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A review by afi_whatafireads
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was.......... well...............
I have such mixed feelings, but , at the end of the day,
whatever Ali Hazelwood is doing.... well.... works?
I mean, at least for me :')
Personal Ratings : 4🌟
In a way lets get the romance aside and talk about the STEM topics that Ali Hazelwood manages to write in every single book that she wrote.
I loved STEM in romance, especially when it focused specifically on women in STEM and I liked how Ali Hazelwood is not afraid to actually go about and really talk the specifics of the injustice of women in STEM and how hard it is, especially for PH.D students, and for Love on the Brain, there is a conversation on the GRE test and the SAT's on whether it is significant to measure a student's capability, especially in cases where it is heavily manipulated by men. Well, those are the things that I loved and again, she showed a quirky character that gives a big middle finger to the stereotypes of women in STEM, which I love.
With that said, lets move on the romance and Ali's style .
If you've read her previous books, which I had, you'd probably see how Ali loves
1) Miscommunication Trope
2) Emphasizing how big the guys are
3) Moody men
But.. even with all that, whatever Ali wrote... works for me :') Not to say I got slightly annoyed with Bee at times and how daft she can be to Levi's feelings, but I kinda understand her too.. if that made sense... but yeah... reading Ali's works is like watching a rerun of thrashy Disney that you know won't be real but you dig it anyways. At least, that's what I felt.
I love Levi tho. He's such a sweetheart. Ali writes the best men in her books **ahem Adam Carlsen** but yes, this book, even with it flaws, I have enjoyed it.
Yes. Yall might hate this, and yes, some will just outright give the book 1 stars, but like I said, Romance is a preference thing, and what works for me might not be for you and vice versa, so feel free to love and hate as you see fit.
For me , it worked at some parts, could've been better on the latter half but overall, I love Levi so there's that.
I have such mixed feelings, but , at the end of the day,
whatever Ali Hazelwood is doing.... well.... works?
I mean, at least for me :')
Personal Ratings : 4🌟
In a way lets get the romance aside and talk about the STEM topics that Ali Hazelwood manages to write in every single book that she wrote.
I loved STEM in romance, especially when it focused specifically on women in STEM and I liked how Ali Hazelwood is not afraid to actually go about and really talk the specifics of the injustice of women in STEM and how hard it is, especially for PH.D students, and for Love on the Brain, there is a conversation on the GRE test and the SAT's on whether it is significant to measure a student's capability, especially in cases where it is heavily manipulated by men. Well, those are the things that I loved and again, she showed a quirky character that gives a big middle finger to the stereotypes of women in STEM, which I love.
With that said, lets move on the romance and Ali's style .
If you've read her previous books, which I had, you'd probably see how Ali loves
1) Miscommunication Trope
2) Emphasizing how big the guys are
3) Moody men
But.. even with all that, whatever Ali wrote... works for me :') Not to say I got slightly annoyed with Bee at times and how daft she can be to Levi's feelings, but I kinda understand her too.. if that made sense... but yeah... reading Ali's works is like watching a rerun of thrashy Disney that you know won't be real but you dig it anyways. At least, that's what I felt.
I love Levi tho. He's such a sweetheart. Ali writes the best men in her books **ahem Adam Carlsen** but yes, this book, even with it flaws, I have enjoyed it.
Yes. Yall might hate this, and yes, some will just outright give the book 1 stars, but like I said, Romance is a preference thing, and what works for me might not be for you and vice versa, so feel free to love and hate as you see fit.
For me , it worked at some parts, could've been better on the latter half but overall, I love Levi so there's that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Gaslighting