Both are unable to decipher any type of social cue, they never ask any questions, they make bizarre assumptions and ignore every scrap of evidence that they are presented with. So much so that I couldn’t help but think that the two main characters (Bee a highly regarded neuroscientist and Levi a high-ranking engineer at NASA) were so incredibly… dumb. Love on the Brain takes the miscommunication trope to a whole other level. I really tried to get swept away in the hype and enjoy the book for what it is – a cutesy, slightly spicy, contemporary romantic comedy. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school-archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away.” And sure, he caught her in his powerfully corded arms like a romance novel hero when she accidentally damseled in distress on her first day in the lab. Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward. “Like an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project-a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia-Marie would accept without hesitation. That’s why it pains me to admit how disappointing I found Love on the Brain. TLH was not without its faults (I personally find the miscommunication trope incredibly frustrating), however, the book reignited my love for romantic comedies, plus the women in STEM aspect was really interesting and totally unique to anything I’d previously read. There’s evidence of me squealing with delight when it was finally delivered over on my Instagram Story. I was literally counting down the days until its release. As a result, I pre-ordered Love on the Brain as soon as its adorable cover was revealed. This is a difficult review to write as I adored The Love Hypothesis and also many of Hazelwood’s novellas including Below Zero.

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