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A review by revel_in_reading
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ARC Review
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"๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ช๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ๐'๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ค๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ค, ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐? ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐'๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐๐-๐ฆ๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐๐ก ๐ ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐, ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐'๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ช ๐ฅ๐๐๐ช ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐?"
We're introduced here to another classic Ali Hazelwood (unusual names, women in STEM, hot tall guys with a mysterious past and the illusion of being the enemy) but there were a few breaks in the pattern here and I was definitely about them!
Rue is not in it for the love, the relationships, the ๐น๐๐๐๐. She just wants sex. Career centered and working through trauma she just wants to feel good and there is nothing wrong with that! But, (yes here is the but!) but, what if she only wants that because she doesn't believe herself capable of more? Deserving of more?
Eli is in the same mindset, career focused but horny. He's not looking for forever, that is, until he sees โจ๏ธherโจ๏ธ. How can someone be so dry, so deadpan, too the point, naturally amazing? Even with no makup and plain clothes, Rue is a woman who knows what she wants and just says it, and man, does that do something for him... untill what she wants is to remind him this is a one-time deal.
Enter the โจ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ๐ผโจ๏ธthis would be easier for Rue if Eli's company wasn't planning on acquiring her best friends life work through a loan assignment. It would also be easier for Eli of Rue knew the truth behind said friends life work.
But that invisible string is strong, and no matter how much the both of them try and pull away, try to believe "this is the last time" they just keep being thrown into eachothers laps.
โค๏ธ Beautifully written and ๐ถ spicy as hell, this book will definitely be on top of my recommendations list for a while to come. Rue and Eli both were incredible characters dealing with both internal and external control battles. The way their relationship developed but in a consentual and well evaluated way was something that this genre is often missing.
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"๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ช๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ๐'๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ค๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ค, ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐? ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐'๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐๐-๐ฆ๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐๐ก ๐ ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐, ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐'๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ช ๐ฅ๐๐๐ช ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐?"
We're introduced here to another classic Ali Hazelwood (unusual names, women in STEM, hot tall guys with a mysterious past and the illusion of being the enemy) but there were a few breaks in the pattern here and I was definitely about them!
Rue is not in it for the love, the relationships, the ๐น๐๐๐๐. She just wants sex. Career centered and working through trauma she just wants to feel good and there is nothing wrong with that! But, (yes here is the but!) but, what if she only wants that because she doesn't believe herself capable of more? Deserving of more?
Eli is in the same mindset, career focused but horny. He's not looking for forever, that is, until he sees โจ๏ธherโจ๏ธ. How can someone be so dry, so deadpan, too the point, naturally amazing? Even with no makup and plain clothes, Rue is a woman who knows what she wants and just says it, and man, does that do something for him... untill what she wants is to remind him this is a one-time deal.
Enter the โจ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ๐ผโจ๏ธthis would be easier for Rue if Eli's company wasn't planning on acquiring her best friends life work through a loan assignment. It would also be easier for Eli of Rue knew the truth behind said friends life work.
But that invisible string is strong, and no matter how much the both of them try and pull away, try to believe "this is the last time" they just keep being thrown into eachothers laps.
โค๏ธ Beautifully written and ๐ถ spicy as hell, this book will definitely be on top of my recommendations list for a while to come. Rue and Eli both were incredible characters dealing with both internal and external control battles. The way their relationship developed but in a consentual and well evaluated way was something that this genre is often missing.