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A review by bookheathens
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
4.0
A super neurospicy (spectrum?) and socially awkward FMC and a he falls first and obsessed with her MMC.
The author’s note specifically said this wouldn’t be like the other Hazelwood books. It’s not and that's probably why I liked it. 🙈
I’ve heard a lot of mentions that Rue was hard to relate to but she’s written like I said as possibly on the spectrum and I think most people need a neurotypical (or at least non-spectrum related neurospicy) FMC to connect with. I kept waiting for some kind of admission of a medical condition but we never got one but I couldn’t help looking at Rue through that lens and once it clicked for me then her reactions, “coldness” and how she handled interactions made a lot more sense. Which to me means she was well-written.
Could I have asked for more with Eli? Maybe. But honestly, that boy had his struggles too. So as long as he keeps using that belt we’ll be fine.
The author’s note specifically said this wouldn’t be like the other Hazelwood books. It’s not and that's probably why I liked it. 🙈
I’ve heard a lot of mentions that Rue was hard to relate to but she’s written like I said as possibly on the spectrum and I think most people need a neurotypical (or at least non-spectrum related neurospicy) FMC to connect with. I kept waiting for some kind of admission of a medical condition but we never got one but I couldn’t help looking at Rue through that lens and once it clicked for me then her reactions, “coldness” and how she handled interactions made a lot more sense. Which to me means she was well-written.
Could I have asked for more with Eli? Maybe. But honestly, that boy had his struggles too. So as long as he keeps using that belt we’ll be fine.