Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

A Razão do Amor by Ali Hazelwood

69 reviews

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

actuallyjustice's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Gun violence

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death of parent

boba_n_books's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

She just keeps getting better!! This novel, though still cheesy at times, was 100x better than The Love Hypothesis, IMHO. 

The main characters were lovable, quirky, and realistic. The plot was somewhat tropey but to its advantage. Hazelwood’s writing style is so fun, and it’s easy to be along for the ride. Can’t wait to see what she cooks up next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Misogyny

Minor: Gun violence

carleyhall's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted 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? Yes

2.5

This book was ok, idk. The ending was kind of predictable and it kind of just felt like nothing was happening the whole time. The twitter stuff was really corny.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gun violence, Cursing, Infidelity, and Sexual content

laheath's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

 I think I have to agree with a lot of other reviewers. This has too many similarities to the author's first novel, The Love Hypothesis. I appreciate her writing about women in STEM, but unfortunately, the main character in this book doesn't seem like a strong, independent woman anywhere but the lab. There were still enough plot differences to make for a fun read, though comparatively speaking, the differences in characters and their backstories, overall plot, and elements of romance and mystery seemed underdeveloped and made this less interesting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Blood and Gun violence

readerette's review against another edition

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

lizzieinmt's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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? No

4.0

This was very cute, similar plot to The Love Hypothesis. While I didn't love the characters quite as much it was still a fun read and I enjoyed the mix of nerdy/romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Cursing, Sexism, and Gun violence

diana_raquel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.0

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a community of women trying to mind their own business must be in want of a random man’s opinion."

After loving "The Love Hypothesis", I decided to read this book. Imagine my surprise when I discover that this book has the same structure that the previous one. Really, its the same story with differente character names. 
In other book, I might give a bad rating because its the exact same story and this book made me waste my time. However, I can't. Not in this book. 
Why? Because it's so damn  entertaining. I had fun reading this book! Never a boring moment. 
So, I'll give a 3 stars rating, but if you're considering reading this book, just know that this is a repetition of the previous romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent

harmony822's review against another edition

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

mkzach's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Infidelity