A review by claudia_smiddy
Love on the Brain, by Ali Hazelwood
4.0
Star Rating Key:
⭐️ - didn't like it
⭐️⭐️ - it was ok
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - liked it
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - really liked it
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - it was amazing
My Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tropes:
| Grumpy x Sunshine | Workplace Romance | Miscommunication |
Review:
I loved everything about this book. From the characters all the way down to the plot, everything was perfect.
Bee is an amazing main character. It was refreshing reading about her appearance knowing that she has dyed purple hair along with piercings. She's sweet, funny and has a secret that she doesn't want anyone she knows to know about.
Her online identity is her own, her space where she can say and do what she likes without people judging her actions from what they know of her. She is a woman in STEM who loves to step forward and speak not only about her own but other women's experiences working in the same field. Her Twitter account @WhatWouldMarieDo allows her to connect with others and give them tips on how they can make their experiences better. That safety net of her account crumbles when someone manages to log into her Twitter.
Bee is a really cool main character that doesn't care much about what others think. No one except for Levi.
Levi is just perfect. He's funny when he's comfortable, awkward at all times, and seems like a grump when you don't know the real him. He's a real sweetheart under all of those muscles, playing with his best friends child and catching Bee whenever she passes out (I can't even begin to tell you how funny it is, you just need to read it to get it). Leaving his house to go and help Bee when she's managed to put herself in a less than ideal situation.
Favourite Quotes:
“You were always in my head. And I could never get you out.”
“I want to tell her that she's luminous, she's so bright in my mind, sometimes I can't focus.”
“The real villain is love: an unstable isotope, constantly undergoing spontaneous nuclear decay. And it will forever go unpunished.”
“You don't even have to admit to yourself that you love me, Bee. God knows I love you enough for the both of us.”
“This is the equivalent to someone buying their own ‘World’s Best Boss’ mug. Congratulations, you’re officially NASA’s Micheal Scott”
“Your therapist sounds great.” “He was.” “But i still want to commit patricide.”
“if academia ever makes you feel like you’re not good or smart enough . . . it’s not you, it’s academia.”
“She’s so mean. I love her.”
“Why does Tim look terrified?” He gives me an innocent look. “He does?” “Levi. What did you say to him?”
“Don’t be. Life is pain and then you die.”
“Science is reliable in its variability. Science does whatever the fuck it wants. God, I love science.”
⭐️ - didn't like it
⭐️⭐️ - it was ok
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - liked it
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - really liked it
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - it was amazing
My Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tropes:
| Grumpy x Sunshine | Workplace Romance | Miscommunication |
Review:
I loved everything about this book. From the characters all the way down to the plot, everything was perfect.
Bee is an amazing main character. It was refreshing reading about her appearance knowing that she has dyed purple hair along with piercings. She's sweet, funny and has a secret that she doesn't want anyone she knows to know about.
Her online identity is her own, her space where she can say and do what she likes without people judging her actions from what they know of her. She is a woman in STEM who loves to step forward and speak not only about her own but other women's experiences working in the same field. Her Twitter account @WhatWouldMarieDo allows her to connect with others and give them tips on how they can make their experiences better. That safety net of her account crumbles when someone manages to log into her Twitter.
Bee is a really cool main character that doesn't care much about what others think. No one except for Levi.
Levi is just perfect. He's funny when he's comfortable, awkward at all times, and seems like a grump when you don't know the real him. He's a real sweetheart under all of those muscles, playing with his best friends child and catching Bee whenever she passes out (I can't even begin to tell you how funny it is, you just need to read it to get it). Leaving his house to go and help Bee when she's managed to put herself in a less than ideal situation.
Favourite Quotes:
“You were always in my head. And I could never get you out.”
“I want to tell her that she's luminous, she's so bright in my mind, sometimes I can't focus.”
“The real villain is love: an unstable isotope, constantly undergoing spontaneous nuclear decay. And it will forever go unpunished.”
“You don't even have to admit to yourself that you love me, Bee. God knows I love you enough for the both of us.”
“This is the equivalent to someone buying their own ‘World’s Best Boss’ mug. Congratulations, you’re officially NASA’s Micheal Scott”
“Your therapist sounds great.” “He was.” “But i still want to commit patricide.”
“if academia ever makes you feel like you’re not good or smart enough . . . it’s not you, it’s academia.”
“She’s so mean. I love her.”
“Why does Tim look terrified?” He gives me an innocent look. “He does?” “Levi. What did you say to him?”
“Don’t be. Life is pain and then you die.”
“Science is reliable in its variability. Science does whatever the fuck it wants. God, I love science.”