Love on the Brain is a fun dive into the science research world with spunky characters and quirky scenarios.

Love on the Brain is Ali Hazelwood’s second stand alone novel. If you enjoyed The Love Hypothesis then you will love Love on the Brain. It takes her tried and true aspects: quirky little female STEM researcher, big but cinnamon roll manly researcher, add in some friction and tensions and combine for a bright contemporary romance.

Bee and Levi are our two main love interests. They knew each other in grad school and for all appearances hated each other. Flash forward a few years, and they both are working on some big research that brings them to co-lead a project at NASA. And that friction they felt in school is even more heightened now. Folks, this is a slow burn relationship for the books. Bee and Levi are two of the most awkward colleagues forced to work together for a good chunk of this story. Like I was very convinced that there would be no HEA with these two. The book is told only from Bee’s perspective so we have no insight to how Levi is actually feeling – although I think readers will probably pick up on some clues faster than Bee did. This is a great contemporary unrequited love story. I can’t think of many books in modern settings that do this well. For some reason I always think of historical romances for the unrequited pining, but beware this is a lot of pining in this book. And it’s great.

Hazelwood has also amped up the steam in this book. There are a few sexy time scenes in Love on the Brain between Levi and Bee. Bee did, at times, grate on my nerves. She’s so small (her tiny stature is commented on a lot) and tries so hard to be different and act differently than all the other researchers. It comes off a little immature – if she was an undergrad rather than a full-blooded PhD who’s almost 30 then I feel like her actions would make sense. Levi feels like the stereotypical Hazelwood hero – he’s huge and hulking but also soft and secretly a cinnamon roll. He also has a very big manhood. Seriously. The gigantic size of it is mentioned. A lot.

I loved a lot of the side plots of Love on the Brain. Both Bee and Levi like cats. There’s lots of cat time in this book. And some interesting scientific history focused on Marie Curie, thanks to Bee’s obsession with her. In all seriousness, the book also dives into a fantastic overview of STEM research, gender dynamics and the challenges of standardized tests gatekeeping higher education. These parts of the book were smart and relevant to today’s academic world. I also really loved Rocio, Bee’s research assistant and all around badass goth scientist. She was funny and complemented Bee so well.

Both Levi and Bee have some serious baggage with family. And, accordingly, they have built a strong foundation of a found family (which includes Bee’s twin sisters). I loved the found family of quirky researchers. Grad school is a lonely place – you’re often doing research that most people don’t understand, working long hours and are fairly isolated. Hazelwood was able to use some of these dynamics to explore some of the unconscious biases that exist in academia in subtle but powerful ways.

Finally, there were some You’ve Got Mail vibes throughout the secondary plotline of the book that I found delightful. This is one of those books that would make a very enjoyable movie to watch.

Love on the Brain is a fun dive into STEM, graduate school struggles and look behind the scenes into the scientific research world. Thank you Berkley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I received a copy of this book for review from NetGalley. Love on the Brain is funny, sweet, hot, and occasionally terrifying. (I'm not in stem, but I am a woman in an academic environment, so some of this book is horrifyingly familiar.)
This is the first time I've read Ali Hazelwood, and I was pretty darn happy that I tried this. Even though I wanted to shake Bee for being so oblivious for half of the book, I also really enjoyed her sense of humor. Levi is also a huge dummy on a regular basis, but the two of them together were slightly dysfunctional fire. My only real quibble is that I wanted Bee's backstory about 25% sooner than we get it, but that's probably a me thing. Overall, this book was fun, smart, funny, and I will be returning to this author in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I really enjoyed this, however, I did not like this as much as The Love Hypothesis. I felt like this book was a little bit too science heavy. Ali Hazelwood does a good job of explaining the science but I still found that it was a bit much. I really liked the relationship between the characters and really appreciated the way Levi looked after Bee without her knowing. The 3rd act conflict had me on the edge of my seat and a little stressed out but i really like the way it was done. Some parts of the book were a little wordy and seemed to just be ramblings and I feel like that is something we didn’t really get in The Love Hypothesis and why I think I like this one a little less. Overall, it was still good and I would recommend it!

I don’t think I’ve ever LOLed so many times while reading a book 😂. The puns, hilarious dad jokes, and snappy writing style all had me snort laughing. Hazelwood’s wit and snark on the page are simply unmatched.

Love on the Brain is enemies-to-lovers, and when I say enemies, I mean E-N-E-M-I-E-S. Dr. Bee Königswasser has loathed Levi Ward (AKA: Dr. Wardass) ever since he dissed her in grad school. Now, she’s been offered the opportunity of a lifetime as co-lead on a groundbreaking neuroengineering project at NASA. The only catch is that Wardass is the other half of that co-lead. She resolves to suck it up despite her rivalry, but it seems like someone is sabotaging her at every turn. Is it Levi? Or could it be that the chiseled🔥, broody, emerald-eyed Dr. Wardass isn’t as terrible as Bee once believed?

Ok, I loved watching Hazelwood, a PhD in neuroscience, write a MC with a PhD in neuroscience💗🧬. She is not afraid to call out misogyny and sexism in the field as she advocates for women in STEM. My nerdy heart squealed at the references to Star Wars, 90s music, and the life and labors of Marie Curie. There were also these sweet, subtle, beautiful moments that made me tear up🥹. ALSO, this one is definitely spicier than The Love Hypothesis. And I’m here for it 🌶🌶🌶!

Thank you to @berkleypub and @netgalley for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Love on the Brain - Ali Hazelwood
4.5/5⭐️
Pub Day: 🎉Today!🎉

This series can be classified as romance novels for gigantic nerds, which is a compliment, obviously. I found it super iteresting how this love story takes place in the labs of a completley different scientific field. As the aforementioned 'gogantic nerd' I really liked all the science detail, but will not be doing any fact checking so hopefully I learned stuff and enjoyed this story. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Although it's a series, you absolutely don't have to read the Love Hypothesis to 'get' it (you might be a lazy reader like me who needs to know that!) This is another grumpy sunshine academia novel. There is quite a lot of pining, Twitter fame and cool classified NASA stuff. FYI, this one is definitley less PG-13 than the first book of the series. This book is really predictable, but in the good way of romance novels. The guy is nice online, kind of an asshole in person.

Honestly, I really don't like our MCs in this one, which made this story hard for me to immerse myself in.I love Rocio...but I feel as if I have been robbed. I need MORE of her! And just more of a world outside our main couple. It just fell a little short for me there.

Overall, I liked Love On The Brain and will definitely be reading more romance novels for gigantic nerds.

Love On The Brain
By: Ali Hazelwood
Pub day: Today! Available Now :)

"I want to tell her that she's luminous, she's so bright in my mind, sometimes I can't focus."

Female neuroscientist meets NASA engineer in this new STEM enemies to lovers romcom by Ali Hazelwood!

Read if you like:
🌸 Enemies to lovers
🌸 Forced Proximity
🌸 Workplace romance
🌸 STEM, academia
🌸 Kittens
🌸 Brainy romance and humor

What I loved:

I love that Ali Hazelwood chooses to feature women in science in her writing. She places an emphasis on women with intelligence, drive, ambition and female empowerment in the workplace, and I appreciate that representation in her works as an author. I also really adore the comedic tendencies of her characters - writing the love interests with a hint of nerdy/brainy humor and quirkiness. Her characters are very loveable, and I couldn't help but root for Levi and Bee.

What wasn't my favorite:

I will say this novel relied heavily on misunderstandings, and personally miscommunication isn't my favorite trope.

Overall thoughts:

Love On The Brain was a fun combination of cleverness, sweetness and funny moments. With unexpected elements of mystery, this romance surprised me with a plot twist I didn't predict. An overall cute and entertaining read, this workplace romance was another enjoyable edition to the STEM Hazelwood family.

Thank you Berkley Pub and Netgalley for my gifted copy!

Bee is a neuroscientist at NIH. She’s contracted by NASA. Her goal is to create a revolutionary helmet for astronauts at NASA. However, Levi, her arch nemesis from grad school, makes sure things aren’t so easy for her to achieve her goals. She has three months to create the most amazing project NASA and NIH has ever developed or she’s going home. But how can she do that when Levi has all the equipment and the access to her project? And what did she do to cause Levi to hate her so much that he would stand in the way of her work, dreams and passions?

If you enjoy romance, you’ve likely heard about or read The Love Hypothesis, Ali Hazelwood’s debut romcom. But, have you read her lasted STEM-centric masterpiece? Yup, I did use the word “masterpiece” in an attempt to even begin describing the literary genius that is Love on The Brain. This book is my newest obsession.

I HIGHLY recommend Love on Brain!

I thought I loved Adam. Well, Levi embodies everything. He is drool worthy! He’s so perfect that he doesn’t understand how amazing he is. He’s my newest book boyfriend/crush. *Don’t tell my hubby*

Ali’s writing is amazing! It’s so easy to get lost in the story. The main character Bee is emotional and cries a lot. My personality is polar opposite. BUT, I felt so connected with Bee and cared so much for her.

Thank you Ali for including the disability rep and really exploring a “misfiring of neurons” and characters that have seizures/epilepsy. Like Penny, I have neurons that rapid fire some days, always at inconvenient times. And, I have tried the Keto diet . So, I feel her pain. The brain is such a mystery. {also childhood seizures/epileptic episodes is a content warning. Please check all CW’s}.

Thank you to Berkley and Netgalley for gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

🔥🔥🔥 3/5 Steam Rating
📝 1st Person POV, Women in STEM, Sapphic side plot
💖 Enemies-to-Lovers, Workplace Romance

I have to be really honest, I didn’t care for The Love Hypothesis. I went into this book as my last chance for this author, and I ended up enjoying it! I also want to note that this book has more steamy than her previous book, so know that going in.

I adored how quirky & fun Bee was as a character. She was a breath of fresh air. I also enjoyed how steadfast and understanding Levi was, even though he was a bit awkward at times. There were a lot of Marie Curie references within this book, but I actually enjoyed them. I thought the author did a good job of weaving the references into the story in a way that was informative, without being annoying. I know this might not be for everyone, but I enjoyed it.

I also LOVED Rocío and her sub-plot. Talk about an interesting and unexpected character! I would love to see her get her own book one day!

There were a few things that didn’t work for me. First, the use of the ™️ and the “titles” associated with it was excessive and felt a bit childish. I also thought that there were a few cliché romance themes that this story could have done without, like the tiny woman always needing help from the giant man. 🙄 I also wasn’t a fan of how Bee took everything with Levi to the extreme; no one would interpret “change your dress” to “I think you’re ugly and hate everything about you” but Bee seemed to.

Overall, I thought that this was a fun quirky read. If you’re like me and didn’t love this authors debut novel, maybe give this one a try.

Read if you like: enemies to lovers
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This book was so cute! When Bee gets the opportunity to work for NASA, she is ecstatic, but then she learns that the co-lead of the project is Levi, who used to hate her back in grad school! She refuses to let this dampen her spirits, but when she gets to Texas, not everything is as it seems!
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I really loved Bee and Levi. Bee was quirky with her love for Marie Curie, and Levi matched her energy quite well. They were both smart and fun characters and I loved their chemistry. I also appreciated Bee’s discussions of sexism in STEM. I couldn’t stop reading and I didn’t want the story to end!
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CW: sexual content, sexism, misogyny, violence, death of parents, gun violence, toxic relationships, infidelity.

Eu aproveitei cada momento da leitura, uma leitura rápida e fluída em um livro com uma escrita envolvente e cativante que faz o leitor nem perceba o tempo passar. Dito isso, se ainda não leu nada da autora e até mesmo já leu, "Love on the Brain" é uma leitura que indico muito.
Resenha completa no blog.

Thank you to NetGalley, Sphere, and Ms. Hazelwood for the opportunity to read an ARC of this title. An honest review was requested but not required.

I loved The Love Hypothesis and honestly, I *liked* Love on the Brain, just not as much. I think I was looking for more magic, but *different* magic, if you know what I mean, whereas Love on the Brain was more than a little reminiscent of its predecessor. I don’t mind that the male MCs were quite similar. GF has a type; I get it; I do too. I think perhaps I was struck by the fact that Olive was quirky and charming but Bee was, how do I say this, the Galactic Overlord of all Manic Pixie Dream Girls. MPDGs™ are my absolute least favorite trope. It’s a fine line between quirky and TOO quirky and Bee crossed that line years ago. This is a personal preference so, as always, YMMV.

What I liked? Well, I liked the enemies portion of the enemies-->friends-->lovers. I wished it had lasted longer. It’s always satisfying (to me.) when MPDGs™ are absolutely mystified by someone not liking them (gasp!). I lOOOOOOOOOOOved Bee’s snarky, goth research assistant Rocio and Bee’s world-traveling twin sister Reike. I liked Levi fine (he was unobjectionable). I loved the science parts and the interwoven politics – how absolutely shocking that two feuding government agencies would rather scuttle a multi-million dollar project than share credit (spoiler: that was sarcasm) – and I loved that it involved NASA (a childhood dream employer of mine). I kind of half-expected Howard Wolowicz to jump out from the lab, lol.

I wished Bee and Levi had gotten to date more; I wish Bee had gotten out of her head more; I wish Bee hadn’t been so gosh-darned precious all the time. If she had stood up for herself earlier instead of navel-gazing about Marie Curie for a week straight, she would never have been so far behind. I mean: who goes to a new job and just SITS on their butt, for five days straight, just waiting? Is that allowed in the scientific community? I can’t even conceive of twiddling my thumbs for an entire day let alone a week.

Anyways. I ENJOYED the book, I did, it was good. It just couldn’t outshine <i>The Love Hypothesis</i>, which did everything first, and better. (And if I’m being completely honest, I could never love a book featuring the Galactic Overlord of all MPDGs™ the best.)

Another absolutely delightful romance from Ali Hazelwood in the books! This was a blast from start to finish and I am so happy to report that this has now easily cemented her as an all-time favorite author for me. I love how clear she makes it on every page that her heroes would do literally anything/everything for their heroines and I am ALL ABOUT IT. I mean, the sexual tension between Bee and Levi?????? I die!!!! I will say, one thing about this book that didn't really work for me (and what took this from a 5 star down to a 4) was that completely out of the blue, cheesy action movie ending. That was just asking for a liiiiitle (okay, A LOT) too much suspension of disbelief for my taste, lol. But other than that this was so!!! much fun and I cannot wait to read whatever Ali Hazelwood has next up her sleeves!!

CW: death of a loved one, cheating

🚀 LOVE ON THE BRAIN by Ali Hazelwood 🚀

★★★★★

🍺 Drink Pairing: The perfect pairing for this book was a local lager (because everytime they mentioned it in the story I literally had a craving for it) but also this strawberry jalapeño kombucha! I chose the second drink because it just gave me Bee vibes… a little sweet, a little spicy and of course something that is just a little different!

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the eARC of this book! 

🌟 Review: As previously stated (many times)… I will read literally anything that Ali Hazelwood writes. Consider me a fan for life, because I don’t mind reading variations of TLH over and over. I was BEYOND excited to receive the ARC of this incredibly adorable book a few months ago and my birthday gift to myself was literally to read this one early (and it was the first book I ever read on my Kindle!), so I have been holding on to this review for a HOT minute!!

I would like to preface my overall review with the fact that I am not a woman in STEM, nor will I ever be (I do not have the brain for it), but I LOVE women in STEM and I love seeing the rep in all of Ali’s books. I don’t know just how accurate the stories are with the subject matter, but I literally always feel like I’m reading the best romance while also lowkey learning things lol. 😂

Obviously I binged this book in one sitting and literally am dying for my own personal Levi, but Bee? She is the STAR of this show. Literally a neuroscientist working on a project for NASA while also getting to fall in love and rewrite her story? Incredible. The best part of this story to me was that it had elements from my favorite romcom of all time… “You’ve Got Mail”… I will not elaborate on this because I don’t want to give anything away!

(Ali, if you are reading this… PLEASE give us a spin off for Rocio as well, thank you!!!)

I know this is such a ramble-y review but I just get too excited when talking about it, so if you love workplace romances and enemies to lovers then please do yourself a favor and go.buy.this.book.now.

10 Star Review

Love On The Brain is Ali Hazelwood’s latest STEMinist romance novel following her wildly successful debut, The Love Hypothesis!

I’ve never laughed as much as I did while reading Love On The Brain! This scientific You’ve Got Mail-type rom-com delivers an engaging and spellbinding storyline with lots of laughs, crazy awkward nerdy chemistry, nemeses to rival Darth Vader, hilarious cat puns and a noteworthy education of Madame Marie Curie!

How on earth can I put into words how freakin' AMAZING this book is? I have toiled, fretted, chewed my nails and may have pulled several hairs out of my head trying to find the correct adjectives, expressions, and soliloquies so I’ll just say this: I absolutely LOVED it!

Bee is a brilliantly and lovingly crafted character that is strong, confident, smart, and completely irreverent! I absolutely want to be her! But Bee’s also passionate, kind and a bit vulnerable. She’s got some baggage that she has no intention of unpacking, preferably using it to keep herself and her heart safe. Maybe too safe. Bee is easily relatable and absolutely 100% adorable!

Levi is an aggravating, broody, grumpy dreamboat of a nerdy scientist who likes to run marathons, steal donuts and smile at everyone… but Bee. I loved him so much! Levi is smart, passionate, loyal and did I mention dreamboat? I love watching him squirm while Bee gets under his skin.

Can we talk about the steam factor? The chemistry between Bee and Levi is hot, hot, HOT! All that hatred and animosity the two share transmutes into an explosive, fiery and all-consuming passion. I’m surprised my book didn’t explode into flames!

I absolutely loved the story! I cannot say this enough! I will say though that while this book has a lot of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) references and lots of scientific-type stuff, it’s a story that can easily be followed and understood. Ms. Hazelwood does an excellent job of illustrating the story and keeping the reader engaged. She not only entertains, she educates!

Ali Hazelwood does an amazing job of representing, identifying and addressing the gender inequality in STEM job fields and educational institutions and it’s reflected in her novels. Ms. Hazelwood gives a voice to the voiceless and underrepresented.

I highly recommend any and every book by Ali Hazelwood! She’s an evil genius with a delightfully wicked sense of humor and a true gift for storytelling.

Love on the Brain follows my new favorite neuroscientist, Dr. Bee Königswasser, who’s career is finally looking up when she’s selected to lead a neuroengineering project at NASA - a literal dream come true for a struggling post-doc who’s boss thinks women are incapable of being scientists. Things were looking up, that is, until Bee finds out that she’ll be CO-leading the project with her graduate school nemesis, Dr. Levi Ward. What’s a girl/Marie Curie to do in this scenario??

As a fellow scientist and romance lover, I literally could not read this book fast enough! I loved the nerdy banter, I loved the Marie Curie trivia sprinkled throughout (🥼 did you know that Marie got married in her lab gown?), and I loved learning about the super cool neuroengineering project, BLINK, that Bee and Levi were co-leading (🧠 neurostimulated! 👩🏽‍🚀 astronaut! 🪐 helmets!). Bee also runs an anonymous Twitter account, @WhatWouldMarieDo, that is used by women in STEM to share their stories, commiserate, and exchange advice. I am OBSESSED with this storyline and only wish that something like that would have existed while I was in graduate school. Ali even added in a You’ve Got Mail storyline using the Twitter account that I loved so much. The romance was 😍🧠🥵 Levi Ward is the ultimate mix of Adam from The Love Hypothesis and Joshua from The Hating Game or Jay from The Singles Table.

I’ve seen reviews mention that Love on the Brain has a lot of similarities to The Love Hypothesis and that the scientific jargon is a lot, and it does and it is. However, women in STEM are so rarely represented in media accurately that I will always shout my praises for Ali’s books. She captures all the emotions, hardships, and sexism that comes with being a woman in a male dominated field with honesty and the perfect amount of humor.

The love hypothesis, just like every other person in the world, was one of my favourite books of last year.

Levi and Bee have my heart. They went to grad school together, but there wasn't any love interest in each other. A proximity moment will bring them together to fight and fall in love at the same time.

I loved everything in this story. From the stem heroine to the actual brain activity and all the research talk, to the humour and smart comebacks. Then comes love. That love between them that really makes my heart full.

Another hit, another novel that will steal the hearts of all romantic readers.
🆓📖 Very grateful to the publisher for my review copy

Love on the Brain protagonists Bee and Levi met in grad school and didn't get along great. Eight years later, her NIH job sends her off to NASA for an astronaut helmet joint venture spearheaded by Levi's engineering lab. Dr. Bee and Dr. Levi have to work together to push this project through and there's tons of obstacles to their success, in the lab and out.

This story is funny and sexy. Ali definitely draws me in with her humor and writing. I started this and couldn't put it down. It's definitely a STEMinist read with interesting twists, turns and secrets.

While this isn't connected to The Love Hypothesis, I thought this one read a bit like Ali's debut novel. I personally don't mind this - give me all the giggles, swoons and women fighting for their place in STEM and the men fighting for those women. This one leaned a little more into politics/patriarchy/feminism and brought up similar feelings to a recent read, Lessons in Chemistry. There are also wonderful cats and some memorable side characters - looking at you, twin sister. Levi was DELIGHTFUL. What a cinnamon roll. I love all the neuroscience in this one, but you certainly don't have to understand neurology to know what's going on and enjoy this read.

4 'You can't go too far' Stars!
ARC provided by the the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Ali Hazelwood comes back with a bang with her second full length novel and you’ll fall even more in love with the STEM world! The Love Hypothesis was my favorite debut last year and I have to say that Love on the Brain is the most delightful continuation after it. Get ready for this enemies-to-lovers, slow burn romance because you’ll adore it as much as TLH.

So, Love on the Brain is a standalone book (in the same brainy world as TLH) and it tells the story between Bee Königswasser and her nemesis Levi Ward. These two have to work on a new project for NASA and their past is not helping the cause. Do they really hate each other though? Or can they finally see now, after both being single, that there is a very strong connection between them? What will win this time, fear or love?

Trust falls. With Levi Wardass. God, when did this become my life? Dr. Curie, please watch out for me.

If you enjoyed The Love Hypothesis, I am pretty sure you’ll love Love on the Brain. They are both in the same world but they are also very different from each other. And yes, they do have similar aspects as well but that what gives them Ali’s special touch. This novel is smart, quirky, full of tension, chemistry and emotions. The connection between Bee and Levi is too strong to ignore, they are so freaking adorable together and when that sparks? Holy moly. Let me tell ya, LOTB is still a slow burn but the steam level is higher than in TLH and I am here for it! As I said, such a wonderful addition to Hazelwood’s work.

“Bee. You want to belong. You want someone who won’t let go. I’m it. I didn’t let go of you for years, and I didn’t even have you. But you need to let me.”

Therefore, I am rating Love on the Brain with 4 STARS because I seriously loved this new nerdy couple, their smart and slow burn romance and their beautiful (and steamy) connection. I am sure Ali’s fans will be happy with this new book and they will fall in love with Bee and Levi (and their two adorable kitties!) as much as they did with Adam and Olive. Don’t miss reading this one if you loved Ali’s debut novel last year!

I instantly fell in love with this book. If you read my review of Ali Hazelwood’s fist book, you know that I had a few critiques that made it fall a little short for me. For this book, I only have ONE criticism and I’ll get to that later.

Starting with the characters, Bee is who I feel like I am inside my head all the time. I love her personality, her feminist energy, and how she chooses to express herself in her outward appearance.

Levi is handsome, tall, built, masculine, a gentleman, authoritative, has green eyes, should I go on? He is everything I would love in a fictional boyfriend.

I genuinely love Ali Hazelwood’s way of including topics such as gender inequality and gender pay gaps. As a female in STEM, Bee has experienced her fair share of gender inequality and her attitude on the subject is enjoyable and relatable.

Onto the story itself, I will get my one criticism out of the way. The main misunderstanding and conflict were too predictable for me or maybe I’m just getting good at guessing plot lines? Either way, I would have loved at least one surprise or curveball with the story.

Aside from that, I love the story. It was a cute romantic story with some decent spice thrown in. Overall, it was a REALLY GREAT read. Almost a drop everything read (because that’s exactly what I did lol) but not quite because of the predictably.

Love on the Brain | @alihazelwood

Bee is a character who, despite having had a difficult childhood, with the early lost of her parents and moving on from one country to another through different relatives who took care of her and her twin sister, still suffered a heartbreak that contributed to impact her way of relating to other people.

She is determined, funny, and knows that she has fought hard to get where she is professionally. Despite sometimes feeling that she has to accept certain scientists feeling superior, she always proves that she has more capacity than anyone on her field. Besides being inspired by scientist Marie Curie, Bee owns the anonymous account "WhatWouldMarieDo", where she helps women deal with sexism at work (did I mention I love her?).

But while she is outgoing, Levi is taciturn and withdrawn. It takes Bee a while to figure out what he really thinks of her, except that we already have an idea of his feelings. The two of them come together to continue this project that is important to both, in different ways, but what seals this harmony is their growing companionship. I loved following this slow burn relationship, and their scenes together were heart-melting.

I always love that in Ali's novels we see this academic field and the role of women in it, even if it is still disappointing how we are treated. Now it's Bee's turn to be the protagonist who will show that we can occupy any place we want, including being a leader in a project at NASA!