From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new STEMinist rom-com in which a scientist is forced to work on a project with her nemesis—with explosive results.

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. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward.

Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. 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. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school—archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away.

Now, her equipment is missing, the staff is ignoring her, and Bee finds her floundering career in somewhat of a pickle. Perhaps it’s her occipital cortex playing tricks on her, but Bee could swear she can see Levi softening into an ally, backing her plays, seconding her ideas…devouring her with those eyes. And the possibilities have all her neurons firing. 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 Königswasser do?

Reader Reviews

Mara

(5/5)

Nov 21, 2024

Between 4 & 4.5 stars - This book scratched so many of my itches & cemented Ali Hazelwood as My Kind of Writer (TM). Let's get my criticisms out of the way up top: 1) I think it was a rocky start and didn't fully kick into gear until ~20% in and 2) the conclusion, while fun & emotionally satisfying, was pretty over the top.OK, that being said, this was just so fun and exactly what I come to romance for! It had moments that made squee, Bee was plucky & smart, and Levi was a gigantic cinnamon roll...

myo (myonna reads)

(3/5)

this was good but not as good as the first book, i wasn’t that interested in the plot of this book. i did like the romance more but at times i found myself bored also it was really annoying how the characters in this book talked.

julia

i may or may not sell my unborn child in exchange for reading this book. we’ll see.

Arundhati

Update 15th Jan: OMG!!!!! WE HAVE A COVER AND A RELEASE DATE!!!😭😭😭 Can we just fast forward to August already?🥺I don't care what this book is about, but after reading the Love Hypothesis I am gonna buy everything the author comes out with.

elena ❀

i got and arc for this so i guess that means adding it to my tbr until i find the time to read it 🤪🤪

booksandzoe

2475

i would read a chicken noodle soup recipe if ali hazelwood wrote it

Nilufer Ozmekik

329

I start my review by giving a big applause for the brilliant person who created this amazing cover! And second one comes for brilliant brain cells of the author! This is absolutely sweetest, quirkiest, smartest, geekiest, sexiest and STEMinest romance I’ve ever read! Marie Curie fan girl, devoted Jedi, purple haired, ultra smart Bee Königswasser and her nemeses, brooding, know-it-all, reserved Levi Ward who has greenest hypnotizing eyes and their fiery, explosive chemistry hook me up! I loved t...

Anna

166

Special thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for giving me an ARC of this book for an honest review.AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! I honestly can’t believe I was lucky enough to get to read this book early!!!! What an absolute dream!!!!Love on the Brain was everything I could ever want from a new Ali Hazelwood and more! It was hilarious and angsty and heart-warming and it read like a warm hug feels.The story is told from the perspective of the heroine, neuroscientist and Marie-Curie-obsessed Bee Kö...

Ali Hazelwood

182

hi hi HELLO, just wanted you guys to know that there is a list of content notes/trigger warnings for the book on my website ❤️https://alihazelwood.com/lotb-cw/

romancelibrary

(4/5)

149

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.Love on the Brain is a workplace romance between two rivals who are now co-leading a project together at NASA...with a You've Got Mail twist 😉Ali Hazelwood is really good at setting up her story and characters in a way that builds your anticipation from the very first chapter. Once again, I was hooked from the very beginning, simply dying for Levi and Bee to reunite. I don't want to compare this book too much to The Love Hypothesi...

rylie

perks of working at a book store is having the ARCS of some of the most anticipated releases at your finger tips. the moment this book was available to read i snatched it up so fast i got whiplash. ali hazelwood’s writing is filled with sarcasm and steam. levi and bee are 100% the alt version of adam and olive, (not complaining), there was a lot more spice to their personalities. this book was great (ILOVEWOMENINSTEM!!!!!). ali delivered again with this beautiful sexy work of art.

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