A review by booksinherhead
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

challenging emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Since leaving academia, Rue Siebert has poured herself into a biotech startup that allows her to pursue her own research. When she first meets Eli, their chemistry leaves them both breathless. Imagine their horror when 24 hours later they find themselves on opposite sides of a hostile corporate takeover. Their secret affair can't stay a secret forever...With NOT IN LOVE Ali Hazelwood shows her readers how artfully she can write characters with emotional depth. This is sexy, emotional, and quick to read. Hazelwood's best yet!

I think the 'boss is taking advantage of intellectual property and the love interest knows the boss is shady' is kinda an overdone trope, but I think it worked for this book and I DID enjoy seeing it done within the academia/biotech sphere.
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