Love, Theoretically

I'm not sure how to rate this book.. I'll go for 3.5 stars rounded up.
I'll start by saying that it was probably my favorite Hazelwood's book.
I think her writing improved immensely, her characters are deeper and the story was quite interesting. Additionally, in this book we really have a greater background about life in STEM and the characters careers, which I much appreciated.

It surprised me that it was not a love hypothesis 3.0 as the synopsis promised. However, it's a pity this novel comes after her other books and novellas, as parts of it still reads like recycled material.
As usual, I hate that the FMC is so emotional immature and that everything could be solved with a simple adult conversation. Additionally, this books settles that I don't like AH sex scenes.

I really had a great time and I recommend it for everyone who likes her books.

I don't usually do this but I want to rant for a bit:
- Firstly, I'm really tired of all the pop culture references included in romance novels. I understand authors are just seeking a way to create connections between the readers and their characters. This works both ways though, and the next time I'll read a reference to Twilight and Taylor Swift I'll just DNF the book. I know that I'm partially to blame as I enjoy this feel good stories, and keep picking them up despite knowing this references will appear. But honestly.. is this all you remembered and enjoyed while growing up? Does it need to be referenced in every single romcom?
This book did have references to Big Bang Theory, which I loved, and mentions to several cult movies, although most, if not all, in a negative way (e.g ”producers should stop giving money to Lars von Trier and instead pick a good charity.”
- Ali, can you please, please stop with the ginormous penis? It's just too much already... and don't let me start on the vaginas.. do all female Ali's characters suffer with Vaginismus? I don't think two fingers is much different of a menstrual cup, but i'm not sure I fully comprehend the scale of Adam, Levi, Jack, Liam, Erik and Ian body and hands. During arousal, blood flows to the genital area, and sexual excitement causes the upper two-thirds of the vagina to lengthen by forcing the cervix and uterus to ascend, which should better accommodate their impossible lengths. If it is that painful, can you maybe include some lube in the sex scene? At this point I just wish it was a closed door romance.
- The quirky female character. I'm a finance girl now but I've started in STEM and I've met zero quirky females on the university. They were mostly smart, normal, a bit shy and emotional mature but somehow all Ali characters have zero emotional intelligence.

Jack is the best of the best, and because of that I'll say to give this tall and muscular guy a chance.

“I want you, Elsie. All the time. I think of you. All. The. Fucking. Time. I'm distracted. I'm shit at work. And my first instinct, the very first time I saw you, was to run away. Because I knew that if we'd start doing this, we would never stop. And that's exactly how it is. There is no universe in which I'm going to let you go. I want to be with you, on you, every second of every day. I think—I dream of crazy things. I want you to marry me tomorrow so you can go on my health insurance. I want to lock you in my room for a couple of weeks. I want to buy groceries based on what you like. I want to play it cool, like I'm attracted to you and not obsessed out of my mind, but that's not where I'm 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're going . . . I'm here. I'm already right here.”

I hope Ali writes Cece's story as it has potencial to be very different.