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Office Hours
What's life like on the tenure track?
For Assistant Professor of Sociology, Dr. Deja Evans, it sucks. Hard. Every day.
Between the class prep, the meetings, grading student work, trying to find time to complete her own research and the meetings, she didn't have a life, she had a digital calendar that decided whether she got to wallow in her feelings at 3pm or 7pm, on Thursday or maybe Sunday. And the worst meeting of them all was the two-and-a-half-hour, once a month Faculty Senate, which was drier than her dating life, duller than her skin in winter and far longer than her attention span.
The only thing that made those never-ending Faculty Senate meetings bearable was watching Dr. Alejandro Mendoza, Associate Professor of History, breathe. For years, Deja had harbored a kind of secret crush on the sexiest man on campus never thinking that he would ever feel the same, until one unexpected day, they have a steamy after hours encounter in her office and suddenly her life seems much more exciting.
That lasts about half a minute.
Over the course of a hectic academic year, Deja tries to survive her classes, help her students, prepare herself for her third-year review, and most important of all, she has to learn how to get out of her own way and just let Alejandro love her.
For Assistant Professor of Sociology, Dr. Deja Evans, it sucks. Hard. Every day.
Between the class prep, the meetings, grading student work, trying to find time to complete her own research and the meetings, she didn't have a life, she had a digital calendar that decided whether she got to wallow in her feelings at 3pm or 7pm, on Thursday or maybe Sunday. And the worst meeting of them all was the two-and-a-half-hour, once a month Faculty Senate, which was drier than her dating life, duller than her skin in winter and far longer than her attention span.
The only thing that made those never-ending Faculty Senate meetings bearable was watching Dr. Alejandro Mendoza, Associate Professor of History, breathe. For years, Deja had harbored a kind of secret crush on the sexiest man on campus never thinking that he would ever feel the same, until one unexpected day, they have a steamy after hours encounter in her office and suddenly her life seems much more exciting.
That lasts about half a minute.
Over the course of a hectic academic year, Deja tries to survive her classes, help her students, prepare herself for her third-year review, and most important of all, she has to learn how to get out of her own way and just let Alejandro love her.
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Katrina Jackson
56 books732 followersKatrina is a seasoned spinster with an active imagination, a love of romcoms and a keenly critical nature. She's a college professor by day who writes romances by...weekend. Right now she also happens to be on summer vacation. She enjoys yogurt, sparkling water and her three cats, who don't appreciate her love.
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July 8, 2020
WHEW. Katrina Jackson does it again. This book was so fluffy AND steamy, which is my all-time favourite combination. If you want an efficient shot of satisfied smiley FEELS straight to your heart, read Office Hours. If you want mutual horniness and an amazing, sharply dressed, considerate and supportive hero straight out of your dreams, read Office Hours. If you want a relatable heroine who is just trying her best and is also extremely crush-on-able, read Office Hours. Basically, I am begging you, read Office Hours. I just want to improve your life.
February 11, 2021
4.5 stars
This was just such a fun and steamy read. Deja and Alejandro are professors and have had crushes on each other for quite awhile. They're both always swamped with work, but one night they have a pretty intense moment and decide to explore what that was. I really liked Deja and Alejandro's chemistry and how much Alejandro just wanted to be with Deja. YESSSSS for heroes not afraid to admit they actually have feelings and like the heroine. I do think that the book went on a little too long after they decided to be together, but I enjoyed how they would find stolen moments with each other and had to have conversations about how serious they were about one another. I would definitely recommend this!
This was just such a fun and steamy read. Deja and Alejandro are professors and have had crushes on each other for quite awhile. They're both always swamped with work, but one night they have a pretty intense moment and decide to explore what that was. I really liked Deja and Alejandro's chemistry and how much Alejandro just wanted to be with Deja. YESSSSS for heroes not afraid to admit they actually have feelings and like the heroine. I do think that the book went on a little too long after they decided to be together, but I enjoyed how they would find stolen moments with each other and had to have conversations about how serious they were about one another. I would definitely recommend this!
June 8, 2020
I love deja and alejandro so much it’s unreal. Full review to come
Ok i lied i probably won’t write a full review but see my thoughts in this video: https://youtu.be/okVZrlzggWU
The only thing I didn’t like was that sometimes there were grammar mistakes, I hope my queen gets a copy editor and then she will take over the world.
Ok i lied i probably won’t write a full review but see my thoughts in this video: https://youtu.be/okVZrlzggWU
The only thing I didn’t like was that sometimes there were grammar mistakes, I hope my queen gets a copy editor and then she will take over the world.
March 31, 2022
i am so done with smut-centered books. for now. its just that lately, ive even been skimming the sex scenes in ordinary romances coz they all felt the same to me and became boring so idfk why i picked this up
im considering making an ‘ordinary’ shelf for meh books but then itd be so much work coz there r more than 300 average books ive read in this lifetime and it wont be possible for me to include em all, which is fine i guess, but my ocd will be upset. so nah prob not gonna do it.
….BUT. its gonna be so boring writing the same thing on reviews for those books over & over again. oh well
im considering making an ‘ordinary’ shelf for meh books but then itd be so much work coz there r more than 300 average books ive read in this lifetime and it wont be possible for me to include em all, which is fine i guess, but my ocd will be upset. so nah prob not gonna do it.
….BUT. its gonna be so boring writing the same thing on reviews for those books over & over again. oh well
life-is-too-short
May 18, 2020Review: DNF @25%
When I say "this book skips over the good parts," would you know what I mean? Deja has been pining for Alejandro for a year. I was looking forward to the woo, the her catching the guy she's dreaming about.
What I got instead was a man pining back and tired of waiting for her. What followed was sex scenes and their first date which basically catalogued not thoughts, feelings, or setting, but what they were doing.
This isn't my style. There isn't dialogue and inner thoughts tend to be based on attractiveness. Just cause they pine for a year doesn't make me want to skip the flirtatious glances, fleeting touches and butterflies in the stomach.
Both characters are professors, which I loved, but I just didn't have chemistry with this couple and their story.
June 13, 2020
*2.5 stars, rounded up*
I wanted to love this as much as everyone else did :( I did like Alejandro’s character, I found him dreamy and sweet, but I didn’t care for Deja. Her character seemed incongruous throughout the novel. Most of the time she was stressed, shy, and anxious, then sometimes she’d randomly be really spicy (which I liked). I wanted more spicy Deja! I pretty much lost my patience with her lack of work-life balance. Imposter Syndrome is definitely real, but Deja seemed like a flat character to me because we didn’t get much of her outside of her overworked professor mode. We didn’t really get to know any of the characters as people who weren’t academics.
The thing about this book that everyone seemed to like was that it gives insight into what it’s like for academics of color at predominantly white universities, and Jackson even says in the acknowledgements that this is her goal. I found that this experience overtook the novel and by the end felt preachy and repetitive. It felt like Jackson, who is a professor, was just describing her day-to-day professor life, which is why I don’t like when writers write fiction about their real jobs. It almost reads like memoir.
I felt Alejandro and Deja’s relationship didn’t develop much besides when they were having sex. Lots of sex, which is cool. I just wish there was more of a slow burn.
Another thing I didn’t love was that a lot of the language was repetitive. Deja had to have gnawed her entire lip off by the end of the book, as many times as she bit it. Lots of moaning and groaning and not very creative language that didn’t add a lot to the romance, imo.
The typos were actually the least annoying thing about this book, surprisingly. It could’ve definitely gone through another round of edits.
I’m willing to give Katrina Jackson’s other books a try.
I wanted to love this as much as everyone else did :( I did like Alejandro’s character, I found him dreamy and sweet, but I didn’t care for Deja. Her character seemed incongruous throughout the novel. Most of the time she was stressed, shy, and anxious, then sometimes she’d randomly be really spicy (which I liked). I wanted more spicy Deja! I pretty much lost my patience with her lack of work-life balance. Imposter Syndrome is definitely real, but Deja seemed like a flat character to me because we didn’t get much of her outside of her overworked professor mode. We didn’t really get to know any of the characters as people who weren’t academics.
The thing about this book that everyone seemed to like was that it gives insight into what it’s like for academics of color at predominantly white universities, and Jackson even says in the acknowledgements that this is her goal. I found that this experience overtook the novel and by the end felt preachy and repetitive. It felt like Jackson, who is a professor, was just describing her day-to-day professor life, which is why I don’t like when writers write fiction about their real jobs. It almost reads like memoir.
I felt Alejandro and Deja’s relationship didn’t develop much besides when they were having sex. Lots of sex, which is cool. I just wish there was more of a slow burn.
Another thing I didn’t love was that a lot of the language was repetitive. Deja had to have gnawed her entire lip off by the end of the book, as many times as she bit it. Lots of moaning and groaning and not very creative language that didn’t add a lot to the romance, imo.
The typos were actually the least annoying thing about this book, surprisingly. It could’ve definitely gone through another round of edits.
I’m willing to give Katrina Jackson’s other books a try.
May 1, 2020
Well, okay. Katrina Jackson wrote the book of the year.
Office Hours has the power of a thousand suns. It shines so bright to be quite honest. The characters and the story are so soft and it feels like someone is giving you a very great hug. It's very low on angst, there isn't really any angst I mean there is a thing there and there, but a big problem? Nope. And I love my books like that. I need comfort reads and feel-good novels and this is definitely it my friends. Two professors just completely falling in love and be so into each other? This is it. They can't keep their hands to each other and I love that.
Alejandro is a gift and Deja is a queen. I swear that they made me have the best time of my life and each time I return to read the novel, I had a smile on my face. Alejandro was ready to ask Deja if he can spend the rest of his life with her since chapter numero uno. I'm all for that!!! A guy who is just completely besotted for their other half. Yeah? I want ten of those, please. And Deja... Deja is so powerful. These two stole my heart and I'm happy to let them have it.
If there is another book after this one with another couple, I'm all for it. Next in line, ready to buy that as soon as that pre-order link goes up you know me. Katrina Jackson is a powerhouse and her romance novels are a must.
Office Hours has the power of a thousand suns. It shines so bright to be quite honest. The characters and the story are so soft and it feels like someone is giving you a very great hug. It's very low on angst, there isn't really any angst I mean there is a thing there and there, but a big problem? Nope. And I love my books like that. I need comfort reads and feel-good novels and this is definitely it my friends. Two professors just completely falling in love and be so into each other? This is it. They can't keep their hands to each other and I love that.
Alejandro is a gift and Deja is a queen. I swear that they made me have the best time of my life and each time I return to read the novel, I had a smile on my face. Alejandro was ready to ask Deja if he can spend the rest of his life with her since chapter numero uno. I'm all for that!!! A guy who is just completely besotted for their other half. Yeah? I want ten of those, please. And Deja... Deja is so powerful. These two stole my heart and I'm happy to let them have it.
If there is another book after this one with another couple, I'm all for it. Next in line, ready to buy that as soon as that pre-order link goes up you know me. Katrina Jackson is a powerhouse and her romance novels are a must.
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February 27, 2022Loved this one because it felt just like a little slice of life romance book, following a couple over all of their first stages, no dramatic events, just life. While still tackeling issues that are prevalent in Academia especially burnout and the way women of color are severely overworked and underpaid and often run out of Academia because of that. And it's hot. And sweet. Deja and Alejandro's relationship felt so real and genuine, especially with it happening after such a long crushing period *sighs softly*
Katrina Jackson truly never disappoints.
Katrina Jackson truly never disappoints.
July 9, 2020
2.5 stars
I really wanted to love this book.
I work in academia and felt that the author obviously knows her stuff. In the past six months I've read several other books set in College or University settings where you can really tell the authors are writing from experience and not just stuff they learned from tv.
Deja is a fairly newish professor of Sociology on the tenure track. She understands the politics of academia for a person such as herself. She is a woman of color in a predominantly white institution in a department that historically has not mentored new faculty well in an institution that has a culture of systemically not doing well by their WOC faculty. Deja knows that she has to serve on committees, publish in peer reviewed journals, advise and do some new research in order to have all her ducks in a row in the next several years when she is up for tenure review.
In the meantime she has a not-so-secret crush on Alejandro, a fellow professor who is Latinx and who is already tenured.
We find out that she enjoys gazing at him in his immaculately tailored suits across the faculty senate meeting room.
We also find out that Alejandro has just as a big a crush on Deja as she has on him. And what happens when the two finally let down their guard and act upon that attraction?
Yeah, so I love that the book goes into the details of Deja's job and life at a University. It is a world that I am infinitely familiar with. What I did not love is that aspect seemed to consume not only Deja but the book. It is a shame because the attraction and chemistry between Deja and Alejandro is wonderful and palpable and their sex scenes are nicely written and hot.
The problem is we spend so much time in Deja's stressed mind and her stressful outlook and her stressful work situation that it was too stressful to actually enjoy the romance. And frankly, the work/stress of Deja's life overshadowed and overwhelmed what romance we got.
Actually, back the truck up... we didn't get a lot of romance, even though Alejandro is super swoony as the hero and I have to give props to the cover design because that dude on the cover could legit be Alejandro. But we skip over a lot of emotional beats between these two. We get some great sex scenes, but we don't get to wallow in these two and their discovery and wonder of each other. Too much external stuff intrudes and since so much is told from Deja's POV, her anxieties about, well, everything is always present. I could not really enjoy Deja like I needed to.
If we had gotten a more well rounded romance and if Deja had been allowed to experience some real joy, laughter and just breathe I think I would have really loved this as much as I wanted to love it.
I really wanted to love this book.
I work in academia and felt that the author obviously knows her stuff. In the past six months I've read several other books set in College or University settings where you can really tell the authors are writing from experience and not just stuff they learned from tv.
Deja is a fairly newish professor of Sociology on the tenure track. She understands the politics of academia for a person such as herself. She is a woman of color in a predominantly white institution in a department that historically has not mentored new faculty well in an institution that has a culture of systemically not doing well by their WOC faculty. Deja knows that she has to serve on committees, publish in peer reviewed journals, advise and do some new research in order to have all her ducks in a row in the next several years when she is up for tenure review.
In the meantime she has a not-so-secret crush on Alejandro, a fellow professor who is Latinx and who is already tenured.
We find out that she enjoys gazing at him in his immaculately tailored suits across the faculty senate meeting room.
We also find out that Alejandro has just as a big a crush on Deja as she has on him. And what happens when the two finally let down their guard and act upon that attraction?
Yeah, so I love that the book goes into the details of Deja's job and life at a University. It is a world that I am infinitely familiar with. What I did not love is that aspect seemed to consume not only Deja but the book. It is a shame because the attraction and chemistry between Deja and Alejandro is wonderful and palpable and their sex scenes are nicely written and hot.
The problem is we spend so much time in Deja's stressed mind and her stressful outlook and her stressful work situation that it was too stressful to actually enjoy the romance. And frankly, the work/stress of Deja's life overshadowed and overwhelmed what romance we got.
Actually, back the truck up... we didn't get a lot of romance, even though Alejandro is super swoony as the hero and I have to give props to the cover design because that dude on the cover could legit be Alejandro. But we skip over a lot of emotional beats between these two. We get some great sex scenes, but we don't get to wallow in these two and their discovery and wonder of each other. Too much external stuff intrudes and since so much is told from Deja's POV, her anxieties about, well, everything is always present. I could not really enjoy Deja like I needed to.
If we had gotten a more well rounded romance and if Deja had been allowed to experience some real joy, laughter and just breathe I think I would have really loved this as much as I wanted to love it.
July 16, 2020
this was one of the sweetest and hottest things i've ever read??? i mean when i found out this had mutual pining i expected A LOT of angst but this was so soft, sweet and funny and i loved it so much!!
September 10, 2022
3.5 stars rounded up
Office Hours is an erotic romance between two university professors - a Black woman trying to get tenure, and a Latinx man who already has it.
There was a lot that I liked about this book- the way it handles the experiences of minorities in faculty positions and the stress of trying to get tenure, how it touches on the issue of adjunct faculty, and just generally the more real portrayal of professors as people is fantastic.
Personally, I would have liked a little less sex and a little more time spent developing a relationship on page and building up tension. That is definitely a personal preference though. I think this does a good job telegraphing that time has passed and conversations have been had, most of them just aren't on page. So if you're looking for a romance that is heavier on the erotic scenes but still does a good job tackling other things as well, this is a great option!
Office Hours is an erotic romance between two university professors - a Black woman trying to get tenure, and a Latinx man who already has it.
There was a lot that I liked about this book- the way it handles the experiences of minorities in faculty positions and the stress of trying to get tenure, how it touches on the issue of adjunct faculty, and just generally the more real portrayal of professors as people is fantastic.
Personally, I would have liked a little less sex and a little more time spent developing a relationship on page and building up tension. That is definitely a personal preference though. I think this does a good job telegraphing that time has passed and conversations have been had, most of them just aren't on page. So if you're looking for a romance that is heavier on the erotic scenes but still does a good job tackling other things as well, this is a great option!
dnf
May 22, 2020 DNF @ 35%
I hate doing this. I really do. I've loved Katrina's books in the past and this one had so much potential.
So why am I moving on to something else? Editing.
Look, sometimes I can get into a book so deep I can ignore places that might need more editing and less typos and errors. But this time I couldn't.
The final straw was during a sex scene that should have been hot but I was too distracted by contingency errors and spent 10 minutes going back over the same few pages trying to figure out if I missed something. I didn't. 1) Scene starts with him wearing grey sweatpants, but when she starts to undress him a few pages later she's pulling off his "baggy basketball shorts" and then 2) she was running her fingers over herself while he was thrusting then slides said fingers down to cup his dick, he moans, it's all good stuff I flip to the *very* next page and suddenly he's moaning after sucking her fingers but her fingers literally never go anywhere near his mouth until the sentence said he was letting them go?? Small things, sure, but there were so many that they added up in just the 35% I made it through. When sentences are confusing or scenes don't flow, it can be really distracting -- and even more distracting when my current reading-attention-span is kinda shot already because *gestures at world*
It's not that the book itself was bad; it's that I couldn't enjoy the book because my [wannabe] editing brain couldn't shut up and focus on the book itself. It took me days to get this far and that's proof that I need to put it aside and move on to something I can actually escape into, not something I dread picking up. :/
Maybe I'll try again. Maybe I'll must wait for Katrina's next book and hope the editing on that one is tighter...
I hate doing this. I really do. I've loved Katrina's books in the past and this one had so much potential.
So why am I moving on to something else? Editing.
Look, sometimes I can get into a book so deep I can ignore places that might need more editing and less typos and errors. But this time I couldn't.
The final straw was during a sex scene that should have been hot but I was too distracted by contingency errors and spent 10 minutes going back over the same few pages trying to figure out if I missed something. I didn't. 1) Scene starts with him wearing grey sweatpants, but when she starts to undress him a few pages later she's pulling off his "baggy basketball shorts" and then 2) she was running her fingers over herself while he was thrusting then slides said fingers down to cup his dick, he moans, it's all good stuff I flip to the *very* next page and suddenly he's moaning after sucking her fingers but her fingers literally never go anywhere near his mouth until the sentence said he was letting them go?? Small things, sure, but there were so many that they added up in just the 35% I made it through. When sentences are confusing or scenes don't flow, it can be really distracting -- and even more distracting when my current reading-attention-span is kinda shot already because *gestures at world*
It's not that the book itself was bad; it's that I couldn't enjoy the book because my [wannabe] editing brain couldn't shut up and focus on the book itself. It took me days to get this far and that's proof that I need to put it aside and move on to something I can actually escape into, not something I dread picking up. :/
Maybe I'll try again. Maybe I'll must wait for Katrina's next book and hope the editing on that one is tighter...
November 27, 2022
4.5 ✨
Full on steam and oh so slightly forbidden. Two college professors that have caught intense feelings for each other. Deja irritated me a tad, but Alejandro more than made up for it. He was FIONE! The chemistry. The tension. The scenes!! This was an amazing audiobook and I always love Wesleigh’s narrations!!
Full on steam and oh so slightly forbidden. Two college professors that have caught intense feelings for each other. Deja irritated me a tad, but Alejandro more than made up for it. He was FIONE! The chemistry. The tension. The scenes!! This was an amazing audiobook and I always love Wesleigh’s narrations!!
February 16, 2022
This was such a warm & cute story…I love the way Alejandro really helped Deja out of her shell and encouraged her to become more open, confident and carefree.
February 1, 2024
So fun and steamy
July 19, 2023
Short, sweet and smutty. Love love love
December 19, 2021
I’m going to keep this fairly short and simple…I loved everything about this. More than just a sexy sweet romance, we got to see the reality of what it’s like working in academia (which I’ve seen as my own mother has been a teacher of 20+ years). The extra hours outside of the workplace given to this field, to the students, to the extra time commitments. Down to the discussion of how many Black and POC people are left out of stories that center academia. We are everywhere and we are necessary and I loved every single portrayal of the characters here (yes, even Layla’s behind lol). But seriously, I loved the way Alejandro respected the emotional and physical boundaries Deja created, even if they were the result of the insecurities and anxieties she had. He never pushed her past them. And Deja listened to the advice of her friends and learned a lot of self-awareness regarding happiness and allowing herself to understand that the world is not hers to carry and that she should be kindest first and foremost to herself. This was my first Katrina Jackson but I can tell you now it will not be my last. Loved it!!!! Also…it was very sexy and you know what, I love that too. But there were so many small highlights in this story that I will definitely go more in depth on in a YouTube review later down the line. In the meantime: go ahead and pick this up, I know you want to haha.
April 14, 2024
3.5 stars rounded up
I love Katrina Jackson and this book has so much of her awesomeness - relatable characters, fun banter, a tenure-track professor that is excelling while just managing to hold herself together, and a smoking hot tenured guy who wants nothing more than to ease her load while also easing his way into her bed (with enthusiastic consent, natch).
Jackson is in academia herself and it shows, with the struggles of professors of color, especially women of color, a central part of the book. Deja's friend Toni gives Alejandro a dressing down for the ages, and I'm here for every word of it.
The way this mutual crush turns into something more is incredibly hot, and I enjoyed myself throughout. Looking back, however, I'm not sure what emotional connection Alejandro has with Deja. He's providing all kinds of support that she needs at this point in her career - reminders to rest, offers to help, someone to cheer her victories, however small - but what does she provide him with other than eye candy and scorching hot sex? I'm not sure, and it's been needling at me.
Still, I very much enjoyed the ride and would like to read the second book in the series, uh, now-ish.
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I love Katrina Jackson and this book has so much of her awesomeness - relatable characters, fun banter, a tenure-track professor that is excelling while just managing to hold herself together, and a smoking hot tenured guy who wants nothing more than to ease her load while also easing his way into her bed (with enthusiastic consent, natch).
Jackson is in academia herself and it shows, with the struggles of professors of color, especially women of color, a central part of the book. Deja's friend Toni gives Alejandro a dressing down for the ages, and I'm here for every word of it.
The way this mutual crush turns into something more is incredibly hot, and I enjoyed myself throughout. Looking back, however, I'm not sure what emotional connection Alejandro has with Deja. He's providing all kinds of support that she needs at this point in her career - reminders to rest, offers to help, someone to cheer her victories, however small - but what does she provide him with other than eye candy and scorching hot sex? I'm not sure, and it's been needling at me.
Still, I very much enjoyed the ride and would like to read the second book in the series, uh, now-ish.
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November 26, 2023
I would like to have a quote to put here that describes how warm this book was, but it just felt like a big hug. It is the softest and most calm romance book I've ever read.
I loved Deja and Alejandro so much, how they've liked each other for so long and when they finally start spending more time together, they start getting closer and they're just SO CUTE. Their whole relationship is so wholesome and kind of steamy at the same time. Perfect. And you don't end up just loving the couple but the side characters too, the whole friend group is amazing.
This book also has awesome commentary on women and people of color in academia. One of the side characters, Toni, gives a whole speech to Alejandro on the difference in the number of men and of women of color in academia and I loved it.
Office hours was so good and nice and hot and I loved it. I know this will be the book I'll go to when I need something cozy.
I loved Deja and Alejandro so much, how they've liked each other for so long and when they finally start spending more time together, they start getting closer and they're just SO CUTE. Their whole relationship is so wholesome and kind of steamy at the same time. Perfect. And you don't end up just loving the couple but the side characters too, the whole friend group is amazing.
This book also has awesome commentary on women and people of color in academia. One of the side characters, Toni, gives a whole speech to Alejandro on the difference in the number of men and of women of color in academia and I loved it.
Office hours was so good and nice and hot and I loved it. I know this will be the book I'll go to when I need something cozy.
April 17, 2022
I really enjoyed this book! I must say I was expecting high steam & low plot, and I was wrong- while it was certainly verrrrry sexy, there was a lot going on with Deja’s work (which was fascinating!!) and the overall vibe was just achingly sweet- I feel like this is just a cinnamon roll of a book. Alejandro and Deja are just so charming and watching them fall in love was a delight
November 12, 2020
3.5
Nice fun and quick read.
Wasn’t exactly what I wanted it to be; but I enjoyed the soft fluffyness of it all.
A solid first read for me from this author. I’ll be checking out more from her for sure.
Nice fun and quick read.
Wasn’t exactly what I wanted it to be; but I enjoyed the soft fluffyness of it all.
A solid first read for me from this author. I’ll be checking out more from her for sure.
September 3, 2020
3,5 stars
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May 12, 2022DNF.
Potential galore, but I'm not sure if its lazy writing or an author just not sure what many of us want in a romance novel, but I dislike any story where I can't fall along with the heroine and hero. A few lines about how she got to know him during dinner, but not actual DIALOGUE. Then off to the sheets. I'm grown. As Hakeem said, "arouse my intellect and not just my loins". haha!
Potential galore, but I'm not sure if its lazy writing or an author just not sure what many of us want in a romance novel, but I dislike any story where I can't fall along with the heroine and hero. A few lines about how she got to know him during dinner, but not actual DIALOGUE. Then off to the sheets. I'm grown. As Hakeem said, "arouse my intellect and not just my loins". haha!
May 3, 2020
This is somewhere between a 3 and a 3.5, which isn’t to say I didn’t enjoy it, but it didn’t hit me as well as Kat’s other books have. Maybe it was the fact that I felt the story needed more editing or at least copyediting to fix A Lot of typos, or the fact that it used tropes I don’t really like. However, the heat level was excellent as Katrina Jackson can only do.
May 6, 2020
Office Hours perfectly captures the sheer surge of emotions one has when realizing the object of your eternal crush is also completely enraptured with you, wrapped in an academia setting.
Jackson never ever disappoints, building a world you can taste and see while also deftly forming amazing characters to put in it. I ate this up! It is probably for the best there was not a tall, jacked three-piece suit wearing proff of this deliciousness running around any campus I've ever been on, but lord it was fun to read about.
Jackson also doesn't hesitate to bring light to the difficulties facing Black professors, especially Black women, in higher ed, but entirely balanced with the relationship building between Deja and Alejandro.
There were quite a few typos in the first half of the book, which I would not normally note, but I hope they can be caught and fixed for an update.
Jackson never ever disappoints, building a world you can taste and see while also deftly forming amazing characters to put in it. I ate this up! It is probably for the best there was not a tall, jacked three-piece suit wearing proff of this deliciousness running around any campus I've ever been on, but lord it was fun to read about.
Jackson also doesn't hesitate to bring light to the difficulties facing Black professors, especially Black women, in higher ed, but entirely balanced with the relationship building between Deja and Alejandro.
There were quite a few typos in the first half of the book, which I would not normally note, but I hope they can be caught and fixed for an update.
May 7, 2020
I really wanted to give this a four because the story was good and steamy, but there were too many typos that could have been fixed with a good proofing. It was distracting to have to mentally remove words so sentences made sense or correct the spelling so the sentence made sense, e.g., way instead of wat. Overall good story, but proofing.
April 19, 2022
This was sexy and cute and I LOVED it!
May 26, 2020
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WHEW! That’s it. That’s the review. Everyone can log off now. Ok, ok, so that’s not the actual review, but it pretty much sums up exactly how I feel about this book. This was complete dynamite. I’ve been a Katrina Jackson fan for a few months now, but I think this book absolutely took the cake for me. Her books are always spicy and quick reads, but this book had a level of depth and seriousness that I was just not expecting, but absolutely loved.
So essentially, we meet Dr. Deja Evans who is currently on the tenure track at her university. She’s completely stressed and stretched thin when all she really wants is to be secure and then stretched over a bed with her crush Dr. Alejandro Mendoza. When she’s not working…well really in between working, she’s daydreaming about him from across the lecture hall during the Faculty Senate meetings. It’s obvious to everyone around her that she’s completely smitten with him and thankfully for her, the feeling is mutual. The two volunteer for a committee together and this collaboration leads them into Deja’s office where Alejandro gives her an orgasm to remember.
You would think that this would cause Deja to be over the moon, but all it does is ratchet up her anxiety levels to a 10. The truth is most careers, especially academia, are not kind to women of color, especially black women. So while this was a fun and much needed adventure, Deja is terrified of what a relationship and sex life will do to her life and her career. Will this negatively impact her bid for tenure? Will her colleagues look at her differently? Will Alejandro distract her because I mean who really has time for a relationship? She’s also scared that once Alejandro gets a real look at her, he’ll be completely terrified by what he sees.
We get this book from both Deja and Alejandro’s perspectives, which I love because it leaves no questions surrounding how these characters feel. We also get to see their take on different scenarios and obstacles that they face, which is important considering the topics that this book tackles. I also loved how this didn’t shy away from the messy side of academia that we (or at least I) rarely hear about. What we do know is that often times academia is full of old white men and Katrina calls attention to that with this book. Want to know how difficult it can be for a black woman to become a respected academic? Pay attention to Deja’s story.
Deja was a whole bundle of confusion and nerves, but I loved her all the same and just wanted to protect her. She was frustrating at times, but her fears and concerns were completely valid. She had amazing friends and I hope we get to see their stories soon as well. Alejandro was a big teddy bear who looked absolutely delicious in a suit and I just want to know what do I need to do to get one of him in my life. He’s completely lovable, but not perfect. Still, he’s willing to learn and do what it takes to get and stay in Deja’s life while letting her be the star of her own show.
The only things left to say about this book are 1) the sex scene’s were A++++++++++++ and 2) GO READ IT NOW!
WHEW! That’s it. That’s the review. Everyone can log off now. Ok, ok, so that’s not the actual review, but it pretty much sums up exactly how I feel about this book. This was complete dynamite. I’ve been a Katrina Jackson fan for a few months now, but I think this book absolutely took the cake for me. Her books are always spicy and quick reads, but this book had a level of depth and seriousness that I was just not expecting, but absolutely loved.
So essentially, we meet Dr. Deja Evans who is currently on the tenure track at her university. She’s completely stressed and stretched thin when all she really wants is to be secure and then stretched over a bed with her crush Dr. Alejandro Mendoza. When she’s not working…well really in between working, she’s daydreaming about him from across the lecture hall during the Faculty Senate meetings. It’s obvious to everyone around her that she’s completely smitten with him and thankfully for her, the feeling is mutual. The two volunteer for a committee together and this collaboration leads them into Deja’s office where Alejandro gives her an orgasm to remember.
You would think that this would cause Deja to be over the moon, but all it does is ratchet up her anxiety levels to a 10. The truth is most careers, especially academia, are not kind to women of color, especially black women. So while this was a fun and much needed adventure, Deja is terrified of what a relationship and sex life will do to her life and her career. Will this negatively impact her bid for tenure? Will her colleagues look at her differently? Will Alejandro distract her because I mean who really has time for a relationship? She’s also scared that once Alejandro gets a real look at her, he’ll be completely terrified by what he sees.
We get this book from both Deja and Alejandro’s perspectives, which I love because it leaves no questions surrounding how these characters feel. We also get to see their take on different scenarios and obstacles that they face, which is important considering the topics that this book tackles. I also loved how this didn’t shy away from the messy side of academia that we (or at least I) rarely hear about. What we do know is that often times academia is full of old white men and Katrina calls attention to that with this book. Want to know how difficult it can be for a black woman to become a respected academic? Pay attention to Deja’s story.
Deja was a whole bundle of confusion and nerves, but I loved her all the same and just wanted to protect her. She was frustrating at times, but her fears and concerns were completely valid. She had amazing friends and I hope we get to see their stories soon as well. Alejandro was a big teddy bear who looked absolutely delicious in a suit and I just want to know what do I need to do to get one of him in my life. He’s completely lovable, but not perfect. Still, he’s willing to learn and do what it takes to get and stay in Deja’s life while letting her be the star of her own show.
The only things left to say about this book are 1) the sex scene’s were A++++++++++++ and 2) GO READ IT NOW!
September 24, 2020
I found this book to be an utter delight. It's deeply sweet. The protagonists both just like each other and get along throughout. I was rooting hard for them but there was never really a moment where I doubted them -- Alejandro is nearly perfect (he's not, though! and one of her friends says as much towards the end to his face) and Deja is very relatable. Now, if you have spent any time in academia, there will be stress points in this book as Jackson captures the external pressures and internal doubts really well and it could bring some stuff up for you (I imagine this is even more true for women of color, especially Black women, who have spent time in higher ed). Still, I can't say enough how sweet and lovely this whole book is so if you can get through the first chapter without too many Feelings about academia, you should read this whole thing. Last thing! It's also very HOT.
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