Today’s experiment: Combine one socially awkward science teacher with two beefy, former students. Mix well.
I love watching chemicals bond, but I avoid the practice myself.
When I’m not teaching, I’m hanging out with my cat and putting together puzzles. I shy away from romantic entanglements because I know firsthand the collateral damage they cause.
Until I bump into Anton and Sebastian: best friends, business partners. and former wrestling superstars at South Rock High who could barely pass my class. Catching up turns into drinking, which turns into dancing, which turns into them practicing wrestling moves on me, sans clothing.
It’s clear that the men have a history—and some unresolved feelings between them—but being the piece of meat in their jock sandwich unleashes a wild, confident side in me I can’t ignore.
The other thing I can’t ignore: we’re falling for each other.
With three hearts on the line, I can’t risk destroying their close friendship and burgeoning business, not to mention reliving my own past pain. But is the chemical attraction between us too strong to ignore?
Advanced Chemistry is a teacher/former students, nerd/jock, friends-to-lovers MMM romance filled with humor, heart, and hot guys. Chase, Anton, and Sebastian will put the A-plus in HEA, and like all good students, there’s no cheating. It’s the fourth book in the South Rock High series, which revolves around a found family of nerdy gay high school teachers, but can be read as a standalone.
~ * ~ Jo‘s Review ~ * ~
4 Stars
This is part of a series that I’ve loved and as I’ve really enjoyed all of the author’s work that I’ve read, I decided to give it a go. Student/Teacher romances are not my favourite trope as I work in education. I also find MMM where one of the MCs is in love already with a second, are not always well handled.
I’m glad to say that this one did not trip any triggers for me; yes, in the first half of the book, I was not sure how Sebastian was actually going to feel emotionally about Anton bringing Chase in. You could see that as a three, the “chemistry” was definitely there. Watching the buttoned-up Chase let loose was great fun. How it would move to more, I wasn’t sure. Sebastion was definitely struggling. Anton obviously has inferiority issues as well as commitment, and Chase isn’t sure how he fits in. I thought the way the author brings Chase and Sebastion together, to allow them to communicate about their fears, made the transition so much better. The slow build of that side of the relationship works really well; their emotions come into play more naturally as they realise that they work only with all three. The ex-student element was perhaps still a little close to home for me, but on the whole, it worked well.
These are really loveable characters; a great contrast of Jock and Geek that definitely fit together. A happy recommendation from me. A series worth diving into and an enjoyable addition. Stick with it if you feel the first third isn’t quite balancing the MMM – the author brings them together in a sweet, funny, and emotional way.
*Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure. A review wasn’t a requirement.*
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