Ali Hazelwood is quickly becoming a favorite. Though her books, so far, have been the same trope, I find her characters unique and loveable and it also doesn’t hurt that I love the grumpy-sunshine trope, hate(?) trope, and the science included in each of her books.

In this particular book, we have Bee and Levi who have had several run-ins with one another and always seem to end up leaving upset. Bee is a positive thinking woman who happens to pass out when scared and is also vegan. Her twin is not and though she isn’t the priority here she is a total vibe:

“When I frantically explained that ‘pigs have families, too’… She just nodded thoughtfully and said, ‘What you’re saying is we should eat the whole family?'”

Bee is a scientist and so is Levi, though in different areas, so science is a big part of these books. I actually enjoyed that aspect and I thought that it wasn’t too vocabulary-heavy so people who aren’t scientists can understand. There are some minor “surprises” in store, though I wouldn’t say I was that surprised, and Levi ends up being a pretty well-rounded character himself.

I also have to say that Rocio, Bee’s assistant, is a whole mood and I am obsessed with her.

I am also obsessed with the Harry Potter and Star Wars references. That is a quick way to my heart. There are also some fantastic quotes like this one:

“I’ll let any dude buy me dinner until the gender pay gap is ungapped.”

Fair. That’s cool with me.

Aside from the romance, there is a little mystery as to what is going on with their project and who would sabotage their success. It was tied up in a neat little bow at the end with a happily ever after, just what I like. I can’t wait to read more of her work.

If anyone is interested, I suggest reading her other book, The Love Hypothesis. They aren’t a series so you can read whichever book first. Enjoy!