Applied Electromagnetism (Chemistry Lessons, #4)
Susannah Nix
A business trip with the office hottie turns into a road trip from hell. Adam Cortinas may be gorgeous, but he’s made it clear he can’t stand Olivia—and the feeling is one hundred percent mutual. Too bad, because in order to bring the company’s new power plant online, they’re stuck with each other for the next week. When their travel plans go horribly awry, Olivia finds herself stranded in the middle of nowhere with Adam, AKA the bane of her existence. He’s in her space and in her head. All the forced proximity is driving Olivia insane. That’s the only explanation for these FEELINGS she’s suddenly having. But it doesn’t change anything. They still hate each other. Right? Applied Electromagnetism is the fourth full-length novel in a series of standalone rom-coms about women in STEM fields.
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0Since Susannah Nix's RITA nomination, I've binge-read her Chemistry Lessons series. I've enjoyed all the books, especially the STEM heroines. This one was a particular favorite because it got more into Olivia's work environment and also because of the realistic Texas setting. (I'm a native Texan and generally hate portrayals of the state, but this one really captures the setting. Shout-out for Buc-ee's!)
The only issue I've had with this series is that the heroes have some pretty serious likability issues, from being cheaters to general dickish behavior. Maybe this is just me? But I've found some of their behavior so off-putting that I wasn't sure I was really rooting for an HEA. I kept thinking that the poor heroines could have done so much better! Adam is no exception. However, I could really see where his behavior came from and eventually found myself rooting for Olivia and Adam to get together.
Olivia, on the other hand, is a fantastic heroine, and I really saw in her my own struggles as a woman in the tech industry. I'll definitely be reading more Susannah Nix.
0Meh. Was very excited because the other 4 books in the series have been great and then crash landed to Olivia’s story and was so disappointed.
It went too fast, not enough depth (both story and charachter wise)
Spoilers ahead or are they really?
-They work together, she is self deprecating, he is aloof, they get forzed to spend a lot of time (and space) together and turns out they love each other. No smut THE END.-
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