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Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

211 reviews

cat_d's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Sexism

Minor: Gun violence

chasingpages1's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted relaxing tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexism, Death of parent, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Violence, Cursing, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Bullying

rickireadss's review against another edition

3.75

out of all of ali's book, this is probably my least favorite but i still had a good time! LEVI WARD >>>> i liked the dynamic between him and bee, even though i wanted to pull my hair out at some of the miscommunications. the ending though??? i did NOT see that coming and i'm not 100% sure how i feel about it.

⚠️: sexism, misogyny, gun violence, death of parent, infidelity

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Gun violence and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent

wishyouweresober's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was suchs a good read, I loved it. I do have to say it was kind of hard to get into, but when the plot started plotting I couldn't put it down.
Levi is my husband and Bee is my wife, thank you very much.<3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

funny relaxing 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, and Gun violence

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

was it as good as TLH? no.
did i still have fun? yes!

i had trouble getting into this book, especially since the switch from 3rd to 1st person through me completely off guard. furthermore, bee is kinda whiny. but i LOVED her and levi. 

idc how many times ali hazelwood writes similar STEM romances - i will enjoy every single one. it is her niche and her charm, for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Cursing, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexism, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Car accident

lotoblanco's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Body shaming, Abandonment, Violence, and Sexism

romance_books_loveee's review against another edition

challenging funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content

natafiguu's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.0

definitely better than The Love Hypothesis, i feel like there couldve been more indirect characterization instead of the entire rant Levi went on

Spoiler

about how Bee had commitment issues and why

  but it definitely had more depth than the first. i know some people think that the fanfiction aspect is cringey but i think the science and STEM aspects definitely made up for it. the part when

Spoiler

Felicette attacked Guy

was kind of comicy but other than that i really liked the book and would 1000% reread :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

andreapepsii's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

After my new found love for the “The Love Hypothesis”. I quickly took up the second edition of the cozy STEM romance stories to keep filling my achy heart whilst doing chores (listened to it as an audiobook). 

Plot wise this book had the potential to be better than the first book (fancy NASA project, toxic ex,  Twitter personality), to me those plot lines never get the weight they should, they are spread unevenly and get solved quite fast and they never link as well as they should. I can’t quite put the finger on it but there was a bit more connection work between plot lines and characters to make them work truly well.

Characters are also a bit more flat than in the first book. It’s always obvious that he’s into her and her trauma with commitment is also not developed as deep as it could’ve because, as previously mentioned, that plot line gets quickly put to rest to leave space for other plot lines and doesn’t regain weight anymore in the book. 

Now, what I severely pleasantly surprised with was the ending. Completely out of left field and putting a more serious and dangerous end to the story, it had my jaw dropped for all of the second to last chapter. Which I was not expecting from the quite predictable story line. Kudos to that.

Maybe because I had just recently read The Love Hypothesis, I couldn’t help it but compare both stories and seeing this one fell short despite the plot potential. Would recommend the first one instead of this for a cozy read, but it wasn’t bad either. 
Happy with the content, wishing for more excellency.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Chronic illness, and Sexism