3.5 Star overall 
 4 Star for the first 50% 
 2.5 Star for the last 50% 
 Using my purchased copy for review for Wicked Reads 
 I need to preface this review by saying I've loved every Heidi Cullinan book I've read prior to Love Lessons. I was excited to begin, and I was hooked and engrossed for nearly half of the book. But it didn't come together for me for the last half. 
 I believe Love Lessons had a strong premise that would have supported a lengthy novella, but wasn't involved enough to support a long novel. The addition of several threads was to bring the story together to support its length. The issue I had is the added threads slowed the pacing, and instead of enriching the character and story development, it stalled it. 
 Walter and Kelly were a strong couple. Accidental Roommates turned best friends, turned lovers. I enjoyed their story immensely. But the story went way off course with the addition of Professor Williams' taking over the last 40% of the book. This would have made sense if the professor either brought the couple together or tore them apart, but it was like a mini-book within the novel, where Walter and Kelly were just passengers, no longer the drivers. 
 I read Love Lessons for Walter and Kelly, and was confused as to why I was reading something so in-depth about Professor Williams, a man who was already married with a family, already had a profession, and truly had nothing to do with the characters other than being Walter's adviser. The other threads, the wedding of Walter's lifelong best friend and the coming and goings of both of their families wasn't as involved as this thread, which confused me and turned me off. 
 Stalling my enjoyment, I skim-read the last part of the story, not truly caring what happened to the professor, only wanting the meat of the story. The epilogue was super sweet and wrap everything up in a tidy Happily Ever After bow, which is exactly why I've grown fond of Heidi Cullinan.