Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

44 reviews

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

ninahuynh's review against another edition

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

olxvgxes's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Death, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual harassment and Violence

midnightbelles's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

I don’t know how to feel about this. I went into the Love Hypothesis with skewed views about its contents so I decided to read this with an open mind. 
The beginning of this was really boring and I was really confused for about 10 chapters and not even about the science stuff. I felt like the “enemies” thing didn’t really make any sense and I also felt like Bee kept trying to force her wrong opinion down my throat. However I thought that it was sweet that he fell first and I felt so bad for him that she remained convinced that he hated her despite him explicitly saying on multiple different occasions that he didn’t. Her obtuseness really frustrated me a lot while reading.

I also thought the gun thing was doing a bit too much. It really wasn’t necessary. And the ending and makeup seemed very rushed.

Despite spending most of this book confused it was a nice read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Minor: Chronic illness, Sexism, Grief, and Car accident

icieri's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

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

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

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

Ah, I really needed a romance read! Was it revolutionary? No. But it was entertaining as hell! I gotta love anyone that loves Marie Curie, aka one of my middle-school heroines, this much. And all the kitties!!

CW: 1 HP reference, sexual content, sexism, previous death of parents, past infidelity, toxic relationship, gun violence, medical content (seizures), discussions around death and grief

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexism, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Death of parent

HP reference

deetabz's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Infidelity, Gun violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Medical content, Death, Grief, Sexism, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Abandonment, and Classism

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Chronic illness

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