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Love, theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

219 reviews

emilywemily6's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I almost DNFed this book in the first 20% multiple times because the FMC was annoying and childish. I ended up being glad that I kept going, but the first bit was a slog. I also really didn’t like how her advisor was clearly manipulating her, especially with her people-pleasing tendencies, but I appreciated that she had faults and blind spots. I liked Jack but I wasn’t totally convinced of their relationship from her POV, especially since she kept thinking the worst of him and kept ignoring her main issue with him and his fraudulent scientific article he wrote in high school. I might like another protagonist a lot more but her faults and struggles were not ones I could connect with or sympathize. She had a lot of character growth though, and I liked where the plot ended up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Racism, Sexual harassment, and Classism

mattiedancer's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

**SPOILERS**

Writing: 3.75⭐️/5 

I do like Ali Hazelwood’s writing. I appreciate that this one – while keeping with the funny, quirky, academically driven voice she’s known for – did venture away from feeling like a copy-paste of her other stories. I like how she brings a sense of humour to her writing without diminishing the story or the characters.

Characters: 3.5⭐️/5

Alright, so while, yes, these are very similar characters to her other novels, I appreciated the attempts to move away from her favourite tropes. Our MC is less self-assured than other protagonists in their personality. I loved how Elsie was a self-proclaimed people-pleaser (perhaps just because I definitely related to that). That being said, there are still a lot of similarities to her other protagonists, and I do wish she had stepped even further out of her own shadow with the characters.

Plot: 3.25⭐️/5 

I do think Hazelwood tried to venture past her regular tropes here and, while I think that worked well in many sections, there were several portions of this novel that simply seemed to drag. The crux of the conflict in the novel felt slightly forced, and Elsie’s switch from avoiding Jack to running after him felt sudden and out of character. That being said, there are several wonderful sections of this novel’s plot that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Who Should Read This Book? 

Fans of Ali Hazelwood; nerdy romance fans; fans of Twilight (trust me); someone looking for a quick, mostly lighthearted read.

Content Warnings? 

Gaslighting, misogyny, sexism, mentorship abuse, toxic relationship, death of parent, grief, medical trauma

Post-Reading Rating:  4⭐️/5

Awww. I had fun.  I also really loved her tongue-in-cheek reference (and avoidance) of her fave trope: fake dating. 

Final Rating: 3.5⭐️/5 (3.56)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

nannique's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Emotionally, it's a 5 star. Best book by Ali Hazelwood yet. I rate based on what I feel when reading a book, and this was phenomenal. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, and Outing

acobbva's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Outing

cocochich1's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

annahamburger's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

lauren625's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Death of parent

aussiebroadwayfan's review against another edition

challenging fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent

the_reading_italian's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

Oh. My. Gosh. I'm in love with this book. I started reading it as a joke, but I fell in love with the characters and the plot and literally just everything. This is the perfect book and will now be my permanent go-to for anytime I need a comfort read. My favorite part of this book by far was just the relationship between Jack and Elsie. Could it have gotten any better? No. It was that good. I love the way he is in love with her (he learned everything he possibly could about diabetes for her, for gods sake) and I love the way she learns to better herself for him. I love the way they talk to each other and the things that they do together to make the other person in the relationship happy. For real though, 10/10 read!!! I loved every second of it and it was such a great book. Please, please, please read this if you are looking for something uplifting and adorable <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Death of parent