This is a tough review to write....when I first started the book and for a good portion of the book I was really into the story. I really liked Finn and Ace was awesome. Scottie was a little bit of hit and miss for me but overall I found the story line engaging for the most part.

This book is FULL of drama....there is no way around it. Scottie couldn't practically breathe without there being more drama, and while some of it she brought on herself, after a while it was just too much. A lot of the drama was WAY over the top.

I felt like the story was too long....it just seemed to go on and on and not in a meaningful way that added anything good. It was really just filler or more drama.

I enjoyed the moments between Scottie and Finn that were good and when their relationship was growing. I enjoyed Finn and Ace's friendship and I liked reading about Finn and his siblings and the positive relationships that Finn and his siblings were able to finally experience.

Overall I wish the book went a little differently but there were still some enjoyable parts but overally it was not my favorite.

Thank you to Max Monroe and Netgalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

Learning Curve has reminded me of why I enjoy this author books. I absolutely loved Scottie and Finn with their undeniable attraction to each other and just couldn't get enough of them. Their pranks were absolutely hilarious and made me laugh out loud more than a few times, but their story was also one that had drama. The author's writing style was one I enjoyed as there was never a dull moment in this story and I completely devoured this book. The ending left to this standalone college romance story left me happy and excited to read more books from this author. This is a story I will be recommending to all of my college romance book loving friends.

Learning Curve
by Max Monroe

“𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️

I WAS BEYOND IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK. The characters, setting, and plot were phenomenal and had me flipping the pages faster and faster to find out more about Dickson University. This book had an amazing storyline and I was so obsessed with Scottie and Finn’s story! 💕

Finn is a bad boy on the outside but on the inside he has a heart of gold. His character grows and matures so much during the book and I was so satisfied to see him at peace. He’s so willing to take care of his family and Scottie! The scene with the cupcake had me 🥵

Scottie is so sweet and an amazing friend. She goes through entirely too much in this story but comes out stronger each time! I’m in love with her love for Finn! 📣

The entire friend group and family at Dickson is amazing! I honestly would say they are all my favorite characters, but Ace has a special place in my heart! I’m so ready to read his story because he’s the perfect golden retriever and such an amazing friend! His pranks and dialogue had me giggling the entire book! 🃏

Amazing, perfect book by Max Monroe! ⭐️

5 ⭐ 2 🌶

That... That was so unexpected... And so amazing. Just everything really. I don't cry often in books, but Learning Curve had literal tears coming from my eyeballs twice and them threatening a few other times. This was a rom-com with dark and heartbreaking vibes with this ending that had me absolutely stunned. I loved it so dang much.

I adored this cast of characters so much. Not just Scottie and Finn, but Ace, Blake, Kayla and Julia too. This little found family group was so amazing. Both Scottie and Finn have a parent that is just utter trash and I was really impressed with how they both handled it. Finn was definitely a little angry and vindictive at first, but watching him grow and take in his new family was the best.

I could probably go on for hours about how much I loved this book tbh... But I think I'll spend that time heading back to the backlist and reading more about Finn, Ace and Julia's families while I await Blake and Lexi's story, which I know is going to be frick fracking incredible. I can't wait.

“I’ve never felt this trusted by anyone. This valued. I’ll never forget what this means, and I hope you won’t either, Scottie. This wasn’t just something. It was everything.” - Learning Curve by Max Monroe

This was the first book I’ve read by Max Monroe and it definitely won’t be my last!

Before picking up Learning Curve, I had heard amazing things about Max Monroe and their ability to write romcoms.
Turns out the writing duo can also write amazing angsty books that deal with heavy topics and are filled with drama!

The Learning Curve definitely had me on an emotional roller coaster. I laughed, stressed, cried, and swooned. The twists and turns in this book were wild! Finn was a fantastic broken bad boy and I loved how strong Scottie was.

I can’t wait for this series to continue!

I've loved the previous books by this pair of authors. The last one, Things I Should've Said, had me in tears because I was so emotionally involved.

This book is filled with lots of college Freshman hijinks. Characters, although some of them, have had difficult lives, still act very young. One of the main characters is trying to shock his half brother, who has no idea that their father has another whole family.

There are a lot of things happening in this book. The rich kids lead a charmed life and the poor kids, for the most part, seem to have the rich kids eager to share their bounty. It's partially a fantasy world, and partially a heartbreaking reality with cruelty shoving it's way into their lives.

True love does seem to shine through and bad guys seem to get their just rewards. But this book just wasn't my cup of tea.

Ok, wow, this book really surprised me. I was a little reluctant getting into it but I'm so glad I did.
This book had everything, comedy, romance, family, found family, secrets, twists and most of all emotions.
Scottie was not perfect but I loved her and all her flaws. Her and Finn relationship was fast but so emotional. Their push and pull was so hypnotic, you couldn't stop reading them. They had their ups and downs but love was never the problem, they had that in spades.
They each had the others back. And the ending, when Scottie pushed him away, he never gave up. Same as before, in the middle of the book, he didn't let her give up either.
Finn was so sweet even though he didn't look like it. He loved her so much and he tried to resist her in the beggining but it was not use, their connection was too strong. They were just perfect and deserved the world

Honestly, I really wanted to like this book. I really did… but there were just too many problems with the story! first of all, the fact that the main characters said I love you so quickly and then stopped talking ? I don’t think that was necessary and it seems like I didn’t even have time as the reader to even see them as a couple because there was such an abrupt push and pull. I hate third act breakups, but the event that happens about 80% into the book was just entirely not helpful to the storyline and it almost seemed like the book could even be split into two books? I just was not feeling this story and the characters were annoying.

What can I say? This is just another amazing book by Max Monroe. I've had the luxury of reviewing a few of their books and there isn't much to say but how good they all are. This story starts with Finn and Scottie meeting in the rain and eventually in a college class. The class that Finn is taking because his brother, that he unexpectedly found out he had is the professor. He is so upset that his father treated his family horribly but his other siblings had an amazing life. Finn has a huge chip in his shoulder until Scottie comes into his life in a way that brightens it. They develop feelings for each other and fall in love until tragedy strikes and Scottie wants Finn to move on, him being too young to waste his life with her. But will Finn prove to Scottie that she is worthy and wants her regardless?

This book has all the feels. Frustration, hope, envy, redemption, and love. It was a great story of young love that morphs into something strong and unbreakable. It shows that you can be any age and find your soulmate, someone who will stand by you through anything. I loved that Finn, after searching, found support and love from his family and Scottie, and Scottie found love from her friends, family and Finn. Sometimes it just takes someone else to help you realize what you have in life, that your life matters and to give people the benefit of the doubt and it can pay off!

Thanks to NetGalley and Max Monroe for allowing me to review this ARC!

Anything Max Monroe and I am there. I devoured Cluelessly Yours. That was one of the first books where the characters were on the older side I really enjoyed, with the MMC of that book being 43. So when I saw this book was about college students I was hesitant. And to be honest I didn’t like this one as much. This book has a younger vibe to it as the characters play pranks and are now coming of age. Will I read anything by Max Monroe? Yes. But I prefer her older characters with those older issues. I also am newer to Max Monroe’s work. So all the cameos from her other books went right over my head

With an absolute roller coaster of a plot, there were only a couple of things in here that I could have predicted. I knew that Thatch would cause chaos and that there would be a happy ending, but that was all. Everything else flew at the characters fast and wild, rather like real life. But all of it came around in the end and made good sense. Scottie and Finn make a really great couple. I loved visiting with familiar characters again. And I loved getting some hints for the next book in this series, including one of the girls that I have wondered about. There were lots of laughs, some tears, a few jaw dropping moments, and no way to stop turning pages until the end.

When I started this one, I was so pulled into the story and excited. Then, somewhere along the way, everything just kinda fell apart.
It's entirely too long, and while it is filled with drama, some of it is just not needed. The last 20% could be scrapped and make the book shorter because what even was that?
I love Finn and Scottie, but unfortunately, 600 pages of will they won't they really made this one hard to like.

Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

First off I would just like to thank Netgalley, the publishers, and Max Monroe for the chance to read this amazing book early!

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️

TEARS… I’m crying literal tears over this book! So many twist and turns and I don’t think I’ve ever torn through almost 600 pages so quickly in my whole life! I loved these characters! Finn and Scottie are two freshman starting out at Dickson University with two majorly different goals… one to cheer competitively, and figure out her future and one to shake up the life of a professor he believes had a hand in his horrible upbringing. What neither one of them saw coming though was how swiftly they’d fall for each other, unfortunately love isn’t always as easy as breathing even if that’s all we want it to be, sometimes it forgiveness and mistakes, it loving someone through their flaws, and its just being there for our people, it’s learning to hang on even in loves darkest moments in hopes of making it to the light of the end of the tunnel…
It’s a learning curve.

Finn had my heart from page one, even with all his broody bad boy vibes who was out for a bit of revenge …you could just tell he wanted to protect his family, the people he loved, and he wanted someone to love him back just as fiercely even if he didn’t always feel deserving of love. And Scottie was just a ray of sunshine, who truly wore her heart on her sleeve and was ready and willing to help any and everyone who also wanted to love and be loved unconditionally even if she sometimes stumbled along the way! And when the two came together their love was just as breathtakingly beautiful as it was heartbreakingly tragic. Don’t worry we if you’re looking for a happily ever after you’ll get it but you’re going to have to trudge through some angst to get there! So if you love amazing characters both together and individually, hilarious and lovable side characters, twists and turns, drama and angst, just a bit of spice, and a romance that’s not all rainbow and sunshine but is also storm clouds and dark days and so realistic you’ll forget you’re reading a work of fiction than don’t miss out on Learning Curve!!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

This book encompasses all the elements we adore in this author duo’s works, immersing us in the captivating world of OG Billionaires! The love keeps going, now into the second generation!

You can start here even if you have read nothing from this author. You can always go back and catch up, but I recommend knowing all of it before reading this one. The experience may not be the best because of the older character references, so I don’t recommend it.

This is a truly fantastic way to begin! If you are already acquainted with Thatch and Cassie Kelly (and you certainly should be by now), you know very well that their firstborn, Ace, possesses an unstoppable energy... Unfortunately, Finn, our hero in this story, has yet to discover the whirlwind that awaits him as Ace’s college roommate. At first glance, Finn and Scottie seem like complete opposites, but as you delve deeper into their dynamic, you realize there’s more to their relationship than meets the eye. The early friend group in the book is amazing, and I’m excited to see the future shenanigans. With Ace’s involvement, it’s bound to be fantastic!

As someone who enjoys their writing, I had high expectations for this book, and I was not disappointed, just like with the other works by Max Monroe that I’ve read. It was a total emotional rollercoaster, with all the drama, trauma, secrets, crazy chemistry, jaw-dropping embarrassments, humor, and mind-blowing plot twists that left me a wreck. It delivers all the feels, and I could not put it down - so plan your time!

I can confidently state that I did not expect Scottie’s character to be as captivating, nor did I expect her situation to resolve in the manner that it did. Finn’s initial drama in the book ended just as I hoped, aligning perfectly with the Winslow family perspectives. This only made my love for the Winslow series and its endearing characters grow even more, if that’s even possible. The HEA is great!

I never want this series to end! I received a complimentary copy of this book from Netgalley (thank you) and happily leave my review.

The joy this book brought me.. I swear I spent the first two chapters screaming and squealing!! The surprises Max and Monroe gave me were magnanimous. Max Monroe and the Billionaire Bad Boys series was the FIRST series I binged and I ended up reading their whole backlist. These authors and that series fostered my love of reading and helped pull me out of a dark time, so this book just hit different.

This story was so much fun. It had a lot of moving pieces but didn't feel overwhelming, and the comedic relief from the friend group was the best freaking part. I loved Finn and Scottie, even when Scottie was a bit whiney. I think Finn was so jaded from his past that he needed a girl who would make him sweat and work for it, otherwise it would have been too easy for him. Though she wasn't my all time favorite female character of MM, I think she balanced Finn well. I also think you need super guarded and stubborn character in a friend group standalone set, and she was it.

I also loved the little stories we had woven in Learning Curve. The secret society aspect was fun to read and kept things super entertaining. I also liked the prank wars! There was a little bit of everything in here, and while the book was long I couldn't put it down. It didn't drag or have a lull and, for me, the stories were organized well and felt fresh. I really, REALLY loved this book.

Without spoilers it may not make sense as to why, but if you have read and enjoyed Max Monroe- READ. THIS. BOOK.

I went into this anticipating more romcom … I didn’t expect to cry the way I did.

Finn. Finnley Hayes. The broken hero. He gives maaajor Noah Riley vibes but his story has a happy ending.

Scottie, the cheerleader, who gets handed the WORST metaphorical cards.

The found family. I LOVE Ty. Such a freaking great side character. I think he’s the exact kind of person Finn needed.

This story discusses some serious and difficult topics like alcoholic parents. As the daughter of an alcoholic, it was nice to see it portrayed in a book but this shows the two completely different spectrums. This is such a serious topic and I’m so pleased with the way Max Monroe wrote it.

The ending. Without giving too much away, a similar thing happened to a family member and while it occurred before I was born, the repercussions of said accident always stayed with me. Again, it’s another sensitive topic for me but it was written delicately.

I am familiar with the two series this is a spin off of, and now I’m going to throw off my scheduled TBR to get caught up.

Funny, emotional and compelling, Learning Curve was a true roller coaster ride that I didn’t want to end! I love a good college romance, and it’s been awhile since I read one, so I was incredibly excited for Finn & Scottie’s story. And, it did not disappoint. The connection between the two was undeniable and I adored how genuine their relationship felt. A big highlight of the book is all the cameos from other series, which I absolutely loved! Overall, a five star, must read.

I really went into this book thinking I would like it, but I honestly could not have been prepared for what would come. The writing off the bat was just a little too “cringe” for me, especially with all the talk of tiktok and the fyp. The first half of this book had me engaged and I was actually enjoying it until it started to feel like we were just reading a bunch of filler chapters. The book was entirely too long and the original conflict was wrapped up so I didn’t understand why there was so much of the book left. What happened in the end felt so unnecessary, and was pretty much the final straw for me. However I did enjoy the side characters in this story so think I would consider reading the rest of the series.

“From where I started to here had a really steep learning curve, but it’s taught me an important lesson I’ll keep with me forever. Hard things are worth it.”
This book was an emotional rollercoaster and I never knew which way it was going! I loved it! It was so fun seeing the previous Max Monroe characters and starting off a series with some Thatch and Georgia was perfect!

Finn Hayes is on a mission. He is a freshman at Dickson College and he is not attending for an education or to make friends. However when his new roommate ends up being Ace Kelly walking away without friends is impossible. Ace is hilarious and pulls Finn into his friend group immediately causing Finn’s plans to change a bit. Especially when he meets Scottie Bardeaux.

Scottie is also a freshman, she is excited to get out of her small town and start her college life. Unfortunately she is starting it with the worst possible boyfriend known to man. But when Finn sees the issues with Scottie and her boyfriend he immediately gets involved to help her.
“Tell me what’s wrong, and I swear I’ll do everything I can to fix it.”

Finn and Scottie have a lot of personal baggage that they are dealing with and then adding in college drama just makes their relationship so complex.
“There’s something chemically catastrophic between us, and it’ll either make us stronger or kill us trying.”

They were interesting to watch and my heart broke for them multiple times over. I am so happy they got their version of a Happily Ever After and I cannot wait to see where this series goes next!

Thank you @authormaxmonroe and @hambright_pr for the ARC!
Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🔥: “This wasn’t just something. It was everything.”

Learning Curve is about two characters who think they come from two different backgrounds but realize along the way that their lives are not that much different. Together the characters become stronger than before. The ending was a big surprise. I can't wait for the next book in the series.