Thank you Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for the audio ARC!

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🎧 AUDIOBOOK REVIEW 🎧

FIRST OF ALL I LOVE THIS SERIES SO MUCH! So I was super excited to get the audiobook early. The audio was great the narrators great and it flowed nicely.

The story 💗 this maybe my favorite of them all and I’ve read them all some twice! Tempest and Flynn 💗 Flynn maybe my favorite Kingman brother yet! I didn’t want this to end cause I just loved it so much! I saw another is coming in September and I can’t wait!

This one is full of such coziness. The meet cute between the main couple is so school cliché but so warm and fuzzy with her “I am going to try to not pay attention him” and his “look at me, I am so hunky and hot.” The FMC starts out shy but determined and blooms into a confident woman. She isn’t bratty or angsty like many female leads. She is unabashedly who is she, which is such a wonderful, inspiring thing! The MMC is cocky but warm and supportive. He cares deeply about his family – a care that extends to his chosen family and the woman he loves. Their chemistry is on fire! They break down each others’ walls and lend support when it is needed most. Also, you will love every main and supporting character in this one, especially the FMC’s lavender haired cybersecurity major best friend.

Well written and just fun to read, this one will appease sports romance and contemporary romance lovers alike. The ending is SO satisfying as well.

The narrators are great in this one, too, especially where there are bilingual scenes. Smooth transitions and heartfelt tones are done at just the right moment.

Oh, and the baby donkey in dragon wings is the best.

Spicy, plus-sized romance between a nerdy girl and a nerdy athlete. Cute characters and story line, but it got a bit after school special about the plus sized representation instead of treating it like it was something normalized.

Nice audio narration.

3.75 🌟 rounded
Spice: open door
Format: ALC

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the alc in exchange for an honest review.

I've kinda jumped around with the series. It's been hit or miss. I liked this one. It wasn't spectacular, but it's cute. While I love that she writes curvy girl rep, it feels repetitive in each book to me. She tackles it too similar in each story that I can tell. The audio is really great though, easy listen for sure.

Dual narration- JF Harding & Vanessa Vasquez

I truly love this series and Amy Awards writing. Fun and easy to read. I found it entertaining and relaxing to read.

Book #5 in the Cocky Kingmans series

Forced proximity
College football player MMC
Plus size FMC

I love the representation of a plus size FMC. The trials and issues she has and had to deal with. This entire series has been amazing with plus size FMCs. I really enjoy how Amy incorporates a funny animal into her books. The family and friendships in this book are amazing to be a part of. Overall this is mostly a feel good romcom that touches on some heavier topics. Super easy to read and follow. I HIGHLY recommend this book and series!

Another super cute book by Amy. Why do I like her books so much? It's not because of acceptance, body positivity, or even amazing family and friends, but because the hero and heroine always just work together in tandem, and there's no artificial angst coming between them. There's also so much consent and control handed out equally between both characters. Very refreshing.

The narration was well done, kept the book moving and interesting.

#netgalley #TheJack*ssinClass

Quick Summary: A freedom to live, freedom to love romance

My Review: The Jack*ss in Class by Amy Ward is book #5 in The Cocky Kingmans series. It is scheduled for release on 7/15/25.

About the Book: "He’s the campus king with a no-girlfriends rule. But he’s about to break it for the most irritating, sassy-mouthed woman he’s ever met.

This steamy sports romance features a protective football player with hidden depths, a curvy heroine owning her talents and learning to take up space, an emotional support donkey with perfect timing, and that Bridgertons-meets-American-Football family that’ll make you wish you were a Kingman."

In My Own Words: An athlete and an author find the space to live and love together, despite the odds they face from all fronts.

About the Audiobook: This novel was narrated by Vanessa Vasquez and J.F. Harding. How amazing this duo did in bringing this story to life! I especially appreciated their attention to detail, with regard to the emotional expressions of each character.

My Final Say: This book was sensational! It was all about having the courage to live and love authentically on one's own terms.

What I Loved - >

- I loved that this book...

- showed how to be empowered despite all of the negative voices that try to limit one's voice.

- presented diverse perspectives on the dynamics in families and how to navigate the good, the bad, and the awful that exists.

- showed how love can be found in the most peculiar circumstances.

- featured healthy support systems.

- highlighted strong female characters who were bold and confident...and/or who were learning how to be confident.

- had a male lead who shined on his own but who was also able to shine a light on his "queen."

- emphasized the relationship that Flynn's father had with his family. (The discussion he had with his son at such a monumental moment was one of my favorite scenes.)

- showed how partners can grow and change and find happiness.

There are so many more things that I could say about this incredible story. At the end of the day, it was simply top tier storytelling. The emotional arc did what it was supposed to do. The humor, wit, and banter was entertaining. The loving romance was organic and real.

This book gets the diamond heart rating.

I very much look forward to reading every book in this series.

Other: Readers who enjoy sports romances, secret identities, enemies to lovers, curvy girls, sorority mayhem & madness, and MF firsts scenarios will love this book.

Rating: 5/5
Recommend: Yes
Audience: NA
Re-read: Yes
Keeper: Yes
Favorites Shelf: Yes
Status: 💖
Level: 💎
Audiobook: Yes (11 Hours, 26 Minutes)
Narration: +
Note: This is a summer heat hit. ❤️‍🔥

Sincere appreciation is extended to the author, to the publisher (Dreamscape Media), and to NetGalley. Thank you so very much for granting access to an ALC of this title in exchange for an honest review. It was an absolute pleasure to read this work. I cannot say enough good things about it. This is the second book I've read in the series, and I was not disappointed. I found it to be fresh, fun, and entirely entertaining. I am grateful for the opportunity.

Thanks to Amy, her publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with an advance audio copy of the latest book in The Cocky Kingman series!

I fell in love with this series last year. I love how Amy always gives us a strong, sometimes flawed, plus-size FMC ANDDDD the glorious sexy Kingman men who worship them. There’s always some issue the FMC deals with that is common among plus-size girls. The MMC helps them through the issue in some way. Oh, and there’s ALWAYS a fun animal friend.

I’m always anxiously awaiting the next book in this series because I love how Amy writes. This book was no exception. Our FMC is a spicy romance author that writes under a pen name. Our MMC is a star defense player in the college football team. He is one of the younger Kingman men. He also has a 2 week dating rule. Until her.

I was lucky to listen to the audiobook that was narrated by Vanessa Vasquez and J.F. Harding. Both are veteran narrators that I adore. I’m glad a Latina narrator was selected to narrate the FMC, who was Latina. They both did an excellent job and brought the characters to life!

If you’ve read any of the other books in this series and liked them, don’t hesitate to pick this one up!

Another fabulous Cocky Kingman sports romance!!! This latest dual POV college romance sees campus Football playboy Flynn falling for Tempest, a virgin and secret romance author who has been hiding her best-selling author status from her Latinx family knowing they wouldn't approve. I so enjoyed these two main characters and how supportive Flynn is of Tempest's writing even when some of her family very vocally aren't. Luckily she does get lots of support from her abuela and Flynn's brothers and their partners. Great on audio and perfect for fans of authors like Mary Warren. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review.

CW: dead naming of a side character, anxiety and panic attack rep (Tempest)