Review: Orientation by Kate Canterbary
SYNOPSIS:
Max Murphy’s no-fail plan for kicking this year’s ass and getting his life back on track:
1. Forget about the cheating ex. Forget all about him. No more sad sack moping. None of that downer vibe. None of it.
2. Look for a new place to live in order to move out of my sister’s basement. Free digs are great but killing my sex life.
3. Return the intramural softball league to glory and greatness.
4. Fall in fresh, lusty love with Jory Hayzer, the hot new science teacher the minute I see him and his sexy Superman hair.
5. Get the hot science teacher on my trivia team. Couples who play together stay together.
6. Spend an entire school year wooing the very hot but also very skittish science teacher. Fall in hard, crazy love with him in the process.
7. Freak out, screw it all up, and hope to hell there’s a way to make it right.
REVIEW:
I think this might be a first for me, but I want this to be a full length novel. This story was just so light and cute that I wanted every little detail and the ending had me begging for more. If you’ve previously read Kate Canterbary’s The Walshes Series, you are in for delightful surprise appearances.
The story was a quick read with insta-love, at least for Max, who falls hard and fast for Jory. Jory, who struggles with anxiety, takes a little bit of time before falling for Max, but the cuteness was just the same. They have some tender moments and plenty of steamy ones over the course of the school year. What I missed the most was all the details of these moments, as they are mentioned in passing instead of taking me along on the journey.
There was a minor miscommunication but overall the relationship and flow for Jory and Max was well balanced. Both characters work through their lives and struggles and come out stronger on the other side. These quirky characters contrast each other perfectly and this novella was the ideal opposites attract read.
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