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Stuck with You by Ali Hazelwood

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lkristin2018's review against another edition

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

1.5

I would recommend this book to someone who is looking for a lot of erotic sex with not much of a plot. One thing I appreciated is that the main character is a successful female with a PhD in engineering. One thing I found problematic is that the main characters had sex without a condom, stating that her being on birth control was sufficient. They had not been dating very long, so that was an unnecessary risk that detracted from the overall story.

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noellegrace8's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

Like I always say, Hazelwood suffers from the writer's equivalent of "same face syndrome" (which can be a valid thing that works just fine for some readers), but this one was a lot different. The MMC wasn't "impossible to read" or completely void of emotion until the one love confession that magically solves everything; they were both absolutely smitten with one another from the very beginning, which was fresh for Hazelwood and surprisingly well-written. Any amount of uncertainty of one of their feelings for the other was a reasonable misunderstanding, not inflated. And sometimes, Hazelwood's MMCs can be pretty flat, character-wise, but that wasn't the case with Erik.

I also tend to dislike or, at best, not see the point in Hazelwood's prologues & epilogues. But the way this story was formatted was perfect. I liked how short of a time frame we were looking at compared to her other books, or even the first novella. Short time period, short story - it just makes sense. I was interested in knowing what happened between them from the moment I started reading, and I liked the way it unfolded. They had plenty in common, so their immediate chemistry was also believable. I also liked that Sadie even has a self-doubt moment of "what in the world am I doing!?"

I don't love that Sadie is written as having OCD, but it's not addressed (this is very common of Hazelwood - not OCD in particular, but a lot of health/mental health issues or past traumas that her FMC's are written as having, but which go entirely unspoken/undiagnosed). I think that's a bit dangerous. On one hand, I liked seeing myself represented. On the other, it was written as just a silly "superstition" type of thing, which trivializes the problem. One other problem was the casual racism with Sadie thinking Erik was not an English speaker, wanting him to have "special" letters in his name... idk. It just came across as super cringey and gross, so I'm glad it was brief. Lastly, my constant Hazelwood complaint... the size trope. Every dude we ever meet in an Ali Hazelwood story is some giant otherworldly beast of a man - the homogeneous body type is kind of upsetting. Even her FMCs are always short. Annoying.

I give Meg Sylvan 5/5⭐️. I liked her MMC voice, which is rare. I thought the subtle accent was good, too.

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vaguelyredhead's review against another edition

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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

3.75

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danibatista's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

I don’t really know what to think about this one…
First I just can’t deal with the fact that Sadie’s mom is Italian and Sadie has such a stereotypical mind about Europe…
Then there is the question of the miscommunication through the entire book. Seriously, she just had to pick up the phone and ask him what was going on 😩
I didn’t really get how the falling in love actually happened… just “we have a lot in common so I love you” story… not incredible
The book is fast paced, easy to read, it’s not the best story from Ali but it’s not terrible ☺️
I liked the first novella a lot more than this one
Overall I give it 3⭐️

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thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

MAYBE 2.25 stars. Maybe.

It’s incredibly sad that the tone and characterization of this novella was so similar to Under One Roof, that I would’ve easily believed it was the same story, save for some details that were decidedly worse the second time around. And the “plot” if you could call it that, revolving around a one-night-stand in which one of them thinks they assaulted the other.

I mean, really????? Ali Hazelwood, I’m beginning to lose the faith. Maybe it’s just a novella thing. Maybe that’s why I don’t usually read novellas. In any case, the miscommunication trope in Stuck with You was inherently annoying and sufficiently stupid. Plus, the chemistry between the FMC and MMC left much to be desired, despite the steamy scenes. They were just kinda… off?

I read it in a couple hours, nonetheless. It wasn’t like I hated it with a burning passion, but I’m just kinda indifferent about it, I guess. Oh well.

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