The Studying Hours

1st read - 4 stars 2nd read - 3.5 stars The first time I read it, I really enjoyed this book because of the slow burn. When I read it for the 2nd time, I founded it a little too long... and also it had too many cliché situations and I just wanted to roll my eyes. Nevertheless, I liked the story.

So after finishing the off campus series my Ellen Kennedy I wasn’t sure where to turn, a good friend suggest this series and let me tell you it was perfect fit. First off Oz is flipping hilarious. I’m not sure how many times I burst out laughing from his smart ass comments, mental conversations and everything else he did. I love that he wasn’t overly lovely, he didn’t get super mushy suddenly after being a man who’re. Instead he slowly became more and more sweet but still kept his blunt edge. James was wonderful too, she cracked me up but I also loved that she didn’t get overly fluttery with Oz just because he gave her attention, not to mention she was brutally honest, I mean calling a woman cute is great but throw a sexy out once and a while, and damn if she didn’t let Oz know it. Perfect light read, fast and hilarious, and not too mushy but also not over the top smutty either.

“Cooking as in Let’s eat! or cooking as is You bring the chocolate body drizzle, I’ll bring the tongue? yea he's def a douchebag. This wasn't bad but it could've been better. There was weak character development, especially from Sebastian. His stance on monogamous relationships changed but his sex-driven personality remained. Being in Sebastian's POV, it felt like everything centered around sex which didn't appeal to me. In James's words:"it bothers me sometimes that all you do is talk about sex. It’s a turnoff for me." Although it was funny at times, I wanted to see more depths to him. There was evidence of his developing feelings for James but I wish we got to see more of their growing relationship. Also, I'm still not sure if Sebastian fell for the girl or just fell for the chase for the girl. (view spoiler)[ It was interesting to see the dream as a plot device to propel the plot/relationship further- didn't expect the dream coming. (hide spoiler)]