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The Love Hypothesis: Il teorema dell'amore by Ali Hazelwood

151 reviews

cstein's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

A sweet, laugh out loud, overall pretty perfect romance novel, with a unique and convincing setting, plenty of relatable observations about academia, and numerous winks to the reader. Also I liked the hypotheses at the start of each chapter giving a lil preview. Can't give 5 stars only because I wasn't always convinced by the dialogue—LOTS of discussing Starbucks drinks and some clumsy terms of endearment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Violence

laheath's review against another edition

funny 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

4.0

 Great cast of characters, especially the strong females preparing for STEM careers. The main characters have great chemistry and their conversations run a gamut of emotions. The side characters provide interesting storylines as well, along with support and comedy. There were questionable moments, but overall, I would consider it a more intelligent storyline for the romance genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Cancer, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual harassment

meganpbennett's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

I quite liked this book, and I have no idea what all of the internet hate is about, because all I've seen on social media is about how awful this book was. I think it's because it is very obvious that it used to be Reylo fanfic, and people just hate fanfic for some reason. 

Well, it was quite good, and fell into several tropes that I really like, including fake dating and real feels. It features demi-sexuality rep, Jewish rep, and Olive discovered a lot about herself and what she really wants in life as the story goes on. There were aspects I thought could be better, but it was fun. Olive was witty and incredibly genre-savvy, and while Adam was pretty one-dimensional, he does grow a fair amount as a character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Cancer, Death of parent, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Classism, and Mental illness

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Terminal illness, Medical content, Sexual content, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

aklovekorn's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Gaslighting, Cursing, Grief, and Violence

amandasbooks1's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

This was a fun and lighthearted read! There was a quick progression, just the right amount of funny/quirky dialog and a cute romance story. 
Some parts were cringey, and the MC's friends really pushed her in a way I don't think friends would ever do. Exemple "Go sit in his lap in this professional seminare". 


The writing is okay, but I was very annoyed by how every page had to mention how tall/big/large/huge Adam is. 
Everytime Olive saw him there was a comment about his size, or how her legs were so much shorter or her hands so much smaller etc. Is there no other attractive qualities or prominent features to Adam but his size??? 

The whole "Overprotective and sheltering man" trope was executed well and with very little to none signs of toxicity which is rare when it comes to these types of manly man romance stories. 

Comments about the 18+ scene below 

The 2 chapters long porno was not really the right vibe and came a bit surprising since the story overall is pretty PG and was not set up to be supersexualised. It was A LOT of change in character in just a few sentences for the way I portrayed Adam's character. Still not the worst I have read but it feels like the very explicit smut was "shoved in there" so the author could continue the AO3 feeling since they started writing fanfiction. It felt like a chapter from the After books accidentally slipped into the mix. 
I did enjoy the Demisexual rep Olive provided but it wasn't plain written out which I believe would make a huge difference for representation of the Ace - spectrum. 
But like I said, this could have been executed better.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Cursing

browsingthebooks's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Adam. Swoon! Oh my gosh this book had me cursing women who write men and how effectively they RUIN MY LIFE! 😅 This book is totally worth all the hype it has received. I literally read it in one day because I just couldn’t put it down. Obviously, I highly recommend it if you’re looking for a smart and fun romance with some good pining. My favorite kind! 

There are a couple spicy scenes. If you, like me, prefer a “fade to black” scenario, skip pages 258-285 (the last couple pages of chapter 15-near the end of chapter 17). You’ll also want to skip the bonus chapter, if your book has it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

Definitely not as great as BookTok made it out to be but then also not as bad as Book Twitter made it out to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Bullying

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Gaslighting, Classism, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Cursing

Minor: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Grief

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Cancer

Minor: Cursing