• Teaching Ben

  • Dreamspun Desires
  • By: Shae Connor
  • Narrated by: Kenneth Obi
  • Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)

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Teaching Ben

By: Shae Connor
Narrated by: Kenneth Obi
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Publisher's summary

Learning to love means a study in patience.

Fresh out of the military, Ben Cooper is ready for a new start. He’s away from his domineering father, making his own choices... and out of the closet. On his first day of college, he meets David Powell, who’s just the kind of gorgeous man Ben’s dreamed of. Too bad he’s the teaching assistant—which makes him off-limits in Ben’s eyes.

David is Ben’s age, but his life has taken a different path. He’s close with his family, who helped him deal with personal struggles after he came out. And while he’s staying away from any hint of scandal, Ben’s a kind of temptation he hasn’t faced in years. If only they’d met on more equal footing. As the semester progresses and their lives become more entwined, keeping their relationship platonic becomes more difficult. They just have to hold out until the end of the semester....

©2018 Shae Connor (P)2018 Dreamspinner Press

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Too tame?

I just couldn’t get into this book. (The narrator didn't do much to change this opinion, unfortunately. Sometimes a great narrator can really pull you into a book... but not this time.)

I wasn’t every really captured by the “romance” though the set up seemed “ripe” for a perfect hidden romance or slow burn. I guess I didn’t want everyone to make such “good choices” and “do the right thing”. (I admit this could totally be influenced by current mood - so be warned.)

In any case, it’s not a bad story and the writing is good, it just wasn’t something that pinged on my radar. Maybe too tame? Anyhow…

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Kenneth Obi does a nice enough job with this. He’s easy to listen to and does a fair job with the timing and emotions. He’s not great at giving unique voices and he didn’t do much to elevate this for me.

Overall still 3 of 5 stars

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