You absolute walnut.

Love on the Brain is everything I wanted from Ali Hazlewood! It perfectly combines 'guy falls first' and forced proximity. The characters are loveable, especially Levi (who dare I say may be better than Adam). Levi is the perfect book boyfriend, and his chemistry with Bee is adorable. I loved watching as their relationship went from enemies to lovers. I read it in one night which is probably the highest praise I can give a book. I am a sucker for warm, mushy romances.

I love the commentary on academia and standardised testing; personally, I'm also in favour of removing standardised testing. I think my favourite part was Ali's note at the end: "if academia ever makes you feel like you're not good or smart enough... it's not you, it's academia" as a woman in higher education, I can't agree more.

I do think it's very similar to The Love Hypothesis in plot structure, and if you've seen 'you've got mail' just combine the two, and you have Love on the Brain, but I didn't mind that. Again Levi is pretty much described exactly like Adam: Tall, Handsome, Large, Muscular... He's so much bigger than her if you didn't know already. Miscommunication is also a trope that I want to die; enough said (but they're so cute trying to figure it out). Honestly, at times Levi deserved better; He tells Bee he doesn't hate her and she goes I don't believe you for 50% of the book. I think the only thing I wish I could change is the trade marks every two pages; on one page I counted four trade marks alone. I found it so annoying and unnecessary. 

Book #180 of 2022.