A review by pinenut
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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5.0

I found this book via friends on Goodreads. I wasn’t sure what to expect when their reviews were so different. What you need to know about Ali Hazelwood as an author is that she writes about women in academia. I could relate to Olive and the difficulties that she faced as a woman in science and academia.
Men like Tom exist on so many levels and there aren’t enough Adams out there.
I loved all the little details to the lab work and science and how she loved her Starbucks. I loved how each chapter started with a hypothesis to describe each chapter. 
 
There was a significant use of language throughout the book, which can be an issue for some readers. Also, since this is a romance trope, there were 2 chapters that were rather explicit. If that is not for you, don’t let that stop you from reading. Just skip chapters 16, 17, and the bonus chapter. It won’t ruin the overall story.
The bonus chapter provided an interesting insight to the sex scene. While initially, I thought Adam’s language vulgar, I would not normally think like Adam. Upon further thought, he is actually very gentle, kind, and loving in his actions.
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