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Fiction. Romance. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:A #1 LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick! From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new STEMinist rom-com in which a scientist is forced to work on a project with her nemesis�??with explosive results. Like an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, 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 after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia�??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. And sure, he caught her in his powerfully corded arms like a romance novel hero when she accidentally damseled in distress on her first day in the lab. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school�??archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away. Now, her equipment is missing, the staff is ignoring her, and Bee finds her floundering career in somewhat of a pickle. Perhaps it�??s her occipital cortex playing tricks on her, but Bee could swear she can see Levi softening into an ally, backing her plays, seconding her ideas�?�devouring her with those eyes. And 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 wil… (more)
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Romcom. Contemporary. Second chance troupe.
Bee is hired by NASA, her dream employer. But she doesn’t expect her old nemesis Levi as her supervisor and he doesn’t seem to want her to succeed.
Entertaining and smart. STEM geekiness and love. A winning
It was fun to watch this story unfold. I can't say that it wasn't predictable, because it was, but that didn't bother me. It just made me want to keep reading to get the point where both Bee and Levi are finally on the same page. I enjoyed this and am looking forward to Ali Hazelwood's next book.
"Lust" on the brain would be a more accurate title for the book since the story is about two people who find each other very attractive but have a difficult time communicating. The book has some graphic sex scenes but lacks the small things that lead to love. Still, the mishaps the characters get into are fun.
I can't. This is young adult behavior from people wearing adult clothes. DNF.
Love on the Brain is a fun rom-com set in the world of STEM. All of the characters in the story are bright, intelligent people, especially the leads whose quirky personalities are well developed, but are at times, annoying, making them difficult to like, particularly at the beginning of the story. Supporting characters are less developed, but add depth and layers to the plot. While the ending is a little far-fetched, and somewhat predictable, most of the story is entertaining. Overall, Love on the Brain is another successful addition to Ali Hazelwood's growing list of titles.
I was expecting this to be much more reminiscent of
Bee’s Twitter account is still plot-relevant. It also allows her to share her passion for women in STEM in general and Marie Curie in particular, and for @Schmacademics to share his feelings about his new colleague.
I enjoyed this a lot. (Not as much as The Love Hypothesis, if we’re making comparisons, but I also wasn’t expecting that.) As I said before, I like how Hazelwood writes about couples who accept and support each other, mistakes, insecurities, messy emotions and all.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a community of women trying to mind their own business must be in want of a random man’s opinion. I’ve long learned that engaging with basement-dwelling stemlords who come online looking for a fight is never a good idea—the last thing I want is to provide free entertainment for their fragile egos. If they want to blow off some steam, they can buy a gym membership or play third-person-shooter video games. Like normal people.
This was a solidly fun romance read, with some steamy bits, but not enough to overpower the story. There's a "You've Got Mail" subplot, and also some Glenda/Elphaba bits involving some secondary characters. Perhaps the fact that so many pieces of the plot reminded me of other things was the reason that I didn't feel that this was as strong a book as The Love Hypothesis, Hazelwood's other novel that I've read. It's still a good book, don't get me wrong, and very enjoyable for romance fans. There's cool neuroscience stuff, a lot of Marie Curie love, and some serious shade cast on standardized testing. A fun light read.
I was thoroughly delighted by this contemporary romance from Ali Hazelwood. Again she brings life to the world of women in STEM while crafting a really steamy romance. Bee and Levi's romance is charming and full of plenty of good banter. The plotline about Bee's career in science is also super compelling. Recommended for romance readers.
Nothing too deep here or in the book but that suited me today.
I haven't heard the expression "STEMinist rom-com" but that's exactly what this is- both Levi and Bee work
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