A review by iread2dream
The Love Hypothesis, by Ali Hazelwood

4.5

I absolutely loved that the main characters are scientists, and I liked that there was a bit of the impostor syndrome going on because that's true probably with most women, especially those in STEM. The prologue was super obvious about who The Guy was and the book didn't transition very well from The Guy to The Night (insert eye roll here). I'm glad we were able to find out Adam's outward motive for going along with the fake dating, but I really wish we could've gotten his point of view as well, not just Olive's. I want to know how someone 'pines' over a stranger for 3 freaking years. Or 2. Whatever. I had a hard time following along with Olive because it seems like the author wants to present her as someone who lacks confidence but she takes to Adam right away, as though The Universe willed them to be together. I loved the demi rep; that chapter (you know which I'm talking about *wink wink*) was beautifully done. The bit with the harassment really triggered me, I was surprised, and it's probably because that was the most believable part of the book, sadly. I thought the book was also really funny and loved some of the comments that Olive would make (I'm paraphrasing): "he's probably into something atrocious like cow tipping." I thought the time for the main characters to "fall in love" was too fast. Perhaps that's how love happens post mid-20s.
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