The Failing Hours How to Date a Douchebag

4.25

You know how most “mean” guy characters have the whole mean sense of humor? The typical “he’s an ass but I’m chuckling because it’s a little funny” that so many books do. Well Zeke wasn’t funny, in fact he was just straight up mean, cold and grumpy as hell, and yet I loved him. Slowly, so slowly, I see he wasn’t so damn furious at the world, so hell bent on hurting everyone and with every layer I loved him more. Violet was so sweet, so sure and so strong that I loved her too. I think the thing that put this one over the top for me was that it was mostly Zekes story and for once it wasn’t an asshole who met a cute girl and felt the need to change, instead it was a guy who met a “meh” girl and found a friend who taught him how to be a person, an imperfect person, but a person all the same. An added bonus was we got to see a good amount of Oz and James too!!

3.75 stars. very touching

3.75 ⭐️

3.75 ⭐️

well, that was cute dang it

3.7

3.5

I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber ~ "I don't like nobody but you, baby, I don't care I don't like nobody but you, I hate everyone here" I LOVED THIS SO MUCH!! I WANT MORE VIOLET AND ZEKE AHHHHH !!!!! this was IT!! THE ASSHOLE GRUMP THAT HATES EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING BUT CHANGES FOR THE BETTER FOR HIS ADORABLE SUNSHINE AHHHHHHHH I CANT

RHETT TE AMO BEBÉ 🥺

I freaking love Zeke!

RHETT <3<3<3 TE AMO ERES UN ÁNGEL <3<3<3 (lo pongo en mayúsculas para que se entienda que me encantó ok?)

una falta de todo que la autora no le haya escrito un libro como se debe a Rex

AAAAHHH Rex merecía su propia novela in love 💓

RHETT TE AMO💘

guys who write letters to the love of their lives >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I liked the first 2 books of the series, but I am only a few chapters in and I can't stand the heroine. I also hate how much of an emphasis there is on how the hero is "not cute". Like, it's so bad that it's all anyone has droned on about for the first 12% and I just can't will myself to keep going. I am really disappointed in this one :(

4.25 ⭐️… I think

Honestly I’d give this no stars if it would let me. There was NO point to this story. It was written in ridiculously short little blurbs with nothing else connecting it together. The characters were flat and unemotional, plus the fact that all the women were written as either play things or bimbos... god who thought this was publish worthy?

The Coaching Hours by Sara Ney is about the coach's daughter, Annabelle, who moves from a very small private college to the one where her dad works. This book follows her journey as she tries to find herself in this new place and with some people who don't have the best intentions. You see, there's a couple of guys who have a bet going that they will be the first to "bed the coach's daughter". So while dealing with all of the weirdos Annabelle also deals with having to find a place to live, getting good grades, and making friends. So this book is included in the How to Date a Douchebag series, but I have to say that the douchebags of the novel/series don't take a leading role. Instead we see one of the nice guys get this role and I LOVED it. Elliot is the ultimate gentleman - except when he's not ;) - and really makes an impact on Annabelle. There are a lot of things that I loved about this book... Elliot Elliot was definitely one of my favorite characters in this novel because he really was a sweet guy. I feel like a lot of novels focus on turning the bad ones good, which isn't very realistic, and this novel was kind of the opposite. The Coaching Hours focused on finally having the good guy get his girl and I enjoyed this college romance more than the others in the series because of this. I'm tired of the douchebags in the novel and finally I'm reading one where they are actually the bad guy. The Switching Perspectives One of the aspects that I really appreciated about this novel was the switching perspectives between characters. Now to preface, I'm not always so excited when the character perspective is constantly switching because I lose some of my connection to the main characters. But in this book I thought that this writing decision really played out well because it created frustration for me the reader - which sounds bad, but isn't. I was seeing both Annabelle and Elliot's perspective which made me frustrated when there were miscommunications because I knew the intention behind what they were doing or saying. I thought this decision really developed the relationships for me and made me more excited to see where the book was headed. The Bet Don't a lot of stories start off with a poorly planned bet? Well this one isn't like the others I've read because the bet isn't between the two main characters and instead is about Annabelle. While the bet definitely led to some drama in the book, I didn't think it played as big of a part to the plot that I thought it would from just reading the blurb. Instead the focus was more on the budding friendship between Annabelle and Elliot, but it does come into play with their relationship later in the novel. The Relationship What surprised me the most about this novel was the relationships. I don't want to go to in depth because that might lead to spoilers but I will say this novel went a lot further into the relationship than I thought. There are a lot of levels to be discovered in this novel and a huge plot twist which is the reason that I previously stated that the bet didn't have too big of an impact on the novel. But the relationship was amazing and at some parts I definitely found myself crying. But I also cry for a lot of novels and fake relationships so... Overall This was a really great novel because it had the romance, the betrayal, the characters you root for. Basically everything people might want from a new adult college romance where the only douchebags are the appearances of old characters from the previous novels and some guys on the wrestling team. I definitely couldn't put this novel down and this might be my new favorite How to Date a Douchebag novel!

5 Laugh-Out-Loud Stars How to Date a Douchebag... From the title, I knew that this would be a book that would most definitely have me rolling on the floor laughing my butt off. It was definitely an attention grabber from me and I knew as soon as I saw the little advertisement on Facebook, I HAD TO HAVE IT! Reading definitely has its ups and downs and it's books like this one that add a little laughter to break up the seriousness of other novels. This book is basically about misconceptions people make about other based on their appearances. Oz finds this out first hand when he makes some assumptions about the girl studying a couple tables away in the library. And yet the same could be said for James, although a lot of her misconceptions were pretty spot on about Oz, he just grew out of some of them throughout the novel. The phrase "don't judge a girl by her cardigan" definitely resonates through the characters and plot as they find out that not everyone behaves as they look and sometimes those that look like prudes might not be so inclined. What was really great about this book was the relationships between the characters. Oz is the typical jock douchebag that everyone kind of expects, and no one more than himself. And yet once he starts to hang out with James, he finds that he doesn't quite fit the role he always has placed himself in. And the thing that drags Oz in is James's blunt yet witty humor as she finds herself in the path of Oz on several different occasions. These two come together with fireworks as their opposing personalities often end with one of the two upset or fired up. This book was everything that it promised to be... AND MORE! I loved being able to sit down and just enjoy the witty comebacks and the interesting chapter dividers. Oh yes, a little extra special something is between every chapter ready to make you choke on the tea or coffee you are currently sipping (i know from experience, believe me). Truly though, the author did a great job of writing a novel filled with hilarity and heart, a balance that doesn't always work but fit perfectly in How to Date a Douchebag. From the snippet at the end of the novel, I already am looking forward to the other books in the series and their own douchebags!!

The Teaching Hours is everything I love in a novella. I wasn't left with a lot of questions, but I learned enough about Hannah and Rex to care about them. It was just enough humor and romance to make my bookworm heart happy. Even though I'm satisfied with how this ended, I would've loved a full book about these two. Hannah is a character that I could really relate to. She's awkward, but means well. There is no filter to what she says and sometimes she talks out loud when talking to herself. In many ways, Hannah is just looking for love while being herself. A coach didn't seem like a bad idea to help her out. Rex made some bad choices, but is getting his life back together. He used to be a player and is still known that way. Rex's life has changed in many ways, so he can't even think about being that way anymore. I really loved Rex. His sarcasm, sweetness, a soft side with his niece and just his personality. I think he's just looking for his happily ever after without realizing it. The Teaching Hours is short, but has the perfect balance of humor, romance, steamy moments and happily ever after for now. After reading about her best friend, I think she would've been a great side character if this was a full length book. This reminds me why I really need to get to the rest of the books in this series ASAP!

3.5 stars. I loved their story but the thing I didn’t like was the ending was so abrupt and I would’ve loved to of seen a epilogue of their life.

Ik dacht even dat ik een boek las wat gelijk aan Elle Kennedy lag.... maar helaas. Halverwege neemt het boek een "rare" wending en zakte mijn leesplezier in. Nog steeds niet verkeerd, maar toch....