GRR Reviews Remedial Rocket Science by Susannah Nix

Remedial Rocket Science is a geeky romcom with proper pop/nerd culture references, but ultimately falls back to the trope of a rake was tamed by the 'right woman'. Still, the references are right, and the plotting is good.

Melody Gage is a geek girl looking for an NSA one-night stand when her date stood her up... she was hit on by a creepy guy when she was rescued by out-of-towner Jeremy. Jeremy was great, and indeed NSA. When Melody graduated and moved to LA three years later, she was horrified to discover not only Jeremy works in her company, he's actually CEO's son. Furthermore, Jeremy has a girlfriend and a reputation as a playboy. Melody struggles to keep her distance, but series of circumstances, such as Jeremy's GF turned out to be sapphic, Melody needing a fake BF to satisfy her mother, and a latte vs laptop emergency brought them closer together. Melody admitted to herself she has feelings for the son of a billionaire but is the reverse true as well?

Nice, a rom-com, geekette, proper tech references (nothing too deep here), AND a nice slow-burn romance all in one.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Geekette found her one-night-stand is now her new boss and son of CEO, but he's hiding a secret, and she needs a fake BF

Overall Rating: 4/5

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