Stuck with You by Ali Hazelwood

Three novellas are loosely connected by a circle of friends but they don't show up very much which is probably fine since the book is so short we don't get to see much of Sadie and Erik anyway. And it turns out that this is one of those books where, if one of the two had talked to the other, there wouldn't be much to the story. And the only reason they are together now is because they are caught in an elevator. 

Three stars

This novella came out March 8, 2022

Follows Under One Roof

Followed by Below Zero

Borrowed as audiobook from Libby

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Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood

Hannah has found herself a niche and a dream of working for NASA. She's finally going to have a project except that everyone but one person has okayed it. And that person is Ian, a man with whom she has a past. They never hooked up but they got darn close. Is that why he vetoed her project? If so, why is he now coming to find her in a blizzard? In Norway?

There was so much time jumping in this book it made me a little dizzy. Hannah and Ian seemed nice enough but there wasn't enough about either to get invested. The story was fine but similar to two of the Hazelwood books I've read where it's a woman in STEM, falling in love with a man in STEM, while there's another male who seems nice enough but is really the villain.

Three stars

This book came out April 5, 2020

Follows Stuck on You

Borrowed as ebook from Libby

Opinions are my own

Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

Helena Harding was a kick ass engineer and world class environmentalist. She was also the closest thing Mara had to family. When Helena dies and leaves Mara a house near Mara's new office at the EPA in DC, it seems like it should be a good opportunity for Mara. Except that Mara has actually only been left half a house, the other half belonging to Mara's nephew who works for Big Oil. 

They start off shaky and antagonistic but slowly learn that they may have misjudged each other and finally falling into some severe lust.

Three stars

This novella came out February 8, 2022

Followed by Stuck with You

Borrowed as audiobook from Libby

Opinions are my own

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

During her interviews at Stanford, Olive Smith met someone when she was having a reaction to contacts that were expired. She then attends the school for three years and, in that third year, accosts the local bad/super smart professor Adam Carlsen in the hallway. She is trying to prove to her friend Anh that she doesn't want to date Jeremy. Jeremy and Anh are apparently perfect for one another but Anh won't date him because of the girl code (BTW - go Anh!). 

Adam Carlsen is surprised by Olive's kiss but he eventually agrees to a fake dating situation so that his funds will be released (approximately 1/3 of his grants are being withheld because the advisors believe he might be leaving Standford soon.) If he is seen as being in a stable relationship with someone who is staying at Stanford, they might release his funds.

I loved that Hazelwood immediately addressed the professor/student relationship and showed why it wouldn't be an issue for Adam and Olive (and for another relationship later in the story). It was interesting being in a third person omniscient narrator who focused on Olive. We never really got a glimpse of what Adam was thinking but readers are probably able to discern his motives sooner than Olive is. This is a super cute story that maybe suffers form not being able to see Adam's side but I can' wait to read the next book in the series. 

Four stars

This book came out September 24, 2021

Followed by Love on the Brain

Borrowed as ebook from Libby

Opinions are my own