I was preparing for my IELTS test when I read Marie Curie’s biography in one of the passages in the reading section. I would never imagine this Marie Curie has a ton of fanatic fans as I wasn’t in the science field. Everyone, please meet one of Marie Curie’s followers, Dr. Bee Königswasser, the main character of Ali Hazelwood’s Love on the Brain.
It was released on August 23, 2022; with 368 pages; and still about romantic-comedy novels with women in STEM and academia as Ali Hazelwood said on her official website. Not sure its rank on any platforms, but it was on Amazon’s Editors’ pick. To be really honest, it’s the first Ali masterpiece that I’ve read, after reading this novel I’m sure I’ll read the others, of course.
The idea of women in STEM fighting against misogynists in their careers, I’ve never imagined before. I already know that not many women are in any science and tech projects, but not sure that kind of discrimination exists. It happened to Bee who working under her sexist boss at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Thankfully she would be away from her boss as she was assigned to be a lead neuroscientist on a project called BLINK (the NASA-NIH co-funding project developing a neurostimulation helmet for astronauts).
Bee and her assistant, Rocio, flew to Houston to co-lead the project with NASA. She knew she would reunite with her nemesis in grad school, Dr. Levi Ward, or she addressed him as Dr. Wardass. He was the lead engineer of the project. See, of course, she had a hard time in the first two weeks as someone ‘sabotaged’ her needs to proceed with the project. But, thanks to Levi, BLINK was continued.
The whole story was Bee’s misunderstanding of her point of view toward Levi. Bee always believed that Levi hates her, ever since grad school up to this project. Levi with his ice green eyes always had been the one who avoid Bee on all occasions as Bee believed. But she was totally wrong, Levi always had a feeling for her since grad school. He had his own reason why he was being an ass to Bee in grad school.
You know what, all the things Levi did to Bee, you’ll be envious. I’m really sure about this. I couldn’t stop repeating Taylor Swift’s The Way I Loved You as I looked at Levi from Bee’s point of view. He was that perfect. Like, he was really into Bee, no matter what.
Their love story wasn’t that simple nor that complicated I think. They developed it from a casual relationship between colleagues, but Bee just didn’t want to commit that she was already falling for him. Uh-oh, I like the part of Levi’s confession, “Here’s the honesty: I’m in love with you …. Here’s something else that’s honest: you’re in love with me, too.” (I can’t get over it until now lol)
But before you smile, better get the facial tissue on your side because somehow the peak of the story was emotional. Spoiler alert, Bee almost got replaced from BLINK because someone sabotaged her project. It was not happening, I know.
Oh, I forget to mention. The coincidence in this novel seems not really make sense to me personally. I’m referring to the Bee and Levi's meeting on Twitter without knowing each other. Sharing a lot of stories and didn't notice each other. But it was kinda cute tho, you know love finds a way lol.
Ali Hazelwood with this Love on the Brain successfully makes me use my brain to understand several scientific terms. By reading this, I feel super smart and knowing about grad school may be really hard to pass (but, pray for me please I’m preparing for my grad school, not in the science of course). Do you know about the book that gives you insight? It is, also the romantic love between two Doctors.
"You were always in my head. And I could never get you out." -Dr. Levi Ward
Playlist to accompany while reading this novel (credit to Book Expectations)
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