This book was so much fun!

 

The book describes Elsie, who’s struggling in her job as an adjunct professor and looking for a job where she can do research fulltime. When a job opens up at MIT she jumps at the opportunity, but unlucky as she is, the brother of the guy she’s been fake dating is on the hiring commitee. Jack Smith turns out to be the bane of her existence and the cause of a great scandal in theoretical physics years ago which she still hasn’t forgiven. 
They’re forced to spend time together during the hiring process and maybe he isn’t all that bad?

 

It probably isn’t very good (for me), but I recognised myself so much in Elsie. The way she wants everybody to like her, the way she works so hard and puts so much pressure on herself. In the moments where she was being honest with herself (and Jack), I almost cried a few times. 

She’s a very funny main character as well. Ali Hazelwood has me laughing out loud with every single book she writes. 
I also knew just about enough about physics to get most of the jokes. 

 

The book reads very fluently and I read the second half in one sitting. I just couldn’t stop reading. There are a lot of complex words used, scientific words, which I didn’t always understand (thanks, built-in dictionary on kindle!), but I didn’t really mind. 

 

I expected the book to be more spicy than it was. Not that it was a disappointment, not at all. The romance was great in this book. I found it very cute and I think Jack might be my favourite MMC yet in Hazelwood’s books. 

 

As you can tell, I really loved this book. I think it’s my favourite Ali Hazelwood so far. I recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a fun romance-novel with a STEM-background and a little bit of spice. 

I gave this book 5 stars.