{"id":28261,"date":"2022-06-29T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=28261"},"modified":"2022-10-16T03:46:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T03:46:25","slug":"review-the-sizzle-paradox-by-lily-menon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/29\/review-the-sizzle-paradox-by-lily-menon\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Sizzle Paradox by Lily Menon"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-28261\" data-postid=\"28261\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-28261 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-sizzle-paradox-lily-menon.jpg?resize=326%2C500\" width=\"326\" height=\"500\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Sizzle Paradox by Lily Menon\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Sizzle Paradox by Lily Menon\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Lyric Bishop feels like a fraud \u2013 she\u2019s studying sexual chemistry in romantic partners and what makes for a successful long-term relationship, only she can\u2019t seem to figure it out in her own dating life. The science is sound, but how can she give her expert opinion with no real-world experience? In order to complete her doctoral thesis, she must crack the Sizzle Paradox \u2013 it seems the more sexually attractive she finds a guy, the less likely it is to come with an emotional connection; but why? \u2013 and to do that she must get the help she desperately needs.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Kian Montgomery, her best friend, roommate, and fellow grad student, has no trouble bringing both romance and sizzle to his own relationships. When he offers to tutor Lyric on dating tactics to find a good match, she\u2019s certain it will solve her problems, and in exchange she agrees to set long-term-commitment-averse Kian up with someone different to give his romantic life a much-needed shakeup.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But once the two progress with their &#8220;tutoring sessions,&#8221; they start to feel less like the academic exercise they were supposed to be as real feelings develop. Which is a problem, because Lyric and Kian are best friends and absolutely, irrefutably\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">nothing else<\/span>&#8230; Right?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16470 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts.jpg?resize=95%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 28, 2022<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0St. Martin&#8217;s Press<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lyric<\/strong> is a grad student looking for ways to support her thesis on The Sizzle Paradox. The premise is that sexual chemistry in a romantic relationship can make for a successful relationship. The problem is that Lyric has never experience this and her current dating life sucks. She enlists her roommate and best friend, Kian, to help her.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Kian<\/strong> agrees to tutor Lyric on relationships and chemistry.as the two spend more time together, they realize that their relationship may be more than just a friendship. The want to fight it but sometimes emotions outweigh logic.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The friends-to-lovers trope just fall short in this one. The connection between the main characters is there but more like friends. I don\u2019t know if it is because they started off as friends or the rationale for them to dabble into a romantic relationship didn\u2019t hold up for me. Either way, the romantic and sexual chemistry is lacking. Not to mention, they are constantly reminding everyone and themselves they are friends.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">My biggest pet peeve that an author does is just throw in silly miscommunications. This one had it which is mind boggling since they are best friends. How can they not know how to communicate with each other? Yes, one can argue that once they cross over to lovers the dynamics can change. However, the type of friendship, they had leaves little to no room for that argument.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Overall, this is cute at times, but it leaves no memorable moments. Fans of STEM romance or the friends-to-lovers trope may want to give this a chance.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3npnwYr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3xUeQhy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-sizzle-paradox-lily-menon\/1139985432?ean=9781250801241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-sizzle-paradox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Lily_Menon_The_Sizzle_Paradox?id=K7Y9EAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lyric Bishop feels like a fraud \u2013 she\u2019s studying sexual chemistry in romantic partners and what makes for a successful long-term relationship, only she can\u2019t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[119,48,50,59],"tags":[141,216,217,455],"class_list":["post-28261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-macmillan","category-reviews","category-samantha","category-st-martins-press","tag-2-stars","tag-contemporary","tag-contemporary-romance","tag-stem-romance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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The science is sound, but how can she give her expert opinion with no real-world experience? In order to complete her doctoral thesis, she must crack the Sizzle Paradox \u2013 it seems the more sexually attractive she finds a guy, the less likely it is to come with an emotional connection; but why? \u2013 and to do that she must get the help she desperately needs.<br \/><br \/>Kian Montgomery, her best friend, roommate, and fellow grad student, has no trouble bringing both romance and sizzle to his own relationships. When he offers to tutor Lyric on dating tactics to find a good match, she\u2019s certain it will solve her problems, and in exchange she agrees to set long-term-commitment-averse Kian up with someone different to give his romantic life a much-needed shakeup.<br \/><br \/>But once the two progress with their \"tutoring sessions,\" they start to feel less like the academic exercise they were supposed to be as real feelings develop. Which is a problem, because Lyric and Kian are best friends and absolutely, irrefutably\u00a0nothing else... Right?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 28, 2022<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0St. Martin's Press<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lyric<\/strong> is a grad student looking for ways to support her thesis on The Sizzle Paradox. The premise is that sexual chemistry in a romantic relationship can make for a successful relationship. The problem is that Lyric has never experience this and her current dating life sucks. She enlists her roommate and best friend, Kian, to help her.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Kian<\/strong> agrees to tutor Lyric on relationships and chemistry.as the two spend more time together, they realize that their relationship may be more than just a friendship. The want to fight it but sometimes emotions outweigh logic.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The friends-to-lovers trope just fall short in this one. The connection between the main characters is there but more like friends. I don\u2019t know if it is because they started off as friends or the rationale for them to dabble into a romantic relationship didn\u2019t hold up for me. Either way, the romantic and sexual chemistry is lacking. Not to mention, they are constantly reminding everyone and themselves they are friends.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">My biggest pet peeve that an author does is just throw in silly miscommunications. This one had it which is mind boggling since they are best friends. How can they not know how to communicate with each other? Yes, one can argue that once they cross over to lovers the dynamics can change. However, the type of friendship, they had leaves little to no room for that argument.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Overall, this is cute at times, but it leaves no memorable moments. 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