Layered on top are Liam’s corporate lawyer gig for ‘Big oil’ and Mara’s environmental scientist stint at the EPA, which ensures this enemies-to-lovers rom-com writes itself. In the first story, Mara sets the tone for the compendium with her observation of post-graduation and heading out to start your adulting life in different fields and different cities: “ FaceTime becomes as necessary as oxygen.” I was worried, because Mara opens the story on FaceTime with her lady squad, worried about the fact that the house she inherited is partially owned by a hot attorney in his early thirties, who may or may not know that Mara now owns the other half of his home in DC. On the other, it’s a tedious crowdsourcing approach to making decisions. On the one hand, it’s a testament to strong relationships between friends. Hazelwood has built a trio of friends who are totally reliant on one-another. Some readers may think that novellas are less bang for your buck, but the reality is that they’re just as complex to write as a novel (all the same elements as plot, characterization, conflict, and resolution, but in a tighter space). But since I’m a fan of novellas, that wasn’t an issue for me. When I grabbed a copy of Ali Hazlewood’s Loathe to Love You, I didn’t realize it was three connected novellas rather than one full-length novel.
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