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Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

48 reviews

kelsimitchell's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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

Ahh I loved this so much! Probably my favorite of these 3 STEM-themed books. Such a great, cheesy, romantic love story! Also, I know I’m not the only one that wanted to punch the Wards in the face. Just had to throw that out there! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

Minor: Gun violence

chasingpages1's review

emotional funny informative lighthearted relaxing tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexism, Death of parent, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Violence, Cursing, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Bullying

jasmineslibraryy's review

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

was it as good as TLH? no.
did i still have fun? yes!

i had trouble getting into this book, especially since the switch from 3rd to 1st person through me completely off guard. furthermore, bee is kinda whiny. but i LOVED her and levi. 

idc how many times ali hazelwood writes similar STEM romances - i will enjoy every single one. it is her niche and her charm, for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Cursing, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexism, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Car accident

daisy1_f's review

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Grief, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Gun violence

backitupmoony's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Infidelity

sophs_mood_reading's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

4.5

Ali Hazelwood is an auto-buy author for me. I love her intelligent witty female leads in her book. Her grumpy sunshine, enemies to lovers, he falls first tropes get me every time. 

My only gripe is that the women always seem to doubt their worth. That they aren’t worth loving or aren’t good enough for the guy. It just is upsetting. 

I really liked the story line of this book. Even if it was very predictable in some ways (the ending drama I did not see coming!) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

mlleelora's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Violence, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Grief, Animal death, Chronic illness, and Alcohol

chuckielittle's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Gun violence

Moderate: Violence, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent and Cursing

ninahuynh's review

adventurous emotional relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

Wow! This was quite the roller coaster read, especially the last 3 chapters 🙊  I like the sexual tension between the characters in this book better than The Love Hypothesis. Though it's still unrealistic, it is more realistic and steamy than that of The Love Hypothesis. I found Bee annoying with her constant overthinking and self-doubt, but then start to relate to some of her insecurities 😳 especially with being scared and running away first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Gun violence

lost_windsock's review

emotional inspiring 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 enjoyed this book a lot. The writing in it was witty and intelligent, and I loved Bee's personality. I also loved Levi. Their romance followed a pretty typical formula that was easy to predict but that didn't make it any less enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Violence, Infidelity, and Gaslighting