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> Genre: Romance > Another very good romance – this time with leads over 40 and positive fat representation!

Another very good romance – this time with leads over 40 and positive fat representation!

Teach Me by Olivia Dade

February 20, 2020 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

In the gift that keeps on giving, my moving romance authors who were vocal during the RWA’s (continuing) implosion to the top of my TBR has led to some solidly stellar reading. Its always nice to remember that smart, bitchy ladies who get mouthy at oppression and racism just write better books. Olivia Dade has been coming after the gatekeepers vocally since at least early 2019 (probably longer, but I’ve only been following her on Twitter about that long) and is just seriously funny. I was sold on her as an author before ever picking up one of her books.

Teach Me seemed the perfect book to dive in with. It’s a romance about two high school history teachers in their 40s who are each carrying some deep emotional scars and are also falling for each other against at least one of their better judgement (they trade off who is thinking it is or isn’t a good idea). This book gave me the warm feeling inside of seeing yourself (or a close enough version of yourself) on page. Representation of all kinds matters and seeing a positive representation of an overweight heroine appreciated for her curves, fashion sense, and strength lit up several happy receptors in my brain.

The book sets up many places for conflict between the characters, but it also focuses heavily on the kindness each of our incredibly competent leads brings. Rose is not nice to Martin, and she isn’t expected to be. She is however considerate and kind, and he is in return. They fall for each other based on their professional abilities and the depths of their care for their students, and the fact that they find each other irresistibly attractive. This book could play Rose’s closed off way of dealing with the world for laughs, or done it with Martin’s being devalued by those who should have loved him in the past, instead it infuses those areas with a sense of honesty that makes the characters ring true. Dade instead brings the funny in other areas, in other ways, and it is all wonderfully executed. I was so very glad to have read this book when I was done.

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: faintingviolet, fat representation, Olivia Dade, RWA Implosion Read, Teach Me, we need diverse books

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:16 · Genres: Romance · Tags: faintingviolet, fat representation, Olivia Dade, RWA Implosion Read, Teach Me, we need diverse books ·
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  1. Emmalita says

    February 20, 2020 at 11:51 pm

    I loved this book so much. It’s spectacular.

    Reply
  2. Nart says

    February 22, 2020 at 9:02 am

    I dnfd a different Dade book and never tried another. Time to add one to the list.

    Reply

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