JOHN WILDER GETS SCHOOLED is a single dad and kindergarten teacher bi awakening romance. Can a struggling single dad and his daughter's judgy teacher make a relationship work? Or will the gossip of a small town and their differences prove to be too much much to handle?
From the blurb:
John Wilder is a full time roofer, a part time stripper, and the world’s greatest dad. Okay, so that last one is a work in progress, but Wilder is doing his best—it’s just that between working two jobs and parenting, he’s struggling, and Gracie’s grandparents are just waiting for him to fail. Getting off on the wrong foot with Gracie’s disapproving kindergarten teacher is the last thing he needs. But Wilder is determined to ace this parenting thing and wipe the judgemental look off Avery Smith’s cute, kissable face—wait, what?
Avery Smith is in his first year teaching, and he’s already got a problem parent. Exhibit A, John Wilder. He turns up late, forgets to bring his daughter snacks, and is less reliable than every one of Avery's five-year-old students. But Avery soon discovers that there’s more to Wilder’s situation than meets the eye, and he finds himself drawn to the attractive single dad. Except Avery has one hard and fast rule—no crushing on the straight dads, no matter how tempting. And Wilder is straight, right?
Turns out Wilder is about to learn a lot of things about himself, and Avery is the perfect teacher.
Welcome to Goose Run, a small town full of quirky characters, big personalities, and unexpected romances. Just don't ask about the goose.
Molly Otto's review:
Wilder was the golden boy of Goose Run until he knocked up his high school girlfriend and had the audacity to not marry her and let her live her dreams. Now that she's off to college, he's a full-time dad trying to balance two jobs and a five-year-old to boot. Avery has been a little awkward and doesn't get the best impression of Wilder when he is late to drop off of Gracie, forgets her snack and again late to pick her up. To make things as smooth as either they can they avoid each other when able, too bad Avery is the new neighbor of the Goose Run Boys. With time Avery starts seeing the truth and how beautiful of a person Wilder really is, he will do everything for those in his life, while allowing the town to treat him like crap for making the right choice for all the parties involved. Appreciated the slow build up their relationship from helping Wilder come to his sexual awakening to seeing they really were meant to complete each other. Ugh, the first time Avery calls Wilder Johnny, you feel the peace settle on him, than with all the little things he does for both Gracie & Johnny, you feel their bond grow. Great addition to the series, was nice to see the authors made sure Gracie was a major part of the story as a single dad this is key, or it would be a DNF for me. With Chase the next up, I cannot wait to see who is able to tame his mind and show he deserves to be loved and cherished.
Angel's review:
When I read Danny's book, whenever Wilder's character was mentioned I was always so curious about him and his daughter. I wanted to know more about his story, what his background was, how he got to where he did, I wanted to know all of it.
Wilder is struggling after getting full custody of his precious daughter, he's not only trying to figure out how to raise her but also how to deal with her rude grandparents, on top of trying to manage different jobs just to make ends meet. It makes sense that he shows up late for pick up and drop off, right? He's learning, and turns out he's about to learn a lot more about Gracie's teacher seeing as he's their new neighbor.
Avery, AKA Gracie's teacher, started out as a bit of a stickler for the rules, which was fair of him to do. However, he was quick to judge the man who forgot to pack his daughter snacks, and was late to pick her up. When he moves in next door to them, he's able to get to know the man behind the glitter and scattered brain, and he sees Wilder for who he is and loves him for it.
I'm going to start with the characters, all of them are SO personable and have such vibrant personalities, they are all different from one another and I loved that! They were all unique and brought their own attributes to the story, it also helped provide fantastic dialogue and commentary which I really enjoyed. The family Wilder, Gracie, Cash, Chase, Danny, Miller, and now Avery, have formed is truly beautiful. I loved reading about them together and their interactions with each other were full of love even when they were bickering.
Gracie's grandparents, both sets of them, were despicable! I strongly disliked them, if anybody was the villain in this story it was them. I can't believe Wilder's parents kicked him out so young, what devastates me the most is how that has probably happened before in real life to people. It's real and raw, and I'm sure for some, relatable. I can definitely relate to having cruel and judgemental family members, that's for sure.
I thought the story flowed very smoothly, their relationship developed in such a great way, and the dialogue was fantastic!! They might've started off as just hook up buddies but that soon morphed into so much more. They had their ups and downs while they tried to find their footing but they got there in the end, and that was a magnificent thing!
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