Title | Love on the Brain |
Author | |
Series | Standalone |
ISBN | 9780593336847 |
Publisher | |
Ed. Language | English |
Format | Paperback |
Length | 354 pages |
Pub. Date | August 23rd, 2022 |
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
I was in love again. This was an adorable feel-good book. The dialogue was smart and fun, obviously still in love with the character's smart-ass humor. Definitely a page-turner for its interesting plot.
a neuroscientist x an engineer
Summary from Publisher:
A 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 will Bee Königswasser do?
Women in STEM is Ali Hazelwood's genre. She always manages to come up with a happy-ever-after story for passionate nerdy women in science. Like in the first book, I appreciated the story of a woman who tries to stay motivated to work amidst male intimidation and how she clearly proves that she deserved to be there on her own.
Levi, on the other hand, is not a man who boasts about his dominance as a boss or as a man. He helps Bee in his way. Levi is the most loyal person. They can truly balance each other out, but there has to be a miscommunication for this story to be intriguing, right?
I also loved the supporting characters and the plot twists they brought. A little mystery in the plot adds to the intrigue of this novel. I honestly didn't expect he'd do any of that. Loved the plot!
So, despite the fact that Bee's twin sister, Reike, is not a STEM woman, I'm kind of hoping for a romance sequel from her. I'm just curious about her nomadic lifestyle, which is quite different.
She’s so mean. I love her.
The real villain is love: an unstable isotope, constantly undergoing spontaneous nuclear decay.
And it will forever go unpunished.
Science is reliable in its variability. Science does whatever the fuck it wants. God, I love science.
"You don’t even have to admit to yourself that you love me, Bee. God knows I love you enough for the both of us. But I need you to stay. I need you to stick around. Not in Houston, if you don’t want to. I’ll follow you, if you ask me to."
Recommended for those who like:
Sunshine x Grumpy
STEM Workplace romance
Enemies to lovers
Cat lovers
Forced Proximity
Guy falls first
Content Warnings: sexual content
Where to buy:
Google Play (e-book) | Periplus (Paperback) | Amazon (kindle)
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