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bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexism, Car accident, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Death, and Grief
Minor: Gun violence
sauger's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Moderate: Death of parent
lotte5322's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Death of parent, Medical content, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Car accident
abby_shupe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Car accident, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Sexism, and Medical content
nadiaherondale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
First of all, as a woman in academia myself I love the STEM rep, and the realities of the problems Bee (and Rocio and her PhD admission) face.
The plot was nice, and interesting, and the final twist?? Plus the enemies to lovers was great, without the male lead being and asshole, in fact Levi is a sweetheart, and I live for him and want him in my life
Graphic: Sexual content and Medical content
Moderate: Gun violence and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent and Death
anastashamarie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
🐝 I liked Bee a lot on the surface. She was written as quirky in a way that I wish more authors would write quirky. I loved all the Marie Curie facts and her love of cats. I loved her tolerance of and appreciation for Rocío's oddities. I loved how her unusual childhood experiences combined into her desire for stability. But for a character who seemed to value independence and confidence in Marie and herself, I hated how much she got in her own way throughout the entire book. (Warning, this is where it gets into rant territory. I have never wanted to shake a fictional character so badly.)
🐝 In Love Hypothesis, I loved Olive's uncertainty in herself and her academic abilities. I thought it was realistic and meaningful and impactful. But Bee's insecurity was turned almost entirely towards a man, who she claimed not to like anyway--insecurity that happened BEFORE her traumatic, failed relationship; that was independent of any need for others to like/accept her (it's not like she talks a lot about wanting other people to like her so it's not really like wanting to be liked was a discernible personality trait overall). Insecurity over relationships in and of itself isn't a bad thing. In fact, it's very relatable, especially to someone like me who greatly values relationships. But she didn't even have a relationship with him at a first, claimed she hated him too! She even speaks of other men in a way that exhibits a bit of misandry (admittedly reactively from the misogyny she has faced). So why did she even care if he didn't like her or not until she got to BLINK and animosity could have been something that would hurt her career? I think that's why I liked the way Olive's characterization so much more...her core conflict wasn't focused on whether or not a man liked her, it was on figuring out how to carve herself a place in a field that didn't seem to want her to fit. There's just so much more interesting about women than some dude's opinion on us.
🐝 Also, for a scientist, Bee is not very good at processing and accepting alternative evidence or new information.
🐝 I'm sorry, but baby Levi just deserves better. Deserves someone who doesn't have the emotional maturity of a teaspoon. Deserves someone who puts in as much effort as he does and actually gives a proportionate amount of well-rounded apologies. He put in the work to do better for himself and his future partners. Tries to show people he cares. I'm not saying that people with trust issues don't deserve those things in a partner. But I am saying it's not your partner's job to fix your trust issues (because, as Bee showed, no amount of anything that anyone else says will help. You have to decide to trust and be vulnerable yourself). I hope epilogue-Bee is that for him.
😒 Also, any time characters go from a deep emotional conversation to immediately boning in just a no for me. He just told you he watched his friend die a horrible death, and you're like "oh, let me sit in his lap. The trauma induced horniness is a constant ick. Process your emotions please and then go at it after if you need to physically express the emotional intimacy you just gained. Your therapist would be disappointed at your avoidance of his discomfort. (I'm sorry, my empathy sensors just can't do that rapid of a switch from devastated to horny.)
🏳️🌈 Another also, the way the author writes queer characters irritates me to no end, in this book and the last.
🧠 Aside my frustrations, this wasn't a bad book. Predictable, maybe. But cute and still realistic to the academic/#lablife experience. Another adorable "book boyfriend" I just want to hug for being a good human. But everything this book did, Love Hypothesis had already accomplished and accomplished better. If you liked Love Hypothesis, then I still think this is worth the read (I read most of it in one evening because I couldn't put it down). But don't expect anything earth shattering.
Graphic: Medical content, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity, Gun violence, Biphobia, Death, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent
the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual content, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death of parent
madisonmcd's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Gun violence
Moderate: Chronic illness, Abandonment, and Medical content
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, Sexism, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Excrement, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Violence