Review: The Unbalanced Equation by H.L. MacFarlane

**ARC provided by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**

I do not mean to sound bitter but, I was promised a "A Smart, sexy enemies-to-lovers story perfect for fans of The Hating Game and The Love Hypothesis' and I did not get the smart part or the enemies-to-lovers part. This seemed to be another fanfiction, like The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (which was very well written but was a bit triggering for me in some aspects).

I loved loved how badass the FMC was, the humour was on point, and the sexual tension was steamy, pun intended.

Unfortunately, it wasn't enough, because the enemies-to-lovers part was, to put it plainly, a disaster and the STEM part was almost non-existent and blander than porridge, a mere excuse for the characters to engage in conversation. The plot was cliche and not to mention that age gap, honestly, I was not prepared for it. I could've ignored it if it wasn't in my face every time the male mc had his PoV.

The attraction between the two MCs was mostly sexual with little to no character development. Also, most of their conversations happened when at least one of them was drunk or intoxicated.

Overall, the plot was very cliche and any fanfiction reader could've seen this from a mile away. 2/5, not my cup of coffee.