A review by noisydeadlines
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

Rue and Eli are layered and complex characters. I love how Ali Hazelwood can get into deep emotions with her writing. The business/biotech engineering plot was interesting with plot twists.  It has the  enemies-with-benefits to lovers trope done in a way that I enjoyed. There are professional high stakes and the main characters have personal issues that are believable. I liked the touch of hockey player + figure ice skating couple. This is a bit different from her previous books, the relationship is more gritty and complex and I loved it for it!