Love on the Brain

Thank you to NewGalley for providing an Advanced Reader Copy for an honest review of Ali Hazelwood’s Love on the Brain!

Reader, have you read Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis? Were you like me as I read that book… laughing at the embarrassment of situations the characters found themselves in, finding endearment in the behind-the-scenes actions of love that went initially unrecognized, and falling in love with the quirky nature of the main character? If any of this resonates with you then you must read Love on the Brain!

Back in her masterfully unique writing style of quirky, brainy, and unapologetically sarcastic; Dr. Bee Konigswasser (neuroscientist) finds herself as a co-leader for a NASA microengineering project with her archnemesis from Grad School, Levi Ward (engineer). And just like she expected, Bee is determined to work past the setbacks of missing equipment, “forgotten” emails of upcoming meetings and ID badges that don’t let her get into her own empty office. Who cares that Levi is tall, dark, muscular and flashes the most brilliant green eyes for women to swoon… sabotage will not be stood for! With the help of her just as quirky emo assistant and her secret identity Twitter friend, Bee starts putting two and two together with an ending most readers would agree was worth it in the end.

If you can’t tell, I loved this second installment of Hazelwood’s writing and will definitely read anything by her in the future. That said, Love on the Brain, more so than The Love Hypothesis was predictable. I found myself quickly glancing over sections of writing toward the end without missing any of the substance to the story line. But where the predictability is made up for is in the whit, hilarious trademarked nicknames (which I will be working into my vocabulary), banter, and all out science nerd self-love from Bee and her assistant. When this book is released, I will be buying a copy so I can read it over and over!

Final Review 4.5 Stars