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In the Romance novel category, this book is a solid 4. The Love Hypothesis would be the perfect Hallmark movie or Rom-Com.

To begin with, the romance between the two main characters, 3rd-year PhD candidate Olive Smith & overbearing professor Adam Carlsen, was a SLOW BURN. It truly becomes a page turner about 60% in. Her friends, Malcolm & Anh are extremely likable…but I felt that for their age (mid-20’s-30’s), they all acted like teenagers. Don’t get me wrong, the story is well written, easy to read & I enjoyed it to the point that I didn’t want to put it down (stayed up late…especially when Olive & Adam are at the conference). I also loved the academia setting, women in STEM & serious harassment issues addressed. But, I think it would’ve been better as a dual perspective from Adam’s point of view. The story is a bit repetitive as well.

Favorite Line: “carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white-man.”

Overall, the Love Hypothesis is a great 24-hour escape from the gray, cold Michigan skies. Enjoy!

emma_stucki's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5⭐️ I really liked the the science aspect of the book and the representation of women in stem. For some reason I couldn’t connect characters and plot. This book just fell flat for me. I wish the book was in dual pov. I feel like I would have been a little more connected to Adam that way and it would have been cute to see Adam’s reaction to everything since he was in love with her the whole time from his pov. I also thought the reason Olive was faking dating Adam was weird like I feel like there could have been a better reason. The ending felt a little rushed to me. I wish we saw more of the aftermath after everything with Tom happened and more about making their relationship official and discovering their true feelings. Malcolm and Holden were my favs and the best part of the book. Overall I just didn’t connect to the story and characters like I wanted to and it took me forever to read and it was hard to get through. There was aspects of the books I enjoyed but nothing that stood out about it. Something about this book was just for me…was it terrible no but I couldn’t connect to it and it was just very boring and mediocre to me.

- Recommend?! = Maybe, Wasn't for me
- Romance/NA
- Physical

bellametke's review against another edition

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5.0

simply no book compares

mhowle's review against another edition

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5.0

Can I give this book more than 5 stars? Because I totally want to. So sweet, brainy, some good spice. It made me laugh, cry out in despair, and tear up from the sweetness. LOVED IT.

francesbosse's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

petite_sirah's review against another edition

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5.0

i am shocked by how much i loved this book. it was so sweet and such a good rom com. love the focus on women in stem

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