I just want to first address that the title of this book is so perfect and adorable... anyways

This is, basically, the perfect romance. Amazing plot, compelling characters, no unintentionally misogyny from the author, realistic characters, unproblematic love interest 😌.

10/10 for the plot, I feel like often times romance books severely lack in plot & make the book drag on until the romance happens. or force unrealistic plot points to bring about tension/misunderstandings. NOT IN THIS BOOK! The plot is compelling, complex, but not complicated to where you cant follow it. The miscommunication trope was *chefs kiss* in this book! (I usually despise it). Ali Hazelwood knows how to write a realistic plot.

I think this book had a bit of a curve to it. The first 25% of this book took a while, but after that: I was immersed.

The love interest is kinda... the perfect man (ofc, because he was written by a woman). I cant talk much about why, it spoils some moments of the book. But one thing I can say, he mentions he hates Elon Musk and that is all it takes to make me fall in love with you.

Idk much about Marie Curie (outside of her achievements) but I feel like I've learned a lot through this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC which I received in exchange for an honest review!

After Love Hypothesis, Love on the Brain is one of my most anticipated releases of 2022. When I got the ARC, I was so excited and I started it right away! I love that Ali Hazelwood is writing about women in STEM and not as assistants but as the leaders and head scientist of the research group.

The main characters Bee and Levi were absolutely so cute together and their misunderstanding in the beginning was very well written. Usually I hate the miscommunication/misunderstanding trope but Ali Hazelwood did such a great job in this book with that trope. The twist in the end was fantastic and I just loved it! I can’t wait to read more books by this author!

Love on the Brain is a delightful read. Our main characters, Bee and Levi, are smart, largely self-actualized, have palpable chemistry, and are both feminists (yay!).

I appreciated the STEM-focused storyline and how dedicated the characters are to achieving their professional goals, all while they experience personal growth. At times, the amount of misunderstanding and lack of awareness was irritating, but not enough to detract from the charm of the overall story.

A must-read for fans of the Love Hypothesis and of romance novels with sweet characters you want to see succeed.

Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

I absolutely adored "The Love Hypothesis" so expectations going in to this were high! I really appreciate the continuation of romance stories featuring women in STEM and the many challenges faced. Levi is a wonderful hero who I think will win many hearts.

"Love on the Brain" was fast paced and easy to read. The story was a little too obvious at times, though. The best part of reading romance is knowing the destination and getting to watch the journey unfold. I wish this story had read a little more like a vintage map instead of an interstate billboard.

Looking forward to more from Ali Hazelwood!

Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for providing an eARC for review.

As a fan of Hazelwood's other book - I went into this excited for it! And I was definitely not disappointed. Finished it in a day; even while working a full eight hour shift around it. Would recommend, plus has a lot of really excellent discourse around women in STEM while also being an adorable romance.

This book was absolutely fantastic. I've already added it to our list for order this year and will recommend it to students.

This is a very fun, very charming read. Bee is a super relatable, caustically funny, somewhat grumpy protagonist (her only flaw being one that's seen all too often in romances, an impossible to believe level of obliviousness in recognizing her love interest's interest!). That and a drastic turn toward a thriller-esque ending are the only dings. Bee's love for Marie Curie and dedication to her own place in scientific work are informative and fascinating. And the hero's most endearing attribute is probably his belief in her mind and willingness to stand up for it, loudly, to detractors in their very boys-only field.

I loved this story. It was the perfect mix of light with heavy, which is what I love in a romance. Ali Hazelwood hasn't disappointed me yet and I'm pumped to read whatever she writes next.

This was a fun and delightful read with Ali Hazelwood’s witty writing style. Loved the pop culture references and mentions of STEM culture. And enjoyed the development of Levi and Bee’s relationship

3.5 stars
I found the main character, Bee, a bit annoying. Crying every time she sees roadkill seems overdramatic, even for a vegan. I was more invested in Levi than in Bee, and I was frustrated that it seemed like Ali Hazelwood didn't do a lot of research on Texas--or even Houston, or she might've made a comment on Houston traffic or how absurdly large it is. The ending conflict felt forced; I didn't think it was believable for a second that Guy would be the mastermind, and giving him a gun seemed to be another "I didn't do my research on Texas" situation (also, I know it was the middle of the night, but why was he able to bring a gun into NASA?). I thought it would've been more believable to have Boris be the villain, and for him to be engaging in some corporate espionage--secretly working for both NASA and MagTech (which mysteriously disappeared from the narrative after the convention). I'm also bothered by the fact that we never found out what Levi said to Tim at brunch, though I realize that may just be a me problem.

I'm not sure how I can even put into words how much I adore this book! In fact, The Love Hypothesis was one of my favorites last year, and somehow this managed to top it, I think.

First of all, Bee is the protagonist to root for. She's quirky, relatable, and down right hysterical, cue me trying to hide my fit of giggles at 3am as to not wake my husband while reading this book when I should have been long asleep. And of course I'm a sucker for hate to love, so naturally I was head over heels for the dynamic between Bee and Levi. It hit on all the right points: excellent banter, angry musings, delicious forced proximity, and oh-so-many feels. To my delight, I was even trash over the side characters, which is honestly rare for me. Everyone who stepped on the page felt very three dimensional and real in a way sometimes my own life doesn't live up to (sad? probably).

Basically, to all my rom com lovers and beyond, this is a book to snatch. Don't miss it!

After having an absolute blast reading The Love Hypothesis last year, Love on the Brain became one of my most anticipated reads of 2022. So, imagine how ecstatic I was when I recently got approved for an ARC!

I gotta say, Ali Hazelwood knows how to write an entertaining book. Do you sometimes have to suspend your disbelief in order to enjoy her stories? Yes. Do they kind of read like wattpad stories? Yes, but in the best way possible!

Although it may seem ridiculous to some readers, I have never related to a character’s quirk as much as I did with Bee’s spontaneous fainting. It happens to me all. the. time. I once fainted in front of my whole high school grade because a guy pushed me a bit too hard against my locker by accident. I woke up with my History teacher waving his fingers in my face. Yep, that happened, and so I loved seeing my annoyingly weak blood pressure response being represented in my favorite format. It made it feel normal, funny even, which I liked.

I also enjoyed Bee and Levi’s characters a lot, but then again, they were practically decoys of Olive and Adam, especially Levi. Which isn’t a bad thing, but it did make me feel like I wasn’t reading something new. Like I was reading another version of The Love Hypothesis. A lot of the things that happened also felt quite similar to Hazelwood’s debut. Still, while I noticed the similarities, they didn’t affect my overall enjoyment of the story. I just hope that the author’s next publication will stand out a bit more, explore different topics and tropes. That would be cool.

Overall, although I didn’t enjoy it as much as The Love Hypothesis, Love on the Brain was still an entertaining and fun read. Ali Hazelwood is quickly becoming an auto-buy author for me. I just hope she switches things up a bit in the next one.

This book was another compelling read by Ali Hazelwood. She writes a really great grumpy meets sunshine trope. Essentially, two very smart STEM people (neuroscientist and an engineer) who knew each other in grad school end up working together on a high-profile project at NASA. She thinks he's ignoring/being rude to her, he' has his own secrets that explain his behavior, feelings are realized in dramatic fashion. Would I buy this in a store with my own money? Yes. Would I check it out from the library? Definitely. Good for fans of contemporary romance with STEM details.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I don't even know where to start, this was SO GOOD.

I read it in one sitting and I would die for Bee and Levi. Particularly Levi??? He is amazing??? I die.

Every character in this book felt fully formed, and the plot was fascinating aside from the steamy romance. Also, there are more smut scenes! And they are excellent!!!

ICONIC.

3.5

I wanted this to blow me out of the water like Love Hypothesis did. And it was very cute! But I found the beginning relied way too heavily on the miscommunication trope. There were two big reveals in this book and I guessed the first one the moment the situation was introduced so that was sadly predictable. The second twist I did not see coming but it was very abrupt and out of nowhere so it didn't sit great with me. The spice and relationships were an easy 5/5 though.

Overall I am obsessed with Ali Hazelwood and her writing style. She writes amazing and diverse characters and I love how she brings awareness to women in STEM in all her books. The main reason this isn't a perfect rating for me is the pacing issues, the miscommunication trope and the predictability.

Thank you so much to the publisher for the ARC I got for this (:
I want to be clear that my review is 4.5 ⭐️☺️💕.
I highly enjoyed this I was concerned it would be too much like the love hypothesis but I think it was only like the love hypothesis in the BEST ways (women in stem, a few tropes I love)
Speaking of tropes love on the brain uses only the best ones, chatting online without knowing who the other is and a few others I won’t mention of spoiler-y territory.
Also I think I just love the characters Ali Hazelwood writes, I am not in stem and am not really a science person but I found Bee (and olive) relatable in other little ways which made me feel connected to them.
Please read this if you liked the love hypothesis and honestly I recommend to anyone

(Also to be clear I’m giving it a 4.5 and not a 5 bc I am unfairly comparing Levi to adam and I just really loved adam)

What would Marie do? She would stop what's she's doing to read this book.

Ali Hazelwood is a delightful writer and
Love on the Brain might be my new favorite! This book is charming, addicting, and incredibly binge-worthy.

Bee and Levi attended the same grad school, and it's well known by everyone that they are nemesis'. Years later Bee and Levi are selected to work on a a NIH-NASA collaboration, project BLINK. They are incredibly passionate about BLINK and want it to succeed. They decide to work together and just happen to find out they don't really hate each other in the process.

An enemies to lovers romance with science that you didnt know you needed!

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the e-ARC of Love on the Brain.

I loved this book so much! The Love Hypothesis was such a delight, so I was so happy to be approved for an e-ARC of Ali Hazelwood's newest book. Love On the Brain has the same banter and smarts, and general bada** women in STEM feel as The Love Hypothesis had, but with a different story and characters. Levi was much more unlikeable at the beginning, but once Bee (and the reader) got to know him, he became so loveable and amazing. I liked that he had to earn the heroine's love and friendship, as well as the reader's esteem, and that Bee's dislike for him and misreading his interest in her as hostile when they were in grad school was not just her being clueless but something that everyone else around them thought, as well.

Just like The Love Hypothesis, Ali Hazelwood doesn't shy away from having plenty of scienc-y conversations between characters, which I love. She writes these conversations in a way that makes them fairly easy to follow even for non-scientists, but doesn't make it fell like she is having to explain things or dumb things down for the audience to understand.

Overall, this was a wonderful read, different from Ali Hazelwood's debut but a worthy successor. I cannot wait for more books from her!

I didn't think Ali Hazelwood to top The Love Hypothesis, but she has with Love on the Brain. I was obsessed with Levi and Bee, their stories and their swoon. Set a reminder on your calendar and pre-order this book immediately.

I love relatable characters! I love how nerdy and wonderful they go together, and the storytelling is vibrant and lively. The banter is also excellent. Definitely will recommend this book!