A review by morriganorgana
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

So, before going forward I should clarify that I had to scour the PDF of this entire book and replace every use of "Adam" as a name, because for obvious reasons I cannot reasonably read a romance in which the love interest has the same name as my baby brother. When that was done, I dove in.

First thing's first is that this book started as a Reylo (Rey x Kylo Ren) fanfiction, and ultimately it reads like fanfiction. Honestly? It's what I loved about it.

I'm not a big fan of Reylo, or of Kylo Ren from the Star Wars sequel trilogy in general, but luckily the similarities seem to end in Adam's (weird name 0/10 gross do not recommend) appearance. He's super tall, dark hair, dark eyes, and has a huge chest (I had a little laugh whenever Olive mentioned that his chest is like a mountain for nth time - we get it, he has big man tiddies). 

It was cheesy. It was predictable. It was exactly what I wanted and expected when I went into it. When I say that it reads like fanfiction, I mean it positively: it reads like someone who had a lot of love for two characters and poured that adoration and dedication into their book. It's got some writing that seems clunky in places, but overall it was a light, enjoyable read. Don't think too hard about it.
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