A review by rainbowsandbookshelves
The Hot Henry Effect by Lucy Chalice

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

Thank you Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
The Hot Henry Effect is a second chance romcom, with a STEM backdrop and a swoony MMC.
Unfortunately, this didn't quite hit the mark with me - I found the MFC, Clara, to be quite immature and annoying particularly with her denial of Henry's obvious feelings, especially when everyone spelled everything out to her. I struggled with her narrative of being 'damaged goods' and 'unable to love' with just a few mentions of daddy issues and a few bad dates but not a lot of resolution. I also didn't quite understand why Henry was so obsessed with her.
I really did want to like this book as I love a book with women in STEM but I just found it wasn't as well done as I've read in other books.
Unfortunately, this wasn't the book for me.

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