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The Unbalanced Equation
The Unbalanced Equation | H. L. Macfarlane
2 posts | 2 read | 1 to read
What do a bad landlord, a family wedding and a rogue Bunsen burner all have in common?
After suffering four years of scrutiny from her PhD assessor, Elizabeth Maclean believes she’s finally free of Dr Thomas Henderson’s tyranny when she begins her postdoc. But when a fire goes off in Tom’s lab (stupid undergrads) he ends up working in the same lab as Liz.
On the same bench, no less.
For three whole months.
To make matters worse – and much to their mutual surprise – Tom’s mum and Liz’s dad announce their impending marriage after a whirlwind romance. So when Liz’s landlord tells her to move out, pronto, it tips her over the edge. Desperate for a place to stay and in need of a saviour, the last person Liz expects to offer her a temporary home is Tom himself.
Now stuck working together, living together and planning their parents’ Christmas wedding together, will Liz discover that Tom’s attitude over the last four years was all a ruse to hide his true feelings? Or are the two doomed to fail in their co-existence experiment?
A smart, sexy enemies-to-lovers story perfect for fans of The Hating Game and The Love Hypothesis, The Unbalanced Equation is H. L. Macfarlane’s first foray into contemporary rom-com territory. She swears there are no faeries this time.
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The Unbalanced Equation | H. L. Macfarlane
Mehso-so

The book started great and the story had much potential. I appreciated the academic setting and I had the feeling that the author did her homework with sufficient reserach. I loved the dynamics between the main characters.
The storytelling was not well executed: The physical attraction was too early directly communicated in the book and Tom's POV revealed all his secrets too early.
For a debut, it was nice and I'll try the second book later too.