I enjoyed Learning Curve and the relationship between Finn and Scottie. Very off and on, which did get a bit overdone.

I would have given this book 5 stars if it had stopped about 75-80% through. There were a couple times that I had to check my progress to see how much was left because I thought it was done or close to it. Nope, not the case. It just keeps going and I just wanted to get to the HEA.

Not my favorite Max Monroe book, but I did like how this is an opening to future books with the next generation.

Max Monroe has done it again. I have always enjoyed their way of writing and this book was fun with all the right feels. This book should found family vibe in such a right way and also the character growth. Overall I enjoyed it.

I really enjoyed this one. It was a lot of fun to see so many familiar characters, especially Thatch, and his hilarious spawn Ace. I can’t wait to get his story!! 4..5/5

Learning Curve, by Max Monroe, is going to give you all of the feels! You will laugh, you will cry, you will pull your hair out in frustration with Finn and Scottie! I'm rather shocked that this book is averaging only 4 stars, because it is so much more than a 4 star book. I haven't read any of the other reviews, so I don't know what issues they might have, but this book is well written and isn't a cookie cutter book. It will take you to low places that are hard to come back from, but it is so worth it. I cannot recommend it more highly. Thank you NetGalley and Max Monroe for an advanced copy! STRONG 5 stars.

I went into this story thinking oh no yet another college/university love story because I prefer my romance characters to be older than that But oh man was a wrong.
I'd never not read a story by Max Monroe these authors have a way of pulling me in and grabbing my heart no matter what they write.

This story was incredibly heartbreaking, and aching. It tells a tale of 2 college student along with some pretty amazing friends and their families. You'll fall hard for the friends and families as you feel so much for the MC's. I don't like to give spoilers but this is so worth it to read the story really got me and I didn't want it to end, I cannot wait for book 2.

Caution: Imperfectly Perfect aka Teen Angst

Finn and Scottie went through the ringer and Max Monroe brought us along for the ride. If you are not a fan of drama, teen angst, bad boy/good girl tropes, and scandal, this may not be the book for you. Me, however, I ate it up. Our two main characters were profoundly irritating throughout the entirety of the book and it is exactly that, that draws me in. These characters are problematic at times and they make stupid mistakes and are so human that they almost seem like they could walk right off the page and into your living room. Now, this is not a book that will change your life or broaden your horizons, but it is thoroughly enjoyable and a great escape from the monotony of day to day life. I would absolutely read more books from this author in the future

4.5 ⭐️

I totally loved this book! Even though I'm in a reading slump, it was a super refreshing and fun read. I can't wait to dive into the Winslow brother series next!

This book is split into two parts, each focusing on a different character. The first part is about Finn, exploring his journey of friendship, love, and figuring himself out. We see his ups and downs and get to know him really well.

The found family in this story was the best part, and I think it'll be a big deal in the series. Even though the characters know each other from previous books, I could totally appreciate their new relationships without reading those. I saw their friendships start to form and loved the heartwarming moments.
The introduction of Blake and Ace to Finn's siblings was a highlight, and I loved Ace's supportive friendship. He was always there for Finn, offering understanding and encouragement without being too pushy.
The older characters also played a big role. Ace's parents were super welcoming and accepting of Finn, making him feel like part of their family. Their approach of letting him grow at his own pace was awesome.
The second part is about Scottie, exploring her family, challenges, and emotional journey. This section was more emotional, letting us experience her thoughts and feelings directly.
While I thought the pacing of this part was a bit uneven, with a lot happening at once followed by slower parts, I think it could've been fixed with two separate books.

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- The found family was a big part of the story, and I loved seeing it develop.
- Finn's character growth was well-done.
- The spice was balanced and didn't take over the story.
- The bromance between Ace and Finn was heartwarming.
- The romance was well-developed, with the authors giving the characters time to grow individually.
- The ending was surprising. And it will bring more diversity to the series. I just wish we had more time to explore that aspect...
- The short chapters and addictive writing style kept me engaged.
- I WILL DIE NEXT BOOK!!! I can't wait to read Lexy and Blake's story. And I know we will have Ace and Julia. I'm soooooooooo excited.

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- The dramatic elements sometimes felt a bit over the top.
- I would have liked to see more reactions to important moments. For example: I needed to be in the Winslow's house when Ty talked to his brothers. Also, I didn't get to see Lexy's reaction, or Blake's... And I needed a reaction of Ace and his parents.
- Two books would've given the story more depth.

What a ride. These characters come from different worlds but they have a lot in common.


I love Max Monroe, they take to the most wonderful of rides in all of their books. They are always addictive.

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DNF at 38%.

This book definitely has an audience. I'd say most fans of college romance will eat this up. It's got the brooding bad boy, the virginal cheerleader, the amazing cast of side characters, and plenty of angst. I have no doubt it's ratings on Goodreads will remain high.

I'm the problem here. I don't enjoy the "we're drawn to each other, but I'm a bad guy, so I must push her away" trope at the best of times. I'm also not a fan of dual perspective romance, which is an unpopular opinion. If I had realized this book checked both of those boxes, I probably wouldn't have requested it.

I was trying to push through and enjoy the story anyway, but there came a moment when our female protagonist randomly (and very weirdly) decided to spy on and subsequently steal something very important to the male lead's story. It made me extremely uncomfortable and I immediately knew I didn't want to continue the story.

It's not my cup of tea, but it's definitely somebody else's.

Loved this book so much, I'm in love with Max Monroe's books and I'm going to check their backlist.
It was a beautiful story and I enjoyed every single pages.
Thank you so much for sending me this ARC.

This book was not what I was expecting at all. It was full of angst, drama, and twists. I was so invested in the found family and this book pulled way more emotions than I was expecting. This book was a rollercoaster of emotions but definitely worth the ride.

Wow, wow, wow what a story.
From tears to laughter to tears from laughter, it was everything I had imagined it to be🥹
The drama, the secrets, the heartbreak, it gave it all!

The moment I read the opening Authors Note to this story where it mentioned the blend of my favorite shows of all time, Grey’s Anatomy, One Tree Hill and Friends I knew I was going to fall inlove with this story and these characters.

Many times I found myself comparing characters with characters from those shows like Ace for example gave me skillz+chris keller vibes and I LIVED for his character (he was honestly my favorite).

Although I didn’t live through the experiences Finn or Scottie lived, the characters felt relatable and familiar. Finn keeping love out of arms reach because of his fears and struggles of his past made me sob too many times to count.

Overall this story I would say is a story about love. Unconditional, non restricting, all accepting, love!
It’s about learning to love others, while also learning to allow others to love on you and loving yourself enough to let love in💕

A whole lot of loving and learning!

I first need to get my thoughts on their "Trigger Warning" off my chest. A statement that says "TW: This book does contain sensitive topics" is useless. "Sensitive Topics" could mean anything from drug use to domestic violence to sexual assault. If you're going to bother putting a TW statement, then you need to actually give some sort of list of possible triggers. Personally, I didn't find anything triggering but there were topics others might find uncomfortable like alcoholic family members, revenge porn, and an abusive relationship/ex. Max Monroe used the same unhelpful TW for their last book (which truly needed them), so I was hoping they'd learn from comments about it then. Guess they didn't.

With that being said, I did enjoy the book for the most part but I connected more to the side characters than the main characters. I thought Ace was hilarious and loved seeing characters from previous series like Thatch. I was pleasantly surprised to see an older Lexie as well! As far as Finn & Scottie went, I just had so many issues with their decision making skills. And I understand this is a college setting and growing up with the parents/families they both did, probably lead them to make the choices (or NOT make some choices) but I was just really frustrated. Why Scottie kept the texts and everything secret, I'll never understand. She had friends who would've helped her!

The amount of drama in this book was a little bonkers at time. I feel like one or two things could've been removed and it might have might the story a little tighter. This was a long book and I don't think it needed to be as long as it was. The Scottie twist at the end wasn't really needed. This girl has been through enough and then that happens? I'd honestly label this book as a "Happily Ever After For Now" because I don't feel like the relationship between Finn and Scottie is settled in a truly HEA way. It's one of the reasons this book is only 3-3.5 stars for me. I could overlook a lot of the wild stuff that was happening because ya know, it's a book and I just want to be entertained but the ending just kinda did it in for.

I'm still looking forward to the next book in the series but I hope the drama is taken down a notch.

THIS BOOK! this was my first max Monroe book and I devoured it. It was so good. I loved the character development and each of the supporting characters were great. I cried a bunch towards the end. Five stars! I can’t wait for the next one!

📣 learning curve 📣

This one was really a learning curve.
What a twist. I didn’t expect it. I mean at this point I should because Max Monroe really write emotional books.

I really didn’t know this book is the second generation from another series (Billionaire Bad Boys) I don’t know when but I’m definitely reading it because of how wonderful the side characters were. Finn and Scottie's friends’families were *chef kiss * 💋. I’m so happy for the support. And their little group of friends were amazing too🤩.

This is a beautiful story about growth. I’m amazed by how wonderfully Finn and Scottie characters were written. It’s incredible the beautiful message that the authors give us.

Max Monroe have this particular way of writing that I’m not surprised by their successful career. If you haven’t please check What I Should’ve Said too, I still can’t forget it.

Learning Curve as beautiful as the romance story was it was also heartbreaking. Finn and Scottie’s life hadn’t been easy. They had lived through so much pain and trauma that even after they are happily together life teaches them how everything can change. Because life’s unpredictable and it doesn’t guarantee anything.
== what an unexpected twist ==

Don’t be afraid, they’re living happily now but it hasn’t been easy for them.

So yep, wrapping this up I highly recommend Learning Curve ♥️.

Thank you to netgalley and Max Monroe for the arc.

Max Monroe does it again! These two are amazing at what they do. I ate this book up.
This is the story of Scottie, who is a freshman cheerleader with her high school boyfriend at Dickson University. She is going to her class while it is raining, and her boyfriend is yelling at her from the safety of an awning. She trips and is saved from face planting by a stranger who is kind. She feels immediately drawn to him and looks up to see he is gorgeous. Her boyfriend is yelling at her and has no care for her well-being. When she gets into class, her boyfriend and another cheerleader are flirting relentlessly in front of her. She moves to the front since she forgot her contacts and sits next to none other than the boy who saved her from her fall. They exchange notes, and she learns his name is Finn.
What ensues is a beautiful story of growth, love, and determination. I highly recommend this!

Max Monroe was right when they said this book was drama. It was so much dramaand that drama was all over the place. Just when I would think things had finally calmed down for the characters, they would explode again. It was a lot of fun. Max Monroe's writing was a good and funny as ever, bit they also made me tear up a bit at times.

Scottie and Finn were great characters. I really liked them when they were together. I hated the things that kept them apart. They grew throughout the book, like college freshman do when they're on their own for the first time. That being said, there were a couple of times I wanted to impart some wisdom to them. Luckily, they had friends and family to do that for them.

Max Monroe have them support in the form of the kids of characters from past books. Ace (Cassie and Thatch) and Julia (Georgia and Kline) were great support and fun to get to know. Lexi Winslow was another fun one to have around. I also loved the new characters.

There were only a couple things that I'm still not sure I loved. The first was the length of this book. I thought it could have wrapped up sooner. 70-100% of it was a shock and I don't know if it was truly necessary for these characters. The other thing was sometimes college felt more like high school, but that wasn't a huge deal.

Overall, I enjoyed the start to this series. I'm really excited for the next book.

Could not put it down..2AM!

Wow! First came, “What I Should’ve Said” and we learn that Max Monroe can write a story that can tear us apart and put us back together and here we go again. Though no relation to that book, “Learning Curve” had a similar effect. A beautiful story that is heartfelt, raw, funny, everything!

So, this is an interconnected series. Dickson University series is the second generation to characters we love in Billionaire Bad Boys and Winslow Brothers. We now see their kids in college and I don’t think it’s a secret that we get a glimpse of their parents, which is amazing. This is a standalone but I recommend you read the others at some point. You will understand the kids better..especially Thatch’s kid, Ace. Like father like son.

Finn grew up with four siblings and they have had a difficult life. Home life has not been good but Finn had to get away and has to work extremely hard to get in and stay in college. Everyone around him is a rich kid. Entitled, wealthy, have had such an easy life..so he thinks..and he is bitter about it.

Scottie grew up with one sister and an amazing dad. Her mom is a different story. She’s going to Dickson U. on a cheerleading scholarship so she can’t do anything to mess that up. Otherwise, she nor her father could afford school.

Young hearts will tear, be challenged, grow, and be put back together. Bitterness will turn to understanding and growth and love will be learned. Beautiful story!

This book had all the clichés that really threw me back to my WP roots. It delivered exactly what I expected from a good girl/bad boy romance and I loved it.

It is worth noting that Finn definitely isn't like the typical bad boys - he's so sweet, actually. Though his back and forth attitude did become a tad annoying at some points...

Can't wait for Blake and Lexi's book :)

I would like to thank Hambright PR and Max Monroe for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.
Learning Curve is a new adult stand-alone novel in the new Dickson University series by Max Monroe. The first line of the book blurb is “She’s the virginal cheerleader, and he’s the tortured bad boy. Their worlds are different, but college life at Dickson University brings them together in a passionate, angsty, fiery collision.” This book is about Finn and Scottie who were both freshman college students who meet on the first day of classes and share an instant attraction. Both had secrets about their home life that they were too embarrassed to share. Their relationship and their school year was a rollercoaster of experiences, some good and some bad, but it was the best book Max Monroe has ever written. I adore their romcoms, and this is still one with frequent appearances from the Billionaire Bad Boys and the Winslow Brothers Collection. The book had me laughing out loud over and over again, the authors went much deeper than their average romcom. We saw some of this with their last book, and they are growing as writers in leaps and bounds. The book had all the anyx of new adulthood compounded by numerous difficult and traumatic experiences both in the past and in present. Finn and Scottie were both immensely likable but flawed human beings who both showed so much growth through the book’s journey. This one is going to stick with me for a very long time. If you enjoy emotional contemporary romcoms that deal with serious issues, then you are going to love this book. I would give it more than five stars if the scale went that high.