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The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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moraina's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

The Love Hypothesis is cute for what it is. This book subscribes to two very common tropes, fake dating and grumpy/sunshine. I don’t go into contemporary romance books expecting phenomenal writing, and this one was cheesy, but Ali Hazelwood made it unique in several ways!

I am a woman in STEM and appreciated the author’s accurate portrayals of the stressors in grad school, funding issues, imposter syndrome, etc. I also was really happy to see some demisexual/asexual representation in the main character. The side characters also seemed to be relatively diverse in race and sexuality, compared to others in the same genre.

The pacing for this book was really consistent, the characters were put in awkward situations often enough to keep it entertaining, but there was also significant relationship development that wasn’t rushed. While I’m not the biggest fan of this genre, I’d recommend The Love Hypothesis to those who are.

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mair_'s review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

2.5

This book was better than I thought it would be
I have to admit the first half of the book I was quite bored and was skimming over bits where I just did not care, but I WAS invested in the romance, very much had me rooting for Adam and olive. One thing I didn't like was that it felt like Olive's whole dead mum thing was an afterthought that just got thrown in there because of course every main character has to have a dead parent, but honestlyyy other than that- it was a solid romance.
There were moments I was on the edge of my SEATT like there were some real scandalss

Like when she was FINALLY falling for him and she told Malcolm and he was right behind her??!!?!? Crazy🥵 but then they played it off that he thought she liked JEREMY? And that was just nooooot it
And also I sooooo wanted her to just tellllllllllll ADAM ABOUT TOM I WAS THINKING OMFG BITCH TF BFFR TELL HIM ALREADY WJAT IS WRONG WITH YOU.

And also I was really really into their relationship by the end they're really cute! Some of their recurring jokes maybe could've been dialed down but there were times where I was like wow this feels like such a real conversation I'm so happy for these smart people

Like when they're in the apartment after Tom insults her and she's crying and HES COMFORTING HER AND HUGGING HER SO CUTE that whole apartment arc in general was so good

I'm also SO GLAD that Olive and Adam actually have LIVES like outside of eachother, which a lot of romance books forget to include 💀
I'm ALSO so happy that Olive is a NORMAL 5'8 GIRL and not a 4'9 curvy sunshine happy stickers girl like half the other female protagonists in romance (I'm looking at th Zara from the fine print)
ANYWAYS😡 this book is good and I recommend, second half had me hooked🧪🥼🔭🔬👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

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snuggledwithink's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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kimveach's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

Science wrapped up in a Hallmark movie - I enjoyed this so much. And I'm super happy that I never pursued grad school!

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rusame's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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ohlovehandles's review against another edition

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challenging funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-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

3.75

This book was simply AMAZING!
It had me blushing, grinning, frustrated, angry, happy, relieved and honestly everything under the sun.

The characters were fleshed out in ways that works with the story. There are so many moments where they felt real even though it's such an unrealistic romance story (fake dating scenarious).

One thing that turns me off about romance is the fact that the authors make it 90% smut but very rarely take the time to make the readers themselves fall in love with the bond being created. This book did not disappoint with that. From the very beginning everything happened so fast but it never felt like their relationship didn't have a connection. The way everything went along, it just......ugh🥺. Please read if this has been a book you've found interest in. I could only hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

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ninahuynh's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really like how even though there is a steamy scene, the narrative still pulls through!! There are some wording in the scene that could be changed, but it adds to the cheesiness and guilty pleasure of it. The only reason why it's not a 5 star is that, though relatable at times, some of Olive's inner dialogue is too much (not in quantity but quality). Like the representation of BIPOC and women in science!

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