Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

142 reviews

lermaline's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

I wanted a fun, easy to read inspiring romance with a lot of tropes, character development and smut. It was all that and more. Elsie is my favorite heroine yet in an Ali Hazelwood novel :) 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

sinoclock'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

4.75

I've read a fair number of Ali Hazelwoods contemporary nerd spicy romance books and this one may be the best of them. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Chronic illness, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia and Emotional abuse

Minor: Outing and Death of parent

callenmecait's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Outing, and Ableism

cardanrry's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

sarahyjackson's review

emotional lighthearted fast-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

Academic rivals to lovers & Henleys & Twilight films as a background for sex marathons WONT GOD DO IT. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

kylieqrada's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.5

I thought I would love this after seeing reviews, especially because it has diabetes AND aro/ace rep. But SIGH. I liked it enough, but it was nothing mind-blowing (for me). 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Outing

chloelj27's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexism

hopecobblepotworld's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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

5.0

I should write a long review and at some point I will but right now all I can say is I loved Love, Theoretically. I never thought Ali could write something as good as The Love Hypothesis. Well,  she did.  Brava!

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Death of parent

americattt's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

4.25

“‘Remember how it was?’ I ask. ‘Learning them for the first time? The Schrödinger equation. The standard model.’
He nods. His throat bobs…’Knowing that the universe could can be made sense of.’
‘Made of patterns. Rules that can be discovered, predicted.’
‘Find them out, and you’ll know how to make the world into what you want.”

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Misogyny

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Outing

fatymahsy's review against another edition

funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I debated a while whether to rate this a 5 stars or not, in the end I didn't, but it was a near one.
while it's exactly what you'd expect of an ali hazelwood, it's definitely one of the best ali hazelwood books, if not just one of the best romcoms published in recent years ever.
warm and tender and sweet, the dynamic between Jack and Elsie is one that's beautiful. this is kind of romance that makes you kick your feet in happiness and giggle and blush in glee and euphoria. its charming it's witty but also its grounded, its not a fairytale but its better.
also shout out to the friendship between cece and Elsie truly truly a highlights of the book

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Misogyny

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Medical content

Minor: Ableism and Body shaming