Review: “Co-Ed” a sweet rom-com college romance by Rachel Van Dyken

Co-Ed is a standalone novel but also a spin-off on the Wingman Inc. series. It’s inspired by reverse harem books, but not as sexual, and it’s also an interracial romance!

Related: Read my review for The Matchmaker’s Playbook (Wingmen Inc. #1) by Rachel Van Dyken.

√ About Co-Ed by Rachel Van Dyken:

Four guys.

Constant moaning.

And a revolving door across the college suite I somehow ended up in because my first name is Shawn.

They don’t discriminate. Girls. Guys. Grandmas. Plants (okay maybe not plants) all walks of life stroll in stressed to the brim, and leave so satisfied I’m wondering what sort of talents lie behind that door.

My roommate calls them the pleasure ponies.

But the rest of the college campus?

They just call them the new face of Wingmen Inc. A paid for relationship service that makes big promises.

Breakup? They’ll glue you back together again.

Depressed? They have the magic pill.

Lonely? Just spend a few minutes while they rub you down and you’ll forget all about it.

And broken hearts? Well, that’s their specialty. They’ll fix you.

For a price…

I swore I wouldn’t get involved.

But apparently they like a challenge, and a girl who doesn’t put up with their BS is basically like waving a red flag in front of a bull.

They. All. Charged.

But one holds my attention above the rest.

Knox Tate looks like a Viking — and getting pillaged is starting to look more appealing by the day. Though he’s hiding something — all of them are. And the closer I get. The more I realize that some things are left better in the past.

You’ve read reverse harem books before — but you’ve never read one like this. It’s not what you think, or is it? Dive in and find out…

Knox, Leo, Finn, and Slater are waiting, and they aren’t patient men.

Welcome to the new face of Wingmen Inc — You’re welcome.

Related: Read my review for The Matchmaker’s Replacement (Wingmen Inc. #2) by Rachel Van Dyken.

√ Co-Ed by Rachel Van Dyken review:

“Kinky”, He nodded. “I like it. Maybe save that shit for date seven, though. You
can’t just bust it out on date one. You keep the freak flag inside until it’s the right
time to let it fly.”

I have been a fan of Rachel Van Dyken for a long time, and the Wingman Inc. is one of my favorite romantic comedy series ever, so of course, I had to read this!

My main problem with this book was that this isn’t exactly a reverse harem book, even though it’s being advertised as one. The heroine has a sexual relationship with only one of the guys, and with the other three of them, it’s a sweet friendship with a beautiful bond. There was much tenderness going on!

The flirty banter that the author is very known for is still there, and I loved the sweetness and friendship. However, from the way it has been marketed, I expected more from the reverse harem aspect of the story. Saying that I can’t wait to read what will happen to the other guys!