The characters had zero depth or chemistry.
I'd rather read My Immortal than read modern romance novels at this point.

I'm happy about the fact that the book has an academia setting. Also glad to see women in STEM (until of course, the character's only personality trait was to be a woman in STEM :3, talking about Ahn here.)
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Olive Smith doesn't want her friend, Anh, to think that she has lingering feelings for former date, Jeremy because Olive knows they will be perfect for each other, so she decides to make Anh believe that she is dating Professor Adam Carlsen. Olive is surprised when Adam accepts her proposal to fake date, especially since he appears to be universally hated on campus, but his reasons seem valid. Things go smoothly until Olive and Adam find themselves inserted into each other's real personal lives with unexpected results.

The Love Hypothesis reminds me of classic romance stories of the past that drew readers in with easily identifiable characters who show the kind of feelings that real people have and then develops them successfully over the course of the entire book, bringing the reader along for the ride. Although, the premise of this story is not a new one, the science and Ph.D characterization puts a modern take on several tried and true tropes. Overall, The Love Hypothesis lives up to the recent hype as this archetypal tale gets a modern spin with exceptional execution. ( )

I've been slumping pretty hard on reading this year, but oh man I raaaaaced through this! Devoured it. My heart was so clenched. I was so invested. I love the way it made light of itself, and I love the way it tackled life in academia as a woman, and I looooved the romance! ( )

The love hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood is a wonderful book!!


We met our heroine (Olivia) and hero (Adam), during their first kiss... or should we say fake-kiss. And we say goodbye to them a year later.

During this period Oli has proposed to Adam to fake date, and surprise, surprise she has fallen in love with him. (In all seriousness who wouldn't?).

We go through a rollercoaster of emotions - happiness, rage, sweetness, and personally a bit of frustration.

The writing is flawless, sucking you into the author's world, and even tho there were some pretty complicated terms, which I skimmed over (cause I don't understand them), it's still was an enjoyable ride.

Our heroine - Olive, is a determined woman to help millions of people with her research on pancreatic cancer. She is a good friend, sacrificing herself for her bestie (which surprised me, cause in most temporary romances we often see how other secondary characters sacrifice themselves for the main ones), and a lovely girlfriend (even if it was fake).

And our hero - Adam Carlsen, is no less amazing than her. He is a bit of an asshole to his students (but only for their good), but a real sweetheart to Olive Who he adores from the beginning. He is strong (physically) and smart, but he is not arrogant, and his respect and acceptance made him so perfect I've always loved men who take, don't ask, and this is the first book where I read about vocal consent, and It was actually presented sexy, not lame. So he is definitely one of the best (not in my top 5, but probably I can put him in the top 15, or even top 10 book boyfriends).

I had one problem with the book, which is probably just a pet peeve of mine, but it's about the whole miscommunication thing. This bugged me so much and frustrated me through the whole second part of the book, making me almost DNF her. Thank God, she finally decided to talk and tell him everything.

In the end, I really loved the book and I'm happy BookTok and Bookstagram made me buy it! ( )

3.75⭐

So I've read other Ali Hazelwood books and was not a fan of them. This is such a better read. ( )