candidate, whose research is focused on the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The book follows the life of our main female character, Olive Smith, who is a third-year P.h.D. Further, she just became a professor and likes to binge-watch series with her husband. This explains why the parts of the book in which she describes academia seem extremely accurate.

Hazelwood was also in Japan and Germany before moving to the U.S to pursue her Ph.D. AuthorĪli Hazelwood is the author of this story, and even though she was born in Italy, that is not the only place where she has lived. Knowing this, I’ll try to keep this review as unbiased as I can. But, this is a perspective that is influenced by my own personality. For instance, how she would still question her value even after she was rewarded for her accomplishments. However, there are other things I did not like about the story, especially talking about Olive’s character. Even though the author only gives us an overview of this environment, it creates a unique background for the book. I think this is one of the few books in which a woman is dedicated to the scientific field. But, there was something else apart from the entanglement that I loved, and it was the fact that Olive, our main character has such an impressive career path.

But, what can I say? I’m a hopeless romantic, and this book was exactly my cup of tea. This book surpassed my expectations from the beginning, and if I’m being honest, I wasn’t expecting a lot since I’ve read some bad reviews.

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