4.5

The Love Hypothesis

Ali Hazelwood
Book
September
2021

Review:

This is one interesting book. Today literally, as I was about to start the book, I saw a Tik Tok of a girl saying that it is a Kylo Ren and Rey fan fiction, which to me was crazy and made me kinda want to read it even more. I thought it did terrific for a romance novel, but I was missing the enemies to lovers if it was supposed to be that kind of fan fiction. My favorite is when the boys fall in love first in books because it shows vulnerability and growth. I related heavily to the main character and constantly feeling a step outside of romance. It is so fun to read books that take place in science settings. This one gave me the experience of getting a Ph.D. in science and working in academia. It seems very hard but also rewarding and actually kinda fun. I will definitely want to get a Ph.D. or Doctorate in the future. It was a little weird the whole friend trying to date her boyfriend thing, but I think it was mostly a plot device. I loved parts of this book, but others seemed a little undeveloped. This was a great book with an interesting plot and amazing characters.

Trigger Warnings:
Death of parents (due to cancer), Workplace sexual harassment (NOT from the love interest), Power differential (no abuse of power occurs), Explicit/graphic sexual content, and Cursing/vulgar language

Synopsis From Book:

As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding... six-pack abs. Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.
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