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The Love Hypothesis

Ali Hazelwood

4.11 AVERAGE

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

  • veryyyy predictable
  • Cute
  • Should’ve had a bigger reveal.
    She should’ve found out it was him so much earlier (and she basically did)
  • Lowk the smut was lacking
funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
lighthearted medium-paced

Nonstop cringe; the entire premise of the plot is comically unrealistic, as someone who went to grad school and has a PhD. I think I would have maybe enjoyed this more if this was written as a taboo romance where they date in secret bc these lines would never openly be crossed in academia - 
kissing a professor in the hallway randomly, sitting on his lap during seminar, professors shirtless playing a game during a cookout and rubbing sun lotion on them, faculty colleague openly chatting to grad student about their relationship with a faculty member
… never, ever. Plus the FMC was exasperating. Wish I DNF’d.
inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
funny hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Narrator: Callie Dalton did a fabulous job narrating this audiobook, and the bonus chapter narrated by Teddy Hamilton was absolutely SCRUMPTIOUS.

Story: This was so much fun!!! I've never read a professor/grad student romance, and I think it was executed quite well. I'm always going to be a sucker for some fake dating, and this one definitely delivered on that front. The only thing I didn't like about this book was the secondhand embarrassment I felt when Olive did or said literally anything during the spicy scenes...but Adam was clearly still interested, so who am I to judge? Anyway, I am SO excited to see this book make its way to the big screen. I think it's going to make a fantastic movie!
funny lighthearted medium-paced
emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No