A review by rhirihxo
Need Me by Tessa Bailey

funny lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Honey is a self-reliant young woman who was raised on a farm and in a small town, so she has always been around animals. Because of this, she initially intended to become a veterinarian. However, she decided to move to New York, where she eventually became friends with Abby and Roxy (Chase Me) and pursued a pre-med degree. She eventually enrols in an elective in English literature, where she meets Ben, the teacher—and a very young one at that.

Ben, an English literature lecturer at a university, falls in love with Honey, a woman who sits in the back of the class. She eventually moves to the front, but Ben decides he shouldn't pursue the relationship because, ultimately, she is a student and he is her teacher, and she doesn't care.

Russell and Louis are Ben's closest pals; we first meet Louis in the first book of the "Chase Me" series, and he eventually dates Roxy. Since Roxy had done well, Louis, the wonderful boyfriend, wanted to throw her a party with Abby's (her flatmate and the apartment's owner) assistance. When Ben and Honey are stuck in a supply closet gathering more chairs, that's when they actually start talking.

Although I like this book slightly more than the first, it still get the same three stars as the previous book because of the awkward or outright unlawful ways in which several issues are handled. I don't understand why she was expelled from the institution without warning or why her parents were informed before her.