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A review by jamie1498
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I picked this up because of the immense hype around it online. I knew it would be cheesy.
Most of my frustrations come from aspects outside the romance plot. For a “STEMinist” novel, it felt like all of Olive’s problems were solved by a man and her one female friend was woefully underdeveloped and came off like a lovesick, feminist/empowerment buzzword machine.
Maybe I’m just still new to the romance genre, but I wanted Olive to have a little more agency, for the resolution to have been more thanproducing evidence for Adam so that he could report Tom.
My last bit of criticism: a biology PhD and PhD candidate(and her mom literally died from cancer????) are anti-flu shot and anti-sunscreen respectively???? It totally took me out in both instances.
The romance between Olive and Adam was sweet and I enjoyed how it developed. Not all of the banter landed for me, but they kept me turning the pages the entire way through. I think it served as a nice palette cleanser book that was very addictively readable.
Most of my frustrations come from aspects outside the romance plot. For a “STEMinist” novel, it felt like all of Olive’s problems were solved by a man and her one female friend was woefully underdeveloped and came off like a lovesick, feminist/empowerment buzzword machine.
Maybe I’m just still new to the romance genre, but I wanted Olive to have a little more agency, for the resolution to have been more than
My last bit of criticism: a biology PhD and PhD candidate
The romance between Olive and Adam was sweet and I enjoyed how it developed. Not all of the banter landed for me, but they kept me turning the pages the entire way through. I think it served as a nice palette cleanser book that was very addictively readable.