THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS

It's an interesting and engaging book.. A perfect mixture of Fun and Romance...

Mmhh quite cute

✨ Re-read Review ✨ After finishing White Nights and feeling emotionally wrecked, I knew I needed something warm, swoony, and familiar. The Love Hypothesis was the only right answer. I’ve been meaning to re-read it for ages, and this felt like the perfect moment. And guess what? I still loved every single bit of it. Honestly, I was a little nervous that revisiting it might make it feel predictable or dull—especially since I rarely re-read books. But this? This felt like discovering it all over again. Even though I knew exactly what was coming, nothing about the story felt spoiled. The chemistry, the banter, the fake dating, the pining... all of it hit just as hard—maybe even harder. And let’s just say: I might be even more in love with Adam now. Who knew that was possible? So yes, re-reading can be magical—and if it’s one of your favorites, it’s like a comfort blanket in book form. The Love Hypothesis had me obsessing all over again, and I’m not even sorry about it.

I think The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood highlights everything that a lot of us have come to love in romance. The most attractive aspect of romance for me is the quiet moments that you can have with someone. Not just when you can be quiet with them and they with you, but the soft words you can exchange with them. Your darkest moments and deepest fears, spoken softly only for their ears. A friendship that runs deep and a familiarity that’s both surprising and not. The Love Hypothesis brings all this to the reader and more. It delivers interpersonal relationships, friendships, day to day struggles and the strength to overcome them. I’m usually not so fond of the fake-dating trope, simply because you can generally guess the direction everything heads in and know the typical stops the author will pull. However, I think my favourite part of the book is fake-dating tropes being mentioned in the book itself as a trope and all of them rolling their eyes about the rom-com happening in the life of the heroine (including the heroine). Ali Hazelwood calling out her own trope was a certainly fresh take on it and altered how it felt a reading about it. That being said, the relationship between the H and h mostly felt like a deep friendship with long held affection for one another. They slipped into that space rather naturally and it was like a warm cup of something held between my palms on a cold day. The side characters were all what gave the book so much authenticity. Sure, they added to the humour and angst between the characters, but they also provided a sense of home and love for one another. They were the protagonists’ found family but that was not their only role. They had struggles of their own and personalities outside of being a supporting character. So much so that a spin off series on them wouldn’t be out of place at all. The miscommunication trope is not my favourite and I didn’t enjoy it too much in this book either but it didn’t get dragged out and drive us mental for the most part which I’m thankful for. Also it created a lot of anticipation in the readers, waiting for the moment the miscommunication would clear. Another very important an interesting aspect was handled in this book as well. Something that involved the heroine take a big and brave step. Just like the miscommunication trope, this part of the book created a lot of tension and makes the reader eager to see the resolution. However in both cases the chance to actually see the resolution properly felt robbed. We see the step being taken, but not the reactions as such? In the sense, after the step is taken, the next chapter starts sometime later, thus we only hear about what happened rather than see it. After having waited so long, I guess I felt a little disappointed. However, The Love Hypothesis is a warm warm read. I highly recommend. Expect some tears, lots of laughter, feels and love. Four and a half stars!

Ali Hazelwood is one of my favourite Romance writers and she does it beautifully giving us the spicy romance we are craving for and the STEM background of the characters is so detail oriented and just crafted beautifully

Nice..but a little damage on the sides..they need to focus on the packaging maybe bubble wrap

Adam ✨

Amazing. Funny. Love the story... Fake dating romance. Very well written. Romantic comedy book. Loved reading this book. Had a smile on my face the whole time.. Couldn't put it down.

I wasn't planning on reading this book through the night and being a zombie in the morning but y'know what? Olive and Adam are more than worth the dark circles and red eyes! I'm ngl, I went into this feeling more than a little nervous cos the hype is absolutely wild around it, but I'm beyond chuffed to say that it was *chefs kiss* and definitely lived up to all the hype! The academic setting, the endearingly awkward moments, the witty and cheeky banter, the CHEMISTRY! And bedroom Dr. Adam Carlsen? HELLO! It was unexpected (not sure why cos the man is fine) and it was hot AF. So wow (so wow)! 🥵 Like, I don't know if I can even form coherent and non-rambly sentences for this review because I loved it so much? I'm gonna try though but also who am I kidding? This is going to be rambly and gushing and probably a mess but I hope it convinces you to read the book! 😂 You know when you start a new book and almost immediately know, within the first few pages, that you're going to love it? That was this book for me! Hazelwood's writing is so easy to read and full of quirky and humorous moments that made it so difficult to put this book down. I was surprised to find that I also really enjoyed the academic setting and I liked that it wasn't just a 'background' aspect to the story but an integral part of it. Although I'm not familiar with the academic world myself, I could tell that Hazelwood was and that came through clearly in the writing and it was immersive. It's a cutthroat world and the misogyny is rampant, as evidenced by Olive's and Ahn's experiences, and I appreciated that Hazelwood doesn't shy away from the harsh reality of what it's like to be in academia in general but specifically to be a woman in academia, in S.T.E.M. While the setting was great, it was the characters that won me over and I adored every single one of them. This book had such a fantastic cast of characters and I loved that the side characters felt well fleshed out too! I was immediately charmed by Olive's slightly chaotic and anxious but entirely adorable nerdy energy. She's wickedly smart and super passionate about her research into pancreatic cancer, but she's also witty and absolutely hilarious! She's a literal ray of sunshine and I loved being in her head so much that it was so easy to root for her success and happiness. I adored her friendships with Ahn and Malcolm, her ride or dies, and their friendly banter had me constantly laughing out loud (so much so that my sister asked me what I was reading that was so hilarious)! They were such a great group of friends and I loved seeing them achieve their dreams and finding their happiness alongside Olive. Now let's talk about the grumpy star of the show, Olive's long-time secret-admirer and everyone's favourite nightmare: Dr. Adam Carlsen. He's an absolute genius who takes his responsibilities as a science mentor very seriously and cares about his students and their success despite maybe not vocalising that in ways that people prefer. Underneath his gruff and intimidating exterior, he's loyal, so freaking cheeky and a total sweetheart, especially when it comes to Olive. I can't even describe the way my heart swooned at all the ways he was a simp for her but I am grinning big just thinking about it right now! Also, listen. I'm a big fan of hugely nerdy men that are hulkingly built (the contrast tho) and what can I say? This man was everything! And I mean, I already mentioned how knee-quakingly hot Adam is when he's unleashed in the bedroom so... I mean, I guess I'm just a fool for this man. 🙃 Although their fake dating kicked off pretty early in the story, the progression of their romance from strangers who tolerate each other on weekly fake dates to tentative yet adorable friends to swoontastic lovers was immaculately done! Watching them slip into easy, comforting, and totally cheeky banter the more they spent time together made me ridiculously happy. There's no doubt that Hazelwood does the slow-burn build-up extremely well and the more they got to know each other and found themselves in relationship-esque situations that had me squealing and giggling with utter delight, the more invested I became in their relationship. I mean, there was hand-holding, lap-sitting, sunscreen applying on naked backs!!! And I. Pls. I swoon. I cannot. I loved it so much and it's rare that I immediately want to go back and read the swoony bits the minute I finish a romance, but I immediately want to go back and read the swoony bits in this book already! 😂 I honestly don't know what else to say about this book other than to keep gushing about how swoony the romance was and how happy their interactions made me. I'm so glad that I finally shook off the nerves and dove into this because it was amazing. The only regret I have is that it's over and I already can't wait to read it again at some point because this has fast become one of my favourite romances—and definitely one of my top reads in 2021! All I can say is READ IT! Also, I thought I'd share some content warnings below because there are some topics and events that may be triggering for readers, so please read with care ❤️ CW/TW: Sexual harassment, mental abuse (between mentor/mentee, recounted), death of a parent (pancreatic cancer)

Lo he pasado genial leyendo este libro. Es el tercero que leo de esta autora y me está encantando su estilo. Estoy deseando leer el siguiente.

Un libro davvero carino e ben scritto. Fin dalle prime pagine s’intuisce che l’autrice descrive contesti e dinamiche che conosce bene e questo aggiunge sicuramente autenticità ai personaggi e fluidità alla narrazione. I protagonisti sono un po’ due nerd che si sono trovati e proprio per questo mi hanno conquistata: fenomenali nel loro mondo, due imbranati in amore. In più punti mi sono trovata a sorridere/ridere alle loro vicende o ai loro dialoghi e questo è l’aspetto principale che mi ha spinta a dare 5 stelle. Mi sono divertita a leggere il libro, la storia mi ha presa subito e mi ha tenuta incollata alle pagine fino alla fine, la lunghezza a mio avviso è giusta e anche se la storia in alcuni punti è forse un pochino inverosimile, non lo è mai troppo da stonare. Non mi è dispiaciuta nemmeno la narrazione in terza persona che di solito non amo. I personaggi secondari sono fantastici e anche gli intrecci della trama sono ben sviluppati. Super carini gli intro dei capitoli in stile teoria scientifica! Condivido una recensione che ho letto riguardo la parte spicy del romanzo (un po’ imbarazzante e secondo me dallo stile narrativo completamente sbagliato per la caratterizzazione dei personaggi), ma è solo una parentesi e quindi, per me, trascurabile. Era la mia prima volta con questa autrice ed è stata una piacevole scoperta. Se avete voglia di una lettura leggera e che vi lasci il sorriso sulle labbra, siete nel posto giusto.

My gosh I love Olive and Adam so much! Their relationship is beautiful and funny and so surprising. I didn't expect the depth of feeling their story and what unfolded would evoke. I was totally invested and absolutely fell in love with both of them. Also can't forget Olive's besties Anh and Malcolm who were hilarious. I'm new to this author's work. It was such a good book and I found it almost impossible to put down! Do yourself a favour and read it! Nice work Ali - you've made me an instant fan and can't wait to read more...

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