Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood on August 23, 2022
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Romance / Workplace
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
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“You don’t even have to admit to yourself that you love me. God knows I love you enough for the both of us.”
Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project, a literal dream come true, Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward. Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school – archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away. But when her equipment starts to go missing and the staff ignore her, Bee could swear she sees Levi softening into an ally, backing her plays, seconding her ideas… devouring her with those eyes. The possibilities have all her neurons firing. But when it comes time to actually make a move and put her heart on the line, there’s only one question that matters: What will Bee Königswasser do?
I’m a huge fan of Ali Hazelwood! She writes great romance, and this is another knock in the wall! There were a lot of girl-boss moments that I was living for in this book and it is way more sexier than The Love Hypothesis that I wasn’t expecting and I’m not complaining. I really enjoyed Levi and Bee and I loved their development from so-called nemeses to friends to lovers. The plot is interesting, even though the science and engineering stuff went right over my head. The final conflict was majorly stressful, so major points to the author for actually making me question how the heck everything would be resolved. The climax was a bit too dramatic for me, but the epilogue was perfect!
I gave this novel a four star rating. At this point, I can safely add Ali Hazelwood to my list of must-read authors. I’ve loved all of her full-length novels. I find her writing style to be supremely entertaining and her focus on science and women in STEM to be refreshing. It’s always a joy to dig into one of her stories, and I can’t wait for more.