Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

132 reviews

meganpbennett's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I quite liked this book, and I have no idea what all of the internet hate is about, because all I've seen on social media is about how awful this book was. I think it's because it is very obvious that it used to be Reylo fanfic, and people just hate fanfic for some reason. 

Well, it was quite good, and fell into several tropes that I really like, including fake dating and real feels. It features demi-sexuality rep, Jewish rep, and Olive discovered a lot about herself and what she really wants in life as the story goes on. There were aspects I thought could be better, but it was fun. Olive was witty and incredibly genre-savvy, and while Adam was pretty one-dimensional, he does grow a fair amount as a character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

4.5

I really loved this. Not a Reylo shipper (don't hate me), so it took me a while to work up the motivation to read this. But now I need a physical copy that I don't have to give back to the library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

"jokes" about diabetes, animal testing

steffandbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is the cutest freaking shit I‘ve read in a long while. Such a vibe and I enjoyed every single second of it.
I wanted to strangle Olive a few times because she was so oblivious but the also she so cute and adorable.
And Adam. *sigh* now I want a Adam in my life as well. He’s also so cute, but also so other 😏 the perfect combination if you‘d asked me. ☺️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

readandfindout's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 5 stars
Characters: 5 stars
Plot: 5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

hopeful informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Excrement, Vomit, and Classism

aklovekorn's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

annelihghh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Definitely not as great as BookTok made it out to be but then also not as bad as Book Twitter made it out to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

nikkijeanreads's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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

Without creating spoilers, I adored Adam and watching his character unfold. I do struggle when a book is written from the heriones POV and she is clueless to everything I am seeing as the plot progresses.  I wanted to yell at her to open her eyes throughout 85% of the book. 

While outside of my typical reading in terms of its academia setting,  I did enjoy this book overall. It was a simple, clean, feel good romance. It didn't leave me feeling completely wowed but hit the mark in terms of an enjoyable read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol