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Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
4.5
funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

wow. um. i liked this book more than i thought i would.

if you go into it with zero expectations, it’s a pretty decent romance. the two leads have chemistry, and i love a man down bad for the fmc, although i didn’t quite like how we were supposed to forgive a few acts of misogyny because of a repressed crush. despite the romance, there was a bunch of science and talks on the  accessibility of science to bipoc and women, which i loved. a read i actually enjoyed and finished surprisingly quickly.