A review by thebooktest
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

fast-paced

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

2.5

I enjoyed how self-aware this book was. Olive and I share a love of bad, cliche rom-coms and she addresses some of the tropes in dialogue and in thought. This book has its place, for sure. Unfortunately, I do not think that will be with me. It uses sexual harassment as both a comedic device and a plot point, and also has two and a half chapters of the most cishet normative, oddly described sex I've seen in a hot minute.

This book started as a Reylo fanfic, and perhaps it should have stayed that way. 2.5/5