Study Buddies – Stephanie Brother

4 stars

AHHHHHHH, why do I love Tori so much???? Her character is so much fun, and she’s the perfect FMC for this story! I really empathise with her struggle with someone in a position of power trying to hold her back, and I’m glad that she was able to fight her way around them and get where she wanted to be.

I loved the guys, but I did struggle a little with Lucas. His constant need to push what he wanted on Tori instead of listening to what she wanted and being supportive for her wants and needs irritated me and made it hard for me to fully commit to him in the relationship. I think Kyle was my favourite of the three because he was so real with Tori and gave her what she needed from the start despite not knowing her very well at the time. And Jayden! He was such a comforting, grounded character for the book and a really nice contrast to the others.

I also struggled a little with a couple of the side characters. Roger kind of vanished off the face of the Earth, and Amanda wasn’t around much either despite both of them being in the study group. I kind of wanted to see them around a little more and get to know them since they were part of the central study group.

My only actual gripe with this, small as it is, is that I really wanted to see more of them once they actually got into their relationship. I loved reading the build to it, but I wanted all the domestic silliness after they finally quit standing in their own way and officially got together. I really can’t complain too much, though, as the lead up to them getting together was so good!

I’m so happy we got to see Hailey again! Now I can’t wait to see Mia get her happy ending (and the awkwardness with her hot RA 😂)