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Love Unleashed by Elise Eliot
3.5
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

My Rating: ❤️❤️❤️.5

Disclaimer: I received an advance review copy for free and am leaving this review voluntarily. Thanks to Netgalley.

General Thoughts: Warning: If you don't like extremely slow burn and closed-door romances, then this one will not be for you. I know that's a nonstarter for some. I for one enjoy them. But if you don't enjoy that, this one is not for you.

The couple featured here is interracial, which is always a plus in my book. So that was a huge plus for me about this book as was the woman in stem representation. This book left me so frustrated with the characters at times in all the best ways like you could see what was driving the characters and how that was going to result in problems and tension. So it has all the "don't do that. It will not work out how you want it to" energy. It was a fun, cute, quick, enjoyable read that will have you feeling all the feels. It also has "will they or won't they" energy throughout.

There was one element in the book with Parisa that I didn't feel was resolved. For example, she was really worried about something that made her not want to go into a relationship and then she kind of did that same thing, and it never came up or was addressed. That dinged the book for me a bit, but again, I really enjoyed it, I'd recommend it, and I'll read more by the author.

Content Warning: There are some mentions of cheating that occur with other characters and some arguments to be made that a main character is not entirely faithful in a relationship that is pretty new.

Steam Meter: 💞 This is a closed-door, clean, sweet romance. Whatever you want to call it, there is no steam here.

Romantic Tropes
-enemies/rivals to lovers
-interracial couple
-slow burn
-closed-door, sweet, clean romance
-woman in stem representation

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