When the company Rue works for is being bought out, she’s determined to help the CEO (her close friend and mentor) figure out a way to stop the buyout. But when one of the auditors ends up being the one night stand, she can’t stop thinking about, Rue must figure out how to balance what her heart wants and what her brain says she should want.

My annual Ali Hazelwood romance! I don’t care what anyone says, I love her mixture of brainy women and romance. It’s *chefs kiss*. It’s not a secret that I adore her books. As a woman in tech myself, I love getting to read about intelligent women living their lives and killing it in their careers. Rue is a typical Hazelwood FMC and while she’s less quirky than others, I think she’s one of my favorites. Shy and closed off around people she doesn’t know, Rue is probably one of Hazelwood’s most realistic leads. I loved her introverted self and how fiercely she loved her ‘people’. On the opposite spectrum Eli, was great too and I just loved them together.

Compared to her other books a few things stood out to me the most. 1. Not in Love has a more serious vibe to it and dives deeper into character’s difficulties than some of her previous stories, which gave the characters a bit more depth. 2. Love, Theoretically at times was bogged down by the sheer number of scientific terms, which detracted from the romance aspect. We don’t have that problem with Not in Love, and I actually found that it didn’t focus on the science aspect much at all. 3. This is the spiciest of Hazelwood’s books so by far! Be prepared for plenty of open-door romance.

Perfect for fans of the Forbidden Romance trope, Not in Love will be a great vacation read all summer long! Can’t wait to get my hands on the next Ali Hazelwood book!

Check out my reviews of Ali Hazelwood Reviews:

Love on the Brain review | Love, Theoretically review

The love Hypothesis Review | Check & Mate review

AMAZON | GOODREADS |★★★★

Not in Love comes out June 11, 2024. Thank you to Berkley for my advanced copies in exchange for my review. If you liked this review, please let me know either by commenting below or by visiting my Instagram @speakingof.books.