Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Love on the Brain, by Ali Hazelwood

189 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

kassidyreads's review

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Death, and Animal death

Minor: Gun violence

aimeenotpond's review

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 Cursing

Moderate: Sexism, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence

carbs666's review

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

2.5

Okay normally I try to avoid spoilers but I probably won't be able to this time so if you don't want to be spoiled keep scrolling. 

I was really frustrated with this book! I felt like so many of the components - the tropes, the set-up, the hero and the sidekicks, the chemistry, the sex - really WORKED, but they couldn't come together as a whole. The main barrier to this for me was the narrative choice; I don't prefer first person perspective for a romance novel anyways, but I felt like this character's voice was so immature that it made the whole book feel amateurish. It was hugely disappointing because I really like The Love Hypothesis and I wanted to like this book the same way but I just couldn't. 

Now for the plot. Listen. You can't end a book like this one, which is mostly fluff and internal conflict and very limited hints at genuine external conflict, with someone threatening the heroine with a gun! You just can't it doesn't work!! Also, can we talk about how Levi watched his best friend die and we simply breeze by how traumatic that was? And how his family is just terrible and the only reason we need to know that is so we can explain why he's a good guy, even though that's already abundantly clear? I also could not STAND the Twitter side plot. I know the point was to prove how much they had in common without either of them realizing it, but the book was already showing us that so effectively that it was unnecessary. I wish Hazelwood had taken that space to instead develop what was already on the page so I could see a more satisfying character arc for Bee and an ending that MADE SENSE. 

Anyways, it's fine. The chemistry between Bee and Levi is regrettably excellent and there are a few gratifyingly filthy moments in here. If you can get past the book reading like the self-insert fan fiction that it is, then you'll love all the cute things about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death of parent

2busyreading's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence

shannnne's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Classism and Sexism

Minor: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Gun violence

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

danielleeejames's review

funny hopeful fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Gun violence

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