Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Ali Hazelwood is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers. Yes, it is true–like other reviewers pointed out–that this story shares a lot of resemblances to The Love Hypothesis, but it also departs from it enough to stand on its own.
I loved the Marie Curie recurring theme, the bits of obscure science trivia, Bee’s inner dialogue, her friend/assistant Roccio, even the antagonist (which I wasn’t totally surprised by). The humor throughout the book made me smile. But I think what I liked the most is that Hazelwood manages to turn pretty graphic sex into real heartthrob romance, a rather endangered skill these days.
I didn’t give it five stars because I thought Bee’s reluctance to accept she was indeed in a relationship with Levi might have been believable in the beginning, but toward the end it just became an obvious plot device to keep readers on the edge of their seats. Minor annoyance really in the grand scheme of the whole lovely and hilarious story.
And, Ms. Hazelwood, please no more “big-everything” guys. Smaller guys are just as sexy as they are 😉
Great job. Can’t wait to read her next book.
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