I never thought Ali Hazelwood could out do herself when it came to THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS, yet here we are. LOVE ON THE BRAIN did just that. my 4.5 rating does not come up often. When it comes to my rating system I normally stick around 4 stars - reserving 4.5 or 5 to books that I cannot stop thinking about. LOVE ON THE BRAIN is one of those books.
This book is a rom com masterpiece. It has so much love and life to it from the first page to the last. I’m an academic, and I love seeing women in such a field find love when they are also pursuing a dream in higher fields. Ali does such a good job of this, especially because she explores the marginalised fields - STEM being a huge one. Bee has to deal with such a hard time, always being put down or her ideas being discounted because she is simply a Woman. yep - this still happens in 2022 - every single day.
Seeing that Levi has been in love with Bee since the beginning was beautiful. Some of the plot points were very obvious from the beginning, yet this did not discount the beautiful story of Bee and Levi. I adored their love story and found myself so happy as I closed this book. On top of that, I loved all of the side characters. If I had to think of one negative, it would be the Guy storyline ending - it was a bit, overdone if that makes sense? I didn’t think the book needed it.
It is rare for Authors to have such a superb followup - and ALI DID THAT! I cannot wait for the next STEM Rom Com adventure!

This book is a romantic masterpiece. It was so full of life and humor and swoon-worthy, slow burn romance. The grumpy x sunshine trope is one that Ali Hazelwood excels at writing. It was as good as, if not better than, her debut, The Love Hypothesis.

Love On The Brain was just another amazing addition to my shelf, and if you liked The Love Hypothesis, Love on The Brain is sure to hit all of the marks.

All of characters were so lovable, and this book touched on some key themes that occur more often than it should for marginalized individuals and women. These elements provided a depth to the story, which was beautiful integrated with the developing romance between Bee and Levi. Their love for one another despite what they *think* they know about each other provided for one of the cutest relationships and interactions around. With all of the characters fully fleshed out and developed, fans of The Love Hypothesis can rejoice for Love On The Brain.

I did not expect to love this book as much as I did. I nearly consumed it in one sitting and found the main character oddly enduring. She's not perfect, highly quirky, and rather than making me annoyed, these elements made me love her. There were a few times I wanted to shake her in her failure to communicate, but her past history made it understandable as to why she was reserved. I love the science elements included in this book, and how it weaves through the story. The sexual scenes were a bit over the top, but I didn't hate them. The main love interest is not too exciting, and a little weirdly specific (massively makes me think Adam Driver), but the strong focus on the main character makes it cute.

This book has: archenemy brilliant scientist coworkers who really, really hate each other, Marie Curie love, a vengeful ghost, questionable astronauts, and a cat who may or may not exist. It is warm and charming and adorable but also steamy, funny, and heartfelt. The romance was so sweet and enjoyable, but I equally adored the more serious elements of this book and how they were addressed. Characters deal with inequality in STEM and higher education and the main character has such a longing for home and stability that she runs the risk of missing out on the love and life that she deserves. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, loved spending time with the characters, and cried happy tears at the end of it.

This was a super cute romance focusing on women in STEM. Nice! I will say it felt very similar to Hazelwood's first novel, but that's ok! I liked the first one and I liked this one too. The side characters were fun, there was bit of a mystery, and a nice STEaMY romp towards the end. Overall fun!

Love on the Brain is such a good follow up to The Love Hypothesis. I found myself laughing out loud during several parts. I loved the quirkiness of all the characters. I can not wait to read the next book in the series.

I picked up this book because I did quite enjoy The Love Hypothesis. The first 75% of the story was extremely compelling. I enjoyed the characters and their banter. It had a lot of tropes in romance books that I like reading. However, there were some instances at the end that took down my star rating a bit.

“As long as you’re civil and fair at work, you can dislike away. Loathe me up. Abhor me to the moon. Detest me into the unknown.”

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood is just delightful. I loved the set up of the rivals-to-lovers with plenty of classic misunderstandings, miscommunication and tropey goodness. I wasn’t expecting the “You’ve Got Mail”/“Shop Around the Corner” trope but it was done so well with the social media aspects and a great surprise. The continuation of a STEM type setting like in her previous novel, The Love Hypothesis, really works for me.

I had to take breaks while reading so I didn’t burn my way through it in one go—it was that good. Bee is exactly the kind of main character I love, plucky and smart and just a little bit dumb when it comes to love. Levi’s harsh on the outside, soft on the inside persona is my favorite kind of love interest. Love on the Brain is everything I love in a romance. Ali Hazelwood is becoming an auto-read author for me. I can’t wait to see what she does next!

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkeley for the eARC!

Ali Hazelwood is back, and honestly, this couldn't come fast enough for me. I really enjoyed The Love Hypothesis, and Love on the Brain did not disappoint.

Bee and Levi are the epitome of mistaken communication enemies to lovers trope, and it's very well balanced. Bee is a struggling (professionally, and personally) neuroscientist who has been granted a once in a lifetime opportunity to work for NASA research and development. The only catch is having work with Levi "Wardass" Ward who seemingly despises Bee for reasons she cannot discern. Bee holds her own in trying to get her project up and going, even if Levi is determined to put up roadblocks at every avenue.

Once some truths come to light, Bee learns that Levi is very much in her corner, and is always ready to pick her up in every sense. Levi helps Bee face some personal and professional challenges that will be defining for them both.

First, thank you, thank you, thank you, NetGalley for the ARC of Love on the Brain by the amazing Ali Hazelwood. I loved the author’s debut novel, The Love Hypothesis, so I couldn’t wait to read more of her work, specially once I found out her next book would be another STEM romance. Love on the Brain is too good for words, I was blown away by the story, the characters, the dialogue, everything! I felt so many things (the whole spectrum of feelings) while reading this book, and for me that’s what made it such a great story.

This book was so good! Everything I expected and more.

My one critique was the overuse of Marie Curie- I learned more about her than anything else in the book and while I enjoyed how it all related, I wanted more- I wanted more leading you to Guy’s revenge, more from Bee and the rest of the cast. Hell I even wanted more of Boris. I loved this so much but I coulda done with another direction in terms of the Marie curie stuff.

I have now read two whole Ali Hazelwood books and now I would give her my firstborn for the third. The way that this woman has a chokehold on my every thought since I was lucky enough to get The Love Hypothesis as an ARC. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THIS WAS GOING TO GO. I LOVED ADAM SO MUCH. I DIDN'T SEE ANYONE HOLDING UP.

LOL though. Big idiot status over here. I couldn't get enough of Levi. Let me be abundantly clear, I hate the miscommunication trope, but Levi? He can do whatever he wants. I'll accept it all. This big, loveable, giant of a man was so obsessed with Bee from the very beginning and you CAN SEE IT UNFOLD, EVEN WHEN BEE IS DESCRIBING MOMENTS WHERE SHE THINKS HE HATED HER MOST. I truly just can't stop yelling. This was everything I needed it to be and more.

I don't have any negative thoughts. I loved every second of it. Ali, your sex scenes are superb. Thank you kindly, forever.

I loved everything about this. Bee is quirky, funny, and I want to be her friend. Even though I could see from pretty early on how the story would unfold, I enjoyed reading and following along as Bee stubbornly refused to see what was happening.

Right off the bat, if you enjoyed The Love Hypothesis, you will enjoy this. It was full of entertaining characters, women in STEM, and the most love drunk, romantic at heart, cinnamon roll of a hero. I will say, if you did NOT enjoy the miscommunication aspect of the first one, be prepared as it is portrayed (albeit not as heavily) here as well.

One of the biggest things I loved about followup was getting that look inside of Levi’s head without the story actually being dual POV. The one thing I missed in the first was getting that male perspective (shoutout to AH for Adam’s POV chapter - you a real MVP) - you as the reader gets a glimpse inside of Levi’s mind, though unbeknownst to Bee, and I almost loved that more than an actual dual POV - it would have eliminated that tension that was building.

I thought that Bee’s internal dialogue was really funny, and her and Levi’s relationship was adorable. They really got to be together for a bit of this book and watching Levi slowly teach Bee how to love again was the sweetest thing ever. You really get a personality from everyone in this book, something I slightly struggled with in book one - absolutely every character had something to offer and no one was bland at all. The side characters gave us the comedic relief exactly when we needed it.

All that being said - you really have to go into this with the suspension of disbelief; this. is. fiction. There will be moments in this that will have you saying “well that just wouldn’t happen” (the last 1/4 of the book) and sure, maybe that would be the case but again, <u>this is fiction</u>. The way parts of this were written definitely will appeal to younger people (my 32 year old ass does not compute sometimes), and it almost gave off an immature/childlike vibe - primarily Bee’s thought process as well as Levi’s “alphaness” (she would swoon at him doing literally the bare minimum).

Ultimately, I had a great time reading this. I had a smile on my face the whole book even with the couple of negatives aspects.

Be prepared for lots of Star Wars references, vegan main characters, LGBTQIA+ rep, fainting & epilepsy rep, & some sweet sweet lovin’.

As I was reading this book, I kept thinking it felt like sinking into a warm bath. Comforting, relaxing, and fun. I grinned almost the entire time I read this book (which I read in about 24 hours thanks to a well-timed snow storm).

Hazelwood's second STEM romance is the story of Bee, a neuroscientist, and Levi, an engineer. Bee and Levi crossed paths for one year in grad school, and everyone knew it: Levi hated Bee. She could never figure out why, but all of the evidence was there. So when the two of them are paired together on a high-profile, career-making NASA project, it seems like a nightmare. When Bee's involvement in the project seems sabotaged, her suspicions immediately turn to her grad school nemesis. Of course, not everything is as it seems.

If you love a romance between a colorful and loud MC and a stoic and quiet romantic interest, this book is for you. Many of the tropes were recognizable, but that only made it all the more enjoyable. It felt like you were in on a secret that the character's didn't know yet, rooting for them before they even knew there was a them to root for.

Definitely recommend to any romance reader, even if they don't have a clue about anything science related.

Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC of Love onn the Brain by Ali Hazelwood. After reading The Love Hypothesis, I could not wait for her next book. I'm so glad that it did not disappoint; Ali Hazelwood once again blew it out of the park! I love her characters, their depth, and her storylines. It makes me want to throw on a lab coat and do some science. Now I'm back to waiting for her next novel.

I loved this book! It was a cute and adorable romance. I loved the cat content. I enjoyed Bee's obsession with Marie Curie. There is a lot of misunderstanding in this book though. Had they just talked so much could have been avoidable!

Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for an ARC of Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood.

I would like to start this review by saying that I 1 million heart-eye emojis loved this book. In fact, I think I may even *gasp* love it more than The Love Hypothesis.

This enemies to lovers romance was first and foremost hilarious, which I always appreciate. I loved the first person POV for Bee, who was an excellent character. Levi was just the best love interest, and will likely be in the ranks of my top ten book boyfriends. I could not put this book down.

Ugh, I loved it. Honestly, I loved it more than The Love Hypothesis and spent the entire time I was reading it texting my friend fire and eggplant emojis (sorry to my friend). If I loved it less I could talk about it more, but basically Levi belongs on the top of the literary BF pyramid with Wesley from Sarah Hogel's Twice Shy as being the pinnacle of literary boyfriendhood & I lowkey wish I got into STEM because Ali Hazelwood makes it seem so ding dang fun (which, I'm sure it isn't IRL and I hate math so it would never happen, but maybe!!!).
100/100 stars forever.