LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
Look, I’m not going to lie, to me at least, Love, Theoretically is pretty identical to Ali Hazelwood’s other novels – but you know what? I’m not mad about it.
She has a niche and she absolutely smashes it. Enemies to lovers featuring a workaholic but sexy scientist heroine, and her secretive, uniquely obsessed, hugely-built genius coworker. No one else could.
We’ve got a twist on fake dating with Elsie being a fake girlfriend to Jack’s brother, and we’ve got a great funny effortless voice, as usual. I also enjoyed learning about the spat between theoretical psychics versus applied physics (I think I’m getting that right)...
In my humble opinion, I preferred her earlier novels (my favourite is Love on the Brain, which I also reviewed for this website if you want to have a nosey!) as this one, if I may, felt a little more rushed – but honestly Ali Hazelwood could write anything and it would be delicious and worthy of a TikTok sensation. I’d love to read an Ali Hazelwood novel where there’s a completely different vibe, but to be honest, even if she doesn’t, I’ll be there reading and enjoying her next one.
Lily Lindon
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Love Theoretically Synopsis
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Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom.
The many lives of theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway have finally caught up with her. By day, she's an adjunct professor, toiling away at grading labs and teaching thermodynamics in the hopes of landing tenure. By other day, Elsie makes up for her non-existent paycheck by offering her services as a fake girlfriend, tapping into her expertly honed people-pleasing skills to embody whichever version of herself the client needs.
Honestly, it's a pretty sweet gig - until her carefully constructed Elsie-verse comes crashing down. Because Jack Smith, the annoyingly attractive and arrogant older brother of her favourite client, turns out to be the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor's career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere. And he's the same Jack Smith who rules over the physics department at MIT, standing right between Elsie and her dream job.
Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but... those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her true self when she's with him? Will falling into an experimentalist's orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice?
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781408725795 |
| Publication date: |
13th June 2023 |
| Author: |
Ali Hazelwood |
| Publisher: |
Sphere an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
389 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Romance / Relationship Stories
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Press Reviews
Ali Hazelwood Press Reviews
Your world is about to be rocked. -- Elena Armas, author of The Spanish Love Deception (on Love on the Brain)
Hopelessly, brilliantly, wonderfully romantic. I loved it even more than The Love Hypothesis, and I didn't think that was possible -- Cressida McLaughlin on Love on the Brain
Ali Hazelwood proves that science is sexy as hell, and that love can 'STEM' from the most unlikely places. She's my newest must-buy author. -- Jodi Picoult on Love on the Brain
Gloriously nerdy and sexy, with on-point commentary about women in STEM. -- Helen Hoang, author of The Heart Principle on Love on the Brain
Proves that STEM can be sexy! - Red
Contemporary romance's unicorn: the elusive marriage of deeply brainy and delightfully escapist. -- Christina Lauren, author of The Unhoneymooners on The Love Hypothesis -
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About Ali Hazelwood
Ali Hazelwood is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, Love on the Brain and Love Theoretically as well as a writer 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 US to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. She recently became a professor, which absolutely terrifies her. When Ali is not at work, she can be found running, eating cake pops, or watching sci-fi movies with her two feline overlords (and her slightly-less-feline husband).
Follow Ali Hazlewood on TikTok: @alihazelwood
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