This Is My Brain on Boys by Sarah Strohmeyer

This Is My Brain on Boys

by Sarah Strohmeyer

Addie Emerson doesn t believe in love, at least for herself. A straightlaced, brilliant girl, she s more interested in getting an A than falling in love. But Addie is determined to prove the science of love because Addie Emerson does believe in science. Science tells her that love is nothing more than the brain s state under the influence of certain chemicals. And by artificially stimulating those chemicals, the brain can totally be tricked into falling in love. So Addie decides to apply that knowledge and make her classmates fall in love to win the coveted Athenian Award for Science in her elite private school.

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This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.


Addie is obsessed with Science. She's not your normal girl, even when she talks. I would actually feel dumb a lot of times and had to read over what I had read a few times to understand. She's also very awkward with no social skills whatsoever. Her mind always goes for the literal aspects of things and it confuses a couple of people. What made this so intriguing was her belief that love could be triggered by being in threatening situations and this causes our hearts to associate this with attraction.

Love could be induced, as long as you had the right conditions.

The scientific aspects of the story were so very entertaining. It also has its small dose of funny. At times, Addie would get on my nerves with her way of thinking and her speech, which made it impossible for me to relate to her.

"You look really pretty today, by the way. I don't know what it is."
A stimulated ventromedial prefrontal cortex, she almost replied.

Overall, This Is My Brain On Boys was light and fun.

I received an eARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.


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