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Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

89 reviews

emmysforeverbooked's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

I honestly don't know if I have much other to say than that Ali Hazelwood has done it again. She's left my jaw on the floor and my heart in the hands of a handsome scientist man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Medical content, Grief, Acephobia/Arophobia, Outing, and Alcohol

jehansen127's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Gaslighting

theespressoedition's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent and Acephobia/Arophobia

wilybooklover's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

This is my first Ali Hazelwood book, and I have very mixed feelings. 

First of all, if I had to hear ONE MORE TIME about how gigantic Jack was, I might have screamed. It was so repetitive and unnecessary — I promise that I won’t forget between page 35 and page 40 that he’s built like a refrigerator. Combined with how naïve and oblivious Elsie was, and how overbearing Jack was, I didn’t really enjoy the actual romance much. I found Jack quite creepy to be honest

(he keeps a photo of her in his bedside table when they genuinely barely know each other? He wants her to move in when they've barely been together for one weekend?? He wants to lock her in his room for two weeks??? WHAT).

He also came across as condescending most of the time to me, and like he infantilised the heroine. The sex scenes were so awkward and not in a cute way (although I liked the emphasis on consent). And what kind of Swedish surname is Turner? Then the villain seemed so flat and cartoonish, rather than a fully-fleshed out character, especially during the conflict. Also, this is very petty but I hate cheese and had to suffer through so much talk about cheese in this book. Enough about cheese already!! 

On the other hand, there were some things I really liked. I loved Elsie’s character arc about learning how not to be such a people pleaser all the time, and how she ended up going to therapy at the end. I liked the setup for how the MCs meet (she’s fake dating his brother, and he begins to suspect something is off). I enjoyed the very realistic depiction of being a woman in STEM and how very science-y the whole book was. I really liked how much Jack just wanted to take care of Elsie, gave her space when she asked for it, and how he didn’t mess with her career even when he was suspicious of her (look, it's a low bar, but it’s disappointing how often that happens in romance). It was great how he completely respected her academic intellect and was so emotionally open with her as well... even if that openness is completely lost on her lol. I also liked how Elsie actually calls Jack out on how patronising he’s being by acting like she can’t make her own decisions. Plus, all of the major side characters besides the villain were well-drawn and enjoyable to read; I particularly liked Cece and Millicent. 

One final thought: the STEMinist appellation promptly needs to die in a fire, thank you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer, Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia, Outing, and Classism

laura_wild's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.75

there are too many typos and the Jack is really creepy sometimes 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Outing, and Alcohol

abby_can_read's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-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

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I enjoyed reading this book. I liked the STEM and university settings. The characters were good, I liked the relationships between characters, the writing style was engaging, and the plot was cute. 

This was the first Ali Hazelwood book I read and I eager to read more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Death of parent

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Outing

manaledi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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

3.75

I've loved all of her stem romances. There's something about the physics puns that really get me. I mean also the characters with their real life anxieties and growth.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

loveyoulike's review against another edition

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 was this close to rating this higher solely for the reading experience but the last few chapters were way too frustrating. in the first place i couldn't buy jack as a character. he feels like a mary sue but with a few added issues to progress the plot. i also personally don't like romance stories where one side always knows the best for the other character to the point that they appear like a teacher-caretaker. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Outing

Minor: Death of parent and Acephobia/Arophobia

underscoresyd's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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: Chronic illness, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death of parent

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Outing