Calling all lovers of the Cocky Kingman series! For those who love the rest of the series this will be another book easy to devour and enjoy each step of the way. Despite being part of a series this is one that can definitely be read as a standalone but you'll enjoy it a little more as part of the series.

This book follows of course another one of the Kingman brothers as he falls head over heels for a beautiful plus size woman! As an avid reader who loves plus size representation I was thrilled to see there was a new addition to this series. I am a really sad to say this is not my favorite in the series. I LOVE Amy Award's approach to writing and the romance stories she tells so I will not let that stop me from reading the rest of the series and anything else she writes. That being said this is a fluffy lighthearted romance and it is definitely enjoyable! There is forced proximity, family drama, and of course a funny animal thrown in the mix. I think what I didn't love was the secret best selling author bit. I wish it had been a fanfic writer who was about to publish her first real novel after being picked up because the elements with her family would feel a little more believable. That being said I felt that the romance between our main characters was still fun and flirty and everything I wanted it to be.

I recommend this book to anyone looking for a fun plus size main character college age romance. Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book!

I loved the nerdy pun to the chicken coop named the Mil-henia Falcon. It brought me back to the first book with Luke Skycocker!
I was dying to see what name she chose for the donkey, I knew it had to be something punny. Flynn definitely came up with some really silly names. I was not disappointed when I finally learned his name, how fun!

I love how supportive Temptest's friends are and how they were quick to make cute shirts for the football game. I was a bit disappointed when I found out who betrayed her. The reasoning just didn't seem good enough for me. I loved that Tempest was plus size and that there was so much body positivity in this book! Thank you to Netgalley, Dreamscape Media, and Amy Award for an ARC of this audiobook. This review is my own honest opinion.

Give me a secret author all day! The FMC, Tempest, made me feel so seen and I loved her journey from insecurities and questioing herself to acceptance. Meanwhile, mmc, Flynn has a teddy bear heart with the confidence of a nude model. Somehow, it works!

Audiobook review. Cute romcom with a smart jock and a snarky undercover best selling author. And then there’s the dragon winged donkey. 🫏

It’s a fast, funny read with some aspects that while not quite believable were entertaining nonetheless.

I really liked Flynn and thought him to be fleshed out well. Tempest was a little more complicated with her family history and they suited one another well.

Vanessa Vazquez and JF Harding did a great job as narrators in bringing the characters to life. The audio quality was great!

Complementary copy received and voluntarily reviewed.

This is by far the best one in the series! Tempest has something about her that is different than the other FMC's of the series, and Flynn is just the best, and throw in an unruly donkey and you've got the Jack*ss in Class.

This was a midsize sports romance. With a secret novelist overtone.
This book was a fun read and I enjoyed it a lot and there was a lot of Shakespeare mentions quotes. And I’m also wondering about the size mechanics of a donkey.
I was able to listen to this as an audio.

I feel like the possible baby donkey names the MMC throws out alone should receive 5 stars. The fact that Amy Award's books consistently contain humor and depth make these fun and heartfelt romcoms in my book. Great narration, fun storyline. Can't resist a he falls first MMC.

I thought this book was really fun and tbh, I love a curvy heroine. Lots of fun - great pool read

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Netgalley for my ALC copy!

Book: The Jack*ss In Class
Author: Amy Award
Rating: 5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Another amazing read in Amy's series! These books are just too good.

You get a real FMC who is totally relatable and an MMC who is scared to settle down until he meets her.

The tension between the two main characters will have you kicking your feet, laughing out loud, and tearing up.

You get:
• Contemporary Romance
• Spicy
• Forced Proximity
• Hidden Identity
• Spicy Romance Author FMC
• Football Player MMC
• Found Family

This is such a good read! Available on KU, ebook, paperback, and audiobook.

Ok this was fun and super easy to listen to. Had a lot of fun with it. Loved Tempest and Flynn. The way the story develops is so funny and the whole donkey situation was extremely hilarious . I do like how Flynn gets vulnerable and growths thru the book. I do enjoy too how Tempest stands up for herself and follow her dreams . Overall easy read and fun.

I do really enjoy these silly cozy books, and this one was no exception. Really adorable animal (rescue of course) & lots of punny name ideas for the cutie pie donkey. Amy Award has a great sense of humor for sure! Sexy scenes ensue between the two main characters that are very body positive and consensual. I also loved that this book was about a female writer of romance books, so cute! Highly recommend if you like some silly mixed up with your sexy! This book can also be read out of order in my opinion.

This year hasn't been the best reading year for me and turns out, I just needed a romcom. A lot in this book was kind of predictable but I still enjoyed it a lot. The Jack*ss in Class is the fifth book in the Cocky Kingmans series but you can definitely read the books as standalones. You will be spoiled a bit when it comes to the relationship constellations but I will probably have forgotten about it once I'm reading the other books in the series.

Tempest is a best-selling author but only her best friend knows about it. It's important to her, to keep her life private. It's not that easy, when she has to hide a baby donkey in her dorm and meets the footballer Flynn. They're forced into a tutoring program and have to spend time together. Flynn is cute but also annoying and how can Tempest hide her secret from him?

I really liked Tempest as the main character. She was strong and writes books about people like her, curvy and not perfect. And also a bit spicy. I would love to read her books.

Flynn is the typical love interest you would imagine in this story. His Pov was also nice to follow and didn't felt cringe or like a red flag.

Both of the narrators did a good job. It was a nice listening experience.

Thank you to Netgalley for this audio-arc!

Story Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0-5)
Narration: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 (0-5)
Overall: 4.5/5
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥 (0-5)

What I'm Starry-Eyed Over:
🤩 Cheers to the toast in the epilogue: "To stories," . . . "The ones we read, the ones we write, and the ones we live."
🤩 Vanessa Vasquez & J.F. Harding are perfectly cast for the personalities of Tempest & Flynn!! They have gorgeous voices and are such a treat to be entertained by. I appreciate the Latina representation in the writing nad the beautiful narration.
🤩 New adult--last year in college and making plans for after.
🤩 Fabulous chemistry and banter!!
🤩 Relationship averse playboy falls first and fast!
🤩 I love everything about Flynn Kingman & his Queen. "The only crown I care about is having the queen."
🤩 Tempest Navarro is a virgin FMC, and Flynn loves doing all the firsts with her.
🤩 The secret romance author plot line is fabulous, especially the mystery leak.
🤩 So much real emotion and love. Plus all the other feels and lots of laughs!
🤩 I cried over a draft pick (who even am I?) but I loved being part of all the action.
🤩 I adore the Kingman family. They love and care and protect so big. "You don't need to fight someone's battles for them. Just make sure they don't fight alone. That's what Kingmans do."

What I'm Wishing/Dizzy About:
💫 We needed two or three more actual steamy scenes rather than just mentions of spicy times. One steamy scene just wasn't quite enough. Although it was pretty great—storm, only one bed, and a very interested virgin FMC! ⛈️ ⚡️

5 ⭐ 3 🌶️ 5 🎧

This has been my favorite Kingmans story yet. I absolutely adored Tempy and Flynn; they were so dang sweet together. And I really loved her character development as she learned to let her secret author side in the light, even more so when she handled the third act with confidence and strength.

The audio was great. JF Harding and Vanessa Vasquez were both fantastic. They brought these characters to life so wonderfully and I really enjoyed this listen. Thank you so much RB Media for the advanced copy!

I was not expecting to be sobbing during a Kingman story! When I say this one hits all the feels, I mean it. I laughed, I cried, I cheered. This quickly escalated from, I’m really liking this one to my absolute fav Kingman story yet. To start, I loved seeing the 2-week playboy fall first. Flynn falling head over heels for a bookish girl who couldn’t even be bothered to look up from her book. It was hilarious! But seriously, Tempest spoke to me in so many ways. This is where the tears started, I felt seen in so much of her character. She truly is that character that makes you believe in yourself, helps you accept yourself. The struggle she felt within her family to be ‘respectable’, to succeed, it is what so many of us face everyday. I have always loved the body positivity within Amy Award’s writing, she is a champion for us plus-size girlies but this story went above that to learning to love yourself as you are and let yourself take up space. The themes of sisterhood, family loyalty and being true to yourself are a gift to read in this story. Words cannot express what this story meant to me. It is definitely going on my forever shelf.

Vanessa Vasquez and J.F Harding were such a joy to listen to. The accents were perfection, the tone spot on for every scene and the emotion drawn out to get every last bit.

The Jack*ss in Class by Amy Award
The Cocky Kingmans series #5. NA sport romance. Can be read as a stand-alone.
Tempest Navarro is keeping a baby donkey in her sorority house room. He’s for emotional support of course, though he’s not technically allowed in the rooms. When the donkey gets loose at the football field, the Kingman brothers come to the rescue.
Flynn Kingman is happy to help catch the baby donkey and is instantly smitten with Tempest. She’s a little cool with him but he’s willing to sit through study sessions with her for her company. She’s not used to total acceptance given her curves, past experience and family negativity but Flynn is all in. Can he be for real? Is she brave enough to try?

🎧 I listened to an audiobook version narrated by Vanessa Vasquez and J. F. Harding. Both narrators did an excellent performance making emotions clear and helping the characters come to life.
I listened at 1.5 and slightly higher to better match local conversation speed.

The donkey is amusing. The falling of Flynn is swoon worthy. The draft and Flynn’s thoughts during the event - amazing. His acceptance of her is beautiful. Her book popularity is awesome.

I received a copy of this from NetGalley and publisher Dreamscape Media.

Thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Publishing for the ARC in exchange for my honest review! *The Jack*ss in Class - the fifth Cocky Kingmans book - is a swoony, laugh‑out‑loud college football rom‑com that grabbed me from the moment NFL‑bound linebacker Flynn Kingman chases a runaway baby donkey across campus into the orbit of Tempest Navarro, a curvy, anxiety‑prone sorority senior secretly penning bestselling romance novels. What starts as forced‑proximity tutoring and verbal sparring soon blossoms into undeniable attraction and genuine emotional depth as Flynn breaks his “no girlfriends” rule and becomes Tempest’s biggest cheerleader. Amy Award creates a warm found‑family vibe through the Kingman siblings, quirky sorority sisters, and even the donkey, while weaving in powerful themes of self‑acceptance, body positivity, and following your dreams despite others’ expectations. It’s fun, heartfelt, and confident—a perfect mix of spice, humor, and heart.

I really loved this one! I’ll be honest—the title The Jackass in Class totally threw me off at first, and I wasn’t sure what kind of vibe I was walking into. But once I started reading, I was hooked.

The story was fun, fast-paced, and way sweeter than I expected. I loved the banter, the tension, and all the little nods to Shakespeare sprinkled throughout. It gave the book this unexpected charm that totally worked for me.

If you’re into enemies-to-something-more with a sharp edge and a soft center, I definitely recommend picking this up. Such a fun surprise!

Thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for an advanced readers copy of this audiobook.

To say I'm a sucker for this series is an understatement. After each one gets more and more ridiculous, I tell myself it's the last one... that I won't read the next one. Then the next one comes out, and you betcha, I just can't help myself.

This story might be one of my favorites of the series. The tension between FMC/MMC was just the right amount, and the tone/voice made it easy to fall back into the Kingman's world. I just love a series that intertwines all that came before and lays the groundwork for what is to come. (I see you, Griffin Kingman.) I also felt like the author used the FMC's storyline to air some of her own personal traumas with being a spicy author. Well done!

The audio narration (duel) was great. Both narrators did an awesome job, and with it being duel narration, it wasn't cringy when either of them would do alternate voices.

📚Trope(s): He falls first, Reluctant love (not quite enemies to lovers), Jock himbo / Book girlie, Forced proximity (only one bed!!)
What you get: 🏈🫏👩🏽‍💻🤐
⭐️Plot: 4/5
🔥Chemistry: 5/5
🌶️Spice: 4/5

I love this series so much! It's light, hilarious and heartwarming. Plus Amy Award always hits the perfect balance between story and spicy scenes.
The love between Tempest and Flynn is a slower burn than some of the other Kingman novels but it's SO worth the wait. When these two finally get together you'll be sweating from the heat and sobbing from the tenderness between them.

Another thing I really love and appreciate about Amy's writing is that even though the FMCs are plus it isn't a sole focus. They're confident and beautiful and don't apologize for being curvy. It's refreshing and SO appreciated!

Narrators Vanessa Vasquez and J.F. Harding were great on audio. I thought they both did a fantastic job of voicing male and female characters without it taking away from the story or distracting from that main character's POV. I highly recommend this series on audio!

Thank you to NetGalley, Dreamscape Media and Amy Award for an early listening copy. These are my honest thoughts.