Love on the Brain
Ratings334
Average rating3.8
Not for me. I'm a woman in a stem career. Honestly men are not that bad. You got a few bad apples but there's also a few bad apples in the opposite gender. Couldn't relate to main female and the use of cis male....no thank you.
Probably my favorite from Hazelwood so far (or do I say that every time?). Cats, nature, bantering, vegan characters, feminism... How would I not relate ?
Even though, it's very predictable from the beginning, I was still surprised at some point near the end.
3,5
Me gustó, pero no más que LHDA.
Hubieron momentos que me parecieron medio pesados (específicamente todo el tema de la ciencia, donde no entendía nada), e incluso en cierta parte la trama se volvió bastante predecible, pero aún asi lo disfruté bastante.
i've said it before and i'll say it again – god DAMN ali hazelwood knows how to write a banger romance book!!!! idk how she kills it evey single time. i loved bee as the FMC so much i want to be her friend
Cute!!!! This is a perfect spice level. Almost too bantery, but charming enough to make up for it. I always wonder how books with very era-specific markers (e.g., the protagonist has a Twitter account) will age, but that's not for me to lose sleep over! I found this in the lending library at my laundromat and snapped up another book in Hazelwood's STEMinist series as soon as I saw it, so definitely a worthwhile find.
genuinely do not understand the hate surrounding this book. y'all preach copy and paste but reading the same college romance series with men who are all unhinged and have kinky sex? like let's not be hypocritical.
I loved this. I loved the quirkiness of our FMC, it's very millennial and as gen z, I found in surprisingly endearing. Levi is PERFECTION, his undying fucking need for bee was uh amazing. I loved the science setting and I will undoubtedly be picking up the other books in this series, praying for copy and paste.
Also the third act conflict was like so good. It wrapped this book up absolutely perfectly, thank you Ms. Hazelwood.
To be honest I actually enjoyed the mess that this book was. I’m not sure if it’s because it was better than her other books or if my brain has gotten used to the cringe inducing shenanigans that occur in these rom-coms- I'm going with the latter.
2.5 ⭐
Yo entiendo el propósito del libro, muy noble, verdaderamente el sistema en la ciencia para las mujeres es retrograda y las formas de evaluar yo asumo que también, pero la ejecución mana... La ejecución
Love on the Brain is my May book recommended by a friend (look at me, actually on top of this for once)! Thanks, Samantha, for the recommendation! I've been wanting to read one of Ali Hazelwood's books for a while, and since my last read was non-fiction and a bit serious, I was ready for something fun and lighthearted.
The fun bit about Ali Hazelwood is that she is a neuroscientist (now romance novelist), and most (all?) of her books include women in STEM and science-based plot lines. I know Samantha recommended this one in particular since the protagonist is a neuroscientist, and as a bonus much of it takes place at the Houston Space Center, which I just visited a few weeks ago so that was a fun bonus for me.
As for the plot itself - most of it was pretty clear from about chapter 2. Not to say I did not enjoy it! I very much did, and got through this book in 2 or 3 days. I loved our protagonist (although for as smart as she was, she was sometimes very, very not smart) and some of the side characters were hilarious/adorable. I was rooting for our love interests to get together and was very happy when they did (spoilers!).
4
Ali Hazelwood's ability to make me smile like an idiot when I read her silly little science-y romcom books needs to be studied. Like ugh. I think I loved this more than The Love Hypothesis. <3
I enjoyed this book. And although I knew where it was going, the ride to get there was entertaining.
Could it have been shorter, yes.
Was it annoying long, no.
There was decent banter. None of the characters were overly annoying. I love an enemies to lovers. It is very STEM.
My only real complaint is, being from Houston, there were some things that the author got wrong. I know. Literary license. But. Johnson Space Center is in the suburbs about 25 miles from downtown Houston. You're not going to sit on your balcony and look at the Houston skyline. These types of details always bug me. It's probably just me.
Another satisfying romance from Ali Hazelwood! This time I wasn't as fond of the main character, Bee, as I have been of her other leads. But that's okay, because Levi Ward is probably the perfect man? He's good with kids? He loves his aging cat? He gives an A+ emotional speech about his feelings (twice!!)? Perfect. A+ no notes.
Ali Hazelwood could write the same book as many times as she wants and i'd read it anytime.
Pleasantly surprised!!! I did not enjoy love hypothesis so I was hesitant about this.
Super super cute enemies to lovers, science workplace romance (with unexpected drama!!)
I just found this book really annoying to be honest. B was so cringey, especially with it being on first person and having to hear her internal dialogue. Definitely a stereotypical millennial. I wanted to branch out from my usual horror/thriller/mysteries and ready a fun romance but maybe that was a mistake lol.
I knew the ending, the plot arc and who would be the bad guy by the end of chapter two. Nothing new here. Skipped and skimmed my way to the end.
