A review by c45p1n
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

funny lighthearted tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

original ratings: 4/5
09/15/2022 rate: 3/5

Oh my god. I got this book recommended to me by one of my best friends and they did not let me down. I was texting them my every reaction and they were living vicariously through my texts even though they've already read the book. 

  1. THE PLOT!!!!!!!!!! WAS CONCISE!!!!!!!! AND ENTERTAINING!!!!!!!!!!
  2. the characters were hilarious but albeit a tad basic (cough, Adam, cough), Holden and Ahn being my favourite. Genuinely and wholeheartedly.<3333
  3. very funny and quotable on many instances.
  4. Although I was uncomfortable during the entire chapter dedicated to smut and sex I enjoyed every page of this book
  5. honestly, I didn't feel the chemistry build up. like yeah they were there and they made small talk, but other than that there was no relationship development
    (i've read this thrice now) and it relied too much on adam's pre-existing crush on olive
  6. tbh i don’t think the preexisting crush was super necessary. if a book’s only chemistry (they study biology don’t even make that joke🧏) is three years old in the plot and there’s hardly anything else that connects them or helps them then i think there’s something actually missing from your plot
  7. reading it was like a window: i could feel exactly what was happening and see it and the character’s frustrations were my own, yk?
  8. Pretty predictable ngl, I went into this book completely blind and untarnished and I ended up guessing many of the twists and plot points. Nonetheless, they were weaved and delivered beautifully. 
  9. As funny as the jokes were, they ended up being overused and reoccuring to the point of them losing humor and becoming brutally annoying. 
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