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A review by readyforit
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
3⭐️1.5🌶️(slow burn and only one scene but it’s very descriptive)
This was my third Ali hazelwood book and I could tell it was her first. I didn’t like it as much as check & mate or bride. It was an okay book if you went through bio 1 in college so you can understand all the science references she makes. However, it did induce flashbacks. It seems like if you’ve read one Ali hazelwood book, you’ve read them all. Every one of her MMC is secretly obsessed with the FMC and the FMC is clueless about it, even though there are neon signs. In this book, however, I didn’t really feel the tension or chemistry. Maybe Adam is just such a closed-off character we barely ever get a glimpse of his feelings? I didn’t even feel like the way they finally got together was satisfying because of what happened to olive beforehand. And why did shenot think Adam would believe her?? Bad things happen to women in academia all the time, and he obviously cared about her.
If you can suspend belief or think of it as a fanfic I think you’ll enjoy it. Otherwise there are plenty of other books where the MMC is truly obsessed with the FMC and doesn’t date a graduate student in the same department, which is iffy. I won’t be rereading, but it was an okay book.
This was my third Ali hazelwood book and I could tell it was her first. I didn’t like it as much as check & mate or bride. It was an okay book if you went through bio 1 in college so you can understand all the science references she makes. However, it did induce flashbacks. It seems like if you’ve read one Ali hazelwood book, you’ve read them all. Every one of her MMC is secretly obsessed with the FMC and the FMC is clueless about it, even though there are neon signs. In this book, however, I didn’t really feel the tension or chemistry. Maybe Adam is just such a closed-off character we barely ever get a glimpse of his feelings? I didn’t even feel like the way they finally got together was satisfying because of what happened to olive beforehand. And why did she
If you can suspend belief or think of it as a fanfic I think you’ll enjoy it. Otherwise there are plenty of other books where the MMC is truly obsessed with the FMC and doesn’t date a graduate student in the same department, which is iffy. I won’t be rereading, but it was an okay book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment