Another knockout from Hazelwood, this book will please any fans of hers. Diving even deeper into the historic systemic problems in academia, Love, Theoretically manages to balance commentary on the problematic politics and prejudices in the academic world with another love story that will make your heart swoon and your toes curl. If previous Hazelwood books have not been your cup of tea, you shouldn't go in expecting anything different, but I think we really see her reach her stride in this one with a more refined polish. The inner lives of our characters are fully fleshed out, we don't rely on their relationship to one another in order to care about them. The friendships in this book are just as strong as the romantic relationship, a feature you don't always see but I always adore. Because the great loves of our lives are not always romantic, and those deserve to be seen and reflected too. But don't be mistaken, the romantic relationship in this one hits all the right marks and will make you rue the day, once again, that Hazelwood's men are not real people.

This is an amazing and steamy enemies to lovers trope. And I am always a fan of women in STEM! Thank you to Ali and the publisher for an early read.

another shameless declaration; i am Ali Hazelwood’s slave and there’s nothing you can do to change that. Love theoretically follows Elsie, a thermodynamics brainiac who hustles on the side by offering fake girlfriend services, only to one day capture the attention of the insanely attractive but stoic physicist, Jack who happens to be the brother of her favorite client. Jack was also the man who might just sabotage her career and Elsie has to prepare herself for an all-out war in order to save her dreams, even if it takes her to spend days with Jack that will soon lead her to unravel the cold-hearted facade that he has for the rest of the world except for her.

if there’s one thing i can trust on Ali to nail on is her ability to write pining heroes who would literally beg on their knees for their women. Jack may share similar attributes to Ali’s other heroes but one thing that’s especially different and refreshing about him is that this man confidently has his heart in his eyes at all times with Elsie and is not afraid to give voice to his feelings and intentions.
Elsie’s skill to switch personalities merely to suit different people she encounters and being uncomfortable with her own vulnerability makes her Ali’s most relatable heroine to me.
Overall, I (not really) surprisingly devoured this in a day, albeit the pacing was much slower than TLH and LOTB but I enjoyed and adored the characters nonetheless and could definitely see myself rereading this for some serotonin boost.

Our STEMinist favorite does it again. Ali Hazelwood is an expert at realistic characters you want to root for! Perfect for fans of steamy enemies to lover trope.

My favorite of Hazelwood's so far! Attached is the link to the Feminist Book Club podcast episode where Hazelwood and I talk about STEMinism and her books.

I don't know what it is about Ali's books (maybe it's men completing the basic tasks of accountability and allyship?), but I can't put her books down. All of them are great! I specifically like that the main character in this one learns to not mold herself to what everyone around her wants and learns to say no.

Sign me up for anything Ali Hazelwood writes! Who knew I'd love love stories set in the academia world so much? Fake dating tropes and enemies to lovers sold me on this one as well. I love that Elsie got paid to fake date people. What a smart way to make extra cash when your 9-5er isn't making ends meet. The relationship between Elsie and Jack was fire. I LOVED their chemistry. It leapt off the page and slapped me in the face. Highly recommend this book for any and all romcom fans!

I stumbled across an Ali Hazelwood book a little over a year ago. I enjoyed her smart characters, snappy dialog, and unnerving look at the issues of women in STEM. Love, Theoretically is another example of why her romance books are more than just steamy love stories. This time, our main character is Elsie, a recent Ph.D. graduate trying to find a research job while having to adjunct her life away to pay rent. Elsie takes a job at a fake girlfriend service to make ends meet, and the brother of her favorite client is Jack, a brooding physicist that may be the only thing standing between Elsie and her dream job at MIT. Elsie and Jack spend time together, and sparks fly. The book is a fun, romantic romp that is charming, sizzling love story. Elsie and Jack's story proves that Hazelwood is a master of romcom, and I can't wait to read more.

Always enjoyable and fun to read Ali Hazelwood. As a nurse I love these geeky romances with a badassery MC - these STEM romances are super fun to read.

There's an unquantifiable quality about Allie Hazelwood. This book is much like her first two, and yet I still read it in a single day. If you enjoyed her initial works, if you're all in for female empowerment, if you've ever been misled by a mentor, or if you crave a story where being taken care of doesn't compromise your badassery, this is a must-read. Plus, there's a tall smarty pants with a side of fake dating.

Grateful to NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reader's copy—thanks to them. All thoughts and opinions expressed are solely my own.

I very much enjoyed this from Ali Hazelwood! I think all of her characters/books tend to read the same but her formula works very well and I will continue picking up all of her books. I remain a fan of Hazelwood's very fun, very low stakes romances!

Love, Theoretically is Ali Hazelwood's best adult book so far.
It has everything, it was fun, cute funny... The perfect romance I could ask for.
Twilight references!!!!
The characters were amazing as always and I'm so attached to them and I can't wait to fall in love with her next characters again

I AM IN LOVE!!!! My favorite Ali Hazelwood books hands down. This book was quite literally so amazing. Obsessed would be an understatement.

ali hazelwood!!!! this is definitely one of my favorite books by her. she absolutely slayed. i loved the plot, the characters, the dialogue, the writing!!!!! just all around.. yes.

Do we see the pattern of past Stacee needing to be pushed?

I loved Elsie and Jack. She's sweet and loving. He's charming and standoffish. Together they have some animosity, loads of button pushing, and the slowest burn of chemistry that was so delicious. I also really really loved Cece and could have done with more of her.

Plot wise, it was good. I really enjoyed reading Elsie figure herself out. And Jack...he was something else. I was absolutely here for his always wanting to talk, for honesty, and how he was so so so smitten with her. I will say that I wanted loads more from the epilogue, but that's because I'm greedy.

Overall, this was delightful and I am really excited to see what Ali is going to do next.

**Huge thanks to the publisher for providing the arc free of charge**

Such a fun book! Ali Hazelwood never fails to up the ante in her books and delivers a romance even bette than the last.

As with all other books in this series, I absolutely loved this one. I really liked seeing characters in a slightly different corner of this world.

"I want you to marry me tomorrow so you can go on my health insurance" is not a sentence I ever thought I would find attractive. But here we are.

Also, HELP, THE AUTHOR'S NOTE. 😂😂😭😭😭

I really liked this book!

Love, Theoretically has been on my backlog of books to review for months. I know, shame. on. me. Particularly, because I really enjoyed this one by Ali Hazelwood. Love on the Brain was a big miss for me and the elements of Elsie and Jack's complex relationship made for quite the page-turner. Although, really, it meant I was alternating my AirPods since I listened to the audiobook courtesy of @PRHAudio and finished this in a day!

What I admire about Ali Hazelwood is that she brings to the forefront experiences of women in STEM. She also addresses the need to quit assigning stereotypes to women and really tackles the ugly side of academia. In particular, in this novel, I was drawn in by the fact that Elsie's job to make ends meet was posing as a fake girlfriend. People go broke putting themselves through school in the US. College Debt is real. Needing to take on jobs to keep going is real. I found that Elsie's use of her people skills was particularly clever and once again contributed to Hazelwood's knack for providing readers with a different view on "reputable jobs".

I am sad this book took me so long to review, because I really really enjoyed it. I actually felt like it didn't get the attention it deserved and I am very excited to try Hazelwood's debut YA novel, Check & Mate !

Unfortunately I feel like this is the same book just slightly changed, several times over. Some people love that but I think I'm a little burnt out on the same STEM romance formula.