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The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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funny relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I received a copy of The Love Hypothesis from the publisher when it was released, and the book had been staring at me to read it whenever I walked by it. I was hesitant because I’ve been burned lately by cartoonish covers being labeled as Romance, but once I started reading them, I realized they should have been labeled Women’s Fiction/Chick Lit. In the case of The Love Hypothesis, I didn’t get burned this time because this book was a Romance, and I enjoyed the storyline with this one and adored the characters.

This was the first book I read from author Ali Hazelwood, too, and I’m kicking myself for not reading her sooner. The whole time I was reading this book, I couldn’t wait to tell my oldest daughter, who is away at college right now, about it. This book is something I know she would enjoy, especially with it being a STEM romance.

I’ve always enjoyed the fake dating storyline in romance books and loved how Olive and Adam ended up stumbling into it. The whole reason behind the ‘fake relationship’ was to convince Olive’s friend she had moved on from a guy that her friend now was seeing that Olive used to date. Adam agreed to fake date Olive until a certain deadline. The more time they spent together, though, the more one of them or both were going to start having genuine feelings, and I was all for them developing into a real relationship, especially with how they had an instant chemistry between the two.

I adored Olive’s character and hated knowing what she went through when she was younger. She was a driven, brilliant character that I connected with right away, and she reminded me of my oldest daughter. I hated what happened to Olive during the conference and wanted to comfort her and encourage her to tell someone. Yes, this scene did bring out some emotions in me because I had experienced something similar while working in the Navy and hated that I never had the encouragement to do something about it. No woman should ever feel they can’t speak up about this issue, especially when the person threatens her. I’m grateful for how the book addressed the issue and thankful for Olive having some amazing friends and how Adam handled it, too.

Adam may have been a difficult college professor and a grump at times, especially to certain people, but he wasn’t that way with Olive. He had agreed to fake date her, and he was one of her biggest supporters. I loved how he was with her when they did eventually give in to their attraction to one another. (I highly recommend listening to the book because you’ll get a chapter in his POV, and you’ll fall head over heels for the man.)

This book is told mainly in the FMC’s POV, which I usually prefer reading dual, but I didn’t mind with this book. I preferred not knowing what Adam was thinking because it made it more mysterious.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and I give the story 4.5 stars; I can’t wait for my daughter to read it when she has time between taking notes, writing essays, and studying for her degree. I also can’t wait to read more books from Ali Hazelwood.

Here are some of the trope(s)/element(s) that I found while reading this book that may appeal to readers:
💙STEM Romance
💙Fake Dating/Relationship
💙Age Gap
💙Grumpy vs. Sunshine
💙Slow Burn

Story Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️.5

Steam/Spice: 🌶.5

Standalone or Part of Series: Standalone

Would I recommend this book? Yes.

Genre/SubGenre(s): Romance | Contemporary Romance

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

No okay fuck it I had fun with this. It was a nice change of pace to read something lighthearted like this.
It's a fun, simple romcom that's cute, well-written (enough), surprisingly mature and witty without having to try too hard. I went into this thinking that it would be amusing in a laugh at way given the premise of it being a Reylo fanfiction that got publicised (which, come on that's ridiculous) but I ended up burning through this way quicker than I anticipated.
I already like romcom movies (I mean Punch Drunk Love and Night is Short, Walk on Girl are two of my all time favorites) so in hindsight of course I'd still have fun when making the jump from the camera to the pen. Maybe I didn't actually think I'd dislike it and was actually eager to read this, but had to hide it under the veil of irony. Who knows.
And the whole Reylo aspect didn't even take away from the whole experience, in fact I actually found the constant reminders of "By the way, this dude is based off Kylo Ren, down to his name" fucking hilarious. That's gold right there.
It's not without flaws but all-in-all it's quite good for what it is.

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