Early Review: The Sizzle Paradox by Lily Menon

The Sizzle Paradox 

by Lily Menon

Pub Date June 28, 2022

👩🏼‍🏫 3.5 stars out of 5 👨🏾‍🏫

Cute, fairly standard, run-of-the-mill contemporary romcom. The writing is a little cheesy and so is the basic premise but it’s also charming and the love story is sweet. I was definitely rooting for Lyric and Kian. 

Lyric and Kian are a couple of Columbia University grad students, roommates, and long-time friends.

Lyric wants to figure out why none of her romantic relationships (in all her many, many 24 years of life) have worked out. She evaluates her dates like Sheldon Cooper ranks Star Trek characters: logically, ruthlessly, and methodically using a scale she made up herself. It’s called The Sizzle Paradox Scale. It’s also what she is working on for her doctorate: analyzing data collected from happy couples to determine what makes their relationships work. 

She decides to enlist the help of her never-without-a-partner BFF Kian. A fake dating/tutoring scheme is initiated. Shenanigans ensue. Eventually she and her roommate/BFF realize they were meant for each other. 

I enjoyed the academic setting here, and Kian and Lyric themselves were good characters. I liked how the story came to a head in the final part of the third act. The grand gesture was adorable and the epilogue was great. It was very cute and enjoyable! Recommend!

3.5 stars out of 5

RELEASE DATE JUNE 28, 2022

  • dual POV
  • academic setting
  • friends to lovers
  • fake dating
  •  “we need to get it out of our systems”


Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing the digital arc.

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