You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
kimlitwin 's review for:
The Sizzle Paradox
by Lily Menon
This book gave me so many mixed feelings. I liked parts of it and other parts made me infuriated. The books tells the story of two grad students that are best friends but find that they have feelings for each other. The basic concept of the book I really enjoyed, but some of the details got a little annoying.
First, Lyric was a little annoying at times. She is supposed to be some sort of prodigy, starting a doctorate program at age 20 or something, but she was very emotionally immature. It is one of those books where it should be obvious that both characters like each other but no one sees it and so they never tell each other how they feel. Secondly, I was a little annoyed by the whole idea that Lyric couldn't finish her dissertation (yes, it's called a dissertation - not a thesis - when it is a doctorate) because she hadn't experienced love. Plenty of people study things they have never experienced - like do you think people who research Alzheimer's need to have been diagnosed with the disease?? The logic that lyric gave didn't make sense to me especially since she had data that confirmed her hypothesis. Finally, I just felt like certain aspects of grad student life were not depicted accurately or at least did not mirror my or colleagues experience during our doctorate programs.
Other than those issues, I liked the book and enjoyed the dual POV writing so we could see which each character was thinking. If you are looking for a light read and don't mind some of the grad school inaccuracies then this is a book to check out.
First, Lyric was a little annoying at times. She is supposed to be some sort of prodigy, starting a doctorate program at age 20 or something, but she was very emotionally immature. It is one of those books where it should be obvious that both characters like each other but no one sees it and so they never tell each other how they feel. Secondly, I was a little annoyed by the whole idea that Lyric couldn't finish her dissertation (yes, it's called a dissertation - not a thesis - when it is a doctorate) because she hadn't experienced love. Plenty of people study things they have never experienced - like do you think people who research Alzheimer's need to have been diagnosed with the disease?? The logic that lyric gave didn't make sense to me especially since she had data that confirmed her hypothesis. Finally, I just felt like certain aspects of grad student life were not depicted accurately or at least did not mirror my or colleagues experience during our doctorate programs.
Other than those issues, I liked the book and enjoyed the dual POV writing so we could see which each character was thinking. If you are looking for a light read and don't mind some of the grad school inaccuracies then this is a book to check out.