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Learning Curves
Learning Curves | Ceillie Simkiss
7 posts | 5 read | 5 to read
Elena Mendez has always been career-first; with only two semesters of law school to go, her dream of working as a family lawyer for children is finally within reach. She can't afford distractions. She doesn't have time for love. And she has no idea how much her life will change, the day she lends her notes to Cora McLaughlin. A freelance writer and MBA student, Cora is just as career-driven as Elena. But over weeks in the library together, they discover that as strong as they are apart, they're stronger together. Through snowstorms and stolen moments, through loneliness and companionship, the two learn they can weather anything as long as they have each other--even a surprise visit from Elena's family. From solitude to sweetness, there's nothing like falling in love. College may be strict...but when it comes to love, Cora and Elena are ahead of the learning curve.
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xicanti
Learning Curves | Ceillie Simkiss
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Mehso-so

This is pretty cute. It focuses on how two grad students transition from friends to girlfriends, with disability rep and plenty of tasty food mixed in.

In a lot of ways, though, it‘s too real. Simkiss peppers the text with the sort of small talk that happens in everyday life but doesn‘t add much to our understanding of the characters or drive the story forward. The book could‘ve used more emotional cues in place of this conversational padding.

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xicanti
Learning Curves | Ceillie Simkiss
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This is the kind of thing people say when their snow rests light on the ground and melts quickly. When you‘ve gotta shovel it, drive in it, navigate sidewalks rendered near impassable by it, and cope with the massive amount of slush it creates when it finally melts in spring, you look at snow a bit differently.

TLDR: I‘m the wrong audience for your snow-love. To hell with snow.

BillBlume #PREACH!!!! 🙌 (edited) 5y
DrexEdit Agreed!!! 5y
keys_on_fire If it‘s gonna be cold, is at least like to have snow. I hate it when it‘s cold and nothing to show for it lol 5y
cobwebmoth I am not a fan of snow. 5y
AnneCecilie I love snow and living in Norway I have my share of it 😊 in the winter when it‘s daylight for 6-7 hours, the snow really lights up the dark. 5y
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Mitch
Learning Curves | Ceillie Simkiss
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If only.....!

wanderinglynn That would be awesome!!! 6y
Mitch @wanderinglynn wouldn‘t it just! I clicked though the units and the reading list...looks fab! If only education wasn‘t so prohibitively expensive! 6y
wanderinglynn I know, right! I need to be independently wealthy. 😂 6y
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julesG I'd join the two of you. 😉 6y
Mitch @wanderinglynn a lifelong dream! 😂 6y
Mitch @julesG ‘Homework‘ would be so much fun! 🥳 6y
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khooliha
Learning Curves | Ceillie Simkiss
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Slight in a nice way, gentle and sweet.

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coffees
Learning Curves | Ceillie Simkiss
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So Learning Curves is out today! 🙂🙂🙂
https://amzn.to/2nvLzpG

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coffees
Learning Curves | Ceillie Simkiss
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Mehso-so

3🌟! If you're looking for a short and super fluffy f/f with #mentalhealth rep (anxiety, adhd), a chubby Hispanic character who loves food, and explicit consent THIS IS FOR YOU! The only reason I gave it a so-so is bc I felt it was too dialogue heavy and used a lot of space for recipes instead of the f/f interaction. Could def be a 4/5 depending on who reads it

blog tour: https://wp.me/p9RnKh-9fT
Preorder: https://amzn.to/2nvLzpG (afflk)

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coffees
Learning Curves | Ceillie Simkiss
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Up next for reading is Learning Curves! It's actually for a blog tour, which I haven't done in some time now. Review will be up on the blog Tuesday 8/14 but I'll drop an update when I'm midway through the book 😊😊😊 #amreading