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.

ALI HAZELWOOD IS AMAZING!!

Love on the Brain tells the story of Bee and her life as a female neuroscientist. An amazing opportunity comes to her to lead a project at NASA... the only catch is that her co-lead is someone who hates her. Thrown into this program and working with her nemesis, Levi definitely has its ups and downs. Secrets and true feelings are revealed leaving Bee to reconsider if Levi is her enemy or friend or maybe more...

This book was chaotic, fun and entertaining from start to finish. The only thing I hated was that the book ended... wish it did not end!!! I knew nothing about the brain but the way it is described in the book, makes you learn so much! Also, the Marie Curie tidbits of information were fun and eye-opening to know! This book did not disappoint in terms of the romance, plot, dialogue. Everything was just fantastic and a super great read!

I loved this book! It was even better than Hazelwood's first book. The characters were great and the science and discussion of women in STEM was interesting. I hope next time Hazelwood can write a full novel about the queer side characters. This book is perfect for people who enjoy romance novels.

I loved this book! So sweet and funny as all heck. I love this series surrounding STEM. The characters were flawed but so relatable and so funny. I can’t wait to recommend this to customers when it’s released. So much fun!!

This was so good - I love the continued women in stem representation in Ali Hazelwood's books! Levi and Bee were such lovable characters :)

I didn’t know I needed a STEM romance set at NASA in my life, but I really, really did. Bee and Levi must co-lead a joint NASA/NIH project, but they have history that dates back to their graduate school days. The two must work closely together despite a misunderstanding that has Bee believing that Levi loathes her, or does he? The story manages to be goofy and also serious as Bee encounters many of the challenges that face woman and marginalized groups in the male-dominated fields and spaces. The author has a knack for creating interesting premises and characters, as well as chemistry and spice that crackles on the page. I devoured the book in two sittings.

I actually liked Love on the Brain more than The Love Hypothesis. Here the lead characters are on a more equal footing as co-leads of a NASA/NIH project. And, though the plot does hinge on the misunderstanding trope, it is much more plausible and is executed in a way that doesn’t drag the plot down. Like, TLH, it is also told via Bee’s singular POV, but the reader has much better insight into what Levi is thinking and feeling than we did with Adam.
If you enjoyed Ali Hazelwood’s debut novel, The Love Hypothesis, you’re sure to like Love on the Brain.

Enemies to lovers trope reigns elite yet again. I personally enjoyed The Love Hypothesis better than Love on the Brain but I love this women in STEM series and cant wait for the next one!

This was so cute. Once I started it I didn't put it down. It has some of my favorites tropes, "enemies to lovers" , coworkers, he falls first- this book was witty and swoon worthy from start to finish. Levi is the book boyfriend we all want, and Bee is definitely the smart but totally clueless girl we all root for to finally see the signs of his love. The characters in this book had me laughing out loud- especially her assistant Rocío. If you want a cute Romcom with some good spice this is a definite must read.

I loved this book just as much as Ali Hazelwoods first. Levi and Bee are such dynamic characters with brilliant personalities and romance, I loved the turns the story takes and how lovely it turns out I loved the representation of women in Stem again. The passion and romance was so well done. Would recommend,