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A review by k_fitzy
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
3.5
Honestly… i have 0 idea how to rate this. caught between 3.5 and 4 stars.
It is definitely good enough for what it is to warrant a 4 star review HOWEVER i’m emotionally too passive about it to give it that high of a rating.
I liked it. i didn’t love it. i’m not obsessed with it. i won’t keep thinking about it. i have fun in the moment. it was a good book objectively.
3.5 stars? 4 stars? 3.5 stars? 4 stars?
also understandable hype (shocking tbh cos we all know booktok is a bunch of shite 99% of the time)
So easy to read, good pacing, realistic dialogue.
And the spice was (ngl unexpected i didn’t realise there was going to be any) probably the least cringe spice i’ve read. realistic, not corny and pretty fucking good.
The characters were decent, developed enough to keep you interested but not so good i’m disappointed it’s a stand alone. I do wish they had a little more personality tho outside science and ‘grumpy man’ ‘sunshine woman’.
I know this book experienced the extreme booktok hype and then as they usually do, the wave of ‘i actually hated this popular book’. and now people rate it the least favourite of the author so i’m fucking hyped to read more by her. if this is her worst work then shit my bank account is done for.
My negatives are mostly how much i hate when the ‘problem’ is absolutely not a problem and the mc just acts like it is unreasonably. makes me dislike the main character so much. thank jesus it barely lasted.
Also i could’ve done with some more development in how Olive’s feelings grew. like their one weekly 10 minute interactions were all it took to move her from a lil crush to being in love? i don’t believe you olive.
I believe adam sure but i definitely have questions.
anyway overall. i’m happy with it. feeling very content. warm and fuzzy all that shit. just lacking the emotions i need to dole out more of my very stingy stars from my shrivelled heart.
It is definitely good enough for what it is to warrant a 4 star review HOWEVER i’m emotionally too passive about it to give it that high of a rating.
I liked it. i didn’t love it. i’m not obsessed with it. i won’t keep thinking about it. i have fun in the moment. it was a good book objectively.
3.5 stars? 4 stars? 3.5 stars? 4 stars?
also understandable hype (shocking tbh cos we all know booktok is a bunch of shite 99% of the time)
So easy to read, good pacing, realistic dialogue.
And the spice was (ngl unexpected i didn’t realise there was going to be any) probably the least cringe spice i’ve read. realistic, not corny and pretty fucking good.
The characters were decent, developed enough to keep you interested but not so good i’m disappointed it’s a stand alone. I do wish they had a little more personality tho outside science and ‘grumpy man’ ‘sunshine woman’.
I know this book experienced the extreme booktok hype and then as they usually do, the wave of ‘i actually hated this popular book’. and now people rate it the least favourite of the author so i’m fucking hyped to read more by her. if this is her worst work then shit my bank account is done for.
My negatives are mostly how much i hate when the ‘problem’ is absolutely not a problem and the mc just acts like it is unreasonably. makes me dislike the main character so much. thank jesus it barely lasted.
Also i could’ve done with some more development in how Olive’s feelings grew. like their one weekly 10 minute interactions were all it took to move her from a lil crush to being in love? i don’t believe you olive.
I believe adam sure but i definitely have questions.
anyway overall. i’m happy with it. feeling very content. warm and fuzzy all that shit. just lacking the emotions i need to dole out more of my very stingy stars from my shrivelled heart.