

This is without a doubt the best book Max Monroe has ever written. It was a real joy to see all the great old characters and their kids! The new characters are amazing . Beautiful love story that makes you laugh and cry and think about life and how love and family is everything. Thanks Max Monroe.

“When I say I love you, I mean it. When I say you have me, I mean it. Nothing will change for me. We’re kindred. Meant to be. And I refuse to move forward without you. You have me. Period. End of story.”I have read many of Max Monroe’s books but this book here is unlike any book of theirs I’ve read. To say they truly outdid themselves in unimaginable ways doesn’t even begin to describe Learning Curve.I’m use to the belly aching laughs, the ridiculous over the top hilarity, the warm feels that comes with friendships and family bonding and camaraderie that is Max Monroe’s trademark charm…don’t get me wrong, this book had that but so much more.All the emotions that hit had me in a complete tailspin. I in no way was expecting to get in my feelings the way I did. I found myself angry and in tears from secondhand heartache. I mean she put Finn and especially Scottie through it. I found myself literally asking why Max Monroe why!?!The angst, the drama, the secrets, the twists, the falling, the love and again THEE heartache. I just could not and did not want to put this book down. I was riveted, hooked up on every single word. Finn was all broody but a total sweetheart once he fell. Scottie, phew talk about strength personified. They had so much to learn, about life, each other, love and everything in between. They were messy, flawed, vulnerable, perfectly imperfect and I loved it. At times, they were exactly what you’d expect from college teens but at others, they carried a maturity, wisdom and tenacity of those twice their age. Their story was nothing like I expected yet blew any and all expectations out the water.I lost count of how many times I was literally laughing out loud and shaking from laughing tears. There were also so many moments that left my heart so full, overflowing with joy and happiness. The Winslows, Hayes, Klines, Lancasters, Kellys and the new found friends all in one book was pure absolute hilarious chaos and oh how I loved it!This book felt good in all the best ways and it hurt like h3ll in other ways. Max Monroe, you’ve done with your big one with this and I cannot wait for more of this series! Definitely a fave of this year! And is it too early to already declare this one of my favorite second generation series??