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brandie_abbie19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Terminal illness
Minor: Outing
falafellaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Personally i think this might be her best work, yet.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Abandonment
hjb_128's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
it brought up a lot (for me as well i’m sure it did for others too) who have been in relationships (romantic and otherwise) where they make themselves what they think others want them to be until we can’t tell who we are and what we want apart from who we pretend to be.
i hate insta love and miscommunication trope usually but jack’s unrequited love for elsie throughout the book had me in a choke hold, it didn’t feel cheesy it just felt right. the miscommunication was done well enough that it didn’t feel dumb as they usually are, there was some genuine reason behind it, that no one would have realised in that situation.
i also loved sole aroace rep, it’s the one of the most forgotten about members of the lgbtq+ community and even though there wasn’t much about it, because it wasn’t the main characters, i think it was handled really beautifully, not overly-dramatised or glossed over.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cursing, Terminal illness, Outing, and Alcohol
dani_reis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Gaslighting
Minor: Emotional abuse and Death of parent
purplepenning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
Have I mentioned, by the way, that I love it when the conflict in an emerging relationship (i.e., the third act breakup) is organically developed from the backstory and from characters responsibly working through their baggage rather than from a simple miscommunication? Ugh. So good. Anyway... pick this up if you:
- were on the fence about The Love Hypothesis but like the idea of rom-coms featuring women scientists finding love (and a fitting career and health insurance)
- are prepared for mature, explicit communication, in and out of the bedroom
- are prepared for groan-worthy science puns
- are intrigued by an acrimonious hedgehog roommate
- like the "friend's brother" trope and the subversion of the fake-dating trope
- are a recovering people pleaser or peacemaker or (thanks, patriarchy and gender roles!) only girl in your family
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Outing