The way he had rejected her before had really hurt her feelings, and so, she was a little bit on the careful side when being with him. Her reticence when realizing Conrad wanted to get serious with her was understandable and very valid.

Once her embarrassment caused by her past went away, she was very playful with her ex-teacher. Every time I see those crisp, snowy pages, I get a little shiver down my spine.-ConradĪs for Emma, I liked that she had tried to get over him overtime, wishing to fall in love with someone else, only to realize her feelings for him were still strong even after all those years. Is there anything more satisfying than a fresh planner and a brand new pen? It’s borderline erotic. I am convinced that he was a workaholic and strict man who's only love was his job. He still had some reservations at first but mostly because of the way he had rejected her before.

His growing feelings for her made sense, seeing her as a smart and beautiful young woman. I loved that he was the one chasing her three years later. Usually, in a Cassie Mint novella, both the main characters are secretly in love and the teacher/student situation is was causes all the drama and doubts. I really liked the fact that he had absolutely no interest in his student. He was super serious, was passionate about his job, was strict and yes, reasonable. But Conrad who had absolutely no interest in Emma when she confessed now starts to see her as a woman, and when he realizes it, it's already too late for his heart.Ĭonrad was such a refreshing hero.

Emma and Conrad meet again and if there is still some residual awkwardness between them they are ready to act normal. Jump forward three years, a now graduate Emma works at the library and learns about a certain teacher from her past college who plans on making his class actively do research type of work by coming to the library every Friday. He harshly rejects her and makes it clear how inappropriate it is and that he has no ounce of interest in her. When she finally decides to write a letter confessing her feelings for him, he reads about one paragraph of it and then crumbles her letter, throwing it in the trash. In the prologue, we have Emma, a young freshman who has a crush on her English teacher. Fat thumbs up from me! It surprised me in many ways, here goes: Wow! Okay! That was actually really nice to read! As some of you know, I was getting sort of tired of Cassie Mint's formula lately but here, I just think she did everything right.

Dear Diary by Cassie Mint