Love on the Brain: From the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis

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Okay... so. I really don't know where to start with this one. Like, I truly have no idea how to articulate how incredible this book was. Maybe if I say this it will come across: I read it twice in a row. I originally read it, loved it, and then I was traveling but I kept thinking about how amazing the book was, so I was like... You know what, I'm gonna reread passages of it on my various flights. And ended up just rereading ALL OF IT. It's one of my faves I've ever read, and I'm pretty sure it's my fave P&P adaptation and to be clear, there are a tons of things that work in this book, but I think that my favorite is how Nikki Payne has managed to really capture the spirit of every single Jane Austen character and to adapt them so masterfully, while keeping them true to the specific setting(s) of this book. One example among a million: Maurice (who's Liza Bennet's little brother and the Mary of this story). Like... He's TOTALLY Mary, but also such a complex, well rounded character, and here I am, stanning Maurice. Nikki, what have you done to me? And: can you do it some more?

okay, i'm gonna be real with you. the reason i was initially drawn to this book was that mel, the male lead, reminded me (on the cover) of my fave character from one of my fave shows ever (kimchee from kim's convenience, who is played by andrew phung okay, i'm gonna be real with you. the reason i was initially drawn to this book was that mel, the male lead, reminded me (on the cover) of my fave character from one of my fave shows ever (kimchee from kim's convenience, who is played by andrew phung, who owns my whole heart and body). and honestly, i loved mel a lot. he's great, fantastic, abrasive and loud sometimes but also always lovable? his stand up comedy is 90/10, his relationship with his po po is 100/10, his sense of fashion is 110/10, i'm a fan. moreover, i can’t believe we didn’t get a proper love confession in Love on the Brain either.. that was such a minus point in TLH for me and Ali is repeating the same mistake again that Levi is confessing his love for Bee, but Bee is only thinking it when she says she loves Levi in the epilogue.. did i miss something?? it was so unsatisfying. Lo que más amé: A Levi, que me hizo llorar varias veces porque en la vida real no existen hombres así, jajajaja. Love on the Brain follows Bee, a neuroscientist who lives through asking “What would Marie Curie Do,” has just gotten the opportunity to work on a new collaborative project with NASA, a literal dream. But when she opens up to realize she is co-leading it, she didn’t expect to be co-leading it with Levi Ward, her grad school nemesis. But Levi being in the same building as her is one of her most minor problems. Not only did Levi save her on her first day in the lab, but the equipment she needed to conduct her project is also missing. To make matters worse, the staff isn’t paying attention to her, Levi is somehow becoming an ally, and she finds herself exploring these new feelings about Levi’s new alliance that has her questioning herself. Bee. Oh, Bee. Before I really rip into Miss Bumblebee, let me provide a mere ✨sample✨ of the thoughts and questions from my head as I read this book:This is absolutely sweetest, quirkiest, smartest, geekiest, sexiest and STEMinest romance I’ve ever read! To be fair, there isn’t much to think about. I only remember up until the moment I fainted. Yes, I swooned in His Wardness’s manly arms like a twentieth-century hysteric with penis envy.

So I’m rounding up 4.5 stars to nerdy, spacey, cat lover, funny, quirky, adorable main characters stars! Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school – archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away. I'm Ali, and I write contemporary romcom novels about women in STEM and academia. I love cats, Nutella, and side ponytails. I'm also currently learning to crochet, so as you can tell I'm a super busy gal with an intense and exciting life! TL;DR- Clueless characters, fun enemies-to-lovers plotline, surprisingly sexy but frustrating story.we talked about the characters that are the mini version of Olive and Adam, but with even worse communication skills. very similar tropes and vibes to The Love Hypothesis. those are all things that are unexciting, but things that can be overlooked, but recycling scenes again is just lazy writing at this point. Wow, what a wild ride. It had its moments, ups and downs, but mostly it was The Love Hypothesis, Adam and Olive but call them Levi and Bee.