Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Love on the Brain, by Ali Hazelwood

38 reviews

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Cursing, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Medical content

Minor: Sexual harassment and Gun violence

CW provided by the author: seizure disorder in children (epilepsy), dieting for children (due to epilepsy)

Spoiler

parental death (car accident), death of a friend in rock climbing accident, firearms in life-threatening situations (DO NOT RESULT IN DEATH)

lovealwaysadi's review

emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/injury detail, Abandonment, Car accident, Gun violence, and Medical content

vj_thompson's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I definitely enjoyed Love Hypothesis more. The writing in this story was hard for me to follow. Bee’s character was adorable and a total badass. I loved her background and her admiration for the female scientists she referenced through the book. For the record, the romance was SO different from the first book. Maybe even better!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Medical content and Car accident

cady_sass's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

What can I say, I’m a sucker for Ali Hazelwood and her “STEMinist” novels. This is thoroughly cute and enjoyable. We do fall into the typical Hazelwood trap of “he’s SO HUGE” and “she’s so small” but at this point I’m used to it, it’s clearly her thing. The characters are quirky and I love them all, but Rocio stole my heart. I imagine her to be a scientist version of Aubrey Plaza. 

Now, I’ll say my same critique that I’ve said about nearly everything she’s written: I do not and will not ever understand why she feels the need to write about choosing unsafe sex. And this is in EVERY BOOK she writes. Not a single condom in sight. Not a single conversation about being tested. These people are scientists! It’s fiction, so whatever, but normalizing the “it’s okay, I’m on birth control” narrative is harmful. I’ll get off my soapbox now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Medical content, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Sexual content, Car accident, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

laurataylor's review

adventurous funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Sexism, Sexual content, and Infidelity

things100's review

emotional funny informative reflective tense 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

5.0

Amazing Ali Hazelwood is iconic and now a must read author for me. I love her books and how they focus on women in STEM. Love on the brain was amazing, Bee and Levi’s relationship from enemies to lovers immaculate and that plot twist oh my gosh I was so stressed while reading that

Spoiler

like dang it was Guy and when he had the gun like it was legit gonna kill her if it was for Féliciette.

It was written so wonderfully and I can’t wait to read her next book. 10/10 recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Death of parent, Blood, Gun violence, and Classism

flohbeutel's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

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

3.0

 
Bücher mit der Kategorie von Paaren, denen ich 3 Monate gebe, bevor sie sich wieder trennen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident

carleyhall's review

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

This book was ok, idk. The ending was kind of predictable and it kind of just felt like nothing was happening the whole time. The twitter stuff was really corny.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gun violence, Cursing, Infidelity, and Sexual content

laheath's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

 I think I have to agree with a lot of other reviewers. This has too many similarities to the author's first novel, The Love Hypothesis. I appreciate her writing about women in STEM, but unfortunately, the main character in this book doesn't seem like a strong, independent woman anywhere but the lab. There were still enough plot differences to make for a fun read, though comparatively speaking, the differences in characters and their backstories, overall plot, and elements of romance and mystery seemed underdeveloped and made this less interesting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Blood and Gun violence

thewildmageslibrary's review

4.0

Ah, I really needed a romance read! Was it revolutionary? No. But it was entertaining as hell! I gotta love anyone that loves Marie Curie, aka one of my middle-school heroines, this much. And all the kitties!!

CW: 1 HP reference, sexual content, sexism, previous death of parents, past infidelity, toxic relationship, gun violence, medical content (seizures), discussions around death and grief

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexism, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Death of parent

HP reference