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Love, theoretically. La fisica dell'amore by Ali Hazelwood
141 reviews
bookedandbusy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Outing
onefineelephant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Sexism
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcohol, and Outing
theespressoedition's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent and Acephobia/Arophobia
kathis_wonderland'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
5.0
I am currently on a fantastic reading run. Ali Hazelwood is a mastermind. I enjoyed reading about academics and women in STEM. It's interesting that I learn something new with her books. Something that I did not fully enjoy, and I didn't like in The Love Hypothesis either, is that the female protagonists are quite insecure about sexual activities. But other than that, I loved this book.
The hatred between Elsie and Jack was a bit irrational towards the end. But I fully get why Elsie was so angry at Jack. I probably would have felt the same way (even though I know that being resentful is not the best thing to do). Their love story was rather slow-burn, but sexy and hot! I was so excited for them.
I really do love Ali Hazelwood's books. I can't wait to read more and can highly recommend them!
Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, and Outing
captbarbosa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Medical content and Death of parent
jjyork's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse
spellbindingtomes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was my first Ali Hazelwood book and it did not disappoint! I could not put this book down. I went into this blind and instantly got hooked from the start. Academic rivals to lovers is becoming my new favorite trope.
I surprisingly found Elsie relatable. Her desperate need for a better job gave me so many flashbacks to my job searching days and just how soul crushing receiving job rejections could be after pouring your all into an interview. I wasn't a fan of when she was being dismissive of Jack's feelings in the beginning. She made a lot of assumptions about him and it was a bit frustrating. But given her past I totally understood where she was coming from and her character development at the end was really well done.
I absolutely LOVED Jack. He was hyperaware of Elsie, so attuned to her feelings and personality. He was caring and thoughtful. He saw the 'real' Elsie, along with her full potential and believed in her and fully supported her. But most of all, he was totally willing to watch the Twilight series with Elsie ๐
I was a little intimidated at first because of the STEM aspect but this turned out to be a very easy read and relatable. I highly recommend for a fun romance in an academia setting!
โ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ.โ
โ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด๐ฏโ๐ต.โ
โ๏ธacademic rivals to lovers
โ๏ธwomen in STEM
โ๏ธhe falls first
โ๏ธacademia
โ๏ธTwilight
Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
wilybooklover's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Outing, Sexual assault, Classism, Cancer, and Acephobia/Arophobia
laura_wild's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Sexism, Classism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship
abby_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I enjoyed reading this book. I liked the STEM and university settings. The characters were good, I liked the relationships between characters, the writing style was engaging, and the plot was cute.
This was the first Ali Hazelwood book I read and I eager to read more.
Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Sexism
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Outing