I loved this book! It was a cute and adorable romance. I loved the cat content. I enjoyed Bee's obsession with Marie Curie. There is a lot of misunderstanding in this book though. Had they just talked so much could have been avoidable!

Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for an ARC of Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood.

I would like to start this review by saying that I 1 million heart-eye emojis loved this book. In fact, I think I may even *gasp* love it more than The Love Hypothesis.

This enemies to lovers romance was first and foremost hilarious, which I always appreciate. I loved the first person POV for Bee, who was an excellent character. Levi was just the best love interest, and will likely be in the ranks of my top ten book boyfriends. I could not put this book down.

Ugh, I loved it. Honestly, I loved it more than The Love Hypothesis and spent the entire time I was reading it texting my friend fire and eggplant emojis (sorry to my friend). If I loved it less I could talk about it more, but basically Levi belongs on the top of the literary BF pyramid with Wesley from Sarah Hogel's Twice Shy as being the pinnacle of literary boyfriendhood & I lowkey wish I got into STEM because Ali Hazelwood makes it seem so ding dang fun (which, I'm sure it isn't IRL and I hate math so it would never happen, but maybe!!!).
100/100 stars forever.

I loved this just as much as I loved The Love Hypothesis. The relationship dynamic was really interesting here. Bee hates Levi because he so obviously hates her, but wait. . . Does he hate her? What's with his behavior? Are signs being misinterpreted? I loved how Levi was constantly surprising Bee and as the reasons for his behavior unfold, I grew to like him as a character more and more. Bee's take-no-crap feminism was refreshing and I loved getting to see her take on the dynamics of coming in as an outsider into a pretty hegemonic group. The dramatic plot running parallel to the romance was engaging and a little surprising at the climax. All in all, I loved it from start to finish. A worthwhile follow up to TLH and I can't wait the author comes up with next!

I love Ali Hazelwood, and I love this book! I read it in one sitting, and just could not get enough. I was a little nervous going in as some of the tropes were similar to The Love Hypothesis, and others seemed predictable, but Hazelwood is able to build her narrative and characters that this book seemed way different from The Love Hypothesis, and when those things that did seem predictable happened, she had me squealing on my couch instead of sighing in disappointment. All in all I loved this, and I am so excited for her new novellas releasing this summer!

I was so excited to hear that Ali was releasing a new book! I tell everyone I can that they should read her other book, The Love Hypothesis! Love on the Brain did not disappoint! I was hooked instantly, never wanted to put it down, and haters-to-lovers is one of my favorite tropes! The only negative thing I have to say, is that the climax was a little far-fetched, but isn't that why we read, to escape a bit? Sometimes that's ok. I highly recommend this book. I will be purchasing and recommending it within my library!

*4.5/5*
Listen, if you're not a fan of the miscommunication trope, this might not be the one for you. BUT, if you find it to be more realistic than a lot of people give it credit for (like I do) then you should absolutely pick this up. If you liked Ali Hazelwood 's first book, you should pick this up. If you like, enemies-to-lovers-kinda, then you should pick this up. If this at all sounds interesting to you and you are aware & can handle the trigger warnings, you should pick it up. It's a great time, it'll have you yelling "I KNEW IT," and it's got some loooovely spicy scenes (yes, multiple). Overall, I really really enjoyed this, as much as I enjoyed The Love Hypothesis, which was a whoooooole lot.

Ali Hazelwood has done it again. Love on the Brain is, dare I say, even more humorous and heartwarming than “The Love Hypothesis”. Both books are great, but this new novel about Bee, a neuroscientist, and Levi, a NASA engineer, is on the next level. Instead of fake dating, we get an enemies-to-lovers trope, and I’d read any trope Hazelwood decides to write. This may not be a trope exactly, but there’s also a “You’ve Got Mail” element that adds an extra layer to the story. Bee and Levi are co-leads on a brain stimulation project for astronauts, but the problem is they used to hate each other. Their forced proximity though makes them realize that maybe their were some misconceptions about their past. If you’re a fan of contemporary romance, read this now!

Bee is a neuroscientist who recently was accepted to co-lead the BLINK project at NASA, except her grad school arch-nemesis Levi is the other project lead. Can Bee persevere through STEM sexism and a plot against BLINK in order to develop groundbreaking technology and maybe open up to love along the way?

Women in STEM kicking butt, enemies (kind of) to lovers, and a male lead who is supportive, open to expressing his emotions, and, well, pretty adorable? Oh, and not to mention cats! Love on the Brain has all of the above. The plot is exciting and fun, even if the ending is slightly over the top. Bee is a strong woman in STEM dealing with difficult issues in her work and personal life. Levi is Cute Guy, Handsome Guy, and Sexy Guy. Hazelwood succeeds in writing another funny and emotionally satisfying novel about STEM, love, and the difficulties of letting someone into your life.

Stayed up way too late last night reading Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood. It was better than her first book! The protagonists are a NASA engineer and a NIH neuroscientist working on a joint project. They knew each other in grad school. So there are lots of misunderstandings that have been stewing for years. There is an underlying mystery at the heart of the story and a ”phantom” cat who saves the day. Lots of background on the romance of Marie and Pierre Curie. Lots of talk about STEM toxicity and politics. There is even a You Got Mail twist. I will read all things by Hazelwood! #NetGalley #August2022

Thank you for the advanced eArc via NetGalley! I read this in one sitting and loved it! I liked the main characters and the plot. Sort of enemies to lovers with miscommunication thrown in. I thought the assistants and their romance was great too. I do feel there could have been more diverse characters and sometimes there were predictable moments but overall I enjoyed it!! Looking forward to more by the author!

I will officially follow Ali Hazelwood to the ends of the earth!!!

This was just as enjoyable of a read as THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS and filled with one-of-a-kind characters (I heart Rocio so much) and an addictive writing style. Plus, the love-to-hate-but-actually-one-of-them-is-so-in-love is one of my all time favorite tropes. I was invested in Levi and Bee from page one and I love the women-in-STEM perspective that Ali shares. Funny and steamy and SO SO GOOD.

A thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest, unbiased review.

This book was even better than I had hoped and I can't wait to read what Ali writes next! Bee & Levi gave me all the feels! What a great couple.

This was so charming I could not put it down.

Bee is neuroscientist looking for her first successfully completed grant. She gets in with project project BLINK, a joint effort from NIH and NASA Bee is so excited about this opportunity until she finds out that the co-lead is Levi Ward, who she nicknamed Wardass in grad school for the irrational hatred he seemed to have for her. As the two are forced to work together JT of course comes out that Levi never hated her at all.

I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with Marie Curie. But I can’t resist a one-sided crush trope any more than I can resist the brilliance of women making breakthroughs in science. Because I had already read and enjoyed “The Love Hypothesis,” I knew I would most likely enjoy “Love on the Brain” too, but I didn’t expect to learn so much about science and scientific history too. If anything, this book indulges in the delightful nerdiness even more than Love Hypothesis. There is an abundance of charm even as Hazelwood captures the misogyny in STEM fields that at times give this story darker moments. Fans of “The Love Hypothesis,” come for the STEM romance, stay for the cat loving avoidant Marie Curie fangirl scientist bad ass, Bee.

Ali Hazelwood truly has my whole heart at this point! Love on the Brain was even better than I thought it was going to be. The plot, the writing, THE CHARACTERS!! Everything was perfect. And this book just solidifies that Ali will be an automatic read for me till the end of time. I could go on and on but I must stop myself before I spoil the whole thing! Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the eARC!

A neuroscientist gets a lead job on a project for NASA, except her nemesis is the other lead. Except, that had very few exchanges, and the one she holds most against him, and thinks he is a jerk for, is a listened through the door misunderstanding. And he has been pining after her for years, there is absolutely noone else. Misunderstandings and then the lies start coming. No, for a book trying to erase stereotypes about women in STEM positions, I wish the author did a little more to erase stereotypes about romance novels.

I requested this title because I adore The Love Hypothesis. While Love on the Brain is a lot like Love Hypothesis with the scientific banter and missed opportunities for communication, it wasn’t as compelling. Bee could have been such a strong advocate for woman in STEM but was constantly ruminating over why Levi despised her and then let him lead rather than co-lead in meetings. All in all, I enjoyed this title but was looking for the magic as in Love Hypotheses. Needless to say, I will definitely read more from Hazelwood because the scientific jargon and Big Bang-like quips are my jam.

In True Ali Hazelwood fashion, this book blew me away. I read it in one sitting and couldn’t stop thinking about it for a few days. It goes without saying that anyone who loved The Love Hypothesis would equally love Love on the Brain. This will certainly be on of my top books of 2022 and I cannot wait to purchase a copy on release day!

As always, Hazelwood's writing is a breath of fresh air in the shit storm that we're all living through right now. Bee is witty, hilarious, and easy to love, but I've got to say that Rocio is where it's at. *insert heart eyes here* Honestly, you could have written a book solely based on their work relationship/friendship and I would devour that in a hot second.

I read this book shortly after reading The Love Hypothesis, which I am OBSESSED with. I know that it's hard to have your next book follow something already so perfect and I feel like that could have happened here, except I didn't like Levi all that much. I felt myself failing to understand his actions towards Bee even when he explains them later on and found the six-year-long secret of his feelings for Bee to be almost unbelievable, especially after Tim made him think that he practically disgusted her. I don't know - I am really nitpicky about my enemies-to-lovers stories, and I didn't really ship these two like I did Olive and Adam.

That's not to say that the writing wasn't great because it certainly is. I just wasn't feeling the main relationship. Rocio's dark humor and witty banter as well as the STEM female empowerment theme was the real hit here.