GRR Reviews Only Twenty-Five (Madison Musicians Bo by Jennifer McCoy Blaske

Only Twenty-Five is a somewhat generic title that did not convey the uniqueness of a tale about a teacher had to deal with her physical problems which affect her self-image while she's being wooed by a fellow teacher.

Meg Caldwell moved to a new town and was perfectly happy as a teacher. She spends her free time with her books and her cats. She wants to have a relationship, but she's having a huge problem... She has female pattern baldness... She's losing her hair... fast. Extensions are messy. Wigs are... unstable. Hats... are not allowed in class. And she's smitten with fellow teacher Josh Harrter. Josh likes the happy Meg with a spring in her steps, but she's hiding a huge secret... How can he get her to trust him?

At only 100 pages, there were quite a bit of rom-com in there including various types of hair accidents, from hair extensions detachments to wig malfunctions and more. Obviously the incidents were treated with a good dose of humor and red faces, and there's even a character arc where Meg came to her own realization. It's inspirational as well.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Young teacher with female baldness tries not to embarrass herself while being wooed by fellow handsome teacher

Tropes: co-worker, secret illness, fling to a thing, small town

Overall Rating: 4/5