G. Bianco, 2019
I’m probably the last person to read this book but IT WAS SO GOOD THAT YOU’RE GETTING A REVIEW ANYWAY! Honestly, I’ve become such a big fan of Ali Hazelwood that I’m shocked I haven’t made time to read Love Theoretically sooner, but here we are. The many lives of theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway have finally caught up with her. By day, she’s an adjunct professor, toiling away 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. 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 favorite 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? I ADORED this book! Another top tier read by Ali Hazelwood!! I absolutely loved Elsie and Jack and their nerdiness! The setting of academia filled with politicking in the background was really interesting and I loved learning a bit more about the different disciplines of physics. Both Elsie and Jack have amazing character development as they help each other realize past mistakes and how they have developed coping mechanisms for them. Both grow to be better people and seeing them fall in love in the process is amazing. Filled with the usual one liners and banter we all love from Hazelwood (and a few Easter eggs from past novels!), this book is a must read!
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