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marygg3's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
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? Yes
4.0
Very short stories, totally enjoyable.
I love Ali Hazelwood's writing because I can always count on her characters to make me laugh my ass off.
It did leave me wanting more, but I do understand that it's difficult to develop the stories to a deeper level in so short a format.
And the jumps in time did give whiplash every now and then, but I am flexible. We can work through that.
"Under one roof" was the weakest for me, but I adored it nonetheless.
"Stuck with you" was awesome even though Sadie's lack of basic communication skills did annoy me at some point, but Erik in all his Erikness compensated for it.
But "Below Zero"? Oh, "Below Zero" was amazing. I don't know if it's because I relate to the FMC traumas and personality or because the story does develop over much more time, but it was my favorite of the three. Even though Ian was the least physically attractive to me compared with the other two (which was also reflected in Hannah's view), he seduced me completely.
The smut was on point, the banter was chef's kiss and the inner monologue for everyone was the best thing ever.
I will never get tired of reading Ali Hazelwood.
PS. Buuuuut but but, Jesus Christ what is it with the titanic massiveness of her MMC? Seriously, WTF, she mentions it a thousand times per chapter and it's starting to get annoying.
I love Ali Hazelwood's writing because I can always count on her characters to make me laugh my ass off.
It did leave me wanting more, but I do understand that it's difficult to develop the stories to a deeper level in so short a format.
And the jumps in time did give whiplash every now and then, but I am flexible. We can work through that.
"Under one roof" was the weakest for me, but I adored it nonetheless.
"Stuck with you" was awesome even though Sadie's lack of basic communication skills did annoy me at some point, but Erik in all his Erikness compensated for it.
But "Below Zero"? Oh, "Below Zero" was amazing. I don't know if it's because I relate to the FMC traumas and personality or because the story does develop over much more time, but it was my favorite of the three. Even though Ian was the least physically attractive to me compared with the other two (which was also reflected in Hannah's view), he seduced me completely.
The smut was on point, the banter was chef's kiss and the inner monologue for everyone was the best thing ever.
I will never get tired of reading Ali Hazelwood.
PS. Buuuuut but but, Jesus Christ what is it with the titanic massiveness of her MMC? Seriously, WTF, she mentions it a thousand times per chapter and it's starting to get annoying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
isfantasi's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Pregnancy and Grief
kathis_wonderland's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
3.0
Loathe to Love You is a collection of three novellas by Ali Hazelwood. We follow the stories of Mara and Liam, Sadie and Erik, and Hannah and Ian. Mara and Liam both inherit the same house and hate each other’s guts, but living so close together can change feelings. Sadie and Erik ignore each other due to some misinformation and miscommunication. But then they are stuck in an elevator. Hannah and Ian both work for NASA and Ian saves Hannah from freezing to death.
This book made me feel tingly as early as page 7! The sex scenes in this book are few, but steamy and well written. I still very much love reading about women in STEM, but I realized that novellas are just not really my thing. It always feelings like there is something missing. I loved to read the three different but somehow interwoven stories, but the depth was missing. Everything happened so fast and I wanted to know more about them! The bonus chapter at the end was quite nice, but not enough for me.
This book is a quick, steamy read. It was not bad, but novellas are just too short for me. But I still love Ali Hazelwood's book. They are nice to read.
This book made me feel tingly as early as page 7! The sex scenes in this book are few, but steamy and well written. I still very much love reading about women in STEM, but I realized that novellas are just not really my thing. It always feelings like there is something missing. I loved to read the three different but somehow interwoven stories, but the depth was missing. Everything happened so fast and I wanted to know more about them! The bonus chapter at the end was quite nice, but not enough for me.
This book is a quick, steamy read. It was not bad, but novellas are just too short for me. But I still love Ali Hazelwood's book. They are nice to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Minor: Pregnancy, Sexism, and Misogyny
vj_thompson's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
UOR - 4.25 ⭐️
SWY - 3 ⭐️
BZ- 4
Such cute novellas. They each got more sciencey as they progressed, which I loved. The guys do meet each other in the last novella, which is the best part. Love the strong female bond/relationships the girls have 💕
SWY - 3 ⭐️
BZ- 4
Such cute novellas. They each got more sciencey as they progressed, which I loved. The guys do meet each other in the last novella, which is the best part. Love the strong female bond/relationships the girls have 💕
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Grief, and Alcohol
micaelamariem's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
There were definitely moments I enjoyed reading this but as a whole fell short.
I think, overall, Under One Roof is the best of the collection and Stuck With You is the worst.
It can be really hard pacing in a short story or novella and I think that’s one thing the author did well, managing to hit all the story beats in a shortened amount of time without it feeling rushed. I think the characters could have been developed a little more (and especially the second story’s plot).
It did feel like, at least with the last two stories, it was the same story of miscommunication with just two different characters. And I really wasn’t into that.
And I’m so sick of the men being BIG. HUGE. Ok, I get it. They’re tall. Go figure.
But I am excited to read more of her full length novels which thus far I think are better fleshed out.
I think, overall, Under One Roof is the best of the collection and Stuck With You is the worst.
It can be really hard pacing in a short story or novella and I think that’s one thing the author did well, managing to hit all the story beats in a shortened amount of time without it feeling rushed. I think the characters could have been developed a little more (and especially the second story’s plot).
It did feel like, at least with the last two stories, it was the same story of miscommunication with just two different characters. And I really wasn’t into that.
And I’m so sick of the men being BIG. HUGE. Ok, I get it. They’re tall. Go figure.
But I am excited to read more of her full length novels which thus far I think are better fleshed out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Cursing
reading_diaries's review
inspiring
relaxing
medium-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? Yes
3.25
I really liked this book. It was cute and sweet and just the right enough of tension to keep me interested. I was quite bored at times with this book as the beginning of each novella was quite slow and only really picked up at the end. The miscommunication trope in each novella was quite annoying and I didn't love it as it seems the characters went from 0 to 100 every time something went wrong.
Under One Roof
I liked Mara and Liam as a couple but the way they went from hating each other to completely in love was far too rushed. Even though it's a novella, I wish their story was a bit more slow burn and not slow then super fast. The ending felt so rushed and there were so many times when I found Liam annoying. How is a girl supposed to know if you like her if you sigh and ignore her all day and literally tried to pay her to leave? I think I would have preferred more communication from Liam about his personal life. I think there's more to be said about his relationship with Helena and how it's affected his life.
Stuck With You
I love Sadie as a character, she was so fierce and delicate at the same time. I hated how she just ignored Erik and let her boss get into her head. Yes, she should have been more careful about "exposing" company secrets but it's not like Erik's company couldn't have come up with that proposal themselves. She should have at least let Erik explain instead of ignoring the hundreds of messages and calls. Also why is she so hung up on this man, like girl...he's just a man. You spent one day with him, he "betrayed" you - move on. I also loved at the end how she stood up to Erik's brother - homeboy abandoned his cat and then expected to talk him home? No sir, that's Sadie's cat now.
Below Zero
Hannah and Ian were cute. I liked how even though they had an almost fling 5 years prior but didn't get hung up on it. Completely the opposite of Sadie and Erik - they both moved on with their lives. I think Hannah was by far the more relatable character because of how human she seemed. She was lost as a teenager, didn't care about anything, ignored by her family and then found the thing that she loved and decided to make it her future. I think we can all relate to that feeling of being ignored, always second best and never enough but when it comes to that one thing that we love - it's like all those voices are silenced. I know we say "I never need a man to save me" but I'm quite happy that Ian did save Hannah and was there not because he didn't think she could do it but because he was genuinely worried for and about her.
Under One Roof
I liked Mara and Liam as a couple but the way they went from hating each other to completely in love was far too rushed. Even though it's a novella, I wish their story was a bit more slow burn and not slow then super fast. The ending felt so rushed and there were so many times when I found Liam annoying. How is a girl supposed to know if you like her if you sigh and ignore her all day and literally tried to pay her to leave? I think I would have preferred more communication from Liam about his personal life. I think there's more to be said about his relationship with Helena and how it's affected his life.
Stuck With You
I love Sadie as a character, she was so fierce and delicate at the same time. I hated how she just ignored Erik and let her boss get into her head. Yes, she should have been more careful about "exposing" company secrets but it's not like Erik's company couldn't have come up with that proposal themselves. She should have at least let Erik explain instead of ignoring the hundreds of messages and calls. Also why is she so hung up on this man, like girl...he's just a man. You spent one day with him, he "betrayed" you - move on. I also loved at the end how she stood up to Erik's brother - homeboy abandoned his cat and then expected to talk him home? No sir, that's Sadie's cat now.
Below Zero
Hannah and Ian were cute. I liked how even though they had an almost fling 5 years prior but didn't get hung up on it. Completely the opposite of Sadie and Erik - they both moved on with their lives. I think Hannah was by far the more relatable character because of how human she seemed. She was lost as a teenager, didn't care about anything, ignored by her family and then found the thing that she loved and decided to make it her future. I think we can all relate to that feeling of being ignored, always second best and never enough but when it comes to that one thing that we love - it's like all those voices are silenced. I know we say "I never need a man to save me" but I'm quite happy that Ian did save Hannah and was there not because he didn't think she could do it but because he was genuinely worried for and about her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Medical content
Minor: Misogyny and Pregnancy
m4yli's review against another edition
funny
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
under one roof ⭐️⭐️
stuck with you ⭐️⭐️⭐️
below zero ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
stuck with you ⭐️⭐️⭐️
below zero ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Content Warnings
Minor: Pregnancy
uranaishi's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death of parent, and Confinement
Minor: Cancer, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Classism, Grief, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Pregnancy
embelle's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
5.0
Will forever and ever give any Ali Hazelwood book 5 stars. Her ability to craft such deeply relatable main characters is out of this world. And her male love interests? Simply the best. Even in the shorter novella format, I was totally invested in each of the relationships and totally rooting for each of the couples. Her books never fail to make me smile!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Pregnancy and Sexism
irisvdn's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy and Misogyny