Rating: 4 Stars
Published: August 23, 2022
Pages: 368
Genre: Romance
As you may already know, the author is one of my favorite romance writers for several reasons of which the most important one is the fact that I am a female scientist who has worked in male dominated work environments for over 18 years and her stories/female main characters make me feel seen and heard. Also, her main characters are usually scientists who eventually fall in love and even though I can’t relate to this, I still find it enjoyable to read and entertaining. Therefore, I was looking forward to reading this book as I always anticipate her new releases.
The story follows Bee and Levi who meet again at NASA to co-lead a project after not quite liking each other when they were in college. As they begin to work together on the project, certain events lead them to realise that they are not as different as they believed they were and perhaps the resentment they feel towards each other may be caused by a stronger underlying emotion which is strange considering their past but worth exploring. This engaging and sometimes funny story is an enemies to lovers and miscommunication trope that delves into much deeper themes such as the effects of betrayal, heartbreak, challenges women in STEM face in the workplace, and love.
For some reason, it took me a while to get into this one. My guess would be the main character’s obsession with Marie Curie which took over the most part of the book. Don’t get me wrong, I like Marie Curie and her outstanding achievements but that’s not why I wanted to read this book. Anyway, when I got past that, and the story started to unfold as both Bee and Levi revealed hidden parts of themselves that were kept under wraps for several reasons, I began to root for them and the twist at the end was a welcome surprise and addition to the story which I think made it even better. Even though the enemies to lovers trope always does my head in, when it’s well written and blended with a misconception trope, I tend to enjoy it, and I sure enjoyed reading this one.
I recommend this book to all romance lovers however I must confess that this is not one of my favorite books by her but it may just be yours.
The Author:
Ali Hazelwood is a multi-published author—alas, of peer-reviewed articles about brain science, in which no one makes out and the ever after is not always happy. Originally from Italy, she lived in Germany and Japan before moving to the U.S. to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience. She recently became a professor, which absolutely terrifies her. When Ali is not at work, she can be found running, crocheting, eating cake pops, or watching sci-fi movies with her two feline overlords (and her slightly-less-feline husband).
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