(NAUGHTY NERDS #0.5)
Author: Kimberly Reese
Kindle Edition, Kindle Unlimited
Book blurb:
nerdgasm (noun): an emotional climax at the peak of intense (sometimes sexual) excitement, characterized by a deep attraction to nerdy things and/or people.
My stutter makes it easy to become the center of attention for all the wrong reasons, so I try hard to stay out of the spotlight.
But when Addison Mitchell breezes into the class I TA for, she turns my world upside down, shaking me out of my comfort zone.
Confident and bold, her wandering hands set my body on fire.
She sees the real me, and she’s still interested.
I’m completely out of my element, yet I’ve never felt more alive.
Fingers crossed we’re not a one-off fling.
I have a lot to learn, but I’m willing to make this work.
I’m going to give her more than a nerdgasm.
I’m going to give her my heart.
What I really liked about this sweet little novella is that they reversed the trope and the virginal character is our adorable hero. We meet Theo when he is a boy, dealing with a stutter. He tries as best as he can to get over because his single mom already works so hard to keep them afloat and he doesn’t want to add to her load, either emotionally or financially. We fast forward to Theo in the future where he is a TA for Professor Cohen, who, though not old enough to be a father figure, definitely takes the role of mentor to him. He sees Theo needs someone to confide in and trust, and he steps up, like big brother would. I was a teacher and I really wouldn’t do what he did with a student and it made me cringe a little bit. At least not while we were Teacher/TA, but it works in the book. Theo’s stutter is a lot better but it made him self aware and shy around girls and he was a little lost in that department. He definitely wants to keep up with Addy!
It’s very refreshing to have the girl being the one who is experienced. Addy is comfortable in her own skin, and is not afraid to make the first move.
This is a sweet, short read.
I also LOVE when a cover is true to the book and this one is a scene right out of the story.
Possible triggers: stuttering, bullying
