phenomenal. hazelwood at her absolute best. interesting use of fake dating with incredible enemies to lovers banters. a perfect example of a love language of quality time and caretaking. i CRAVE more of this.

Elise is an adjunct professor, a theoretical physicist, a fake girlfriend to those who need one, a people pleaser, a cheese lover, and a closet Twilight fan. Jack Smith is the brother of Elise’s current fake boyfriend, the head of the MIT physics department, an experimental physicist, and the author of an article that harmed the entire theoretical physics profession. Elise has the opportunity to interview for a tenured job at MIT that would pay her a comfortable wage, provide health insurance, and improve her quality of life tremendously. The only catch is that Jack is on the interview committee and he does not want Elise to get the job. Elise must try to win over the other committee members to get the job.
Throughout the book, Elise learns to become her true self, learns how to be loved, and stand up for herself. Jack pushes Elise to be honest with him about who she truly is and what she wants. I love how they interact with each other and I think that they are my new favorite book couple.
Ali Hazelwood is a master of enemies to lovers and STEMist romcoms. I love that the female leads in her books are all in the STEM field. I find myself learning about new things, and appreciating all the women who pave their way in the male-dominated field. Also really loved the Olive and Adam cameo in this book :). I was exactly 46% done with this book when I realized it will probably be the best book that I read all year. I will highly recommend this book to anyone who will listen to me!

Ali Hazelwood has done it again! What happens when the opposite sides of academic science collide? One hilarious and very sexy read,

Thank you for the chance to read this early! I absolutely loved this book! It had all the tension and feels I want in a romantic read. I l oved the characters and that Olive and Adam had a cameo!! This book hooked me from the start and I couldn't stop reading. I just loved everything about it and can't wait for Ali Hazelwood's next book. This one was a little heavier on the science terms but it worked!

I loved this new STEM romance from Ali Hazelwood. It was very moving, with a healthy dose of real world problems that seem to make falling in love sit on the back burner. Girl Power is a strong theme in this book, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Read If You Like
🤫 Secret pining
🙋‍♂️ He falls first
🔮 Crystals
👩‍💼 Job Interviews
🤡 Fake dating
😤 Enemies to lovers

Back in the STEM world with the queen and so happy to be here. This was one of my most anticipated releases of 2023 and it definitely delivered!

My thoughts 💭
- This is definitely the most science and academia heavy book of Ali’s. Because of that the first 30ish percent was a bit tough for me to get into. With that said it was kind of cool to see all the craziness that goes on in the academic world 🤯
- Dare I say…this was the steamiest of her books as well?? Idk my memory may be escaping me but the tension and build up to those steamy scenes was chefs kiss
- Jack was just 😍 I mean probably the most communicative man I’ve ever read and damnn it made him HOTTT.
- I randomly cried half way through this book?? Idk if that was supposed to happen or if it was a me problem but emotions were running high and I really did feel for Elsie 🥺
- Because Elsie’s character was more reserved this book wasn’t as lol funny as the first two. BUT I think Elsie and Jack had really cute Banter and Jack brought a lot of the humor. So did Elsie’s roommate Cece
-The cameo from Olive and Adam…it was so good to see them!! Plus there’s a brief mention of Bee🥲

Overall, I really enjoyed this one! Excited for everyone to read it!

I couldn't wait to read this one. I will read anything Ali Hazelwood writes. Although, this wasn't as good as her first title, library patrons should enjoy this. The heroine was a little needy and it dragged a little. You could tell where most of the plot points were headed, but you don't mind because you have such a fun time along the way.

Loved it! Hazelwood makes science sexy and also gives characters with disabilities and other medical issues a voice to say, "Yes, we still count and want romance too!"

If you've read Hazelwood's previous novels, then you know what to expect from this one. STEM main characters, guy falls first, academic rivals, and all the romance that comes along with it.

True to Hazelwood's writing, this book was funny and witty. She has a way of making even people who are way smarter than me feel relatable and charming. I was smiling and laughing through multiple parts of this book particularly anytime cheese was mentioned (spoiler alert: a lot).

Jack was a character that was a bit mysterious, but also so loveable that I found I didn't even care what he was hiding. I love that we saw a little bit of grump from him in the beginning then saw his true, flirty, understanding personality come out as misunderstandings were clarified.

Elsie was a character that felt fairly original and pretty relatable. She struggled with being herself around others and not lying about this or that just to please them. I loved seeing how Jack worked with her from where she was at instead of trying to change her completely. And seeing her blossum into her awesome theoretical physicist self was a transformation worth waiting for.

I have a complaint about this book which is crazy considering I've only ever gushed about her other novels. This book was shaping up to be better than her others which I was thrilled about. Then the second half came. The second half lacked a few things the first half had like romantic angst, a good conflict, and witty banter. It was lovely to see Jack and Elsie's relationship advance how it did, but it took away some of the magic.

Also, the conflict at the end was kinda trash. The conflict at the beginning was fire and I was so excited to see how everything shook out. And then once things did shake out I was left...dissatisfied. I think it could have dragged on longer or morphed into something else instead of leaving us with that dumpster fire conflict at the end.

Overall, this was a very enjoyable STEM novel from Hazelwood that I'd recommend. If you love Hazelwood's previous novels and love her formula, then you'll like this one. If you're looking for something entirely new from her...this isn't the book for you.

I adored this book, as is the usual with Ali Hazelwood! I am a die-hard fan at this point. I love the steminist component of every book, and how whip-smart her heroines are. I loved this one in particular, the plot more centered on Elsie's personal growth, and how that connected to her relationship with Jack. It felt like a book about Elsie, not just about her romance, and I love to see that. This book made me genuinely happy and I had a hard time putting it down to do normal chores and work! Absolutely cannot wait to see what Hazelwood comes up with next.

There is something about the author's writing that just pulls you into her books. The characters are always relatable and personable, they are written so well that it feels like you know them already. There's something that is so enjoyable in getting wrapped up in a book alongside the characters, and you feel as if you're right there in the story. I didn't love everything about the book, and there were a few moments that were just ok, but with the strong writing, the witty characters, and the story that kept you interested, it's hard not to enjoy this book. I enjoyed the people, the relatives, the side characters, the story, it was an easy and quick read and just a good heartfelt book.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

I really think Ali Hazelwood is using the same formula that worked for her when she wrote Reylo fanfic and applying it to other characters, which to me honestly feels a bit icky. This felt like nothing new and honestly, if you've read anything else by Ali you've read this one.

Love, Theoretically is another adorable STEM rom-com. Unfortunately, I feel like every time I read an Ali Hazelwood rom-com, I am just re-reading one of her previous novels. I did like it -- but I would have liked it better had it not reminded me so much of everything else she writes.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I will hand it to Ali Hazelwood--she's found her niche and her audience. I wish that Elsie and Jack had a little more depth as people--they both basically possess 1 personality trait--but the academic aspects are successful and the romance, when we aren't dealing with the frustrating and overdone third-act tension, is sweet.

This almost beat out Love Hypothesis as my favorite Ali Hazelwood book. Even if you know nothing about physics (now I know that theoretical and experimental physics exist!), you’ll love this book. Elsie is so funny, and Jack is what romance novel heroes are made of! This is a steamy, enemies to lovers, slow burn romance with some great banter, epic romantic declarations, and an evil hedgehog. I will be rereading this one over and over again!

That's a pretty unabashed 5 star. Can it be because of the cheese? The cheese (like literal gouda) made me smile every single time. Also? I too do not believe in blonde men but was able to work through my doubts (largely because of the cheese).

I loved this book! Even finished it in a day. Ali Hazelwood has a gift for drawing you in from the first page and keeps you wanting more. Also a fan of the STEM story lines Ali writes and this one was no different :)

The story is about Elsie, a post doc who is trying to find her way into the world of academia. She’s teaching a few classes, but earns next to nothing, which is a bigger issue since she has Type 1 diabetes. So her side hustle is fake dating (no extras!). She’s met Greg this way and has joined him at a handful of family gatherings over the course of the year. That’s where she meets Greg’s brother Jake when she lands a job interview at MIT, she ends up running into Jake enter a different name as the head of the physics department. There’s always been a chemistry between Jake and Elsie and the more time we spend together the more it evolves. They both end up realizing that they’re a perfect fit for each another, and can truly be themselves with one another.

I can’t wait to tell us when it comes out!

ALI!!!!! The banter!!!! The tenderness!!!! The hate to love!!!!! I cannot do it!!!! SO GOOD!!!

Ali Hazelwood fans will rejoice over Love, Theoretically. Rom-com fans will flock to it. I refuse to call this book anything short of a triumph. I LOVED it.

What made this book more enjoyable was the fact that I actually was able to imagine nanami kento as the love interest the entire time given his personality.

Now I have not read love on the brain yet, so I wasn’t expecting much heading into this book. But GOSH I actually loved it so much. In a once again, academia setting, I felt like it was SO different to the love hypothesis and I actually tolerated the characters. To me the mc felt so relatable, and strong witted, but also inside is dying from the things she feels like she cannot do. Them comes in Nanami Kento- who mind you I refuse to call Jack smith because that’s his name apparently- and seems to add a little more stress to her already stressful life. But he was everything, by far my fave man by Ali hazelwood. He was so calm and gentle despite his gruff persona, he hides this whole teddy bear inside him. Oh and did I mention he was the largest-

Yea she knew what she was doin there.

I loved the slow burn, the secretly obsessed guy that we had no idea was obsessed, the communication I also felt was done well in this book, with of course a few misunderstandings here and there, but I felt overall Nanami and Elsie we’re constantly able to come together at the end and resolve their issues. The rep over what a persons sexual desires are was also well done, and I was glad to not have too much smut in it because it much more enjoyable.

We also constantly got forearm p0rm so that was a plus. And FOR ONCE AN MC WHO ACTUALLY HATES COFFEE. FINALLY. I was waiting for ONE BOOK WHERE THEY CANT STAND THE SMELL OF IT.

Anyways, I can’t wait for you guys to read this and I hope it’s as good as promised for y’all🤞

Yes, yes, she's done it again. I loved reading this and stayed up way too late because I couldn't put it down. It has made me want to go back and read the other two STEMinist novels immediately.
So Elsie, a theoretical physicist, has just applied for her dream job at MIT. Between being an adjunct at two different colleges and going on fake dates to make rent and pay for her insulin this is the opportunity she has been waiting for. Unfortunately as her job interview beings Elsie is appalled to learn that one of her fake boyfriends' brothers is faculty and part of the hiring committee but also that he his her sworn professional enemy (due to an article he once wrote that damaged the whole theoretical physics field). Sparks between them obviously fly.
Elsie was very awkward, creating a different persona for herself based on what people wanted from her. Her heartbreak on the street outside of the movie theater had me in tears.