Loathe to Love You is a compilation of Hazelwood’s previously released “STEMinist” novellas with the addition of a bonus chapter, which is told from the male main characters’ points of view and takes place a few years into the future.
In the first novella, Under One Roof, environmental engineer Mara moves into the house that her recently deceased mentor, Helena, left to her. But moving into the house means that Mara must live with Helena’s handsome yet annoying nephew Liam, who owns half of the house. In the second novella, Stuck with You, civil engineer Sadie literally gets stuck in an elevator during a power outage with the man who broke her heart, Erik. In the last novella, Below Zero, NASA aerospace engineer Hannah gets injured and stranded while she is working at a remote arctic research station. The only person who is willing and able to undertake Hannah’s dangerous rescue is Hannah’s nemesis, Ian. Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are women in STEM and best friends; each novella focuses on a different couple, but the stories are interconnected; thus, the 3 novellas should be read together and in order. Each novella in Loathe to Love You features a short, opposites attract, “enemies to lovers” rom com with forced proximity and miscommunication. Some themes present include love and heartbreak, death and grief, appearance versus reality, family and found family, facing fears, isolation, and change. Loathe to Love You would be absolutely perfect for fans of Hazelwood’s previous novels, The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain. I would also recommend Loathe to Love You to fans of interconnected rom coms like the Bergman Brothers series by Chloe Liese, the Brown Sisters trilogy by Talia Hibbert, and the A Brush with Love series by Mazey Eddings. You should also check out Loathe to Love You if you enjoy romances featuring women in STEM such as Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon or The Astronaut and the Star by Jen Comfort. Overall, I enjoyed reading each of the novellas and I appreciated the addition of the bonus chapter, which showcases what each of the three couples are up to post happily ever after. All the novellas were super short (in my opinion, they could each be read in one sitting), fast-paced, and entertaining. Since each of the novellas were so short in length, I appreciated that they were interconnected as I felt like this helped to keep moving the plot moving forward and helped to keep me engaged in the stories. Even though I enjoyed all the novellas, I liked the second chance romance in Stuck with You the best; I enjoyed how the story flashed back to reveal Sadie and Erik’s romantic history (including a sweet meet cute) and I liked the elevator setting (the couple was forced to communicate as they were literally trapped together). On the downside, since I love Ali Hazelwood’s work, I would have liked it if each of the novellas were longer, or perhaps even full-length novels. Also, even though I enjoyed reading Loathe to Love You, I felt like the characters and plot weren’t as memorable as those in Hazelwood’s previous novels. Lastly, since I bought all 3 of the e-novellas separately before I knew that they were going to be compiled and published in a print version, it would have been nice if there was more bonus content included in Loathe to Love You. Overall, I enjoyed Loathe to Love You and would recommend it fans of short and steamy rom coms!
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