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Thérèse Plummer
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Length
12 hours 33 minutes
Language
English
Bookseller recommendation
“This starts as a tale of miscommunication, rival academics, and undeniable chemistry. It morphs into a truth-telling journey for our heroine Elsie Hannaway. She is a “Mirrorball” girlie who hasn’t given herself the chance to figure out what she really wants until a Jack Smith, brother to her fake boyfriend and lauded MIT professor, is the one to call her on her BS. Hazelwood always delivers the comedy and a forgone hero but has really grown in showing the vulnerability of the heroine and growth of character. A charming and heart-stirring read. ”
— Lissa • Book Club Bar
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“Elsie’s pathological people pleasing, how her mentor’s ARCH ENEMY sees right through it, the academic feuding (inspired by a true story), her hilarious inner monologue, his YEARNING, the diabetes and ace and demisexuality rep, can we hear it. FOR. THE. STEAM., THE STEAM, PEOPLE! I couldn’t put it down. This is my favorite Ali Hazelwood yet! ”
— Megan • Underground Books
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“Fun fast paced romance. Enjoyed the added family trauma aspects that shape characters. ”
— Rosalyn • PRINTED
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“Love, Theoretically combines meme-based humor, sizzling romantic tension, soul-searching personal growth, and blazing critiques of the glaring disparities in academia. This book isn’t just awesome in theory — it’s a proven fact!”
— Sarah Knapp • Inkwood Books NJ
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“Ali Hazelwood has done it again. With an immediate sell to adjunct professors (or us kids of adjunct professors who know the struggle all too well) this novel speaks to womanhood, people pleasing, and all the STEM nerds looking for love. A truly engaging plot with incredibly well written, woman led sex scenes to boot. This book truly has it all!”
— Nyawira • Page 158 Books
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“Since I'm still recovering from how much I loved The Love Hypothesis, having an Adam and Olive cameo in this book was EVERYTHING! Thank you Ali! Ali has done it again - Love, Theoretically is a great, addictive, hard to put down read. I loved the characters and how fully formed and human her characters always feel. I'm also a sucker for an enemies to lover, forced proximity, he fell first romance - which Ali does better than anyone! If you need me, I'll be (not so) patiently awaiting Ali's next book.”
— Lindsay • Bank Square Books
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“I love this book so much! I cried halfway through at the job offer reveal because I felt so emotionally connected and related to Elsie that it was too much not to feel what she felt. This is by far my favorite Ali Hazelwood book yet - so much STEM, so much spice, many laughs, terrible jokes, and heartfelt connections. I really enjoyed Elsie and her struggles and journey through the academic world and coming to terms with who she is. Also - Jack! Definitely perfect book boyfriend material and a complex character. <3 This is a comfort book and the perfect audiobook escape!”
— Anna • The Well-Read Moose
"The reigning queen of STEM romance."—The Washington Post
An Indie Next and Library Reads Pick!
Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain.
The many lives of theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway have finally caught up with her. By day, she’s an adjunct professor, toiling away at grading labs and teaching thermodynamics 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 to embody whichever version of herself the client needs.
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?
Ali Hazelwood is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love, Theoretically and The Love Hypothesis, as well as a writer of peer-reviewed articles about brain science, in which no one makes out and the ever after is not always happy. Originally from Italy, she lived in Germany and Japan before moving to the US to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. When Ali is not at work, she can be found running, eating cake pops, or watching sci-fi movies with her three feline overlords (and her slightly-less-feline husband).
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Reviews
Praise for Love, Theoretically“It would be so easy to hate Ali—who is brilliant and funny and the most delightful writer…but it’s far more productive to create a shrine I can worship at, praying for her to finish another book quickly. LOVED. IT.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult
"Whenever I want a sexy, witty, delicious romance, told in a fresh and intelligent voice, I read Ali Hazelwood. Prepare to get addicted. Each book is pure joy."—Simone St. James, New York Times bestselling author
"The reigning queen of STEMinist rom-coms returns with a tale set in the cutthroat world of eliteacademia full of delightful humor, realistic emotions, and the messy search for self-acceptance."—Booklist, starred review
"A decidedly quirky and thoroughly charming tale...Geeky science jokes, humorous student emails, and expertly delivered snarky banter enhance the narrative. Readers will cheer for Jack and Elsie and their bumpy road to happily ever after."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Hazelwood’s latest STEM-set novel may be her best yet, addressing not only discrimination among different realms of physics, but the unconscious bias Elsie has to continually fight as a woman in her field...A dynamic rivals-to-lovers romance."—Kirkus, starred review
Praise for Ali Hazelwood
“Hazelwood is an absolute romance powerhouse.”—New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren
“Hazelwood proves that she is the perfect writer to show that science is sexy as hell.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult
“Gloriously nerdy and sexy, with on-point commentary about women in STEM.”—New York Times bestselling author Helen Hoang on Love on the Brain
“Funny, sexy and smart, Ali Hazelwood did a terrific job with The Love Hypothesis.”—New York Times bestselling author Mariana Zapata
“STEMinists, assemble. Your world is about to be rocked.”—New York Times bestselling author Elena Armas on Love on the Brain Expand reviews
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