Experimental Marine Biology: A Romantic Comedy

I was drawn to this book because I like smart, nerdy characters. This is the first book I've read in the series. I love a good friends to lovers romance. Though Dylan and Brooke haven't really seen each other in awhile you can easily see how they are best friends. Dylan coming to visit, they pick up as no time went by. They are adorable together. I'm not gonna lie towards the end this book had some tears forming in my eyes. Brooke has some things to work through and it made my heart happy to see that she could achieve that. I'm one that normally likes dual points of view, but I can honestly say I did enjoy this one just from Brooke's side. Though there were a few times I wished I could have gotten in Dylan's head.

Title - Experimental Marine Biology By - Susannah Nix Genre - Contemporary Romance Key Words - Nerdy, Romance, Comedy, Friends to Lovers, Marine Biologist, Model, Family Conflict. Rating (out of 5) - 4 Would I recommend - yes! Explicit sexy time - whale, yes. Spoilers? - No Opinion - I like this book. I had just finished reading Intermediate Thermodynamics when I was offered an ARC of this book. Nerdy scientist finding romance? Sign. Me. Up. Brooke and Dylan are both cute and I loved their interactions. Witty banter and innuendos galore. What follows when Brooke lets her guard down and starts to have fun with Dylan is Grade A bananas and very enjoyable. See the quotes below for a sampling of the next level witticisms you can come to expect from Susannah. The only things I didn't like was an invasion of privacy moment that made for a funny plot point, but would absolutely be a deal-breaker for me in real-life and some of the interactions with her family. Everything makes sense from a character development sense, but you better believe that if I was Olivia or Dylan I would have some real talk words to share with Brooke. Brooke's friend Olivia is serving some serious Friend Goals. Dylan is a charmer and Brooke is ultimately worth rooting for. All things considered I like this book a lot. Enough to buy the Chemistry Lessons boxed set. I love that the genre is starting to have actually nerdy/smart contemporary romances. It isn't enough to make a character's job obscure if it doesn't have adequate flavor. Susannah Nix has proven to me at least that she can expertly season (with a healthy dose of humor) an enjoyable nerdy ever after. Favorite quotes: “Come on. Has he got a half-pint wienie or a mighty man -hammer?” “Let’s go back to my place so you can put your love dolphin in my blow hole.” He tugged her body flush against his, pressed a finger to her lips, and gazed deeply into her eyes. “Don’t ever, ever say that again. My god.” "I nurture my grudges as if they were my children. I keep them healthy and well-fed, and make sure they take their vitamins every day. My grudges will outlive me.”

All I can think of to say is WOW!!! I’m not even sure I can articulate how much I loved this book. Susannah Nix does it again. She brings in another intelligent heroine in the STEM field and pairs her with a swoon worthy hero (who happens to be a model). I fell in love with Dylan the moment we meet him and it’s not often I do. He knows what/who he wants and goes for it but not in the alpha way, which is a nice change of pace. I will admit that the moments Brooke has with her dad had me in tears, but it only made me want to keep reading even more. This very well could be my favorite Chemistry Lessons book so far, but really...is it fair to compare them when they’re all so amazing? If you’re unsure about reading this but love puns, this is enough of a reason to read the book. I promise you won’t be disappointed either way! **ARC kindly provided by the author for an HONEST review (and this is completely honest to goodness how I feel about the book)!**