Monday, September 20, 2021

Review: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

 


The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Publication Date: September 14th 2021 by Berkley
Pages: 384
Source: Publisher
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Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Goodreads

My Thoughts:
I loved The Love Hypothesis so much! The story opens up with Olive in the most awkward of situations, planting a kiss on the first guy to come along and the fun begins!

Olive doesn’t want to be the reason her best friend doesn’t date her ex, Jeremy. It’s not like she really felt much for him, but Ahn holds herself back because of the girlfriend code. Olive lies to Ahn by saying she’s already moved on and a fake romance is born with the most hated professor in the department: Adam Carlsen. He’s got a reputation of being unapproachable, intimidating, and a straight-up ass, yet he’s anything but with Olive.  Adam has his own reasons for wanting a fake romance, and they agree to keep up the pretense. Of course, they draw closer, and Olive is surprised at his thoughtfulness, how much fun she has with him. They click in a profound way, and she finds herself falling for this moody, broody guy. Is she setting herself up for heartbreak? Olive doesn’t imagine he could feel the same.

The Love Hypothesis had me cracking up with all the awkward situations, rooting for Olive as she digs herself in deeper. It was obvious to me that Adam had it bad for Olive, but of course she’s more than a little obtuse picking up on the clues, and there were many. They had oodles of chemistry and were playfully antagonistic, their relationship was just so much fun! I just wanted to just smoosh these two together! But trust…, they get their time together and it is worth the delay!

I had such a huge smile on my face while reading! The Love Hypothesis was a phenomenal debut! Multi-layered characters, clever, fun dialogue, and romance full of giddiness and longing. Definite re-read material!

 5 Stars



Book Description:

As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees.

That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs.

Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.

23 comments:

  1. Boy, am I ever seeing loads of rave reviews for this one! To be honest, it doesn't really call to me but I'm still trying to resist the FOMO (because reading just because of the hype never seems to work out well for me). I'm so glad this was such a big hit for you!

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    1. Yeah, the hype can have the opposite effect by setting up our expectations. Maybe an audio library copy? Callie Dalton is narrating and I love her! Thanks!

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  2. Everyone seems to be really enjoying this one, and after reading your review I can see why! There's something so fun about a feel-good romance like this one.

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    1. Yep, it's got a lot of hype, but here I think it's deserved. I look forward to Hazelwood's next book!

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  3. I'm excited to read it too. Glad you enjoyed it!

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    1. Yay! I hope you love it, too, Danielle! Look forward to your thoughts!

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  4. I love the way you describe it, Rachel. I'll have to snag it at some point. Hope my library offers it.

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  5. I can't wait to read this one! I have it on hold at my library and am just waiting for the next copy to come in. :D

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    1. Hope you love it, too, Lark! I look forward to your thougths!

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  6. Geek love :D Also I could totally do with a funny one

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  7. Yes I loved it too. Fantastic review!

    Anne - Books of My Heart

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  8. huge smiles...just looking at the cover i though it might be a fun one. glad to see it rated so high.
    sherry @ fundinmental

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    1. Yes, it was all the smiles! It's definitely worth the hype!

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  9. This review made me so happy. I agree with everything you said, and I wore a smile on my face too. It was beautiful to see these two click with each other given that they struggled a bit with forming those type of connections.

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    1. Thanks, Sam! Yep, they were both a bit socially awkward so I was thrilled they clicked so perfectly!

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  10. Just seeing your review of this one is everything that I needed to convince me to pick this one up. I have been on the fence but seeing your rating shows me I should take a risk on it.

    Great review.

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    1. Thanks, Renee! I hope you love it, too! I look forward to your thoughts!

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  11. Love seeing these great books and what you are doing.

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