Thankyou to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this ARC.
I love Ali Hazelwood and was so excited to recieve this ARC.
This book was so sexy, clever and fun and i really loved it.
I was glued to my kindle and could not put this book down!
This had a great story line with well written characters.
Thankyou again!
5/5 stars

If there is anyone who can write a great STEM romance, it’s Ali Hazelwood.

Out of all her books, I think this might be my favourite. I mean hello, she’s brought us an enemies to lovers book!!

This story revolves around Jack and Elsie who start out as enemies due to Elsie believing that Jack ruined her mentors career, dislikes theorists (her field is theoretical physics), is hiding something from his brother and sits between her and her dream job.

Elsie has a side gig (fake dating) to help her pay off her student loans and finds out that Jack is the brother of her best client, Greg. Jack, surprised to learn that she’s not his brothers girlfriend and instead works in a field he cannot stand, realises while obsessing about her, that he’s supporting someone else for the job Elsie wants.

Jack is cocky, charming, confident, knows what he wants and goes for it. Elsie is a people pleaser who has a lot of difficulty saying no but she’s driven and doing everything she can to make her dreams come true.

I love these two as a couple, and I really enjoyed this book. Oh and for the fans - we also got a tiny Olive and Adam cameo!!!

I recommend this to anyone who loves Ali’s books and anyone looking to get into Ali’s books. You won’t be disappointed.

Love, Theoretically was probably my favourite Ali Hazelwood to date – it's a bit less tropey and a bit less dramatic than her other books, and I really liked the love story between Elsie and Jack. I also really enjoyed reading about the politics of academia and all the toxicity there. Still, I don't love how intense the love interests are (a personal preference I'm sure) and, honestly, Ali Hazelwood needs to stop writing books about massive men because it's just a bit weird at this point.

Ahhh my poor heart 🥹 I say this about all her books, but it was the purrrfect read *chefs kiss*.

Ali Hazelwood is as usual a romance goddess, plucking on my heart strings and making me cry and laugh at the same time. Reading her books is always like digging into my own psyche. Her characters are SO RELATABLE it hurts.

About the book… Elsie is a brilliant theoretical physicist, juggling a stressful teaching adjunct job, family who only call her when they need her to buffer between her brothers’ love drama, a prickly porcupine roomate who may or may not hate her, struggling to make ends meet & afford to buy life saving insulin and her favorite cheese. Being a woman STEMinist is hard enough without having to cater to the expectations of everyone else. But she sure tries! She embodies something in every one of us, moulding herself to fit the vision of something someone else wants to see. In a word… exhausting. I could completely relate to her struggles to adapt to each environment and unconsciously masking herself to the point she doesnt truly know who she is.
Jack is well.... my new book boyfriend?! (sorry Adam, gotta make room). Despite his (yet to be acknowledged) grevious mistake in discrediting all theoretical physicists with a stunt years ago, he is the one person who sees her for who she is, and wants only her true self, flaws, Twilight addiction, cheese fetish & all. The only problem is, he is the one person who’s standing in her way of her dream job. Their story is a mix of love at first sight / enemies to lovers with a dash of Big Bang Theory flashbacks of theoretical vs experimental physicists war thrown in. Just what I needed!

I cant wait for my preordered copy to arrive to do a reread and ofcourse I’m going to go nuts buying special editions, as usual.

To wrap it up, I will just say… Ali, WE NEED MORE !!!! Cannot wait to read her next book. And just like Olive & Adam, I hope we get a cameo of Elsie & Jack in the next book 🤞


Special thanks to Netgalley and Little brown publishing for giving me a chance to read the book in advance for an honest review.

A typical Ali Hazelwood read that had a bit more umph than Love on the Brain but still struggled to match the novelty of The Love Hypothesis. in that it was some hits and misses. Better than the second book, not as good as the first one.

Absolutely amazing book. That good I read it in 24 hrs!! Fun, sexy and clever. Really interesting characters, with a fantastic story line.

Yet another great book from Ali Hazelwood, The story focuses on Elsie as she struggles to find a job in which she can complete her research. It highlights the different academic debates around physics. The enemies to lovers troupe fits perfectly and made it a compelling read. I loved both characters and was rooting for them from the start. A great read.

Rating: 4.5/5
Thank you to the publishers (Little Brown Books) for giving me an e-arc of this book to read in exchange for an honest review.

So I say this EVERY TIME I read a new Ali Hazelwood book, but I mean it this time (👀), this one is my fave!
I love, love, LOVED this one and legit felt like I’d read the whole story line at like 40% and I was so excited to have more to read!!

Prepare the snacks and get comfy guys and gals - this is a don't look up and only stop for pee breaks kinda book. As someone who studied physics, where my class was literally 95% guys, the book focus a lot on Elsie’s career and her struggles as a woman in stem was needed. The more we normalise it the better! Elsie’s side hustle was was well written and added an element of fun to the plot, but it didn’t seem too unrealistic and cliche as it often does. Jack and Elsie were so cute enemies to lovers is always my weakness I just cant resist some bullying banter 😤 Plus we get an Olive and Adam cameo to complete the AH universe 🫶🏻. Don't think anyone need encouraging for such a highly anticipated book, but in case you do - you know what to do

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Did I read this book in less than 24hrs? Yes, yes I did! I loved this romcom! It actually made me laugh out loud and fall in love with the characters! I loved how I resonated with the FMC and her development throughout the book was absolutely amazing and so beautifully written! I’ve read many books this year already, but this is definitely top three!
Thank you so much to NatGalley and Little Brown Book group for granting me access to this book arc! I am so pumped! (I think I could actually read it again right now!)

I honestly cannot wait to get my hands on a hard copy - that is what I’m looking forward to most this year!!

I am incredibly lucky that I got to read this book ahead of its release in June. I was so excited when @netgalley approved me for this book.

Having read Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain and enjoying them both I was excited for this one and it did not disappoint. It's her best yet and I can't wait to have a physical copy. I loved, loved, loved Elsie and Jack and feel this book started with a bang where her previous ones were more of slow burners.

The story follows Elsie who is struggling to make ends meet in a job she absolutely hates. She is a theoretical scientist but seems stuck teaching and doing jobs she just doesn't enjoy. When she goes through the interview process for her dream job she knows she needs to knock it out the park. There's just one problem - Jack! The man who published an article expressing his dislike for theorists and has made their careers very difficult.

I feel this book has the successful parts of both her previous books but turned it up a notch in this book. And the result is delightful. I really enjoyed this book. The characters are so likeable and feel Elsie definately goes on a journey of self discovery and there's something so relatable about her. It's a fab read. I can't wait for it to join the other Ali Hazlewood books on my shelf.

One of my favourite reads this year!

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Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood- book review 📚 (ARC)

Another heartwarming read from Ali Hazelwood!

Star rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Genre: Romance/Romcom
Series: N/A
Tropes: rivals to lovers, grumpy-sunshine
POV: From the perspective of Elsie - First Person
Characters: F/M Romance
Plot: Elsie is an adjunct professor by day and a fake-dater by night! Life can be tricky, She wants to further her career but wants to please her mentor, she can't afford life insurance for her life threatening illness and to top it off, she gets complicated feelings for her clients brother. Elsie heads down the path of self-discovery and finds a few surprises along the way!
Writing: Another great story in the world of STEM involving a strong but slightly insecure FMC and a seriously misunderstood MC. The chemistry between the two main love interests was great and there was just enough tension to keep you from putting the book down. It was an easy and enjoyable read with lots of humour/Witty banter and the side characters were fabulous! I loved George and Cece!
As a mother of a little boy with type one diabetes I was so so happy that this was represented in the story. It's great to see authors writing about real world issues and incorporating these into their novels.
Trigger warnings/Adult themes: gaslighting , death of a parent (off-page).
My thoughts and views: this story was highly addictive! It was a really enjoyable and feel good read and is probably my favourite of Ali's novels. The journey of Elsie's growth and self-discovery was perfect. I found there to be quite a bit of science talk, probably more than her other STEM stories which I found a little difficult to get my head round but I didn't let this put me off. I also wish I knew more about Jack and Greg and their background so here's hoping for a sequel! Oh before I forget.... That little cameo that she slipped in there was 👌🏽👌🏽
A really great romance, thank you NetGalley for the opportunity of being able to read and review!
Recommend: if you're after a feel good love story, this is one for you!

"there is no universe in which I'm going to let you go."

Well Love, Theoretically just instantly climbed to the top of my list for Ali Hazelwood novels. I devoured this book in a matter of hours and have no regrets. I love watching Elsie work on her self esteem and confidence as she battled with Jack day by day. Jack being a somewhat flawed prince charming who waits patiently as she becomes the best version of herself. For me this was just perfect and I will absolutely reread.

Also can Cece have her own book please?

Recently graduated with her PhD, physicist Elsie is finding it difficult to make ends meet as an adjunct professor, so she has an unusual side hustle as a girlfriend-for-hire. Her favourite client has a handsome brother who is suspicious of her, but it's a surprise to them both when she encounters him again in her real career!

Love, Theoretically explores the sometimes grim realities of an academic career as a young woman, life with type I diabetes, a demanding family, and a poorly paid job. The enemies-to-lovers plot line is very satisfying with plenty of steamy scenes.

My favourite Ali Hazelwood book so far! The plot was amazing and I really enjoyed the theoretical physics background. It was the perfect combination of romance and plot while promoting women in STEM. I loved all the characters and I wish I could read more of their story. I can't wait to read whats's next!

OMG, Hazelwood gets better and better. I absolutely adored Love, Theoretically.

Elsie was a fantastic mc, I loved her whole vibe and how passionate she was about the things she cared about. Whilst this book was still heavy on the science side of things, it didn't feel as science heavy as the previous books, which as a plus for me - it was just different enough, and that was a plus for me.

Loved Jack, and Greg too! Fantastic read.

Elsie is in Academia which means she has little to no money, to supplement her income she is going to fake dates that are arranged through an app. Her latest fake boyfriend is someone she could see be friends with, the same can't be said for his brother, Jack.

While she gets an interview for a new position she must go through a few hoops in order to get the chance one of which is a dinner with the whole committee. What comes as a suprise to her is that she meets Jonathan, a physicist who had make a joke of her field years ago, and not only that but turns out that Jonathan is actually Jack.

Jack is equally puzzled to meet Elsie, the librarian and his brother girlfriend being introduced as a physicist who wants to get a position to his job.

If you liked TLH and LOTB you will enjoy this one as well, it follows the same formula (see what I did there?) as the previous books with elements of both.

The banter and humor are both amazing, it couldn't be better and I really enjoyed reading this book!


* I received an ARC and this is my honest opinion.

Whilst I agree that this authors book all follow a similar plot and the male main characters are all very similar, I still enjoyed this book for what it is. It’s an easy, enjoyable read about a woman in stem and a swoon worthy guy.

Love, Theoretically is the third rom-com novel by Ali Hazelwood. In keeping with her first two, this one is also set in the world of STEM, and focuses on the experiences of women who work in male-dominated industries.

I did not write a SINGLE note while reading this novel, which tells me two things:

1) I flew through it
2) It was an uncomplicated, easy read

By day, Elsie Hannaway works as an adjunct professor, stuck between taking her mentor's advice and wanting to move ahead in her career. By evening, she's a girlfriend for hire - she accompanies men to events as their date (all above board). It's an arrangement that works well for her and helps pay the bills - but disaster strikes when Elsie discovers that the older brother of her favourite client is a fairly influential figure in her day life - Jack Smith is the one who wrote a paper years ago that discredited theorists everywhere and put Elsie's mentor and future career at risk.

You do not, thankfully, need to be a scientist to work out what's going to happen here, it's much the same as her other two books - but it's an enjoyable romp all the same. Very readable, very rom-com-y (imagine if Gwen from The Amazing Spider-Man were a character in While You Were Sleeping, that kinda thing).

There was a LOT of science terminology here, I glossed over it because it didn't really make a difference to my enjoyment of the story, and the writing style is very much quick-millennial-banter, which any good Buffy fan still enjoys.

The spicy scenes are as always, mortifying to me, but everything's consensual and well-communicated. The chemistry is good (there's a science joke here somewhere that I wish I was clever enough to make) and the musings on how young graduates are treated were insightful.

If you liked one or both of her other books, you'll like this too. Thank you to @littlebrownbookgroup_uk for the ARC via @netgalley.

Likes:
⚛️ Easy to read, sassy FMC
⚛️ Diabetes Rep
⚛️ STEM Romance
⚛️ Enemies-to-Lovers, Grumpy x sunshine trope
⚛️ A guest appearance that stole the show for me!
⚛️ Great character growth, NO miscommunication trope
⚛️ The smut was oo-lala 🌶

Dislikes:
🥴 It wasn't THAT different than the other STEM novels written by the author.
🥴 It definitely has a slow start, but then grows on you.
🥴 I wanted more backstory for Jack!

Thanks to Netgalley and Little Brown Group, UK for an ARC in exchange of an honest review!

𝕱𝖎𝖓𝖆𝖑 𝖁𝖊𝖗𝖉𝖎𝖈𝖙: Pick this up if you're looking for a light, breezy Rom-Com with some serious topics and some smut :)