Reviews with content warning for Death of parent - The Love Hypothesis

this was so cute!! every single character (except you know who 😡😡) was delightful and so well fleshed out. i couldn’t put it down! i loved the pining, it’s something i’m constantly longing for more of in books, as well as the strong friendship foundation and of course grumpy x sunshine.
my only gripe is that i could definitely tell that it started as a reylo fanfic. i’m a big star wars fan and enjoy reading fics, but i wish i didn’t know going into it because i already had preconceived visuals of each character in my head. although they all had different names, i clocked very quickly who everyone was supposed to be and it kept pulling me out of the story in a way.
other than that, i adored this book. olive is a oblivious sweetheart, and adam is a (fake)grumpy angel and i think i’ve fallen in love with him too. (although i am biased already bc kylo ren. duh)

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literarymary95's review against another edition

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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

I felt like this book started out slow, but picked up very quickly once the story started. I really enjoyed the character dynamic that intertwined the grumpy-sunshine trope with the "student-teacher" trope. You can also tell that the author (Ali Hazelwood) knows her stuff when it comes to the science field, which makes sense since she has a degree in neuroscience.

It's honestly a good read if you're looking for something to sit back and relax rather than be on the edge of your seat constantly.

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bookshelfhannah's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

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juliannewarren12's review against another edition

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emotional 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

3.75

This was my first intro to Ali Hazelwood and safe to say I am hooked. I genuinely couldn’t put this book down and read it in one day. I enjoyed the balance of romantic and (especially female) platonic friendships throughout the story.

This book would be rated higher for me if every twist wasn’t so predictable.

The only part that actually made me gasp was when Tom assaulted Olive. The pain of experiencing that and then hiding it from Adam was beautifully written in my opinion. I think Ali perfectly captured Olive’s struggle of deciding if she should tell Adam and risk him losing his relationship with Tom or not.

The only thing that irked me about this story was just the amount of staff willing to date students. Maybe it’s more realistic at the PhD level but I was kind of grossed out about how no one (esp other staff) seemed to care about the power imbalance of that.

The Love Hypothesis was a fun story to read and as a biologist, this holds a special place in my heart.

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rose111's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

Good for people into STEM/academia but I almost stopped reading halfway through. Not into the fake dating trope and was bored. The second half was better - easy, inoffensive, modern romance but not my favorite writing style or topics. Writing felt YA-ish

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speculationss's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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interrolipse's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

3.75

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