Thank you so much to Berkley Romance for an advance copy of this!
Thank you to PRH Audio for the complimentary audio!

I feel like I may be in the minority of this but I really enjoyed this book!  The first 40% to 50% of the book was a little slow but then took off and I was all about Elsie and Jack!

"I get along with people: I give them what they want, and all I ask in return is that they not actively dislike me."

I was such a fan of The Love Hypothesis (the first book that I read in a day) BUT my TBR got way out of control and I still haven't read Love on the Brain. So this might be a hot take since from different conversations I've had with other book readers who got an early copy - the description & body type of Jack & Elsie did not bother me. Could there be more of a variety? Always but I think I was more turned off by Hazelwood's constant reference to it more so than them being the same build as prior work.  I think I have just learned to lean into the campiness that Hazelwood writes.

"Maybe it's that he always looks like how I feel: tired & overwhelmed."

This definitely had a LOT of science terms that I pretended to understand what was happening. Could I have googled the difference between theorists vs experimentalist, perhaps? (I am not that much of a dummy where I couldn't infer what each mean but that is besides the point)

I thought it was really great how Hazelwood brought to light that just because 1) you are a doctor, 2) that you are an adjunct at top schools doesn't mean that you are rolling in money. And as a lot of 20 somethings and even those in their 30s, you do extra jobs to get that extra cash. Also how it is a real thing to not have health insurance and paying so much money for medicine to keep you alive (which should not be the case). 

She works for a fake dating app called Faux where she meets Greg Smith.  She accompanies him to a family event where she meets Jack Smith-Turner his brother.  She was taught to hate him by her mentor after an article he wrote turned out to be untrue and flipped the science world upside down.  One thing I related to was Elsie passion for cheese. I too look at cheese like how others may look at porn.

"I don't care much about most people, but I can't stop paying attention to you."

Jack Smith-Turner.  
There were a few moments even ones that don't seem like a big deal that just made me SWOON.  
Giving kisses on the temple? SWOON 
Wanting to learn how to change her insulin pod? SWOON 
Constant sweet talk? SWOON

He just made me really happy. I love that he fell first. He just wanted the best for Elsie even when she couldn't see it herself. I love how protected he was of her & never doubted his feelings towards her. He knew she would get to the same point as him and was patient with her. 

One thing that I was SUPER surprised & elated was how open door this one is. I confirmed with a reader friend who also got an advance copy that this definitely was Hazelwood's spiciest book. I definitely spent some late night reading when I hit the point because it was just SO good & was making my blush. 

I paired the ebook with the audiobook and Therese Plummer did a WONDERFUL job narrating. I thought she got the voices of the characters down. I love the voice she did for the side characters Cece and Millicent. 

I am looking forward to going back and reading Love on the Brain and looking forward to her YA debut.