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noellegrace8's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
The premise is interesting and chapter headings are as clever as ever. I didn't like the way Bee treated Levi toward the end, but I was glad it got resolved quickly enough. Speaking of resolution, it gets almost cheesy at some point, especially with the protective cat, and the severe tension of the ending is uncomfortabbly unexpected. Plus the twitter subplot is built up so much with very little reward. But the epilogue was actually useful! Normally, I don't really see the point of prologues & epilogues, but this one was worth the pages.
I give Brooke Bloomingdale 5/5⭐️. She does the perfect narration.
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism
amris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
ksmith_23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
readyforit's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
I actually liked this book better than the love hypothesis, even though we still got a pretty clueless and cringey FMC and dark and broody MMC. This book covers grumpy/sunshine once again and also petite FMC/huge MMC. Bee is a brilliant neuroscientist (but clueless in love), who just got a dream job working with nasa. The only catch is she’ll be working with her former rival from grad school who hates her. Levi has actually been obsessed with bee since the moment he laid eyes on her. After a whole lot of miscommunication, bee and levi discover that they are both single and never actually hated each other, 😯shocker!! Will they be able to form a relationship and save their work project?
The reason I liked this better than her debut novel is because levi is much more forthcoming with his feelings and I can actually see the tension between the MCs. Even when he supposedly hated bee he was always there for her. He’s very much an “I’ll take care of it” and talks you through it kind of guy. I love him dearly.
We get a whole lot of Marie curie lore in this book so you should at least be interested in science before you pick this up. I don’t see myself rereading but I liked it overall. I also listened to the audiobook and it was good but was missing a male narrator with duet narration.
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent and Toxic friendship
She has a fainting disorder but it’s not really talked about in depth, just used as a plot device.whatisbeereading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence
isfantasi's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Death of parent
Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
rebakesl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death and Cursing
atamano's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
kathis_wonderland's review against another edition
- 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
After already loving some of Ali Hazelwood's book, I was excited to get my hands on this book. I absolutely love to read about women in STEM. You can see that Ali Hazelwood writes from own experiences. The short author's note at the end of the book gives insights in why the topics addressed in the book are important to the author. I love that. As a going-to-be teacher I share Hazelwood's opinion on standardised tests. I loved the movement that was started in the book.
At the moment, I am fully into enemies-to-lovers books. I can't get enough of them. I immediately fell in love with Bee's style. The hair colour, her clothes - she's a legend. She faces a lot of struggles. Being a woman in STEM is not easy at all. I love how calm she remained when faced with misogynistic comments. I probably would have exploded. Levi gives Bee a lot of credit and defends her if needed. Both did not have the best start, which mostly was because of miscommunication. Their chemistry was okay. I honestly hoped for more. I also expected more spice. Most side characters did not grab my attention. I would have loved to read more about Lily and Penny. They are the sweetest.
This book was not as good as the other two books I read by Ali Hazelwood, but I enjoyed it a lot. I read it in one go. I started the book at midnight, only wanting to read one chapter. The next time I was checking the clock it was past three in the morning. Well, I did not get a lot of sleep, but it was worth it. Can't wait to read more books by Ali Hazelwood!
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
magnan1mouse's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Violence, Stalking, and Gaslighting