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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Death, Injury detail, Sexism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Grief, Alcohol use, Claustrophobia / confined spaces, Panic attacks, Abandonment
Loathe to Love You
by Ali Hazelwood
Book 1 in The STEMinist Novellas
Pick this up when you want the whole STEMinist novella arc in one place: quick heat, familiar Hazelwood banter, and three compact HEAs that know exactly what they are doing.
Goodreads 3.8/5 90,152 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length384 pages
Series statusCompleted series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Rivals to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Feel-good
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- Rival / competitor
- Banter
- Playful / funny
- Romantic fulfillment
- Secretly soft
- Intellectual connection
- Tension / anticipation
- Tension finally satisfied
- Scholar/intellectual
- Push and pull
- Vanilla with emotion
- Grumpy protector
- Grumpy sunshine
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- He falls first
- Anticipation
- Playful banter
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Contemporary romance
- Enemies to lovers
- Workplace / office
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Forced proximity
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- Cottage / cabin / homestead
- Workplace romance
- Arctic regions
- Rivals competing
- Opposites attract
- Hurt/comfort
- Snowed in / stranded
- Roommates
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Romantic
- Witty
- Light
- Low
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- Career woman
- MC 20-30
- Playful
- Banter-heavy
- Bookworm/scholar
- Lighthearted
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Steamy
- Warm
- Swoony
- Comfort read vibes
- Series binge material
- Binge read
- Battle of wills
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Book details
- Length
- 384 pages
- Publisher
- Berkley
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book