Love, Theoretically – Ali Hazelwood

Review: Love, Theoretically – Ali Hazelwood

When Elsie is finally in the application process for her dream job, which allows her to quit her double job as an adjunct professor (read: poorly paid job) and professional friend (read: a necessary job to live), one of her future bosses turns out to be, Jack, the brother of one of her customers. A very attractive brother….

The basics of the story Love, Theoretically is as we know it from the feel-good genre: woman falls in love with man, man falls in love with woman and they both initially think that the other will not want them. The setting in which Ali Hazelwood Love, Theoretically playing it late is original, very original. It provides an insight into the academic world and shows that that world is a perfect setting for a feel-good story. The application procedure gives you every opportunity for anything to go wrong without hating the main characters. The personal development that Elsie is experiencing is also very pleasant. This makes it easy for you to sympathize with her and not be bothered by her tendency to adapt to everyone and not stand up for herself. In addition to the main characters, Ali Hazelwood has also provided some fantastic secondary characters Love, Theoretically. Of course Elsie’s roommate, Cece, and her pet Egeli, but certainly also Jack’s brother and grandmother and actually his entire group of friends. The combination of characters makes it even easier to get into and stay in the story.

Ali Hazelwood’s writing style is very pleasant. Love, Theoretically It is easy to read and it takes no effort at all to get into the story. And once you get into it, you won’t want to put the book down. So make sure you have time to read it in one sitting once you’ve started. Choosing the academic physics world as a setting is a risk, because how do you ensure that it remains readable for every reader? Ali Hazelwood has succeeded very well in this. By combining this academic world with her part-time job as a professional friend, which produces hilarious scenes, and the emails that Elsie receives as an adjunct professor, a good dose of humor has been added to the story. This makes that Love, Theoretically is a perfect mix of a love story with a serious undertone and humor.

In summary it is Love, Theoretically a real must-read for every feel-good lover and makes you curious about Ali Hazelwood’s other and future books.