Defy by L.J. Shen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a fun twist on a classic forbidden teacher and student love story!
I’m humble enough (sorta) to admit when I was wrong and this is one of those times. After downloading this book and reading the first few pages I actually set it aside and decided to read “Vicious” and “Ruckus” instead. After devouring both books in two days I realized my love affair with these characters and wasn’t ready to say goodbye. The next book in the series hasn’t been published yet (scheduled for a 2018 release) so I turned back to “Deny” to sate my thirst for more of the angsty hotholes.
Now I’ve read my fair share of teacher & student romance trope but this was my first book where the teacher was the female and several years older (8 years to be exact) than her male love interest. How would it work? I like a take-charge, alpha male and wasn’t sure how the author would craft Jamie’s character. Alas, I should have given her more credit. The chemistry, dialogue and characters were great. The dynamic between Jamie and Melody was spot-on. Both with weakness and strengths, working together to make their relationship strong and beautiful.