I Found A New All Time Favorite Romance 🩷 | June New Release Vlog
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00:00 Intro
02:40 The Rom-Commers
12:15 Not in Love
24:15 Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous 
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another thing i remember in Love on the Brain she says they can see the Houston skyline from her apartment near NASA... like... no you cant ❤
Between check & mate, bride, and now not in love, ali hazelwood has had me in a chokehold all damn year 🤠
I definitely have all three of these on my TBR too, even though I was less interested in picking up her other books before those, since I wasn't sure they'd really be my jam personally. Not In Love especially sounds like something I might really enjoy, so I'm probably going to bump it up way above the other two and some other things on my TBR now as well!
I feel like Not In Love really showed Ali Hazelwood’s range as an author. It was a 5 star for me also and even though it wasn’t my favorite of hers, I think it was my favorite example of how great of an author she is. This compared to her debut feels like it was written by a completely different author and I mean that as a compliment. Since her debut I feel like she has only improved and improved and improved again.
absolutely loveddd “Not In Love” 😭💕 I have ZERO interest in reading her very earlier work cause I don’t care for rom-coms but I really liked “Bride” so I gave Not In Love a chance and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since
Not in love was my FIRST Ali book! I absolutely ATE IT UP! The way that the spice was handled was amazing to me. Infinity ♾️ stars from me. It makes me a little sad that people didn’t like it. I feel like people didn’t heed the author’s note in the beginning. If they don’t like spice, they probably wouldn’t like it. I loved it! 😍
I really appreciate your take on Not in Love. It wasn't for me and I ended up DNFing, but the way you articulated the things you liked about it made sense to me. Love a good thoughts and feelings video!
i was dying to hear your thoughts after your review on goodreads! i’m just so happy i finally found someone who enjoyed “not in love” by ali hazelwood as much as i did! 😭♥️ it was a really different recipe than her previous books and she honestly nailed it. glad you enjoyed it, chandler! ✨
p.s. your hair looks so good!!
Oh my gosh! You and I are totally opposite on the first two books. You said ‘sometimes a quieter romance is something I really appreciate’ when talking about Not in Love. I feel that way about the rom-commers! Emma and Charlie fall in love in the quietest moments (the middle of the night power washing game scene was my favorite). They are working through their traumas together too. Helping each other through them. And when Emma figured out Charlie’s ‘tell’, that felt legit to me. Then we realize he’s pushing her away as often as he can as his defense mechanism.
The characters in Not in Love are SO broken. It’s a dark book. And the good elements of it are absolutely buried beneath WAY too much freakin sex. Eli is absolutely obsessed with her, and at the beginning it gave me creepy-sex guy vibes. The self-discovery for Rue in the sex was nice, but was it even connected with the actual plot? I don’t know. It wasn’t my fav.
Erotic Romance = Sex-heavy / sex-central/ romance.😅 So, I guess it is pretty accurately categorized by the author, in that case. 😊
Erotica is literally all about the sex / sexual journey / etcetera, and if you were to take the sex out, then you would have no cohesive story remaining-because the sex literally is the plot/story.
Romance is all about the emotional relationship, and if you were to take out that romantic relationship, then you would have no cohesive story remaining-because it's the romance/relationship that is literally the story/plot.
Erotic-Romance means that both the sex and the emotional/romantic/ relationship are equally integral to the plot/story and to the cohesive development/progression of that story/plot.
(But, still, it's always interesting to hear how differing tastes/preferences/interests/perspectives/etcetera and all can and do affect what different people do or don't take away even from the same things, so I always appreciate getting multiple differing takes on books-Thanks for sharing your contrasting points! 🙂💖)
@@jaginaiaelectrizs6341 I can appreciate that, but I didn’t know it was an erotic romance going in. The cover is similar to all her other romantic comedies 🤷🏼♀️
@@emilyemm8460 Which is fair enough, too.[ Going into any story, for any reason, somehow blind/unprepared for whatever you are or aren't going to be getting from it can always lead to varied results/receptions.]😊 ....but they do say not to judge books by their covers kind of for a reason-it's always important to know the genre before picking a book up, unless the genre or nature of the story within it isn't going to make any difference to you or your enjoyment of it; that's sort of the entire reason why genres even exist at all, to begin with(so things could be categorized/shelved in ways that would help things find the hands/eyes/minds of the right audiences for it and also avoid the hands/eyes/minds of the wrong audiences for those particular things, or what-such). And lots of different genres can/do often share fairly similar covers, for various reasons, but especially if/when they are subgenres of a bigger/broader genre umbrella(such as Romance). And it makes sense to me that an Erotic Romance book would have a less erotic cover than an Erotica book might/would, and that it would have instead a cover that is similar more to other Romance genres' covers; because there is more to its potential draw/appeal other than just the sex and part of that is the romantic relationship much like in other Romance genres, even though the sex is also a part of it as well.
I'm really not sure what other kind of cover it should have had instead, to better communicate the nature of its story, without potentially alienating readers who will read Erotic Romance but won't read full-on Erotica and/or without potentially attracting full-on Erotica readers who might be put off by the presence of other less sex-central elements if that sex-central focus was specifically what they were looking for when they were picking out the book. I think there is only so much that a cover, by itself, can really do.
Plus, much like some readers/authors prefer closed-door or fade-to-black or skip-to-after sex scenes OR prefer sex to occur specifically within an actual not-just-sexual relationship or even within a marriage specific context only, some readers/authors just prefer to keep the steaminess of the books they read/write a little more private and on the inside pages only too(I mean some people like looking at steamy cover art while other people prefer seeing more neutral art and that isn't always remotely connected to the steamy activities or descriptive text that they are or aren't okay with beyond that cover/art particular context at all; and I think wanting to be able to shelve things openly without possibly offending visitors who might have different sensibilities than you or without needing to worry about which things do or don't have covers appropriate for all ages is also a fair impulse, since visitors can't necessarily help but seeing the covers while actually picking the books up and snooping at the text inside them is a whole other thing entirely and absolutely fully within the visitor's own control/discretion unless someone else picked it up and shoved it in their face completely unprompted, and just because some things are more private or not appropriate for all ages doesn't necessarily mean they should have to be hidden completely in the shadows behind literal lock and key or whatever either since even children can learn that just because something is there doesn't automatically mean that they specifically should just pick it up and help themselves to it totally willy-nilly).
So, aside from simply classifying it as specifically an Erotic Romance rather than a Rom-Com, I'm not really sure what the possible solution was or should have been to better guide potential readers' expectations and such. 🤔🤔 It's an interesting dilemma to contemplate though, for sure!. 🙂
I didn't enjoy Not in Love as much as her other work, I agree that it was less formulaic character wise, but as soon as it was mentioned that her boss was also her "mentor", I basically guessed the ending. That said, I think it's cool that she's trying new things, I'm looking forward to her next one, a swimming sports romance I think.
I can’t keep up with all the new romance releases lately, so this is really helpful! 😊
I am so excited!! Love your vids and want to know your thoughts on all of these!
not in love was one of the few books i was able to get to this month and i loooved it !
A new all time favourite?? I’m sat and ready to add to my never ending constantly expanding tbr 📚 I’ve heard a lot of mixed opinions on Not in Love. My favourite Ali Hazelwood I think is Love Theoretically (I haven’t read her novella series) I’ve heard it’s more smutty than her other ones. But I’ll read it and I’m actually going to see her talk next month and I’m so so excited my first ever author talk. Also can’t wait for her next release deep end💖
Ever since I saw you add Not in Love on Goodreads I have been anticipating your review! Super glad you loved it! I read my first Ali Hazelwood last year (Love Theoretically) and it was my top book of the year. After reading Not in Love I’m confident that if it’s not my favorite of the year it’ll definitely be in the top 5!
I just picked up the new Ali Hazelwood, so thanks for the heads up that it’s a departure from her usual tone!
I really loved the new Ali Hazelwood book. It's one of my favorites by her. I hope she'll write other books that aren't necessarily romcoms in the future. She's pretty much one of my top 3 romance authors.❤
Great reading vlog💕. Your review of Not in love is one of the only positive reviews I've seen for it but I'm going to move it up my tbr. I have no idea what I'm going to think about it (I either love spice scenes or I'm indifferent to them) but I'm excited to read it.
I really enjoyed Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous (and not just for the cats, who were AWESOME). I was cheering on Katie and Wil the whole time. They both seemed so big-hearted, and the way they recognized and honored each other’s talents and intelligence was just as hot as the physical attraction between them. This one’s five stars for me.
Nailed it with your review of the rom-commers. I have the bodyguard and now I’m nervous to read it!
I couldn't stop looking at your kitty! Precious!
I have been liking Ali Hazelwood's books even more this year!
everyone from the uk sitting here thinking about how hilarious it is that the mc in the third book is called Katie price
Thank you! I could not stand the MMC is The Rom-Commers but I feel like everyone else I've seen has loved this book. I don't understand!
Unfortunately, I hated Not In Love. I ended up DNFing it. I’ve given high scores to all of Ali’s books except for Check & Mate which was just okay. I really disliked Rue and all her weird quirks/problems. I also found Eli kinda creepy, tbh. 😢
Your hair looks great 🥰 also I was one of the ones who didn‘t like Not in love 😅 I personally didn‘t see the romantic compatibility and most of the time I was wondering what Eli really sees in Rue because she was so stoic and avoidant and needed to go to therapy so bad. 🙊 Besides, his ex sounded amazing and him comparing Rue to her in his mind was a little jarring. This was Ali‘s least romantic book for sure but she‘s a great writer in general, so it was still very compelling of course. ^^
I have an e-arc of the Rom-commers but haven’t read it yet!
You convinced me to give Ali Hazelwood another chance. I hated The Love Hypothesis. I cringed and rolled my eyes through that entire book. But I'll give this new one a try.
I hated the Love Hypothesis too AND one of her short stories but I’ve read all of her other works since then aside from Bride and I haven’t had anything below a 4 star. If any author deserves a second chance I have to say it’s Ali Hazelwood!
I really liked this one, too! And I have felt very much in the minority with my opinion. I think you described the book really well. I liked the found family aspect and the corporate intrigue but I understand that everyone won’t. 5 stars for me also.
well it's official.....i need to pick up an ali hazelwood book 🤭
Do you think it's a good idea for writers to check character names to see if there are any famous people with that name? Katie Price is a very famous glamour model in the UK who has also gone by the professional name Jordan. I was picturing the UK Katie Price every time the name was mentioned.
If anyone who doesn't know of Katie Price I'd recommend checking out her version of 'A Whole New World' with Peter Andre (the Australian singer she married after meeting on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Our of Here).
it probably wouldn't hurt haha. but as an American, i have no clue who that is and i have a feeling the authors that wrote this book were unaware as well. but yeah probably a good idea to research if you expect your book to be published in multiple countries!
Ehh.... I don't think that's a particularly realistic expectation, honestly.😅 Just because someone is famous, doesn't guarantee who all is or isn't going to recognize their name or face(nor that it will necessarily pop up at the top of search results the same in every country without already specifically searching for it by individual country's results), and unless it's a super original stagename or whatever like "Lady Gaga" or something it's pretty much a universal fact that more than just one person has that name whether you personally know of them or think of that first when you hear it or not; unless it was a deliberate association, I don't think it can be fairly counted as an actual negative knock against the writer's work. Plus, it's completely up to the people picking something up that was written and originally published in another country to realize cultures differ, and be aware of when they are or aren't picking something up that was originally from a different country/culture than their own if that is going to matter to them-or the onus is really on the publishers bringing something from one country into another country in the first place to change characters' names for localization purposes too if necessary, much like changing certain words or spellings like "torch" in place of "flashlight" and/or "colour" in place of "color", and so on. But, personally, I'm in favor of as little localization/transliteration as possible myself-I think it's actually good for people that they might sometimes have to expand their minds beyond just their own perspective's cultural influences/exposures/conventions/etcetera while consuming fiction or internet discourse or whatever else. But maybe that's just me. 🤷🤷♀️🤷🏻♂️ 😊
8:04 - Agreed! (Also, using allegedly going through some shitty things as an excuse to be a terrible person is something that real-life abusers do, and the shitty things they've been through are often inaccurately distorted or exaggerated to make those things seem even more shitty than those things sometimes actually were and/or utilized as a way of trying to downplay the shitty-ness of the abusers' own behaviors as if somehow the fact that it could be worse automatically makes it any better or less bad than it really is/was.) We really really need to be more careful about not confusing explanations for why things are the way they are as being automatically justifications for things remaining and/or never improving or bettering from how they are. 🙂
Must point out - the OG UT is the University of TENNESSEE. 🤪 I do prefer y'all's shade of orange though, not gonna lie.
sure ain't down here, partner ;)
Girl please. Original Longhorn here. Be careful or we'll hook ya 😂😂
@@MsHenrei 🤣
I loved not in love. Agree about the sex scenes, I usually skip them but this was done right. It was so emotional.
I agree with the Rom-Commers, was just underwhelmed and I like some Katherine Center book, but felt a little disappointed with this one
Ali Hazelwood fan 👌. But time out wasn’t Chan just rocking a short cut
over a year ago, yes lol
Does the Rom-Commers plot sound a lot like the Beach Read plot? Sorry if you say that in this video and I missed it 😅
no it doesn’t
I can’t read a book with the FMC being called Katie Price 😂 do Americans know who Katie Price is or is that a British thing?
british thing haha
Nobody gonna talk about how the cat appeared in the vid just as she mentions them
hahah they are ALWAYS around, there's 4 of them
Not In Love is a 5 star read for me too! Ali just knows her shit. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
pls what is your nail color
dnd gel polish in ladybug
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"And Eli... he's just a man"
hahaha the way i laughed! 💀
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Massive content warning for Not in Love-the male main character’s narration includes SEVERAL instances of “rapey” internal monologue. I don’t know what other word to use-but he makes mention several times of what it would be like to take without asking, or to do things without her consent, etc. her other books have NOT contained things like this that I’ve noticed, and I think it’s irresponsible to make it sound like the only thing that’s off-putting is that it’s not a romcom. I’m not even a survivor and I felt extremely uncomfortable.
i didn't read it that way at all. but i appreciate you sharing your perspective.
I’ve only read one or two of her books, but they were all female POV only. Is this her first book with a male POV?
@@Krimm664it is! But the male pov is not first person. It was a little jarring at first, but after I got used to it, it was AMAZING!!!
I feel like people didn’t pay attention to the authors note in the beginning. The inner dialogue of the mmc is just that, an inner dialogue. His actions prove that IRL he isn’t like that. I don’t know…there are tons of books that the mmc actually follow through with those actions, on page. I’m sorry if this book triggered people. I actually enjoyed it ❤
I don't think his thoughts were rapey, just some kinks, there is a huge difference. I didn't even like him all that much, but he was all about consent.