Bee K\u00f6nigswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project\u2014a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia\u2014Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward. Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school\u2014archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away. Perhaps it\u2019s 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\u2026devouring her with those eyes. There\u2019s only one question that matters: What will Bee K\u00f6nigswasser do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ali Hazelwood, you have done it again. I have once again devoured a story you have written. Another love story, Gina? Yes. I\u2019m apparently in a mood, and Ali Hazelwood has delivered. I was worried after her debut, \u201chow will she do it again?\u201d \u201cShe\u2019s an exceptional writer, but will her story be as good?\u201d The answer is, she\u2019s amazing and I will forever read her stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I loved the characters. Nerdy scientists may just be some of my favorite characters to read. They were quirky, but not in an unrealistic, creepy way. They developed nicely. I laughed, and cried, and felt a whole range of emotions. The side characters were charming and fun, and while I wished I got to see more of everyone, I would not have wanted to take anything away from the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two main characters, Bee and Levi, made my heart feel large and my head hurt. Normally the lack of communication trope makes me irrationally angry, but in this book, it was almost charming. Trope-wise it had one of my all-time favorites: when the man falls first. There\u2019s just something so romantic to a story when you see a man fall in love with the woman, and then patiently waits for her to catch up. And let me tell you, Levi was patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overall, I won\u2019t say this book wasn\u2019t without its flaws. I\u2019ve read too many books to say any book is truly perfect. However, this book was exactly what I wanted it to be. Funny, romantic, quirky, emotional. It had it all. I am desperate for another novel by Ali Hazelwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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