Would I recommend this novella? Yeah, it was enjoyable. ⚡ Content warning No Condom/ No Mention of Birthcontrol/ No safety talk/ Foreplay/ Fingering/ First time/ Spanking (slight) 🔥 Steam level: 3/5 Unfortunate that there weren't many scenes or that they were longer because I think it was well written for a novella ✔️ Age gap H is about twice h's age who is 21 ✔️ HEA Epilogue: 3 years, married and expecting a baby Paragraphs were separated by asterisks, showcasing some time jumps, hours to days later. If I were to critique something about this novella, I'd say that I didn't really like the way the scenes were cut short, or fade to black (not the smexy ones, thank god). I just wish there'd been more intimate scenes between them. Overall, James and Charlotte had a good and enjoyable chemistry. I appreciated that the author wrote a bit about her family situation, that she wasn't really close to her parents, detached from them. She was sweet but I also liked that she was bold with James. To stamp myself all over her as surely as she’s written on me, and to never let her out of my grip again.-JamesĪs for Charlotte, she seemed like a sensible young woman with her head full of dreams and love. Dark, primal urges-to touch, to protect, to claim.

The way he was written just made him seem more protective than anything. He definitely gave some fatherly vibes at times but I'm glad it was subtle and that there was no daddy kink in this case.

Without being overwhelming, he was dominating, commanding and gruffly caring. It just makes it strange to think he'd fall in love with her later on, having known her as a child while he was an adult.

I do love age gaps love stories but I was a bit weirded out by the fact that even as a kid, James had been close to her (in a pure way, mind you). The beginning had me feeling slightly uncomfortable because of the dad's bestfriend trope. Right away, we are thrown into the tension between Charlotte and James who've been living together for a couple months and are very much (secretly) attracted to the other. The main characters lived together, and had known each others for years prior to this novella. I've noticed that the formula of this one was slightly different from the other novellas in this Teacher's Pet series. Leaving her family to find an interim job, she finds herself temporally moving in with James, her dad's bestfriend whom she hadn't seen in about 5 years. The story follows Charlotte, a young woman who dreams to become a photographer (for pets lol).

Dear Diary by Cassie Mint