Review: 5+++ smooches!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
"There is something about the tragic stories of Shakespeare. It’s as if we all know how it will end, but the adventure makes it worth it. "This is how I feel about these forbidden romances. You know it is a train wreck… a heart-break waiting to happen and yet you have to experience it. And, what an experience Loving Mr. Daniels is! I have a new author crush on Ms. Cherry! She seriously blew me away. This is her DEBUT novel… WHAT?!??! Still can’t believe that! This is in my top three reads this year and absolutely somewhere in my top ten ever!Let me start with our MCs., Ashlyn and Daniel. Oh how I loved them both. These two have each been through extreme heartbreak and find everything missing in their lives in the wrong place, each other."I hated that I couldn’t tell her how beautiful she looked each and every day. I hated that, when she walked into my classroom, I had to pretend that she wasn’t on my mind…. I hated how close we were but how distant we felt."This starts off like most student/teacher romances. Girl and guy meet… there is an intense connection… walk into the first day of class and tadah!!!! That’s about where the similarities end though.What makes Loving Mr. Daniels more special than all of the others out there? The writing for one. It is so fluid… so poetic. The FEELS! From the first chapter I was on an emotional roller-coaster. From grieving to giddy, swooning to heart-broken, from extreme hilarity one moment to raging mad the next… this book takes you on a journey. More than one actually. This isn’t just Daniel and Ashlyn’s story. So many relationships are formed, tested, lost… It is a rare thing to feel as connected to supporting characters as the MCs but Brittainy does it and does it beautifully. Gabrielle and Ryan… WOW! I won’t even go into who these characters are bc I won’t spoil anything but they touched me to my soul."Being a teenager is a curse and a gift. It's the age where fairytales cease to exist and Santa isn't real but parts of our hearts want to say 'What if... "With all of the tragedy… and there is a lot in Loving Mr. Daniels. There is also love and trust. Above all there is hope. Where would any of us be without that? This is a book I feel that just about everyone can relate to and will be touched by. I cannot say enough good things. If you haven’t read it yet, seriously move it to the top of your TBR. You will not be sorry!