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dermkat 's review for:
The Jack*ss In Class
by Amy Award
Okay, so I loved this and devoured the entire thing on release day! Amy Award's Kingsman series gets better and better each book and this one is definitely my fave so far! I know I've said that a few times, but this one has a woman about to graduate college who is secretly a super successful romance author and a fan of Shakespeare, and I think her arc of compartmentalizing different versions of herself until she can't anymore and finally lets people see who she really is, gaining confidence in showing her strong self will remain a fave of mine. Tempest paired with one of the cockiest of the Cocky Kingsmans was so great, as she's inexperienced (THIS is the way to do a story with an inexperienced female lead! The word virginity was only mentioned once and only in reference to the patriarchy and misogyny!) and Flynn usually has a rule to only date women for two weeks so nobody gets attached. He finds himself throwing that all out the window to spend more time with her during study dates (he's actually also very smart alongside being super talented at football and about to be drafted), especially after a great meet cute that involves a baby donkey. Her Latino family is just as big and chaotic as the Kingsmans, but not quite as supportive at first when her identity is revealed. Award's typical humor was present, with clever names and references for things without actually naming many real world IPs (FaceSpace, FlixNChill, That'll Do Pig, etc.). My favorite part, as usual, is how inclusive the author is, starting with fat women experiencing love, joy, lust, admiration, etc. as we should. The inclusivity goes beyond just body positivity though, as there are queer and NB characters side characters (some of whom will be getting their own stories, likely), and different ethnicities. Though real world issues and insecurities are mentioned, people get their happy endings and I love it.