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This is my favorite of the Ali Hazelwood STEMinist Novellas. It’s very domestic, cozy, and is a very satisfying example of the enemies to lovers trope. I also love how the heroines from the other STEMinist novellas are Mara’s best friends; having read Under One Roof last, it was satisfying to see the series come full circle.

One thing that I’m not really loving, though, about Hazelwood’s formula is that the Lead female characters seems to suffer from a lot of self-doubt when it comes to their own attractiveness. They’re all like, “Wow, this man is giving me so many signs he likes me, but there’s no way he could be attracted to ME!!!” Can we normalize self-confidence in our looks and hyping ourselves up?

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funny lighthearted medium-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

3.0

WELL……????

Ali Hazelwood is back at it again with an overly quirky, fast talking, soft tiny human FMC and a pensive, brooding, closed-off giant broad MMC—as is her default. I don’t take fault with that, for the most part. Because I am often attracted to that aforementioned type of man. And I was attracted to Liam. But at what cost?? The ending scene was awkward and kinda weird, which was really disappointing because the potential was very nearly achieved.

There were things I really did like about this novella, but in the end it was more in a “checking it off my list” kinda way. The buildup was pretty good, as far as Mara and Liam’s chemistry, but there needed to be more tension, more pining. More moments of intensity, passion. Also, less stereotypical steminist propaganda which kinda defeats the purpose of a steminist story in the first place.

It was cute, though. And Ali’s writing is always funny and a breeze to get through. I just hoped for more overall story development and more variety in the characters from book to book.

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

This was a delightfully fun, cute and lighthearted read. The only thing that kept me from giving it 5 stars is that I wanted more of their story.

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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funny lighthearted medium-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? Yes

2.5

Well, that was disappointing. The book ends when it's just getting interesting to give us a preview for another book that makes up 15% of the ebook.

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

I just needed something fast and lighthearted and this was it.
Nothing amazing but really enjoyable overall (although there are some kinda cringey parts)

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lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.0

This was a fun and fast read that I enjoyed. I would have loved a full novel so I really could have gotten to know the characters and felt them develop more.

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lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

Wenn ich das nächste Mal denke, ich bin zu sozial inkompetent, um irgendetwas Zwischenmenschliches zu verstehen, denke ich an dieses Buch.

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