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La hipótesis del amor by Ali Hazelwood

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funny lighthearted 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

4.0

It was good!

I liked the small moments where everyone but themselves saw what was happening. Like the sunscreen incident or that friday night

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dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-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

5.0

Wow! I loved the story, the characters and the writing style so much. This was the nerdy romance I needed. Also, I could relate to Olive as my mother had died of pancreatic cancer, too. I definitely can see why some people might find the story problematic, but for me it was perfect, worth the hype and I would have loved 200 pages more!

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

After reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and subjecting myself to so many heavy emotions, I wanted something as light and as fluffy as cotton candy to ease the pain. The Love Hypothesis was a book I had seen floating around on BookTok (yes, I know) and it seemed like it would be just the cure for all my emotions from Addie LaRue.

I went into this book not really expecting much. This is not because I doubt the craft of Ms. Hazelwood. It's more to do with the fact that I've never been too into romance novels. However, this one was actually a lot better than I was expecting! The story was compelling and the characters were well thought out and likable (except for one particular bastard). I love how self contained and tidy the story was and I especially loved the main character.

The story centers around Olive, a Ph. D candidate, who makes the rash decision to kiss one of Stanford's most disliked young professors, Adam Carlsen, in order to convince her best friend that she was dating someone. The thing is, she had no idea that she was kissing one of Stanford's most disliked young professors. In doing so, she is thrown head first into the world of post doctoral academia and politics, finding friends and foes as she stumbles forward. This book was the classic let's-fake-having-a-relationship-oh-wait-shit-I-actually-really-love-you cliche, which is something I really can't get enough of, if I'm honest. It's such a funny one and watching two people pine after each other is amazing. The way that Olive and Adam click is so sweet.

I also love how this book got into the sexism prevalent in the world of academia. Watching Olive go through what she goes through was difficult, but I am sure it is only the tip of the iceberg, especially when it comes to women who plunge into the world of STEM. We still have such a long way to go in terms of equality in that particular field. The fact that women put in the same effort as men and the same blood, sweat, and tears into their work only to be sexually harassed and accused of sleeping their way to the top is appalling.

I think I had a bad feeling about Tom the minute we met him. He was too polished and seemed to have no concept of boundaries. I think it was the scene where he pesters Olive about why she wants to study what she is studying, forcing her to open up about the death of her mother. It just rubbed me the wrong way. That should have been a piece of her story that she had full executive control over, but it was cut out of her instead.

I think the only reason I gave this four stars instead of five was because

Tom as an antagonist seemed very one dimensional. There was a lot of speculation about why he did what he did, but it was just pinned down to him having a shit personality. Was I happy when I heard what happened to him as a result of his shit actions? Of course. Do I wish that it had been built up a bit better? Yes.

Am I going to be reading the other books in this series? Probably.

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