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Love on the Brain, by Ali Hazelwood

29 reviews

bookaddiction's review

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this comment may have spoilers in it -I really like this book the twist at the ending gave me really bad anxiety until the situation was solved but then i did start to enjoy it i do think the ending could've been longer and the epilogue could've been better i like for books to be plot and romance but more romance then anything  so if you are like me in that kinda way then you probably won’t enjoy the book all that good you still will like it though just probably not love it the whole book i was waiting for them to get together and then the ending they didn’t really verbally get together bee just showed up to his house and said We in a sentence and that was kinda how they got together then they switched to epilogue and brought it to the 5k race they talked about though the book the ending was rushed and i wished the epilogue would’ve atleast fast fowarded a couple years and showed what they were like and gave some memories they shared over time but that didnt happen it just fast forwarded a couple months but i did enjoy the book i really love Levi and Bee together i jsut wish the author gave a little more memories and time together so i could really really fall inlove with the characters of the book im going to give this book a five star-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️because i still enjoyed it nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Injury/injury detail, Cursing, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Car accident, Death, Violence, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Infidelity

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

lealovesbooks's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

I liked the book. But I wanted to love it. Romance and neuroscience? Sign me up. But the execution was disappointing. Definitely not the authors best work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Chronic illness

Minor: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Car accident

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

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

readerette'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

4.25

Cute characters, nerdy stuff, humor and a sweet love story. It's a great mix for a few hours of distraction.

The plot is predictable, but that's not usually a bad thing for me in a romance. The consent situation is better on this one than in Love Hypothesis, in no small part because Levi and Bee are peers, unlike in the other book.

Bee's fainting disorder is used to excess (it becomes quite distracting in the story). Also, the Twitter subplot reminds me a little too much of the fan fiction subplot in Olivia Dade's Spoiler Alert. 

As long as you're not bothered by tropes, this is a good read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Car accident, and Infidelity

harmony822's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, Classism, Grief, Misogyny, Gun violence, Mental illness, Car accident, Sexism, Stalking, Violence, and Death of parent

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

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

3.75

Ali Hazelwood's books are always a good bit of fun; however, I do have some issues with this one. First, the main character, while likable, is super frustrating. She's painfully oblivious and her capacity for denial is insane. It's never fun when you feel like you're miles ahead of the main character, and that was certainly the case here. Second, a lot of the plot deals with sexism in STEM, which is understandable, but the constant horribly misogynistic interactions we got to see kept me from having as much fun as I want to have with a romance novel and left me instead feeling like a walking, talking ball of rage. Finally, There's way too much focus on actual science here for my little liberal arts brain. I didn't need nearly as much information about their project as I got, and I found myself skimming whole sections because the characters where just talking shop. 
       That said, I did have good time with this book. The hero was super dreamy, most of the humor landed, and the sex scenes where great. I'd say if you didn't like The Love Hypothesis this one won't turn you into a Hazelwood stan, but if you like her work in general, it's defiantly worth your time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Infidelity

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Car accident, and Gaslighting

hannibanani29's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexism

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent, Classism, Suicide, Grief, Death, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Car accident