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hannibanani29's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism
juliaaaaaa's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
the "im so tiny" and "oh hes so big" is making me sick, i just imagined she was 5'9 because she was giving tall vibes idk.
the plot was soo predictable, i knew from the start levi was whatever username on twitter and that guy was shady.
the sex scenes were weird, like ajsja "open your mouth" and "good girl" boy what the hell...
i enjoyed the love hipothesis wayy more.
the plot was soo predictable, i knew from the start levi was whatever username on twitter and that guy was shady.
the sex scenes were weird, like ajsja "open your mouth" and "good girl" boy what the hell...
i enjoyed the love hipothesis wayy more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Gun violence, and Alcohol
chloelj27's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Car accident
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Car accident
kinsportch's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Car accident, and Death of parent
alytzel's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Car accident
thatswhatshanread's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
First and foremost: Ali Hazelwood knows cute and quirky to a very tall, dark and handsome T. “Love on the Brain” was science + cuteness, encapsulated. You don’t have to know anything about neuroscience or space to understand the workplace romance fleshed out amongst these pages. It’s quite endearing, if a little repetitive. As many have pointed out, the plot and characters are very similar to Ali’s first steminist romcom and one of my personal favorites of all time, “The Love Hypothesis”. Forgive me for comparing them, but it absolutely happened!! I had no control over it!!
I love Levi, and I love Adam. But Olive >>> Bee for sure. Moving on.
For a neuroscientist working on a NASA-funded project, Dr. Bee Königswasser is quite the oblivious Damsel in Distress™ when it comes to her supposed grad school nemesis, Dr. Levi Ward. She is Tiny and Clumsy and Alternative Hair. He is Massive and Closed Off and Beautiful Green Eyes. Levi avoided her in grad school at all costs because He Hated Her So Much And There Is No Other Explanation.
It’s your typical enemies-to-lovers romance, but I appreciated that the “enemies” part didn’t fester long. We all know the “enemies” trope is never that accurate considering at least one party is secretly in love the entire time. In this case, it’s glaringly obvious to everyone except our stubborn MC.
I enjoyed this novel, but it didn’t give me all of the swooning and butterflies that TLH gave me. Which, understandably, is hard to achieve. Still, I think it has long been a dream of mine to score a NASA scientist who named his cat Schrödinger.
Extra points for the extra steam in this one, though 🔥
I love Levi, and I love Adam. But Olive >>> Bee for sure. Moving on.
For a neuroscientist working on a NASA-funded project, Dr. Bee Königswasser is quite the oblivious Damsel in Distress™ when it comes to her supposed grad school nemesis, Dr. Levi Ward. She is Tiny and Clumsy and Alternative Hair. He is Massive and Closed Off and Beautiful Green Eyes. Levi avoided her in grad school at all costs because He Hated Her So Much And There Is No Other Explanation.
It’s your typical enemies-to-lovers romance, but I appreciated that the “enemies” part didn’t fester long. We all know the “enemies” trope is never that accurate considering at least one party is secretly in love the entire time. In this case, it’s glaringly obvious to everyone except our stubborn MC.
I enjoyed this novel, but it didn’t give me all of the swooning and butterflies that TLH gave me. Which, understandably, is hard to achieve. Still, I think it has long been a dream of mine to score a NASA scientist who named his cat Schrödinger.
Extra points for the extra steam in this one, though 🔥
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence
bxcvi's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Death of parent
0701mango's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
I really liked the leads' dynamic in this book, and I appreciate the science of it as a student of science myself. However, I found it harder to like Bee, the heroine, compared to some of Ali Hazelwood's other heroines like Olive from The Love Hypothesis and Mara from the novella Under One Roof. That being said, I found Levi, the hero, very attractive and highly appealing as a romantic interest. He was strong and secure, and I find good leadership to be attractive. The order of events in the romantic plot was not for me. Nor were some of the plot points themselves of the romantic plot. For one, I really hate the misunderstandings/miscommunication trope, and that was pretty central for a lot of the book. I include Bee and Levi not knowing they're Twitter friends in the components of this trope. I don't mind that they had sex before getting together, but this back and forth of will Bee let herself be in love or not was not for me. I generally don't like when the romantic resolution happens on the very last page, but I thought it worked better in The Love Hypothesis than in this book. In the last third or quarter of the book, everything felt like too much of a rollercoaster for my taste.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence and Murder
The main character, Bee, is an orphan whose parents passed away in a vehicle accident. She has attachment issues stemming largely from moving around a lot as a child and her ex-fiance cheating on her with her best friend. Bee's love interest, Levi, has a disinterested, rude, and unsupportive family. The sexual content in this book is explicitly written and somewhat frequent.beckyyreadss's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I wanted to read this book because I absolutely loved The Love Hypothesis – I thought it was absolutely amazing so when Ali Hazelwood announced another book, I instantly pre-ordered it.
This book is about Bee Konigswasser and she lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? So when NASA offered her the lead on a major neuro engineering project which would be her first major project after scraping by on the crumbs of academia – she knows that Marie Curie would accept it without hesitation. There is just one problem – she would have to co-lead it with Levi Ward. Levi is attractive in a tall, dark and handsome kind of way and yes he caught her in his arms like a romance novel when she accidently damseled in distress on her first day in the lab. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school and archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away. Now her equipment is missing, the staff are ignoring her and Bee finds her career in somewhat of a pickle. Perhaps it’s her mind playing tricks on her, but Bee could swear she can see Levi softening into an ally, backing her plays and seconding her ideas. But when it comes time to actually make a move and put her heart on the line, there’s only one question that matters: What will Bee Konigswagger do? This book is a new adult romance.
I really enjoyed this book and Ali Hazelwood has a thing of managing to suck you in from the first couple of chapters. The storyline was interesting and very much like The Love Hypothesis and you can’t help but compare Levi to Adam (expect I like Levi more) as Levi seemed like a bit of an asshole for no reason until you learned the reason. Levi and Bee really needed to communicate more and the issues could have been solve like 7 chapters before. But the romance made me giggle like a five-year-old and there was still a bit of mystery with the whole things keep moving and disappearing from places. I would have loved to see more of Bee’s sister Reike and maybe some chapters from Levi’s point of view especially with what Tim said to him and the other half of what Bee didn’t hear in Grad school.
I would buy anything that Ali Hazelwood writes – I’ve already pre-ordered Loathe to Love You and I would love to see a sequel with all the characters from this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, and Car accident