{"id":70720,"date":"2023-06-11T08:39:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T12:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70720"},"modified":"2023-06-11T08:39:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T12:39:12","slug":"arc-review-love-theoretically-by-ali-hazelwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70720","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Releasing 13 June<\/b><\/h4>\n

Buy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/b><\/h4>\n
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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

4.5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

This is such a gorgeous read! Smart, funny and swoonily romantic, with a hero that owns my heart, and a nice amount of depth to give it real substance, I loved this one!<\/p>\n

Elsie is an adjunct professor \u2013 which sounds super important, but actually really isn\u2019t. She\u2019s bouncing between multiple teaching jobs, struggling to get by and hating every moment of it. In order to make ends meet, she\u2019s taken a second job moonlighting as a fake girlfriend\u2013 being paid to accompany men to events, and turning herself into the perfect companion for whatever the situation needs (with no touching allowed). What Elsie really wants is to give up her side gig and find a tenure position which will give her the stability and the income that she needs, and will allow her to conduct the research that she\u2019s so passionate about.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s starting a days-long interview process for a fabulous job opportunity when she is introduced to the hiring committee, and learns that her favorite client\u2019s grumpy older brother is on the panel. She and Jack have met a few times but have never really gotten along, so it\u2019s not an ideal situation. It gets even worse when she learns that Jack is actually Jonathon, a well-respected scientist who previously published an article which crapped all over her profession and ruined her mentor\u2019s reputation. So now she hates the man for two reasons.<\/p>\n

But Jack seems to see<\/i> her like nobody else does. He calls her out on the way she tries to change herself to suit whatever situation she\u2019s in, and he wants to know who she really is. And then there\u2019s the way he looks at her, the way he\u2019s always seemed to look at her, with a burning intensity that she has spent months misreading. And the more time she spends with him, the more she gets to know him, the more her own feelings change.<\/p>\n

With Jack, I don\u2019t <\/i>need to be someone else, because I <\/i>can\u2019t be someone else<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OMG, I loved the dynamic between these two! There\u2019s plenty of snark to keep things fiery, but Jack has well and truly fallen, and his protectiveness, sweetness and support of Elsie is gorgeous to see. As is his flirting and openly heartfelt declarations, which had my heart pounding.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my fantasies, you allow me to keep an eye on you.\u201d I feel his lips at my temple. \u201cAnd when I really let go, I imagine that you let me take care of you, too.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The man holds nothing back from Elsie, putting his feelings right out there, and it is a dream for romance junkies such as myself. He\u2019s open and honest, and so freaking swoony, and I just adored him and his huge heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to play it cool, like I\u2019m attracted to you and not obsessed out of my mind, but that\u2019s not where I\u2019m at. Not at all. And I need you to keep us in check. I need you to pace us, because wherever it is that we\u2019re going\u2026I\u2019m here. I\u2019m already right here.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He\u2019s also sexy as all hell, and the quiet, brilliant scientist is also a dirty, smooth-mouthed sex god, and I was here for it!<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could be my entire world,\u201d he whispers in my ear before moving to my collarbone. \u201cIf you let me.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, Elsie falls for him just as hard. But to get her happy ending, she will need to trust the man she\u2019s spent years hating, and she\u2019ll need to learn to let go and actually be herself with somebody. Jack is right there with her all the way, encouraging her to be her true self and take what she wants, and his support of her, and his love for her were so beautiful to see.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are the most magnificent thing that ever happened to me.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All the while Elsie is unexpectedly falling in love, she\u2019s also fighting hard for the job she needs, all while navigating the politics of academia, and her journey is so well written. She is obviously waaaaay more intelligent than me, but Hazelwood writes her in a way that is relatable, she makes Elsie\u2019s story so interesting, and I was fully invested in her story, her goals, and what she was trying to accomplish.<\/p>\n

The different elements of the story come together so well, and I loved Elsie\u2019s story. Her character growth is really well written, and it\u2019s a wonderfully happy ending for these two.<\/p>\n

4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the publisher via Eidelweiss in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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