Love, Theoretically

It's hardcover book with good quality

I really enjoyed this book. It’s the first of Hazelwood that I read and I’m ready to get the others. It took a little while to get used to the scientific jokes at the beginning but they dim down a lot after the first few chapters (either that or I start getting them quicker). The book gives also a nice and interesting intro to the academia world and I feel like I actually learnt something new!

El libro llegó en buenas condiciones y su calidad es buena.

Received my package an hour ago and im extremely disappointed with the state of the book. It looks as if it was dumped in the back of a storage facility. It has dots of mold on it. Very very disappointing!

Cette autrice est vraiment extrêmement talentueuse. Ses romances sont toujours pleines d'esprit, avec des personnages profonds, des passages très drôles, d'autres très émouvants. J'ai rarement autant vibré pour une romance.

Y’all few things make my Astronomers heart happy in the way having a fresh Ali Hazelwood book does, and yes I started the audiobook at midnight, and it was wholeheartedly worth it because yet again it’s 5 massive stars for me! Narrative was fantastically on point, and felt very true to the characters with her inflections and tone. She truly captures Elsie’s voice perfectly and pulled off all of the male characters with what seems like ease. All characters were very easily distinguishable and fit the character’s personality and background. Will love to relisten to this I’ve! Now to the story itself! Did I mention I loved it? As a disabled/chronically ill STEM baddie myself (I’m an Astronomer who is still pissed I’m not called a Skyentist) I felt so seen by the FMC Elsie who is also chronically ill (Type one Diabetes) like me, and a theoretical physicist who doesn’t quite know where she fits in the world. She relies heavily on people pleasing and making herself fit in every situation and this goes seemingly unnoticed by everyone in the world but Jack, her soon to be but maybe technically already nemesis. So much of myself was on these pages, which is something I experience every time I read her books because she has a fantastic way of giving you all the OMG I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME moments your therapy has been lacking. The banter, wit and nerdtastic easter eggs are always on point (SO SAY WE ALL to that subtle BSG reference) with pacing and character development clearly well fleshed out so that it never feels rushed or like insta love even in a stand-alone romance. Her worlds are always believable, relatable and full of self discovery which isn’t easy to hit the mark on every time. But, as expected Love Theoretically seriously earned it’s ranking amidst its predecessors on my bookshelf because it had all the above and more. I will be glaring in I TOLD YOU SO at my bank for giving me grief over how many editions I preordered. Seriously y’all, if you are a chronically ill romance reader, someone who struggles being a people pleaser who might just need to see themselves as the totally normal relatable hero, a woman fighting through the patriarchy just to live all of your STEM dreams (and may still think Bill Nye is a hottie, also I see you Mitchio Kaku and Brian Cox) or all of the above, this is the contemporary steminist romance for you!

I really enjoy Ali Hazelwood's books -- they are perfect for when you are in a reading slump and need something light, quick, easy, and fun to get you back in the swing of things. With this book, there wasn't the usual mid-novel slow down that a reader might commonly run into. I sat on my couch and ate this book up in about 4 hours without wanting to put it down! It's definitely not a classic nor would I say it's necessarily worth the full price, but if you purchase it on sale, it's a great read that will certainly bring you some joy. As a woman in STEM, I sympathized with Elsie and enjoyed reading about a protagonist who loves science. It was a very fun read.