Sometimes, the Book of the Month Club offers options that I normally would not pick up to read. However, the premise sounds interesting and I find myself reading a palette cleanser. Despite my recent visits to Bridgerton, the romantic premise of Love on the Brain was not what I normally go for. After a slow start that found me struggling to connect with the characters, I was soon laughing out loud and rooting for this unusual cast to find love.
Bee is a neuroscientist who has sworn off of relationships. Her parents died when she was young resulting in she and her sister bouncing around between relatives in cities around the world. In graduate school, she was engaged to Tim – – but he ultimately left Bee at the altar for her best friend. As her professional career appears to be in the toilet, Bee is elated when she learns that she has the opportunity to co-lead a NASA project. There’s just one problem….Bee’s co-leader will be Levi, the sarcastic, egotistical man that made life in her graduate studies a living hell. How can this all work? Can two mortal enemies actually find a way to put the past behind them for the success of the project?
Love on the Brain combines scientific concepts and Twitter for a hilarious romp that brings the unlikeliest of couples together. From Bee’s quirky appearance to the quiet and extremely handsome Levi, sparks are flying. Toss in a bit of NASA lab espionage and you have the formula for a really fun read. Additionally, the commentary on the importance of family, the need for stability, and the role of standardized tests in graduate school admission (I kid you not!) keeps the book from getting too sappy. Am I surprised that I enjoyed this read as much as I did? Absolutely. Do I think I’ll check out what else Ali Hazelwood has written? Definitely. It was just too fun of a read to ignore the possibility that there might be something more to take in.
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