An Academic Affair

An Academic Affair is a cute enemies to lovers story set in academia.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆?

The history between Jonah and Sadie is the heart of this romance. All the years of bickering and tension comes off the page as the story progresses. Plus, Jonah has been quietly pining while Sadie’s been too focused on her career to notice.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁:

Dual POV

Forced Proximity

Marriage of Convenience

Enemies to Lovers

Academic Rivals

Family Drama

Found Family

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸?

David Berry and Marny Kennedy are brilliant as they portray deeply committed scholars who find themselves competing for the same faculty position in a job market where desirable appointments are scarce. Berry and Kennedy provide depth to the main characters, particularly as their backstories reveal their motivations to be successful professors.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲?

This is one of those books that has so much potential but just misses the mark because the middle of the book slows down so much with just everyday living and no plot progression.