This book wanted to make me pull my hair out of frustration… in a good way! This is exactly like the old school Rom com movies I adore but then a book version!

It did get a bit repetitive that bree kept on thinking and saying levi hates her, but the ending made up of that. What a twist!

Hating on popular things is cool but I have never claimed to be cool. I thoroughly enjoyed Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood. The follow up to The Love Hypothesis is set at NASA in Houston, the headquarters of hot nerds, obviously. Yes it's kind of cheesy but that is the point! It's fun and frothy and I just want two hot people to kiss, so sue me. A heads up that if the miscommunication trope gives you anxiety this will probably stress you out because it's like 75% of the book, but the happily ever after is worth it for me.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC!

Missing the heart that The Love Hypothesis had. The plot didn’t feel as natural and characterization was super similar. I didn’t hate it by any means. I loved all the Marie Curie bits and Levi/Bee had some funny and cute moments. It just wasn’t as memorable as The Love Hypothesis.

Thanks for the EARC PRH International!

5 STARS!!!
Wow, okay. I read The Love Hypothesis earlier this year, and while i enjoyed it, i wasn't as obsessed with it as everyone else seemed to be. So i had no real expectations when it came to this one, but i was still excited to get to it, and wow did it blow my mind. This book is absolutely INCREDIBLE.

Bee, the main character, is full of life, incredibly relatable and HILARIOUS. Even if she was just stating random Marie Curie facts, i was hanging onto her every word. She feels so real to me, and i already miss her so much. She is badass, smart, funny and simply amazing.

Levi? OOF. DREAM MAN!!! i'm sorry but adam carlsen could NEVEEER, it's levi for me. always. he is so sweet and patient and OMG HE HAS BEEN IN LOVE WITH HER FOR SIX. YEARS. i'm obsessed. the way hE TALKS ABOUT HER. HELP.

the entire plot was simply so well done, the cHARACTERS WERE IMMACULATE!!! LIKE, THE SAPPHIC SIDE CHARACTERS ENEMIES TO LOVERS? HER HILARIOUS AND WILD TWIN SISTER? THE CATS?!!! JUST. YES.

This book was everything i didn't know i needed, and now i will go preorder a copy of this book even tho i own the earc bc i'm simply obsessed. GO PREORDER THIS YOU WONT REGRET IT

This book gave me so many emotions and I read the whole thing in about 4 hours! I absolutely adored how the story unfolded and how we gradually get to learn more and more about the characters; Bee and Levi work so well together and their relationship stages were extremely well written. I love Félicette the “imaginary” cat, and how the conflict in the story is dealt with, as well as all of the hilarious moments of dialogue that are sprinkled throughout like cat treats. And I was so delighted to have predicted the events between Rocío and Kaylee when they had their first interaction — I would have been very disappointed if what happened didn’t occur. Ali Hazelwood has yet again delivered a wonderful STEM romance and I am most certainly going to be rereading it again soon!

Quando Bee recebe a notícia que foi a escolhida para trabalhar no novo projeto da NASA, também descobre irá co-liderar o projeto com Levi Ward, seu arquinemesis da época da faculdade. Mas quando situações estranhas acontecem e uma possível sabotagem do projeto está em jogo, Bee e Levi vão ter que deixar suas animosidades de lado e trabalhar juntos.

Primeiro de tudo, vamos deixar claro que tirando o detalhe que o casal é cientista e a história se passa em ambiente científico, qualquer outra coisa é completamente diferente dos trabalhos anteriores da autora.

Por ter perdido os pais quando criança, ter passado pela tutela de vários parentes e sua irmã gêmea ama viajar pelo mundo, Bee apenas deseja encontrar um lugar onde possa pertencer e isso ela encontrou tanto na sua área de trabalho quando no seu alterego virtual no twitter. Além disso, ela é divertida, inteligente, alto astral e bastante pro-ativa; quando ela deseja, vai atrás e está disposta a defender suas ideias no projeto.

De início, Levi é um pouco fechado e um tanto arisco, principalmente com Bee (o que vamos descobrir depois a fonte disso tudo), mas em nenhum momento ele a subestima como cientista. Com a convivência, Bee vai descobrindo um cara gentil, com um senso de humor bastante parecido com o seu, além de um ótimo gosto musical e um grande coração.

Acompanhar o relacionamento de Bee e Levi foi bem divertido. Por mais que Bee queira se fazer de doida em certos momentos, ela sabe que seu "arquiinimigo" é sempre honesto e sincero com ela. Já o cientista é do tipo que sua linguagem do amor é na forma de atitudes, mas sabe que com Bee palavras são bastante necessárias.

Temos também a questão do projeto que Bee e Levi estão trabalhando e uma possível tentativa de sabotagem. Esse detalhe deu um toque a mais na história, ainda mais por ser a causa que Bee e Levi acabam se aproximando. Outra coisa bacana é que sabemos um pouco mais da vida da Marie Curie, já que Bee a tem como inspiração e durante a história temos paralelos de situações entre as duas cientistas.

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

If my future husband doesn’t describe me as “luminous” then... I’ll probably still marry him but definitely won’t be as happy about it.

Wow! This book was packed full with fun science facts, romance, tension, anonymous texts, and snack references. I haven’t flown through a book so fast in a long time!

I now know much more about Marie Curie than I ever thought I would, but we love a romance book that also has fun teaching moments! And all the science facts are presented in such a funny and relatable way that it never ever feels too science heavy.

Bee’s humor and mine are one in the same. I loved her so much! She’s smart, independent, quirky, fashion forward, and really really against ever forming another deep love connection with a human or a kitten (since all that does is bring disappointment in the end).

Enter Levi. The guy who's only goal is to fulfill his friend's scientific discovery dreams and make his girl realize that she loves him too. Levi is the epitome of a SIMP and I’m here for it. A genius engineer with dimples who cares for the environment, makes The Office references, knows how to pack snacks, and FALLS FREAKIN FIRST.

These two are grad school nemeses to coworkers to lovers. And although the book isn’t dual perspective, we do get anonymous texts! I lovedddd getting to see Levi’s honest thoughts about Bee.🥹

Honestly, this also has to be said: Ali Hazelwood is the
👑queen👑 of writing a man who knows the importance of snacks. I love her dearly for it.

Fans of The Love Hypothesis will adore this book too!

Read if you like:
+ academic enemies to lovers
+ grumpy x sunshine
+ anonymous texts that reveal a guy’s feelings
+ guy falls first!!!
+ a man with good snackage

There is a reason this book has hundreds of four and five star reviews. Hazelwood is able to provide enough context and information to learn something but also gives me the romance I crave!

sorry but ali hazelwood is just amazing. if it ain't broke don't fix it. she has mastered the rom com, grumpy sunshine, forced proximity trope. she is stunning in her field and i was amazed by this book. for the last 50 pages i was actually screaming "NO" LIKE THE GUN C'MON!!
im so lucky to have read this book early and will continue to rave about it to everyone. if you even liked the love hypothesis you will love this!

My Birkin:
Olive & Adam.
Mara & Liam.
Sadie & Erik.
Hannah & Ian.

Another Birkin:
Bee & Levi.

Congruent characters with congruent stories. As I’m starting this review with a social media reference AND a reference to mathematical symbols, it will come as no surprise when I say - I ate this up. Ali Hazelwood has perfected the formula for academic romance. I will read anything she writes, in any variation of these plots, and continue to ask for more. Christmas came early when I got my hands on this ARC. 💕

Ali somehow took the charm and wit of The Love Hypothesis and multiplied it for Love on the Brain.

Rivals to lovers? ✔️
Secret cinnamon roll? ✔️
Feminist Humor? ✔️
Cat lovers? ✔️
Laugh Out Loud? ✔️

Were the Marie Curie references maybe a bit much? Yes.
Do I have a new appreciation for her though? Also, yes.

I thought TLH had amazing side characters (Malcom and Holden - definitely not Anh). But can we just discuss Rocio? Hands down Ali’s best supporting actress. She’s over the top, but in the best way. I’m going to need her to star in her own Novella. Stat.

I honestly adored each pun, witty reference, and snappy retort. The humor alone made this book a 5/5 for me. But as Ali does, she gave us a heroine who rocks, took us deep into the STEM centered story where we could all pretend to be NASA scientists, and then made us fall head-over-heels for the brooding, quiet guy. She knows exactly how to capture our hearts and deliver a story that will have us hanging on her every word.

I received an Advanced Copy of this book courtesy of Berkeley Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for my honest thoughts and opinions.
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This was just The Love Hypothesis again but in a different, larger, wackier font. I'd say you should start a drinking game for every time Levi is just so unbelievably huge/hulking/masculine while Bee is so incredibly tiny/dainty/small but then you'd be passed out before you even really get into the thick of the story. The discussions of women in STEM were interesting at times and certainly an important topic but all the other plot points were waaaay over the top.

This book was amazing. Exactly what I expected from Ali Hazelwood after reading her amazing "The Love Hypothesis" last year. I'm so glad that I got the chance to read this one in advance, it did not disappoint. A very beautiful and heartwarming love story and the portrayal of women in STEM is AMAZING!

AMAZING. Definitely one of my top 5 reads so far this year. I was given the opportunity to receive and ARC of this and almost cried when i found out. One of my most anticipated reads, Ali Hazelwood has such a unique way of writing that keeps you entertained no matter what the characters are doing. This is a 5 star read.

The STEMinist novels are all part of women in STEM universe, where they show the issues females must surpass in the world of science for their gender. This book follows the story of Bee and Levi, her nemesis, through out a research project.

The chemistry and appeal between these characters is astronomical. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a rom-com or women inspiring novel.

PLEASE READ THIS BOOK!

I was not a big fan of The Love Hypothesis for various reasons, but I gave this one a shot and I'm happy to say that I significantly enjoyed it more. Maybe the novella format is the key to this author for me. Anyway, I thought the chemistry was pretty good, even though Levi and Bee should 100% been able to figure out (or at least consider) that they were each other's pen pal. The STEM environment was educational and enjoyable, although the Marie Curie stuff got excessive. Overall, a good little romance novella.

Love on the Brain is Ali Hazelwood’s newest novel and it was one of my most anticipated reads this summer. I was so excited to read it and I’m happy to say I enjoyed it.

Bee is a woman in STEM who is passionate about other women in STEM. She’s going to work on an exciting new project with NASA and is thrilled. Until she realized she is co-leading the project with her college nemesis, Levi Ward. Levi never seemed to like Bee and she doesn’t know why, but she’s not going to let it dull her spark. She’s too thrilled to do this!

Levi is the best thing about this book. The absolute best. I couldn’t have loved him more. True MVP, top tier book boy status. Who doesn’t love a grumpy hero who has had it bad for the heroine for so long. The LONGING in this book. It was my favorite thing. I also loved how Levi stood up for Bee and the other communication they had (though was completely unsurprising to me) was fantastic and sweet.

‘The Love Hypothesis’ was one of my favorite books last year, and while I liked this one in a lot of ways, it didn’t give me those love feels like that one did. Though it had one of the most amazing heroes, it was a bit predictable and felt disjointed to me at times. It could be that I don’t 100% understand all the science talk, but usually I’m fine with that. This was not a bad book at all, a 4 star rating is still great, I think I just expected it to be a new favorite and it wasn’t.

If you’re looking for a grumpy hero that deep down is a softy, a book with pining (sigh) and if you enjoy good banter and a You’ve Got Mail plot, pick this one up! I think so many will love this book and it had a lot of fun times!

This was not enough of a romance read for me. Like the first book I really felt that this story was more about the heroine's journey to finding love than it was about the romantic relationship between the two characters. I feel like this can easily be labeled at Woman's Fiction with romantic Elements. If we take away my expectation of the romance this is a good book. I do think that the pacing of the story at times was kind of slow. I did easily find myself disengaged with the story.

The dialogue of this story felt forced. I did not feel like the connection was there for these characters. I did love all the science in this book. It was there and I was all for it. The book was smart and engaging on the science side. I love that the author focuses on women in stem. There was a lot more STEM in this book than the previous one and I will say if you are not into it it might make the book a bit boring.

I do think the characters in this book are good solid well thought out characters.

Overall this was an ok read. I think had this been presented to me as Woman's Fiction with romantic elements my feelings might have been different. But this is being marketed as a romance and the romance feels like an after thought.

I am officially ruined for all other books, ever.

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I really loved Ali Hazelwood's debut, The Love Hypothesi, which is clearly a Reylo contemporary AU fanfic, let's be real. Love on the Brain ALSO reads like... well, a contemporary AU Reylo fanfic, haha. There were a LOT of beats that were familiar from reading The Love Hypothesis - but you know what? This Reylo stan really didn't care! There's enough new here that I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of Love on the Brain. And for folks who finished The Love Hypothesis and were despondent to leave the world of Olive and Adam, here is Olive and Adam 2.0 - Bee and Levi!!

This book also gave me really strong The Hating Game vibes, in that it's entirely from Bee's POV and she's like "UGH, Levi is so annoying, he hates me so much," but we the reader can CLEARLY read Levi's actions in a totally different way (much like Josh...)

Look. Did I see most of the plot "twists" and beats coming from a mile away? Yes. Did I love this book anyway? Also yes. I LOVE the chemistry between Bee and Levi, as well as the friendships between Bee and her assistant whose name I am totally blanking on. Also I would like a novella for Bee's sister, please! And I have BIG TIME SWOON for an Adam Driver-type character who is all big and broody and kind of socially awkward but it comes off as assholeishness...

Loved the characters, loved the vibe, loved everything I've read by Ali Hazelwood thus far and am excited to read more by her! Definitely read this one if you loved Ali's debut, The Love Hypothesis and/or Sally Thorne's The Hating Game.

This was such a cute romance read. I love how Ali Hazelwood's books focus on women in STEM. They are all insanely smart and so amazing. I loved reading Bee's & Levi story and how they worked at NASA.

I wanted to like this book, I really really did. I enjoyed The Love Hypothesis very much; it's one of the few books I've read recently where I didn't read anything else at the same time. Part of me thinks that I might've liked this more if I hadn't read The Love Hypothesis, but honestly, I still think I'd have issues. It's more like 1.5 than a 2, but I'm rounding up.

For positives, I liked the science. I liked the cats. Some of the banter was really good. I thought Bee's reasons for wanting stability yet also being scared of relationships was decent.

Maybe I should've put this at a 1 since there's a lot more I disliked about the book...

First off, how is it possible to have THAT much miscommunication? Bee is really hung up on the idea that Levi hates her, even after he tells her multiple times that he doesn't. Bee. Please listen to him, spare us your constant refusal of what is obviously the truth. Miscommunication can be fun, but it was painfully too much here, dialed up beyond 50 on the Machine in the Pit of Despair here. It simply frustrating.

Bee and Levi are Olive and Adam. They are basically the same characters, which I think other reviewers have mentioned. Except, in a weird twist, Bee and Levi are ALSO the same characters as each other. Yeah, Bee is all quirky and everything and Levi is standoffish and grumpy, but they like The Same Things. Cats, being vegan, same music, same movies, same everything. They will never have any real arguments in their relationship because there's NOTHING to argue about. They even both (BIG SPOILER but not really) run snappy science commentary Twitter accounts, and they talk to each other on there about each other without knowing the identity of the other person. Also, Bee seem to basically hate men. She rarely has anything good to say about them. Bee is also Marie Curie's #1 Fan Girl For Ever and you will know about it; I fully believe that if given a time machine, Bee would stalk Marie Curie.

And the cherry on top for me was when the Imaginary Cat jumped on someone's head to defend Bee. Because we all know that cats who are so skittish that people think they don't exist are the type to leap into action when their owner needs defending.

I'm sorry, I'm just really frustrated because I wanted this book to be good. I was looking forward to reading it. I promise I'll go write a positive review for The Love Hypothesis because I really enjoyed that one. But this? I wanted more, and I'm just disappointed.

Ali Hazelwood is the queen of smart, strong female-led romance. I really enjoyed her first book, The Love Hypothesis. However, I think Love on the Brain, her sophomore novel, was even better! It features some enemies-to-lovers romance, a heavy dose of angst and romantic tension with a forced proximity situation between two co-lead scientists working on the same major NASA/NIH project. Bee has always thought that Levi Ward hated her for everything - how she looks, what she wears, even for breathing! However, her mind will be blown when she is thrust into Levi's every day orbit again, after being assigned co-lead on a major NASA / NIH collaborative project. Hazelwood doesn't shy away from presenting facts and hot topic issues in her books, and I'm here for it. Her writing is engaging, well-researched, and oh so enjoyable. Love on the Brain spotlights the women in STEM movement and shines light on the importance of equal treatment of women in scientific fields. I loved these characters and the story line so so much. All the stars for this romance!