A review by asourceoffiction
Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood

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

3.5

I love how Hazelwood's characters interact with each other. Her FMCs are incredibly intelligent, but always slightly bumbling and so relatable. There's humour, sarcasm and a little stupidity, and it's brilliant. I particularly enjoyed how Mara, Sadie and Hannah were all adorably oblivious at some point about what was going on with Liam, Erik and Ian behind the scenes.

Having read a few books with a hefty chunk of smut, I've realised that I'm just not fussed by it. A smutty scene won't stop me reading or enjoying a book, but usually I enjoy them in spite of it - I even found it a bit repetitive in these stories. But it's fine, because thankfully with Hazelwood there's a lot else to enjoy, and these novellas were really fun, with lovely connections running through them that delighted me.
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