A review by beckyyreadss
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

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.
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