Susannah Nix

Aerospace engineer Esther Abbott doesn’t believe in love, but she’s perfectly happy to hate her annoying screenwriter neighbor, Jonathan. Until she’s forced to strike a devil’s bargain with him: he distracts her best friend from a mouth-breather ex, and in return Esther will help him with the sci-fi script he’s writing. Her patience is put to the test when it’s time to fulfill her end of the deal. But the more time she spends with her nemesis, the more hate turns into attraction—and attraction into something much deeper. As Esther’s carefully constructed defenses start to crumble, will love be her undoing or her salvation? This sweet, enemies-to-lovers romance is the second in a series of standalone rom-coms featuring heroines who work in STEM fields. “I loved Esther and Jonathan’s journey from awkwardness to comfortable friendship to love.” —Smart B*tches, Trashy Books “If you’re a fan of geeky romances, you need to pick this one up. It’s geek-rom at its finest.” —Pervy Ladies Books “Entertaining, often hilarious, relatable, intelligent, realistic romance at its absolute best.” —Fic Central

A Romantic Comedy

Intermediate Thermodynamics

celene

3.5 this neighbors to friends to lovers kinda thing be kinda uwu,,, also jonathan brinkerhoff i love u babie 😘 and esther abbott being a part of the bangs community,,, i love it here,,,

(.5 for the sexy times and i enjoyed the friends to lovers transition they cute,,,,, be warned it ends in a cliffhanger so?? what’s up w that 🤧)

Melissa Moore

Love!

Loved this book! Finished both of her books in the past few days. Cute and adorable love stories with a nerdy twist. Can't wait for what this author has in store for her next book.

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I am so freaking glad I finally made the time to dive into Susannah Nix's Chemistry Lessons series. If you read my review of the first book in the series, Remedial Rocket Science, you know how much I enjoyed it. It got me off to a good start with Susannah's writing and the series, but Intermediate Thermodynamics was a whole other level for me. I loved every little thing about this delightful book. I listened to the audiobook version and I think that made it even better. You know I'm loving a book when I make excuses to keep listening, like, more chores. Or more time on the treadmill. Not only was it a wonderful story with characters I absolutely loved, but it was a great motivator, too. ;)

I'm not sure what to say about Esther. She was a difficult character at times. But I appreciated her. Hell, I related to her in several aspects. She wasn't one to mince words or actions, which might be off-putting to some, but not to me. The only thing I had a bit of an issue with was her setting up her friend Jinny with her neighbor Jonathan. It was a little on the calculated side, but she did also have her friend's best interests at heart. No one wants to watch their friend date a jerk. Or worse, repeatedly go back to them. Of course, it gets that much more complicated once Esther realizes SHE is developing feelings for Jonathan and her keeping that from Jinny — even after Jinny and Jonathan stopped seeing each other — left a bad taste in my mouth. But, that's all part of the story and Esther's growth. 

I can't review this book without mentioning Jonathan and how much I absolutely adored him. He was delightfully swoony. IMHO, Esther should've given him a fair shot a little earlier on, but she didn't. And ultimately she's the one who got hurt by that before it was all said and done. But if the stuff never happened with Jinny, Esther wouldn't have grown as she did and I wouldn't want to lose that. It was an important part of the story. Regardless, I LOVED reading along as Jonathan and Esther got to know each other better. First as friends and then as more. The feels! (Even if it got messy.) 

Intermediate Thermodynamics was so much more than I thought it would be. I don't mean that in a bad way. I thought I'd be getting a cute romance with a smart woman and her artsy neighbor. But, there was a lot more depth to this story. From its look at friendship and workplace dynamics to Esther wrestling with the fear of falling for someone and what it all meant, I couldn't get enough. I smiled, laughed and even cried. The chemistry! The sexy times! It gave me everything I wanted and more. 

As far as the audio went for this one, I can't recommend it highly enough. Caitlin Kelly did a great job reading this one. She did a wonderful job with both of the Chemistry Lessons books, so I need her to voice more audiobooks. She was Esther for me. I also loved how she brought the other characters to life. Her performance made an enjoyable story that much more enjoyable.

FAVORITE QUOTES

Forget princes. You had to make your own luck in life. If you wanted something, you couldn't sit back and wait for it to fall into your lap. You had to go out and make it happen.

"Love is madness. It's a compulsion. It's passion and torment and exhilaration and fear."

"You picked cheese over an attractive man who liked you."

"I want you. I've always wanted you, from the first moment I saw you."

Intermediate Thermodynamics A Romantic Comedy

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