# What Is Love?

By Jen Comfort

Profile: https://hahafiction.com/books/what-is-love-e6538927/

Maxine Hart and Teddy Ferguson have a charged history as quiz-show rivals. To beat the undefeated champion of Answers!, they agree to prepare together. Their partnership asks a risk taker and a believer in structured study to learn from someone they also want to outdo.

## What makes it funny?

Maxine enjoys provoking the buttoned-up professor during their flirtatious exchanges. Questions introducing the chapters connect with what follows, giving the reader a quiz to consider as the contestants find new ways to challenge each other.

### The comedy at work

Competition continues well beyond the show. Maxine and Teddy bring their instincts for winning verbal contests into their attraction, and disagreements over risk and education give their joint study sessions plenty of material for teasing.

### Try this if…

Trivia enthusiasts have more than a quiz-show backdrop to explore: study and quiz material receive substantial attention. The romance suits readers who enjoy opponents using sharp conversation to test each other’s knowledge and interest.

### Good to know

Maxine’s ADHD affects how she learns and studies. Differences in educational status matter to the rivalry, and the romance includes explicit sexual scenes.

## What to expect

- Genre: Romance
- On the shelf: Contemporary romance · Romantic comedy
- Kind of humor: Banter
- The atmosphere: Warmhearted
- Audience: Adult
- Format: Novel
- Published: 2024

## A few distinguishing details

- Quiz-show rivals preparing to beat an undefeated champion
- Chapter-opening trivia connected to story events
- Competing approaches to risk and structured study

## Sources & further reading

- Review: [Publishers Weekly review](https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781662516443)
- Author commentary: [Author: description and cover](https://www.jencomfort.com/what-is-love)
- Review: [Kayne Spooner, All About Romance review](https://allaboutromance.com/book-review/what-is-love-by-jen-comfort)
- Review: [Kirkus review](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jen-comfort/what-is-love-comfort)
- Book information: [Fantastic Fiction bibliography](https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/jen-comfort/what-is-love.htm)