A review by beehives
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It really does read like a Reylo fanfiction that is only slightly self-aware. Not that fanfiction is bad - I've read some truly amazing fics - but that a lot of aspects of the characters' personalities seem to be missing or half-baked simply because fanfiction assumes you already know a decent amount of things. Also because the Kylo Ren character was named "Adam" and the book had several Star Wars fandom references (8 pack abs, lol) that the usual romance reader audience might not catch.

That said, I do like fake dating, and this book had its cute moments interspersed with the real(ish) experiences of dating in academia. I don't think this was the best fake dating trope I've ever read, but it wasn't the worst either.
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