This is a romance novel with a twist, a scientific slant that brings some legitimacy and intellect to the typical rom-com plot line. The main characters and love interests are physicists, albeit smarties with flawed personalities and plenty of baggage from their childhoods.
The reader can easily see through the contrived tension between the pair in the beginning, and we know they will end up together. I think the slow burn leading to the consummation of their relationship is worth it.