Okay first thank you to Berkley Publishing for sending me an ARC of literally my most anticipated book for this entire year. I LOVED the Love Hypothesis so much (literally the first adult romance book I've actually thoroughly enjoyed) but when I tell you I LOVED Love on the Brain even more. There is something so charismatic and loveable about Bee, she is someone I think I could just sit down with and talk about nothing with for so long. I related to her in so many different ways and I love her as a protagonist. She is fierce, funny, and such a nerd she is what makes this book so good. I'm very glad Ali Hazelwood touched on the blatant misogony many women who work in STEM feel, it was frustrating to read about but so necessary to have. I also love Levi....like the way I HATED him in the first few chapters but you grow to love him so much. I think Ali writes the 'brooding but in love' male protagonist so well, because we see how much Levi has loved Bee for so long. There is just something about how he is willing to do anything to make her happy which I find so endearing - he understands her past and loves her even more for it. I also love the secret twitter account lovers reveal too, cause ofc they've been messaging each other for years without either of them knowing. UGH. This book was so good its every ounce of romance and science that Ali Hazelwood is known for and I DID have some reservations about the book and the plot, but honestly overall this is a 5 star read for me <3

I loved this book, as I love all of Ali Hazelwood's writings. This book was an engaging romance with a bit of mystery woven into the story, The science felt strong enough that it wasn't a distraction and the characters were well developed, leaving the reader rooting for them. Extremely satisfying ending.

Thank you to Berkeley and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

This is exactly what I needed to read. I have been underwhelmed by some books this month and reading this was such a great experience. I read The Love Hypothesis in February and loved it and this was just as delightful. Ali’s writing is so fun and easy to read, especially if you don’t know a lot of science terms she is talking about.

The characters and romance were so engaging and delightful to read about and i just wanted to spend more time with them. I sincerely hope to see these characters again along with Olive and Adam. This was such a great read and I cannot wait to see what Ali does next!

WOW. When you read a debut like THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS, which makes it in your top 2 books of the year, you definitely don't expect another book so quickly and that is just as good as the debut. I will forever read anything Ali Hazelwood writes. I am in AWE. Just like with her debut, I read LOVE ON THE BRAIN in one sitting... accidentally staying up until 3:30 a.m. to do so. It was just that good.

What I loved about it:
- Enemies to lovers is my favorite and this one was done so well
- My favorite movie is You've Got Mail, and OMG this book has allllll those vibes
- The nerdy and witty banter is superb
- So many important topics covered about women in STEM! From being the only woman in the room to "professionalism" to stereotyping... It was amazing.
- I learned a lot about Marie Curie!! She's a bad ass.
- LGBTQ Rep!
- The quirky side characters were so fun
- The humor! I definitely had to stifle my laughter as I read in bed at 3 a.m.
- A twist?!? Loved it.

So basically... I will be encouraging everyone to read this book. Also, def more steam in this one than Love Hypothesis!!

(REVIEW TO BE POSTED ON INSTAGRAM SOON)

Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the arc in exchange for an honest review!

I may or may not have read this book in one sitting (ok I definitely did).

There's something so addicting about Ali Hazelwood's writing. I love reading about smart, funny, nerdy women who are unabashedly themselves finding their happy ever afters.

Bee gets hired to co-lead a new project at NASA with none other than her old nemesis from grad-school, Levi. But in true rom-com fashion, we quickly learn that he never thought of her as a nemesis at all. Add in a sprinkle of the secret identity trope (hello anonymous twitter accounts!) and we have ourselves a perfect rom-com.

I personally loved this book more than The Love Hypothesis, so if you loved that one, you're sure to enjoy this one too!

This book was an absolute delight! Ali Hazelwood has established herself as a must-read author for me. Love on the Brain somehow managed to top The Love Hypothesis, which I was not expecting. There was so much going on here: enemies to lovers, a nod to "You've Got Mail," an element of mystery, but the author somehow managed to blend it all together perfectly.
I just love the heroines that Ali Hazelwood writes. I never thought I would enjoy reading about scientists, but I find it refreshing to read about women who are impressively smart. I loved that Bee was quirky, in her personality and fashion choices, and I loved how Levi appreciated every bit of who she was. Actually, I just loved Levi (he was a perfect book boyfriend).

I am still dealing with a book hangover after finishing Love on the Brain. I can only hope the next Ali Hazelwood novel releases soon, so I can get another fix!

Ali Hazelwood has done it again. I was craving a lighthearted and sweet romance that would hook my little engineer's heart and this book did exactly that. Love on the Brain made me smile, it gave me a little break from my own life, what more could you want?

The characters are lovable, and Levi's adoration of Bee was beyond cute. Bee herself was the perfectly weird, socially awkward main character every nerdy woman in STEM could see herself in.

Do yourself a favor and pick up this book!

I start my review by giving
a big applause for the brilliant person who created this amazing cover! And second one comes for brilliant brain cells of the author!

This is absolutely sweetest, quirkiest, smartest, geekiest, sexiest and STEMinest romance I’ve ever read!

Marie Curie fan girl, devoted Jedi, purple haired, ultra smart Bee Königswasser and her nemeses, brooding, know-it-all, reserved Levi Ward who has greenest hypnotizing eyes and their fiery, explosive chemistry hook me up! I loved them so much!

Enemies to lovers and friends to lovers themes meet “You’ve got mail” blended in second chances with so much brainy, nerdy references made me giggle at least hundred times!

Heartbroken Bee, who was raised by different relatives, bounced from one extended family member to another, lived in a dozen countries! It’s so normal for her to want a secure, stable life that she can put down roots. She’s opposite of her sister Reike who travels around the world, experiencing different lifestyles.

And Bee thought she’s finally found the love of her life: Tim might be the ONE she can live happily ever after with but she finds out he’s having an affair with her best friend.

But now she got a dreamy job offer: she will work at freaking NASA to lead neuroengineering project : she’s going to work on astronaut helmets! Yes! But when she realizes she’s going to work with grad school arch-nemesis Levi Ward: tall, dark haired, piercing green eyes, a brainy Adonis, she curses her luck!

And as soon as she arrives at her work space: she finds out she doesn’t have one: because there’s shipment problem about her equipments and clock is ticking, her superiors force her to show them some scientific results about her project, the very same project she cannot start. And Levi still gives her cold shoulder, never returning to her emails, criticizing her fashion style!

She has to confront that man who turns her life into hell by telling him how he makes her feel for years!

But what if Levi is not the villain of this story and only thing he wants to do this accomplish their mission by working as equal colleagues. What if Levi’s awkward manners around her doesn’t mean he despises her!

Well: I loved the big espionage/ action packed mystery part of the story. Both Levi and Bee were so lovable characters. They keep savoring their happy ending by miscommunication but I loved how their characters evolved!

There are some similarities with Adam and Olive’s story ( Love Hypothesis) : how both couple misunderstands each other, how the hero saves the day and hotel room romance parts! But I liked this formula a lot and this book really burned my brain cells with the smartest references: it’s truly so much fun to live inside Bee’s brain and read her whirlwind thoughts, admire her extra nerdy perspective, her vivid, sarcastic tone!

So I’m rounding up 4.5 stars to nerdy, spacey, cat lover, funny, quirky, adorable main characters stars!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for sharing this amazing, one of the most anticipated books’ arc copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts.

Looking forward to read upcoming geeky romance stories of Ali Hazelwood.

3.5 stars
This book was very cute. I'm not very smart or at least not a science-y person so I can't really speak to that side of things but I did like the unconventional setting. Not a lot of romance novels also have that much scientific info/jargon included. Anyways this book started off as standard enemies-to-lovers fair but quickly takes a turn after the first Twitter convo between the anonymous science nerds. I won't spoil it but hint hint I love pining.

The book follows neuroscientist Bee who gets a job doing science stuff for NASA. Bee is of course pumped because she has some tragedy in her backstory and this is a chance for a new start. Unfortunately, the co-lead on the project is her arch-enemy Levi who has seemingly hated her since their grad school days. Obviously, the two are forced to work together and begin to become sorta friends. The book is told in first-person POV from Bee's perspective so there is less info on how Levi is feeling besides Bee's interpretation of his facial muscles. There is of course a steamy sex scene and some miscommunication but our science nerds do achieve a happy ending.

The reason I didn't rate this book higher is because of a pet peeve of mine that also happened in the first book. So something major would happen plot and romance wise and the chapter would end. However, the next chapter would seemingly ignore the major plot/romance point and almost act as if it had never happened until the end of the next chapter. I'm all for keeping readers in suspense but it was a little weird and took me out of the story a little bit. Again this might just be my issue but I wanted to include it. Overall this was a very cute and fun romance.

I was provided a free copy of this book through NetGalley.

I loved this one so much! I enjoyed Ali Hazelwood’s ‘The Love Hypothesis’ so much, but this one topped the list for me.
Being a psychology student, I really appreciated all of the neuroscience tied into the chapter headings and the majority of the plot.
I loved the romance and Levi was so realistic as he struggled with his social skills, and I thought that was really well done.
At the end of the novel though I felt like some things were rushed.
For example, the plot with her coworker threatening to kill her. I felt like that was glossed over very quickly.

This is a book I have already told all my coworkers about and I’ll be buying a physical copy for myself once it is released!

Thanks you again for the Advanced Reading Copy

I love Ali Hazelwood’s books so when I got the e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review I jumped at the chance.
The book didn’t disappoint. The characters were quirky and smart, and they start off repelled by each other but like magnets they finally attracted. Once they were together, their chemistry kept up and I really liked how the characters were written. I read this quickly and can’t wait to read more by this author.

So. Much. Squeeeeee.

This first was when I got the notification from NetGalley that I’d been approved for an eARC (thank you, NetGalley and Penguin Random House for providing this in exchange for my honest review!). I adored The Love Hypothesis, so I was eager to read Hazelwood’s sophomore outing.

This did not disappoint! Pause for “Heroine runs an anonymous blog/social media account and forms online friendship with another anonymous blog/social media account which is clearly run by her archnemesis” trope appreciation.

I love pretty much all flavors of enemies to lovers storylines, but the “the enemy has been in love with the heroine since the word go, but is a dumb bunny who can’t express his feelings properly” is a favorite (see: The Hating Game, Beach Read, and The Spanish Love Deception) because you can usually count on some delicious tension and LotB delivers. 🥵

Was I superpower by any of the plot twists? Not particularly. Did that detract AT ALL from my enjoyment of this book? No ma’am. Levi is a precious cinnamon roll who must be protected at all costs. The slow burn was soooo gooood. Definitely recommend you pick this one up for your beach bag, especially if you enjoyed TLH.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59571699

Love on the Brain is proof that Ali Hazelwood isn’t just a one hit wonder. The feminist rom-com we all need, LOTB combines the world of STEM and romance. Hazelwood’s knack for details and exquisite imagery and laughs makes this one of the best reads this year. While somewhat predictable, the story is one that makes you laugh, sigh, and fall in love.

Ali Hazelwood’s sophomore novel knocked it out of the park. I really liked The Love Hypothesis- and LOVED Love on the Brain.

Bee and Levi are very heart-eye inducing and I loved everything about them. The scenes take up the steaminess five knotches. If you want a steamy enemies to lover you NEED to read this.

I read this in one sitting!!!!! ONE
And let me tell you…… ONE OF THE BEST ROMANCE BOOKS IVE EVER READ (no joke top 3)

THE HERO?!!!!! GET OUTTTTT PERFECT LIKE A MIX OF EVERY GOOD TYPE OF LOVE INTEREST

AND THE MC!!! SLAYED SO HARD

I KID YOU NOT I SLAMMED MY HEAD INTO MY PILLOW IN JOY MANYYYYY TIMES

I WANNA SAY MORE BUT SINCE NETGALLEY (TY TY) GAVE ME AN ARC IDK IF I CAN SO I WONT

Mark UR CALENDARS THO WHEN SHE COMES OUT I SILL BE FEREEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Ali Hazelwood has done it again, with an amazingly brainy romance that is fun and through provoking.

This novel has a lot of the big romance tropes — enemies to lovers, close proximity, unrequited love. Pair that with the brainy neuroscience and engineering talk, a fight for gender equality, academic politics and we have a very thought provoking novel… with some spice, of course. I love that the main character Bee is not what you would generally think of when you think of someone who spends a lot of time in a lab — she is edgy, fun, well travelled, and conscientious. She is a lovable character with some baggage, making her a more relatable and complicated character.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4540990079

Love on The Brain is a STEMinist rom-com that follows Bee, a neuroscientist who has been offered the career-changing opportunity at NASA to lead a neuro-engineering project called BLINK that will create helmets for astronauts. The only catch? She has to co-lead this project alongside her nemesis from grad school, Levi.

Although I liked The Love Hypothesis (a solid 4 star read for me), I personally enjoyed this book a lot more. It took me a bit of time to get into The Love Hypothesis, but with Love on the Brain, I was hooked from start to finish. I got approved for this arc less than 24 hours ago and I’ve already finished it. I could not put it down and I laughed out loud multiple times. Love on the Brain also felt more mature to me compared to The Love Hypothesis and I overall connected with Bee more as a character than I did with Olive.

Another aspect of this book that I really loved was the discussion on standardized testing and the role it plays in college admissions.

Thank you Berkley and Netgalley for the ARC of this book, I absolutely loved it.

Rating: 4.5/5 stars

Release Date: August 23, 2022.

I LOVED this book. I loved it even more than The Love Hypothesis (seriously!). Levi is just such a sweetheart and I really liked the character of Bee. I know I will be reading everything that Ali Hazelwood writes from now on. She has won me over for life.

THIS WAS A WORK OF ART. In all seriousness I did not think Ali Hazelwood could exceed my love for
"The Love Hypothesis" after that was released, however, she did with this book. Even though I know nothing about engineering and neuroscience, I felt super compelled into the plot aside from the romance plot that was occurring. I adored the aspect of how both characters were messaging through twitter for years and when they finally figured it out, it was such a good scene. It took me by surprise who was the one behind ruining the project as well. I found myself shedding a few tears when the epilogue ended. I cannot wait for this book to be published.

Ali Hazelwood is back with another "STEMinist rom-com" and I'm here for it! In this standalone, we have Bee and Levi. Bee is a smidge obsessed with Marie Curie, anonymously runs a successful Twitter account (@WhatWouldMarieDo), and just landed a dream project working with NASA. The downside? (There's always a downside!) Tall, dark, and handsome Levi, the project's team lead. These two worked alongside each other a bit in grad school where it seemed to be common knowlege that Levi generally loathed Bee. Sure, that was years ago, but there's still no love lost. When the project gets going, things start going wrong. Bee's equipment hasn't arrived, she's not receiving emails, and no one seems to be warming up to her, though there might be a glimmer of hope from Levi, a potential ally in the midst of this mess. All Bee can continually ask herself is, "What would Marie do?"

What I Loved:
- I love how smart Hazelwood's romance novels are! In many ways, I'd consider this (and her previous, The Love Hypothesis) to be modern highbrow romance. I want more of this.
- I love seeing women represented in STEM AND kicking butt and taking names. The underlying feminist commentary is fantastic.
- I loved the quirkiness of all the characters and how easily likeable they are.
- I especially love that with each Hazelwood novel that comes out, I feel like I get to learn a little something new, or at least get a glimpse into a brilliant world that I'm not a part of myself. (Science wasn't "my thing" growing up, but I can certainly appreciate more as an adult!)
- I loved the mixed-media aspect that was included with Bee and another account communicating over Twitter regularly. It was fun to read tweets and their DMs back and forth.
- I'm a sucker for the enemies-to-lovers trope (present here!) and the fake dating trope (present in The Love Hypothesis), no matter how obvious things are and when we all know (as readers) exactly where things will be going after reading the first few chapters. I don't care. I love it.

What I Didn’t Love:
- There were moments when I thought, "Bee and Levi are brilliant, but they're brilliant idiots." What is screamingly obvious to absolutely everyone (on the reader end) is of course not at all obvious to them. That said, we all know that that's how it has to go; we know how the story will play out, we know the characters will be at odds until they're not, and we will continue to read and devour it all because we still love it! So while I dislike the predictability of it all, I can't hate it for being that way when I'm also the type that eagerly binge-reads it all knowing where it will go and what will happen and still enjoys every minute of it.

Overall:
I really loved this one and found myself enjoying it even more than The Love Hypothesis. If you enjoyed that one, you'll certainly enjoy this one! We were given quirky characters to really like, an interesting backdrop at NASA dealing with neuroscience (all very fascinating!), and a couple more chili pepper scenes/moments sprinkled in this time around. As far as fun, intelligent, don't-have-to-think-too-much-to-really-enjoy romances go, this one is a winner.