The Love Study is a joy to read for a fun queer romance with an inclusive cast. I enjoyed all of the characters, and the story felt believable from start to finish. This was my first book with a gender-queer main character, and it was refreshing to have a cast who discussed gender identity/expression and sexuality so openly. The dialogue sometimes felt stilted, but it was always because Sidney and Declan were having the "ideal" version of conversations we all have sometimes; they were both able to express themselves fully (usually) without feeling the need to tiptoe around or suppress their thoughts and feelings (especially Sidney). I can't decide if the Declan/Sidney relationship wasn't quite developed to the extent I would have liked or if it's simply that I've never read a romance novel that seeks to break the romance mold. Whichever it was, I really enjoyed this book, and I will be looking forward to more from Kris Ripper!

If you’re looking for a fun and queer romance story, this is it. I love the development of the relationship between the two main characters as well as the support from the friends. However, throughout the novel, the tone and dialogue felt less than realistic and more of a caricature of what an adult sounds like. Overall, the story is very cute but I didn’t enjoy the actual execution as much as I wanted to.

<i>Alas, the marriage contagion, once limited to heterosexuals, has now infected the queers as well.</i>

This book was hella queer and i was 100% there for it.
I adored the friendship dynamic of the MF's and how unconditionally they loved each other. Sidney was definitely my favourite - i loved how thoughtful and insightful they were, it was a really nice contrast to how brash and impulsive some of the other (Declan) characters were.
Even though i definitely owe Declan a smack or two, it was a really cute story with some tangible chemistry.

This was a sweet contemporary queer romance with a fun setup: Declan (he/him) is a commitmentphobe who signs on for a dating series that Sidney (they/them) is going to run on YouTube but ends up having more chemistry with Sidney than any of the dates.

There's a lot of focus on them both working out their individual issues, which on the one hand is good to see people do on the page but a lot of times it felt like it was at the expense of us actually seeing more of their connection to each other.

This one was not for me. I requested it by mistake, but gave it a try because, I got it. But when I read it, I quickly realized it was not my thing.

I am a more of a sunshine and rainbows reader.