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Teaching Professor Grayson
Christian Grayson is a professor of sociology who comes from a close-knit Southern family steeped in values and tradition. He left Tennessee using education as his excuse for escape, when he truthfully only wanted the freedom to be who he truly was. But at age forty, he’s still in the closet and still adheres to the morals his father, a Southern Baptist minister, raised him with. This includes saving himself for Mr. Right.
CJ Hata has been under Christian's wing since his freshman year. A genius, pure and simple, he's a senior now and no longer needs to report to Professor G, but he still seeks his teacher out occasionally for a friendly chat.
When Christian accidentally outs himself to CJ while pouring his heart out about his dying father, CJ feels totally out of his element. He convinces himself to put forth his best effort because the man he’s been crushing on for four years needs a friend. In the meantime, everyone around CJ is stumbling out of the closet, but the one person he really wants to come out has barricaded himself in with the bible and his family's expectations.
CJ Hata has been under Christian's wing since his freshman year. A genius, pure and simple, he's a senior now and no longer needs to report to Professor G, but he still seeks his teacher out occasionally for a friendly chat.
When Christian accidentally outs himself to CJ while pouring his heart out about his dying father, CJ feels totally out of his element. He convinces himself to put forth his best effort because the man he’s been crushing on for four years needs a friend. In the meantime, everyone around CJ is stumbling out of the closet, but the one person he really wants to come out has barricaded himself in with the bible and his family's expectations.
224 pages, ebook
First published November 21, 2014
About the author
Kade Boehme
35 books1,046 followersKade Boehme is the epitome of dorkdom, only watching TV when Rachel Maddow or one of his sports teams is on. Most of his free time is spent dancing, arguing politics or with his nose in a book. He is also a hardcore Britney Spears fangirl and has an addiction to glitter.
It was after writing a short story about boys who loved each other for a less than reputable adult website that he found his true calling, and hopefully a bit more class. He hopes to write about all the romance that he personally finds himself allergic to but that others can fall in love with. He maintains that life is real and the stories should be, as well.
It was after writing a short story about boys who loved each other for a less than reputable adult website that he found his true calling, and hopefully a bit more class. He hopes to write about all the romance that he personally finds himself allergic to but that others can fall in love with. He maintains that life is real and the stories should be, as well.
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November 21, 2014
The forwards written by both Kade Boehme and Allison Cassatta set the mood for this book right from the beginning.
His began with:
To anyone who sometimes needs the reminder to get out of their head and feel.
And hers ended with:
...and made it very important to me that Christian Grayson didn't lose his love of God no matter what hell he had to endure.
Teaching Professor Grayson is the the emotional journey of two very different men. Christian Grayson never questioned his sexuality but questioned whether his Southern Baptist family would love him unconditionally once they learned his secret. Christian...my heart ached for him. His turmoil was palpable on every page. I so badly just wanted him to be happy. In CJ he found someone he could lean on.
CJ...he's young and sometimes came across as brash. He frustrated me a bit but those things that frustrated made me love his character all the more at the end. His character grew a lot in this story. I loved his loyalty and willingness to be there for Christian .
I loved that the book was written from a dual POV giving the readers a clear picture of each character. It showed us how much growth was done by each man. Also, although the story deals heavily with religion it never felt preachy to me. As for the fact that Christian is a professor at CJ's school- It is a big part of the story but to me the main focal point revolved around religion and family. Feeling comfortable in our skin. Finding yourself.
Something often asked about romance novels- the steam level. Very low. But to be honest, because of the subject matter it wouldn't have made sense for this book to be highly sexual. It would have gone against the storyline.
Overall a beautiful read. It was emotional and heartwarming. 5 Stars ♥
**ARC kindly provided by the author for an honest review.**
August 20, 2016
The reasons that i hated this book are wide and varied. Ok, not so much with the 'varied.' CJ is an egotistical asshole, and the fact that he is aware of it doesn't actually make that an acceptable thing, no matter how much he may want it to. If someone doesn't conform to his very narrow-minded view on how the world works then he is perfectly happy to toss them aside. When Christian is having to deal with the death of his father, all CJ can think about is how it affects him. How Christian is not doing enough for him. How having Christian's whole family basically disown him right there in the middle of the funeral parlor will make CJ's life harder. I can't stand the dude. He is self-absorbed and seems to not mind putting other people down just so he can stay on his high-horse. And that he doesn't change at all during the course of the story, that everyone has to come crawling back to him to beg his forgiveness makes me want to shove my foot up his ass.
And the way he didn't seem to give a fuck that Christian could lose his job because of their relationship really fucking bugged me. I mean, I have issues with how Christian handled the whole relationship, but at least he realised and accepted the consequences of his actions. CJ claims to love Christian, but it is a very shallow, self-absorbed love, because he doesn't seem to care what happens to the man he 'loves' unless it directly affects himself.
I was fed up with all the idiocy and melodrama about a quarter of the way thru, and my god, did this book seem to never end. The over-the-top theatrics of Christian's family, the douchebaggery of CJ, and the way that Christian seemed perfectly fine letting this little twat walk all over him made me want to scream.
So, yeah, I did not like it.
And the way he didn't seem to give a fuck that Christian could lose his job because of their relationship really fucking bugged me. I mean, I have issues with how Christian handled the whole relationship, but at least he realised and accepted the consequences of his actions. CJ claims to love Christian, but it is a very shallow, self-absorbed love, because he doesn't seem to care what happens to the man he 'loves' unless it directly affects himself.
I was fed up with all the idiocy and melodrama about a quarter of the way thru, and my god, did this book seem to never end. The over-the-top theatrics of Christian's family, the douchebaggery of CJ, and the way that Christian seemed perfectly fine letting this little twat walk all over him made me want to scream.
So, yeah, I did not like it.
November 24, 2014
Religion must be the theme these days for me. I’ve read at least 4 books where the theme religion is really big. I was raised as a Baptist Christian so I know how it is with parents who are truly religious. I’m confused; I haven’t really gone to church every Sunday in these last few years but for personal beliefs. My thoughts are how can parents who birth these children claim to love them unconditionally, but will disown them and basically verbally abused them because of the love they have with the same gender. It bothers me drastically that people have this hatred based on what the bible say, the bible who was written by men. I can say that, I’m a Christian I’m not as devout as I was growing up but I did step away from the church because I didn’t agree. I don’t agree that because gay choose to sleep with the same sex that they will go to hell. How do we know? We aren’t god, and I’m firm believer in one sin isn’t as big or different enough from another. We’re all sinners’ people. Sorry for the mini rant.
Chikaski Hata and Christian Grayson make a really cute couple. I really liked them. Apart CJ seemed so cynical for someone so young. Here we have a 22 yr old and he almost cold, or callous for his age. I liked how he had to keep telling himself that to be there for Christian, or he thought about someone’s feelings. I totally see where he gets it. His mother is something else, but Rome wasn’t built in a day so we can only hope for him to get better gradually. I really liked CJ’s father, he was so welcoming and loving. It was nice to see a story with gay men, and their father’s accepting of his decision.
Christian was 40 yrs old and a virgin. Seeing his upbringing you kinda expect it. He could have went 2 ways. He could have rebelled and never talked to his family again, or be the good Christian boy that his parents raised him. I think it was ten times worse for him because of him being a pk’s kid (Preacher’s Kid). It was all damnation, fire, brimstone, abomination. How can we expect him to venture out in the world without feeling the about guilt he had. It was truly sad seeing his family treat him the way they did.
I found myself crying every time Christian was reassuring himself on the beauty of love with CJ. Yes, it took him awhile, and he had such bravery to admit these things on the eve of his father’s funeral, but things happen.
Let’s not forgot CJ was his student. Yes CJ was a final, and it wasn’t love over grades. It was them seeing the potential of being together after CJ having a crush for 3 years. It’s almost forgettable him being his student because all the other things going on in the story. I did find myself noticing some of the words were misspelled, the editing was okay. Other than those few instances I really enjoyed it.
Chikaski Hata and Christian Grayson make a really cute couple. I really liked them. Apart CJ seemed so cynical for someone so young. Here we have a 22 yr old and he almost cold, or callous for his age. I liked how he had to keep telling himself that to be there for Christian, or he thought about someone’s feelings. I totally see where he gets it. His mother is something else, but Rome wasn’t built in a day so we can only hope for him to get better gradually. I really liked CJ’s father, he was so welcoming and loving. It was nice to see a story with gay men, and their father’s accepting of his decision.
Christian was 40 yrs old and a virgin. Seeing his upbringing you kinda expect it. He could have went 2 ways. He could have rebelled and never talked to his family again, or be the good Christian boy that his parents raised him. I think it was ten times worse for him because of him being a pk’s kid (Preacher’s Kid). It was all damnation, fire, brimstone, abomination. How can we expect him to venture out in the world without feeling the about guilt he had. It was truly sad seeing his family treat him the way they did.
I found myself crying every time Christian was reassuring himself on the beauty of love with CJ. Yes, it took him awhile, and he had such bravery to admit these things on the eve of his father’s funeral, but things happen.
Let’s not forgot CJ was his student. Yes CJ was a final, and it wasn’t love over grades. It was them seeing the potential of being together after CJ having a crush for 3 years. It’s almost forgettable him being his student because all the other things going on in the story. I did find myself noticing some of the words were misspelled, the editing was okay. Other than those few instances I really enjoyed it.
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December 8, 2014
This book had so many things that should have made it a good read for me: age difference, teacher/student, interracial, moral dilemmas and struggling with faith ... it should have been so good but it fell flat. I just couldn't get into the story,I felt my mind wander most of the time and I had to really struggle in order to concentrate on the story. The main reasons for this I think are two: I never truly felt as if I were there, experiencing the action first hand, more often than not I felt as if the story was told to me, secondly I found it very difficult to connect with one of the main characters, CJ. His behavior, although it may be fitting a young person, became increasingly annoying to me the more I read of the story, and he didn't redeem himself toward the end properly either - in fact I found it difficult to understand what Christian would see in CJ to make him fall in love. Maybe this second reason is because I am forty, and not 22 like CJ.
When I finished it I felt that the one character who had caught attention the best during this read was neither of the main characters but a small passerby/supporting character as the part of the student CJ tutored, Josh. Not what I was looking for when I began reading. So despite a good effort, good ingredients, and occasionally interesting scenes and plot it was not for me.
When I finished it I felt that the one character who had caught attention the best during this read was neither of the main characters but a small passerby/supporting character as the part of the student CJ tutored, Josh. Not what I was looking for when I began reading. So despite a good effort, good ingredients, and occasionally interesting scenes and plot it was not for me.
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November 22, 2017
*** 4 stars!***
I really enjoyed the story. I think this one is one of those books that makes us thinking about what life and love is about. A spiritual journey. And how the love of a family so many times, tortured some people's life. Love is conditional for some people, love is you have to do what your family told you to be, and not being yourself, and so many times, forbid you to be happy and to be who you really are.
People so many times, playing God, being so judgmental about others, like they have never seen their own flaw. That was sad.
There's one line I love to picture this condition, and asked us to think about it, taken from Bible...
and also from a Holy Qur'an , it says...
There's a gray line between judgmental and assaulting your children's soul. As parents, you should be loving, not judging.
Loved this book dearly. Catch the message, you will love it like I do.
Highly Recommended!
I really enjoyed the story. I think this one is one of those books that makes us thinking about what life and love is about. A spiritual journey. And how the love of a family so many times, tortured some people's life. Love is conditional for some people, love is you have to do what your family told you to be, and not being yourself, and so many times, forbid you to be happy and to be who you really are.
People so many times, playing God, being so judgmental about others, like they have never seen their own flaw. That was sad.
There's one line I love to picture this condition, and asked us to think about it, taken from Bible...
"...let he who is without sin cast the first stone..."
and also from a Holy Qur'an , it says...
"...Your children was a blank page when they were born, it's you who made them who they are now"
There's a gray line between judgmental and assaulting your children's soul. As parents, you should be loving, not judging.
Loved this book dearly. Catch the message, you will love it like I do.
Highly Recommended!
November 25, 2014
(I need a book 2 with lots and lots of sex! :P )
Douche Canoe = New Favorite! LOL
*Thoughts soon*
Douche Canoe = New Favorite! LOL
*Thoughts soon*
October 5, 2017
Reading this book is so frustrating. The MCs are so hard to be liked. CJ is self centered and egoisitical person. All he cared about is only himself. When Christian told him the first time that he's gay, not long after that he just kissed that guy and furious when Christian rejected him considering their position as teacher and student, moreover he's still a closet case. CJ's not even bothering to be empathic. Seriously, I hate this kind of brat who always think everyone could be like him. And Christian is just like pathetic 40 years old virgin guy living all his life in lie. I didn't really blame him though because of his family is so religious and his dad is Southern Baptist minister. But what really baffled me is his timing to come out to his family, when his dad is dying! I guess it's a reckless decision. He knew what his family likes, and that's why he spent his lives in closet right? Of course the result is his dad's death. And at the same night he also got hand job from CJ. I just thought 'wow it's so inappropriate'
I have to skimmed a lot of pages. There are too many messed up situation in the story that got me so mad. I just glad when I get to the last part in the end, at least the ending is good enough for me.
I have to skimmed a lot of pages. There are too many messed up situation in the story that got me so mad. I just glad when I get to the last part in the end, at least the ending is good enough for me.
January 7, 2015
Absolutely brilliant! How else can I describe a book so beautifully written? Can two people create something more than the sum of the individual? Kade's style is evident in this book, but with Allison's added individual style, the sum is even greater than the two put together. This book is no less than amazing. I opened this book with a heavy heart, fearful of how much this would gut me raw. I am well aware of how much Kade Boehme's books rip me through emotions that have me bawling, completely turning me to mush. My new found bulk kleenex stash depleting faster than I believed possible. The honest emotions from the characters is a beauty hard to describe. And the roles of each character in this book going so against what you would expect is so fresh. It forces you to dig deeper into what you learn from them, and I truly believe everyone who does not understand that being gay is not a choice. It just is. Love is love, and no book expresses this more honestly, or more thoughtfully than this one. I find with books by Kade Boehme, and now with books by Allison Cassatta, that I have a deeper understanding and far more compassion for what all gay people have to deal with in regards to society as a whole. I have always believed that love is love, but not being gay myself has kept me on the outside, and I am grateful for the insight into this very difficult journey.
Christian Grayson is a forty year old professor. He was raised in a Southern Baptist family, his father being a preacher. He is gay and terrified that this makes him a bad person, but he is starting to realize that he needs to own this. He has a very deep faith in God, having stayed chaste, believing that it should be saved for when he finds the one true love.
CJ is a 23 year old college student. He is nearing graduation. He is a self declared smart arse, having grown up being a quite unemotional, instead being very matter of fact. His mother is career military, and his father is a stay at home, traditional Japanese father. CJ lives with his best friend Caleb, whom he has known since the start of high school.
Professor Grayson doesn't have many friends. His only "friend" is one of the students he advises. When he learns that his father is dying, he leans on CJ for support. CJ has no time for gay men who are in the closet, and he speaks his mind, harshly so, to Christian. But Christian has no idea how to come out to his family, but his feeling for CJ seem to give him the strength to decide to own who he is. After his dying father destroys him emotionally, CJ is the first person Christian reaches out to. Things go from bad to worse, especially with his family. But Christian can no longer deny who he is or who he loves. CJ's world is in an upheaval, from Christian's problems to the blindsiding he gets from his roommate Caleb. Throw in a revelation from his tutor subject, Josh, and CJ is overwhelmed at the emotions he is feeling. Christian and CJ's journey of self discovery, acceptance, love, loss, and everything in between is one not to be missed. Their struggles are so honest, so raw, that your heart aches for them both. The taboos of their situations fail to deter true love, but what would you risk for the sake of love? Is family too big of a concession to make? How does one's faith in God affect those decisions? Is God truly a loving God? And at what point does happiness become paramount? Can love ever be truly wrong between consenting adults? The journey of these two incredible men is pure, so raw. I haven't felt this affected by a book in a while. This is an eye opening, heart warming tale that just blew me away. I hope these two writers do more collaborating because together they are amazing. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to experience the beauty and struggle of love. If this doesn't get you right there, right in your soul, there is no hope. One can only wish that their own life can be filled with a love so pure, so awe inspiring. I know I am going to reread this book a lot. It truly is one of the most amazing books I have read. If I could give it more than five stars, I would. This one is in a class by itself, far above the rest. Go grab it, a healthy handful of kleenex, an a comfy reading spot and settle in for an amazing ride!
Christian Grayson is a forty year old professor. He was raised in a Southern Baptist family, his father being a preacher. He is gay and terrified that this makes him a bad person, but he is starting to realize that he needs to own this. He has a very deep faith in God, having stayed chaste, believing that it should be saved for when he finds the one true love.
CJ is a 23 year old college student. He is nearing graduation. He is a self declared smart arse, having grown up being a quite unemotional, instead being very matter of fact. His mother is career military, and his father is a stay at home, traditional Japanese father. CJ lives with his best friend Caleb, whom he has known since the start of high school.
Professor Grayson doesn't have many friends. His only "friend" is one of the students he advises. When he learns that his father is dying, he leans on CJ for support. CJ has no time for gay men who are in the closet, and he speaks his mind, harshly so, to Christian. But Christian has no idea how to come out to his family, but his feeling for CJ seem to give him the strength to decide to own who he is. After his dying father destroys him emotionally, CJ is the first person Christian reaches out to. Things go from bad to worse, especially with his family. But Christian can no longer deny who he is or who he loves. CJ's world is in an upheaval, from Christian's problems to the blindsiding he gets from his roommate Caleb. Throw in a revelation from his tutor subject, Josh, and CJ is overwhelmed at the emotions he is feeling. Christian and CJ's journey of self discovery, acceptance, love, loss, and everything in between is one not to be missed. Their struggles are so honest, so raw, that your heart aches for them both. The taboos of their situations fail to deter true love, but what would you risk for the sake of love? Is family too big of a concession to make? How does one's faith in God affect those decisions? Is God truly a loving God? And at what point does happiness become paramount? Can love ever be truly wrong between consenting adults? The journey of these two incredible men is pure, so raw. I haven't felt this affected by a book in a while. This is an eye opening, heart warming tale that just blew me away. I hope these two writers do more collaborating because together they are amazing. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to experience the beauty and struggle of love. If this doesn't get you right there, right in your soul, there is no hope. One can only wish that their own life can be filled with a love so pure, so awe inspiring. I know I am going to reread this book a lot. It truly is one of the most amazing books I have read. If I could give it more than five stars, I would. This one is in a class by itself, far above the rest. Go grab it, a healthy handful of kleenex, an a comfy reading spot and settle in for an amazing ride!
January 20, 2015
This is a very gritty story about judging and values and how our families shape us and what society expects from us and how we have to overcome all that to be who we are.
CJ is not a very lovable character. He’s acerbic and condescending and sometimes pretty immature. He has moments of immense sweetness and that’s what attracts Christian.
Christian is a confused, closeted man forced into a role that he sort of believes in but also one he finds too constraining. He falls for a student and then falls out of the closet to be with him. In the meantime his super religious father dies and he has to face what that means for him and how he lives his life free from that judgment.
On the one hand this story really speaks to a lot of issues and handles them in a way that is more realistic than a lot of romances tend to be. On the other hand it was so gritty that I didn’t feel as connected to the characters in a way that I felt either bonded to them or invested in their outcome. I never really liked CJ and though I felt bad for Christian I didn’t really connect with him either. I definitely didn’t see them as a couple that would stand the test of time. Not because they couldn’t or wouldn’t, but because the story didn’t spend enough time showing me their compatibility. Instead it was more internal dialog and moving through Christian’s own lifestyle choices and decisions and CJs socializing skills.
I really wanted to love this – there was so much promise in the topics and in the potential for very angst ridden yet hot 40 year old virgin sex… but I just didn’t feel a strong enough connection with either MC to feel very attached to their love story.
Overall I give it 3 of 5 hearts for having a lot of promise.
CJ is not a very lovable character. He’s acerbic and condescending and sometimes pretty immature. He has moments of immense sweetness and that’s what attracts Christian.
Christian is a confused, closeted man forced into a role that he sort of believes in but also one he finds too constraining. He falls for a student and then falls out of the closet to be with him. In the meantime his super religious father dies and he has to face what that means for him and how he lives his life free from that judgment.
On the one hand this story really speaks to a lot of issues and handles them in a way that is more realistic than a lot of romances tend to be. On the other hand it was so gritty that I didn’t feel as connected to the characters in a way that I felt either bonded to them or invested in their outcome. I never really liked CJ and though I felt bad for Christian I didn’t really connect with him either. I definitely didn’t see them as a couple that would stand the test of time. Not because they couldn’t or wouldn’t, but because the story didn’t spend enough time showing me their compatibility. Instead it was more internal dialog and moving through Christian’s own lifestyle choices and decisions and CJs socializing skills.
I really wanted to love this – there was so much promise in the topics and in the potential for very angst ridden yet hot 40 year old virgin sex… but I just didn’t feel a strong enough connection with either MC to feel very attached to their love story.
Overall I give it 3 of 5 hearts for having a lot of promise.
December 17, 2014
I expected more from these two authors, but the characters were underdeveloped, the romance just didn't work, and I didn't understand the attraction between Christian and CJ at all. CJ had no empathy whatsoever and he kept behaving like a selfish brat. I couldn't understand why a 40-year-old man would be attracted to him, especially a deeply religious, , who is also his professor and advisor.
I thought about DNF-ing halfway through and only finished reading because I'm so stubborn.
I thought about DNF-ing halfway through and only finished reading because I'm so stubborn.
December 11, 2014
I'll leave you with this words...
"...let he who is without sin cast the first stone..."
To people who like to pointing a finger and makes judges to others, make sure first that you have no sin like new born child before you make a judge.
Cuz we are all a sinners...
That's no doubt !
Another book that worth your time...
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October 29, 2014Is this on NetGalley yet!?!?!?! I NEED!!!
December 14, 2017
Never came around to liking either main character. And the end felt a bit church-y to me.
July 4, 2018
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Teaching Professor Grayson is a very interesting take on the May/December power dynamic. It this case our May, CJ, has the power and he wields it ruthlessly. He’s condemning, judgmental and more often than not out right cruel. Whatever bitterness he has for the failure of a past relationship, he has no qualms about lashing out at Christian (December) and making him pay for all the wrongs in the world.
The power dynamic in this relationship is more like victim and abuser. CJ spews the most awful things and Christian apologizes profusely. With a rather naïve innocents Christian takes the crumbs CJ offers and smiles like he’s won some great prize. As for CJ, for all his inner monologue-ing about what a horrible person he believes himself to be, he blithely continues to be unapologetically horrible.
On some level CJ is the worst example of a human being society has to offer. After Christian takes the emotionally heartbreaking step of admitting aloud for the first time that he’s gay. CJ, in his classic word vomit mode, calls him a “closet case,” and tells him to f- off. Seriously CJ needs to learn what closet case truly means before he starts catapulting it like his weapon of choice. Christian wasn’t dating a string of women and pretending he was straight while keeping a horde of boy toys in his closet. No. The character is a forty-year-old man from a deeply religious upbringing with zero sexual experience. His inability to articulate his sexuality is personal and sad and a true reflection of the harshness of the world around him.
CJ’s casual dismissal of any and all of Christian’s feeling doesn’t hinder his ability to lust after the professor. His inner monologue also has him berating Christian for all the things CJ anticipates he might do. CJ further laments the fact most people are not immediately charmed by his rude judgmental impatient attitude. In his heart of heart he expresses confusion as to why the world at large doesn’t find those traits of his much more endearing.
As for Christian, the naivety that allows him to believe that this obnoxious kid he barely know is someone he loves, is easier to sympathize with. Christian wanted a life partner and at his emotionally lowest point he found CJ, a man who would, quite frankly never fail to kick him when he’s down. This is not a love story. And CJ “magnanimously” forgiving Christian for whatever imagined wrong he’d perceive does not make this a HEA or even a HFN.
Spoiler Alert:
The death of a love one and subsequent funeral is a highly emotional moment for everyone involved. Yet, somehow Christian was surprised to discover that coming out just as his father took his dying breath left a slew of unresolved issues. Subsequently the funeral became the perfect venue for Christian to come out to the rest of his family. Nice way for Christian to make the death of his father all about him and a hell of a way for Christian to channel his megalomaniacal boyfriend. At this point I’m tempted to say Christian deserves CJ, but really no one deserves that.
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Teaching Professor Grayson is a very interesting take on the May/December power dynamic. It this case our May, CJ, has the power and he wields it ruthlessly. He’s condemning, judgmental and more often than not out right cruel. Whatever bitterness he has for the failure of a past relationship, he has no qualms about lashing out at Christian (December) and making him pay for all the wrongs in the world.
The power dynamic in this relationship is more like victim and abuser. CJ spews the most awful things and Christian apologizes profusely. With a rather naïve innocents Christian takes the crumbs CJ offers and smiles like he’s won some great prize. As for CJ, for all his inner monologue-ing about what a horrible person he believes himself to be, he blithely continues to be unapologetically horrible.
On some level CJ is the worst example of a human being society has to offer. After Christian takes the emotionally heartbreaking step of admitting aloud for the first time that he’s gay. CJ, in his classic word vomit mode, calls him a “closet case,” and tells him to f- off. Seriously CJ needs to learn what closet case truly means before he starts catapulting it like his weapon of choice. Christian wasn’t dating a string of women and pretending he was straight while keeping a horde of boy toys in his closet. No. The character is a forty-year-old man from a deeply religious upbringing with zero sexual experience. His inability to articulate his sexuality is personal and sad and a true reflection of the harshness of the world around him.
CJ’s casual dismissal of any and all of Christian’s feeling doesn’t hinder his ability to lust after the professor. His inner monologue also has him berating Christian for all the things CJ anticipates he might do. CJ further laments the fact most people are not immediately charmed by his rude judgmental impatient attitude. In his heart of heart he expresses confusion as to why the world at large doesn’t find those traits of his much more endearing.
As for Christian, the naivety that allows him to believe that this obnoxious kid he barely know is someone he loves, is easier to sympathize with. Christian wanted a life partner and at his emotionally lowest point he found CJ, a man who would, quite frankly never fail to kick him when he’s down. This is not a love story. And CJ “magnanimously” forgiving Christian for whatever imagined wrong he’d perceive does not make this a HEA or even a HFN.
Spoiler Alert:
The death of a love one and subsequent funeral is a highly emotional moment for everyone involved. Yet, somehow Christian was surprised to discover that coming out just as his father took his dying breath left a slew of unresolved issues. Subsequently the funeral became the perfect venue for Christian to come out to the rest of his family. Nice way for Christian to make the death of his father all about him and a hell of a way for Christian to channel his megalomaniacal boyfriend. At this point I’m tempted to say Christian deserves CJ, but really no one deserves that.
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December 28, 2015
I need to preface this review by stating I enjoy Kade Boehme as a fellow writer, author of books I've read and loved, and as a pretty cool person. So it saddens me to say Teaching Professor Grayson fell flat for me.
I can't truly pinpoint where it derailed, but even from page one I wasn't hooked. I made it to 87% before I threw in the towel and just gave up. There were parts of the story I adored, but the meh parts overshadowed them.
CJ was beyond annoying. I can see where the author was going with CJ being emotionally cold (I'm emotionally cold in person, not knowing how to help people, yet hating ppl who feel they should be coddled) I'm beyond empathetic, so the constant state of a needy person would drain me dry. (I can't feel what I'm feeling because I'm a conduit for other's emotions, to the point it feels like they feel they are more important than me, and I should just help them at the expense of myself) So I could empathize with CJ, but he came off more apathetic (not caring at all). I will say, at 22, CJ is allowed to be selfish and blind to those around him since he hasn't had the life experience to know anything else.
Christian was beyond needy. He's exactly the type of person I couldn't be near and remain sane. At 40 (older than I am), as a person who has been alone his entire life, it was beyond bizarre that he hadn't learned any self-soothing techniques. Everything in life revolves around SELF when you're alone. So his neediness didn't work for me, because he didn't have an outlet for 40 years, then all the sudden, 3 years AFTER meeting and knowing CJ, Christian decides to latch onto CJ like a puppy.
Christian Grayson (Yes, that name bothered me some, if you take the suffix off the last name) is a 40 yo professor from a conservative southern Baptist family who believes gays are abominations who will suffer in the pits of hell (in the extreme). His father is passing away, and wants his son to take over the congregation. Christian has been hiding his true nature from everyone, and has never dealt with it.
CJ is a Japanese-American 22 yo college student who has a crush on Professor Grayson. He's a mean-spirited person, without a filter on his speech. If he thinks it, he says it, and not in a funny, endearing kind of way. In an almost abusive, spiteful, and cutting. Which isn't good when the other character is the neediest person on the planet. & somehow CJ turns it around on Christian all the time, like it's Christian's fault (which is another marker of an abuser). I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry.
Obviously those two character types set up a ton of angst. But since the character development never progressed from what I wrote above, it fell flat for me.
After reading a couple hundred pages of Christian and CJ, where they were professing love yet had nothing in common, nor had any interactions that weren't about Christian's neediness (no getting to know one another, which is the opportunity for the reader to learn about the characters as they learn about each other) they are 'in love' with the 'thought' of each other, since just as the reader knows nothing of the characters, the characters don't either. The who/what/where/why/how/when was missing.
In the end, the main reason this book didn't work for me, is I couldn't buy into Christian & CJ as a couple, especially since I felt both were too immature to be in a relationship, especially for the long-haul HEA.
I can't truly pinpoint where it derailed, but even from page one I wasn't hooked. I made it to 87% before I threw in the towel and just gave up. There were parts of the story I adored, but the meh parts overshadowed them.
CJ was beyond annoying. I can see where the author was going with CJ being emotionally cold (I'm emotionally cold in person, not knowing how to help people, yet hating ppl who feel they should be coddled) I'm beyond empathetic, so the constant state of a needy person would drain me dry. (I can't feel what I'm feeling because I'm a conduit for other's emotions, to the point it feels like they feel they are more important than me, and I should just help them at the expense of myself) So I could empathize with CJ, but he came off more apathetic (not caring at all). I will say, at 22, CJ is allowed to be selfish and blind to those around him since he hasn't had the life experience to know anything else.
Christian was beyond needy. He's exactly the type of person I couldn't be near and remain sane. At 40 (older than I am), as a person who has been alone his entire life, it was beyond bizarre that he hadn't learned any self-soothing techniques. Everything in life revolves around SELF when you're alone. So his neediness didn't work for me, because he didn't have an outlet for 40 years, then all the sudden, 3 years AFTER meeting and knowing CJ, Christian decides to latch onto CJ like a puppy.
Christian Grayson (Yes, that name bothered me some, if you take the suffix off the last name) is a 40 yo professor from a conservative southern Baptist family who believes gays are abominations who will suffer in the pits of hell (in the extreme). His father is passing away, and wants his son to take over the congregation. Christian has been hiding his true nature from everyone, and has never dealt with it.
CJ is a Japanese-American 22 yo college student who has a crush on Professor Grayson. He's a mean-spirited person, without a filter on his speech. If he thinks it, he says it, and not in a funny, endearing kind of way. In an almost abusive, spiteful, and cutting. Which isn't good when the other character is the neediest person on the planet. & somehow CJ turns it around on Christian all the time, like it's Christian's fault (which is another marker of an abuser). I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry.
Obviously those two character types set up a ton of angst. But since the character development never progressed from what I wrote above, it fell flat for me.
After reading a couple hundred pages of Christian and CJ, where they were professing love yet had nothing in common, nor had any interactions that weren't about Christian's neediness (no getting to know one another, which is the opportunity for the reader to learn about the characters as they learn about each other) they are 'in love' with the 'thought' of each other, since just as the reader knows nothing of the characters, the characters don't either. The who/what/where/why/how/when was missing.
In the end, the main reason this book didn't work for me, is I couldn't buy into Christian & CJ as a couple, especially since I felt both were too immature to be in a relationship, especially for the long-haul HEA.
January 19, 2015
3.5 star review by Dan
When we meet Christian Grayson, he is an educator in a college in the greater Tampa, Florida area. He is forty years old and his family is severely fundamentalist, his father being an actual Fundamental Minister in one of those God Hates Fags type churches. Because of the pressure of being the eldest son, Christian has never come out as being gay, and he is actually still a virgin.
CJ Hata, has Professor Grayson as his Advisor. He has been in classes taught by Professor Grayson for the last four years, and has spent much of that time fantasizing about the width of the man’s shoulders! Imagine CJ’s surprise when he stops by to ask Professor Grayson a question one day, and the man develops a severe case of “emotional word vomit” expressing his fears about his dying dad, his family, and ends with saying he is gay. CJ is instantly totally excited because he has been crushing on this guy for four YEARS! And now he knows they both bat for the same team.
That one bout of word vomit, leads to others, and leads to the two men getting to know each other better. One is tormented by his Fundamentalist past, and the other has never shared emotions with anyone, and isn’t even sure he actually can. Somewhere along the way Professor G, as CJ has always called him, ends up being called Christian. There is something about having your tongue in someone’s mouth which makes it hard to see them the same afterwards! But you didn���t hear that from me.
The authors take us on a journey through each man’s path to acceptance of, and moving past, their individual background issues. Along the way they face some family homophobia, the concern of a fellow educator, a therapist and the stigma of a large age difference.
When I started this book, I thought I would love it. To be honest somewhere around half way through, it dragged a little and I found the premise harder and harder to maintain. I had no issues with the homophobic family, the work concerns, the MC’s age gap, the religious aspects or pretty much anything else, except for the 40 year old virgin thing. Every time that came up it made the story just a little implausible for me. I can’t picture an attractive man living in Tampa/St Pete from ages 25-40, teaching college and knowing he was gay, who never once went to a gay bar and didn’t know a single gay person. I met a few of those guys back in my single days. The first thing they did when getting away from home was go through a total Ho stage. So I found it hard to believe that anyone would hold out fifteen years.
All that aside, I think the book was well written and well edited. I personally ended up liking the story instead of loving it because of the issue mentioned above. I think if the authors had made Christian 30, like he looks in the book’s cover photo and had him only 5 years away from his religious background, that it might have made the virgin thing more likely.
A copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review. Please visit www.lovebytesreviews.com to see this and many more reviews, author interviews, guestposts and giveaways!
When we meet Christian Grayson, he is an educator in a college in the greater Tampa, Florida area. He is forty years old and his family is severely fundamentalist, his father being an actual Fundamental Minister in one of those God Hates Fags type churches. Because of the pressure of being the eldest son, Christian has never come out as being gay, and he is actually still a virgin.
CJ Hata, has Professor Grayson as his Advisor. He has been in classes taught by Professor Grayson for the last four years, and has spent much of that time fantasizing about the width of the man’s shoulders! Imagine CJ’s surprise when he stops by to ask Professor Grayson a question one day, and the man develops a severe case of “emotional word vomit” expressing his fears about his dying dad, his family, and ends with saying he is gay. CJ is instantly totally excited because he has been crushing on this guy for four YEARS! And now he knows they both bat for the same team.
That one bout of word vomit, leads to others, and leads to the two men getting to know each other better. One is tormented by his Fundamentalist past, and the other has never shared emotions with anyone, and isn’t even sure he actually can. Somewhere along the way Professor G, as CJ has always called him, ends up being called Christian. There is something about having your tongue in someone’s mouth which makes it hard to see them the same afterwards! But you didn���t hear that from me.
The authors take us on a journey through each man’s path to acceptance of, and moving past, their individual background issues. Along the way they face some family homophobia, the concern of a fellow educator, a therapist and the stigma of a large age difference.
When I started this book, I thought I would love it. To be honest somewhere around half way through, it dragged a little and I found the premise harder and harder to maintain. I had no issues with the homophobic family, the work concerns, the MC’s age gap, the religious aspects or pretty much anything else, except for the 40 year old virgin thing. Every time that came up it made the story just a little implausible for me. I can’t picture an attractive man living in Tampa/St Pete from ages 25-40, teaching college and knowing he was gay, who never once went to a gay bar and didn’t know a single gay person. I met a few of those guys back in my single days. The first thing they did when getting away from home was go through a total Ho stage. So I found it hard to believe that anyone would hold out fifteen years.
All that aside, I think the book was well written and well edited. I personally ended up liking the story instead of loving it because of the issue mentioned above. I think if the authors had made Christian 30, like he looks in the book’s cover photo and had him only 5 years away from his religious background, that it might have made the virgin thing more likely.
A copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review. Please visit www.lovebytesreviews.com to see this and many more reviews, author interviews, guestposts and giveaways!
December 5, 2014
This was an extremely captivating read, in large part because both characters were not what one would expect them to be. Christian, the 40-year-old teacher is the virginal, closeted one, while CJ (the college student) is the more worldly and experienced of the two. I found this role reversal very refreshing. It’s not very often we see the younger MC learning patience and understanding, having to slow down and educate (of all people) his teacher. On the flip side, seeing the older MC struggle with who he knows himself to be versus his religious/family upbringing and responsibilities was absolutely intriguing.
While CJ did come across as snarky, I understood that. If you feel like in your 20’s you have it together, and yet the guy you’re falling for who is twice your age can’t seem to put one foot in front of the other without stumbling – well, how frustrating would that be? And Christian often seemed like too much of an innocent – but to be that 40-year-old feeling inept in his attempts to be what his young would-be lover wants, while trying to be true to himself – or who he thinks he should be… the amount of self-doubt that could generate would be of epic proportions.
Family and religion intersect to generate even more issues, and CJ and Christian have their hands full. The two repeatedly stumble and get back up again; they love, leave and return to fight for their relationship. Through their trials and errors, they do reach that middle ground and manage to be true to themselves and their beliefs.
Those of us who don’t see sexuality in limitations and constraints often forget that there are people and places that are not quite so liberal, and individuals who do have to deal with these conservative and antiquated values. This story so effectively portrays these circumstances and deeply resonated with me on many levels. I only hope that for every struggling ‘Christian’ in real life there is a ‘CJ’ waiting in the wings.
Christian and CJ teach us that where there is a will, there is, in fact, a way. I loved that they turned what was originally viewed as ‘black and white’ to ‘gray’. They showed that faith is what YOU believe, and how YOU work it into your life, and not what others want you to believe. It is because of this that I found myself rooting for them, wanting them to find their way to a future, their future.
Collaborative writing of a single work is not easy. Such endeavours are often apparent to the reader; the writing can seem disjointed and lack cohesion. This most assuredly did not occur here. Teaching Professor Grayson is a seamless effort, well written, and had I not known in advance this was co-authored, I’d never have guessed. Kudos to Allison Cassatta and Kade Boehme for this accomplishment. I truly hope there is more to come from these two in the future!
** I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://www.mmgoodbookreviews.wordpres... **
While CJ did come across as snarky, I understood that. If you feel like in your 20’s you have it together, and yet the guy you’re falling for who is twice your age can’t seem to put one foot in front of the other without stumbling – well, how frustrating would that be? And Christian often seemed like too much of an innocent – but to be that 40-year-old feeling inept in his attempts to be what his young would-be lover wants, while trying to be true to himself – or who he thinks he should be… the amount of self-doubt that could generate would be of epic proportions.
Family and religion intersect to generate even more issues, and CJ and Christian have their hands full. The two repeatedly stumble and get back up again; they love, leave and return to fight for their relationship. Through their trials and errors, they do reach that middle ground and manage to be true to themselves and their beliefs.
Those of us who don’t see sexuality in limitations and constraints often forget that there are people and places that are not quite so liberal, and individuals who do have to deal with these conservative and antiquated values. This story so effectively portrays these circumstances and deeply resonated with me on many levels. I only hope that for every struggling ‘Christian’ in real life there is a ‘CJ’ waiting in the wings.
Christian and CJ teach us that where there is a will, there is, in fact, a way. I loved that they turned what was originally viewed as ‘black and white’ to ‘gray’. They showed that faith is what YOU believe, and how YOU work it into your life, and not what others want you to believe. It is because of this that I found myself rooting for them, wanting them to find their way to a future, their future.
Collaborative writing of a single work is not easy. Such endeavours are often apparent to the reader; the writing can seem disjointed and lack cohesion. This most assuredly did not occur here. Teaching Professor Grayson is a seamless effort, well written, and had I not known in advance this was co-authored, I’d never have guessed. Kudos to Allison Cassatta and Kade Boehme for this accomplishment. I truly hope there is more to come from these two in the future!
** I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://www.mmgoodbookreviews.wordpres... **
October 7, 2015
Christian Grayson is a 40 year old professor at a community college in Tampa. He's still closeted but is smitten with eighteen year old CJ, an Asian-American student that he's been advising for a couple of years now.
Christian is the scion of a religious Southern family and expected to take over his father's congregation when the old man retires.
CJ is a military brat but it's mom that in the Navy and his father who's the stay at home parent. While that's very unusual for a Japanese man, it's what CJ has grown up with and he's out and proud and can't understand why Christian feels he must remain in the closet.
While this story touches on a lot of hot-button issues it never really explores them in depth and I found it only minimally engaging. Having lived for over a decade in the Tampa Bay area, the travel descriptions in the book felt just the slightest bit "off" and when I considered the other story points I realized that I felt the same way about them as well. e.g. Why would anybody travel across the state to attend a community college? Not entirely unreasonable but not justified either.
As a bit of wish fulfillment in the student-teacher area this story just barely worked. I didn't hate it; but I wasn't really surprised or enthralled by any of it either. The characters were too two-dimensional for me. They didn't really have much back-story or enough interesting about them to make me really care that much. And the downside of one of the characters being somewhat religiously prudish... the sex scenes, what there were of them, were not very well described or terribly hot.
The book does have the virtue of having been competently crafted and it doesn't have the glaring editing mistakes that so much self published fiction has these days, but that is not really enough to earn it my hearty recommendation.
*** Note: I received a copy of this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest and impartial review ***
Christian is the scion of a religious Southern family and expected to take over his father's congregation when the old man retires.
CJ is a military brat but it's mom that in the Navy and his father who's the stay at home parent. While that's very unusual for a Japanese man, it's what CJ has grown up with and he's out and proud and can't understand why Christian feels he must remain in the closet.
While this story touches on a lot of hot-button issues it never really explores them in depth and I found it only minimally engaging. Having lived for over a decade in the Tampa Bay area, the travel descriptions in the book felt just the slightest bit "off" and when I considered the other story points I realized that I felt the same way about them as well. e.g. Why would anybody travel across the state to attend a community college? Not entirely unreasonable but not justified either.
As a bit of wish fulfillment in the student-teacher area this story just barely worked. I didn't hate it; but I wasn't really surprised or enthralled by any of it either. The characters were too two-dimensional for me. They didn't really have much back-story or enough interesting about them to make me really care that much. And the downside of one of the characters being somewhat religiously prudish... the sex scenes, what there were of them, were not very well described or terribly hot.
The book does have the virtue of having been competently crafted and it doesn't have the glaring editing mistakes that so much self published fiction has these days, but that is not really enough to earn it my hearty recommendation.
*** Note: I received a copy of this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest and impartial review ***
November 23, 2014
This book had a nice theme of accepting yourself and the fight to come out of the closet unfortunately I had some trouble connecting with the characters. Grayson I had to keep reminding myself that he was forty and a good teacher. The shy virgin that has trouble talking and is so uncertain/needy about everything just didn't fit real well with his profile of a successful teacher in his forties. It was a unique character but I really felt he need a little bit more backbone and confidence. For CJ it was nice to see a Japanese character and his parents were a real treat. I just didn't really get the cold detachment/not good with dealing with people that the story tried to force down me when he seemed pretty much like a normal college kid, brat at times and insensitive but nothing that was a unique character flaw. They ended up being a kind of clunky couple that just did put off a lot of passion to me. I liked the idea of the story and it was one that I read straight through but I can't say that I will remember much about the book a couple weeks down the road.
February 11, 2015
2.5 starts rounded up
There is nothing wrong with this book, it just wasn't that good. CJ is not easy to like. He is idealistic, self-centered, and condescending to anyone who doesn't fit his gay man ideal. It's something he acknowledges about himself early on and tries to overcome throughout the story, but never does a convincing job of it. Christian is just naive. He lets his family walk all over him and it was difficult to respect him for at least the first half of the book.
The romance and the angst over the age difference took a backseat to all of Christian's family drama and CJ's ego. I'm also an atheist so the faith crisis wasn't something I was going to connect with. It was just an OK book for me. I finished it, I wanted CJ and Christian to be happy, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone either.
There is nothing wrong with this book, it just wasn't that good. CJ is not easy to like. He is idealistic, self-centered, and condescending to anyone who doesn't fit his gay man ideal. It's something he acknowledges about himself early on and tries to overcome throughout the story, but never does a convincing job of it. Christian is just naive. He lets his family walk all over him and it was difficult to respect him for at least the first half of the book.
The romance and the angst over the age difference took a backseat to all of Christian's family drama and CJ's ego. I'm also an atheist so the faith crisis wasn't something I was going to connect with. It was just an OK book for me. I finished it, I wanted CJ and Christian to be happy, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone either.
February 27, 2015
Had some difficulty with this book. It dragged in the beginning making a connection to Christian and CJ almost nonexistent. I understood Christian's issues. Generally speaking I love the juxtaposition of religion and conservative thinking with sexuality and gender identity. But with so much going on and having to force myself to finish the book, I didn't enjoy that dynamic as much as I usually do. There were moments I really liked - the first kiss, the date at the restaurant - but the scene after the restaurant left me confused. Really wanted to like this as teacher/student romances are also my catnip. But sadly, CJ was annoying and somewhat insensitive. Christian vacillated between morose and whimpy.
December 5, 2014
In Teaching Professor Grayson you as a reader are the one who is getting the lesson of learning how to view religion , religion fanaticism and the reality that you can have both if it is the right way.
Christian needs to accept himself and the sacrifices he will have to make in order to be able to live the life he wants and love who he wants.
CJ is also needing to learn more about his feelings and the sensitivity of the people who are not him ... Not everyone is accepted by their own families while coming out. Also expressing his feelings better.
In this story the tittle is Teaching Professor Grayson ...
I think both Christian and CJ taught each other an invaluable lesson ... Love is Love and will conquer all.
Christian needs to accept himself and the sacrifices he will have to make in order to be able to live the life he wants and love who he wants.
CJ is also needing to learn more about his feelings and the sensitivity of the people who are not him ... Not everyone is accepted by their own families while coming out. Also expressing his feelings better.
In this story the tittle is Teaching Professor Grayson ...
I think both Christian and CJ taught each other an invaluable lesson ... Love is Love and will conquer all.
November 25, 2014
Faith and Love. Trust and Understanding. Acceptance! So much to be taught to both of these characters throughout the story. Kade and Allison collaborated beautifully with this book. It's complexities in subject matter are common in our every day lives. We have two characters Christian and CJ both battling their own demons and many of those demons are within their families and friends. Society as we know has it's own opinions. We latch to those we love. Those who opinions matter most to us. CJ and Christian learn to believe and love in each other and that is where they find their greatest strengths. It's a gorgeous story.
July 24, 2015
Reviewed by Brandilyn for Prism Book Alliance. If you can get past the whole Teacher/Student dynamic (in this case College professor/Advisee), Teaching Professor Grayson by Allison Cassatta and Kade Boehme could be an enjoyable read for you. In the realm of fiction, I can not find fault with this pairing. As people, CJ and Christian both bring something important to the relationship. CJ helps pull Christian from the closet, and Christian helps give CJ some much-needed perspective. Find the whole review at http://www.prismbookalliance.com/?pos...
November 29, 2014
3.5 stars
For you to like this book you will need to have some patience with CJ. For most of the book CJ is very immature and insensitive. But you find out that it's not his fault. He is young inexperience and also his growing up has shaped him this way. It really is not a fair to compare CJ and Christian. But Christian provides a nice contrast to CJ, as he is more mature and although closeted he's more open about his feelings.
It was a nice story but I didn't buy CJ and Christian as a couple. I wish Christian had found better.
For you to like this book you will need to have some patience with CJ. For most of the book CJ is very immature and insensitive. But you find out that it's not his fault. He is young inexperience and also his growing up has shaped him this way. It really is not a fair to compare CJ and Christian. But Christian provides a nice contrast to CJ, as he is more mature and although closeted he's more open about his feelings.
It was a nice story but I didn't buy CJ and Christian as a couple. I wish Christian had found better.
December 1, 2014
Christian has a heart of gold. cj I had to work to love...but its a nice journey seeing how their growing relationship alters them. everyone says they hate cj... I didn't have this problem. its easy to see how his self deluded "emotionally unavailable " mask is a defense mechanism. I enjoyed watching him struggle and grow. and for Christian....it was nice seeing him get a backbone.
the story was a little implausible for me but.. didn't detract from the goodness. the religion aspect got to me.
the story was a little implausible for me but.. didn't detract from the goodness. the religion aspect got to me.
March 16, 2016
Oh gosh! I was hoping the book was the one your know (lol) anyways so many people recommend this book so I was like sure why not I got this book in while I was reading all the way though I wasn't feeling it at all.. it was like my mind couldn't click like with most good books I couldn't get into the characters from beginning to end. This book just didn't do it for me :( , but whew lucky I finished it.
January 9, 2015
This was a good read,I really enjoyed it!! A teacher student love story with some hardships coming between them,I'm glad they fought it & worked though it to be with each other. :) Even though CJ was an ass & I wanted to go through the book & slap him around a few times ;) but a funny one sometimes,he had me cracking up,& Christian..how sweet can somebody be :). Great Job Kade & Allison :)
December 11, 2014
3.5 stars!
This book was short and sweet, I really didn't felt comfortable about the religious parts I just focused in Christians and Chiji's relationship. I totally loved Christian, but CJ...well he was Prick sometimes but he turned out okay. I would love to read about CJ's best friend and his ex.. That's going to be interesting...
This book was short and sweet, I really didn't felt comfortable about the religious parts I just focused in Christians and Chiji's relationship. I totally loved Christian, but CJ...well he was Prick sometimes but he turned out okay. I would love to read about CJ's best friend and his ex.. That's going to be interesting...
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