From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new steamy, STEMinist novella…

Nothing like a little rivalry between scientists to take love to the next level.

Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first, scientists always. Though their fields of study might take them to different corners of the world, they can all agree on this universal truth: when it comes to love and science, opposites attract and rivals make you burn…

Logically, Sadie knows that civil engineers are supposed to build bridges. However, as a woman of STEM she also understands that variables can change, and when you are stuck for hours in a tiny New York elevator with the man who broke your heart, you earn the right to burn that brawny, blond bridge to the ground. Erik can apologize all he wants, but to quote her rebel leader—she’d just as soon kiss a Wookiee.

Not even the most sophisticated of Sadie’s superstitious rituals could have predicted such a disastrous reunion. But while she refuses to acknowledge the siren call of Erik’s steely forearms or the way his voice softens when he offers her his sweater, Sadie can’t help but wonder if there might be more layers to her cold-hearted nemesis than meet the eye. Maybe, possibly, even burned bridges can still be crossed…

Review

This was my first book by Ali Hazelwood, and I was entertained. I was a little worried at first that I wouldn’t get the full romance experience since the book was short. But I think it worked. Sadie and Erik spend a day together. After their night of passion, she learns something about him, and then spends a week or two hating his guts until they get trapped in an elevator together for an hour. There’s a major communication mishap in this book. And everything happens in a short timeline and does toe the line of insta-love. However, it can be overlooked because the chemistry was off the charts with these two characters. I enjoyed the conversations they had, and I enjoyed that they had so much in common.

Final Thoughts

Stuck with You is nice as it is. It’s a very short rom-com book with no commitments and an easy-to-follow romance that does rely on tropes.

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