Just an average romance read. Really enjoyed all the science bits and how she was inspired by female scientists. Really liked seeing that representation. Overall the female lead left me wanting more, the whole first part of the book I was cringing at how much she's so not like other girls. It was very hard to get past the hallway mark.

a solid romcom and very easy to read! I also really liked the whole twitter like sub plot almost but not really?? Like it seems like a sub plot at the beginning but it's really important later on and of course it brings the two mc's closer together because of the whole you've got mail type trope! overall pretty good!

Hazelwood is a force to be reckoned with, I’ll tell you that much. I was hooked from the beginning and I found myself falling for these characters and their story as much as they were falling for each other. This author is quickly becoming one of my Must Reads.

Loved it! The ending was a bit much, but I will read anything Ali Hazelwood writes. Grumpy sexy scientists are VERY MUCH my jam!

Loved it. I could read Hazelwood's stories of women in academia over and over again. She has a delightful balance of humor, angst, and charming pets in this book.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my review.

I supremely enjoyed The Love Hypothesis, and while I was excited for Ali Hazelwood's new novel, I was also wary. The Love Hypothesis set such a high bar that I was terrified of Love on the Brain not clearing it. I was scared that my expectations were too high. I was completely wrong.

Not only did Love on the Brain meet my expectations, it completely surpassed them. It tackled important issues in the academic world and highlighted how unfair the scientific field is for women. The romance aspect was incredible and the kitties were my favorite.

This book was such a joy to read.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing a review copy. This review will be posted on my Goodreads page.

I would read anything Ali Hazelwood comes out with and I mean anything. This is my second book by her and I love them so much. I love her focus on women in STEM fields. The storylines and so authentic and sweet. Dr. Bee Konigswasser has a nemesis. Luckily, she'll never have to see Levi Ward again, or so she thinks. Bee is chosen to lead a neuroengingeering project with NASA. She thinks she's the lead on the project, but unfortunately, she has a co-lead and it happens to be Levi.

This is a very cute enemies to friends to lovers book that tackles a lot of hard topics. I was rooting for Bee the whole time. The story itself is original and there is a great deal of humor. The author deals with many topics I'm sure women in STEM are all too familiar with. Pick this one up, it doesn't disappoint!

Ali Hazelwood is my new favorite romantic comedy author. She writes the most amazing, intelligent, strong-willed female characters ever. I found myself instantly drawn to the plot and I finished in one sitting. Such an amazing book. I’ll read anything she writes!

Just as cute as her first novel! Ali Hazelwood is a fantastic new author. What I love about her books is that her heroines are scientists, amazingly clever ladies. I also thought it was clever how each chapter was named after a different part of the brain. Well done, can't wait for her next novel.

Thank you NetGalley & Berkley for the ARC. I am really enjoying Hazelwoods writing style and the representation of women in STEM and some of the discrimination they face. I thought I knew where this enemies to lovers story was going but the ending (climax) really did surprise me.

Is academic rom-com my new favorite thing? It just might be! Ali Hazelwood’s “Love on the Brain” is an absolute delight. Give me more women in STEM writing about women in STEM!

My only complaint is that it was fairly easy to tell who the villain of the piece was. But it works with the trope overall. Would absolutely recommend!

A well-written, humorous, and satisfying contemporary romance. Smart, likable characters, an interesting scientific subplot, and steamy sex scenes kept me engaged throughout.

My primary disappointment with this book, however, was that the leads were very similar to the characters in The Love Hypothesis. I felt like I was re-reading the same novel, only with a difference in scientific disciplines and location. I would like to see a different dynamic in Hazelwood's future novels. Further, the final, action-packed confrontation felt out of place and sensational in comparison with the rest of the book.

Overall, it is an enjoyable romance follow-up to The Love Hypothesis and I look forward to what else she has in store!

What a smartly written contemporary romance. After spending so much time in sci fi romance it was so refreshing to explore this new contemporary romance. I enjoyed the ease with which the plot unfolded, however, waiting for these two to get it together was torture! Thank goodness for the well rounded HEA!

Ali Hazelwood's "Love on the Brain" is a solid follow up to Love Hypothesis. The plot is comfortingly predictable, "You've Got Mail" meets "Pride and Prejudice."

Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love Hypothesis strikes again with this must-read romance! If you love rom-coms, women in STEM, Star Wars, cats, and Marie Curie this is the book for you! When Bee is offered her dream job with NASA, all seems perfect until she finds out her co-lead on the project is Levi. Levi who hated her for no reason when they were grad students together, but now they must collaborate on the biggest project of their careers.

I read this book two nights in a row, and I could not put it down! Hazelwood is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. Read and enjoy!

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book! The title and this beautiful cover drew me in and i was excited to read this book! I will be recommending this book to others for readers advisory.

Immediately after finishing this book... I wanted to dive right back in! That's how good it was!

After reading Ali Hazelwood's THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS, I wasn't sure she could top it. Sure enough, LOVE ON THE BRAIN managed to do just that.

I love a good enemy to lovers trope, and Bee and Dean play it absolutely perfectly. The scientific setting and powerful female characters (hello, Marie Curie!) create the most wonderful STEMinist plot that I devoured in one sitting.

Misunderstandings, literal swooning, and cat-sightings ensue to culminate in the ultimate romance that I didn't want to put down.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

What can I say, Ali Hazelwood has done it again. She has created a strong woman in STEM who knows what she wants and is taking life by the horns.

Love on the Brain is about Bee Königswasser, and NASA has offered her a co-lead position on a neuroengineering project. The only problem? It means that she will be working with Levi Ward, and Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school—archenemies. Right from the beginning, things are not going well for Bee; equipment is missing, communications between staff, but she starts to see Levi softening towards her, and can they go from archenemies to allies?

What I liked-
- I loved Bee's personality, that she had a mind of her own and knew her worth. It also was great to see a scientist with fun colored hair, tattoos, and piercings. Having these things does not diminish one's ability to do their job.
-This book was not a continuation of The Love Hypothesis. Don't get me wrong, I would love to have seen more of Adam and Olive, but it is nice that you don't have to read The Love Hypothesis to know what is happening.
-The twist ending, I never saw it coming!

What I didn't like-
-I sometimes felt when Bee would talk about Marie Curie, it would mess with the flow of the story. You would be reading about something that Bee was feeling or doing, and then she was telling you about something that Marie Curie did or said. I understand having a role model, I do, but I felt, at times, that it felt like, "oh, I need to say something about Marie Curie again so you remember that I live my life by what I think she would do."

Overall I loved this book, and I would recommend it to anyone who loves a good contemporary romance, with the bonus of having it be about a woman in STEM.

Wow, jusy wow. Ali Hazelwood did it again! This book was so good! I couldn't put it down! Levi and Bee are such a cute couple. From the geeky stuff about Nasa, constant cat talk, and all the lovey dovey scenes, this book is so well balanced! Definitely would suggest this to any romcom reader! 10/10

I was and still am absolutely obsessed with The Love Hypothesis, yet this book was just as good, maybe even better. Usually when reading, I need to take a break every four chapters or so but that wasn't the case with Love on the Brain. I didn't put it down once other than to go to work. Just like The Love Hypothesis, this book was pure serotonin for me and had me laughing out loud many times and had my cheeks hurting from smiling so much. I can't wait until it comes out so I can rave about it with other people. What I love about Hazelwood's books is that while a lot of the misogyny she portrays is specific to women in STEM, they can also be applied to women in general. There was one twist in Love on the Brain, that at first had me thinking 'this is a little over the top,' but then I thought about it for a second and realized that it actually is pretty realistic and is something women genuinely have to worry about. It's one of the most extreme reactions that men can have when a women rejects him or simply if he doesn't get his way, but that type of reaction isn't displayed that often in media, at least not in the media and books that I consume, and especially not in romcoms. So, while it doesn't seem realistic at first, it actually is unfortunately very realistic. Ali Hazelwood is a master at writing about women in STEM and also at the grumpy/sunshine and forced proximity tropes. Levi Ward will be added to my list of favorite book boyfriends, right alongside Adam Carlson and this book might be my favorite I've read so far this year, definitely top three at least.