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A review by belarna
The Unbalanced Equation by H.L. Macfarlane
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Do you want a lovely rom-com set in Scotland? A STEM, work-place, 2nd chance romance (kinda enemies to lovers) story arc? Then definitely check out this book!
MacFarlane really hooked me in with this story. The spice was great! The pining between the MCs and providing dual POVs? Easy wins in my book. I also loved the dynamic between characters in this book - especially the friendship between Tom and Daichi. Their dynamic as best friends was very believable, and even reminded me of myself with my best friend. They were definitely stand-outs for me!
The only thing stopping me from giving this book higher than a 4 was Tom’s selfish motivations towards Liz during the book - these just rubbed me the wrong way (you’ll know what I’m talking about once you give this a read). No spoilers, but he did redeem himself by the end of the book because of his self awareness, so that’s a bonus.
If you love a STEM workplace romance, I definitely recommend this read. I will be recommending this book to my romance loving friends!
Thank you Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for the complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
MacFarlane really hooked me in with this story. The spice was great! The pining between the MCs and providing dual POVs? Easy wins in my book. I also loved the dynamic between characters in this book - especially the friendship between Tom and Daichi. Their dynamic as best friends was very believable, and even reminded me of myself with my best friend. They were definitely stand-outs for me!
The only thing stopping me from giving this book higher than a 4 was Tom’s selfish motivations towards Liz during the book - these just rubbed me the wrong way (you’ll know what I’m talking about once you give this a read). No spoilers, but he did redeem himself by the end of the book because of his self awareness, so that’s a bonus.
If you love a STEM workplace romance, I definitely recommend this read. I will be recommending this book to my romance loving friends!
Thank you Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for the complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Cancer