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A review by jays_fairytales
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood is a nice quick read. I finished it in less than a week. The writing is simple, the plot is simple, the characters each have like 1 flaw each, so it’s easy to follow and quick to devour. The downside is that it doesn’t feel substantive.
I think my favorite part of this book was going in knowing it was once Star Wars fanfiction, and attempting to figure out who each of the characters were in the original iteration. Everything else about it was just okay.
The main character, Olive, has your stereotypical “not like other girls” syndrome, doesn’t know she’s beautiful, doesn’t understand why anyone would like her, etc. She falls into a fake dating trope with the campus grump, and they spend the rest of the book overly misunderstanding each other and not communicating about it. Basically, it follows the trope very closely (and is, on occaision, a bit tongue-in-cheek about it) and true love reigns in the end.
Not exactly stellar, but not aweful either. A perfect 3 star book.
I think my favorite part of this book was going in knowing it was once Star Wars fanfiction, and attempting to figure out who each of the characters were in the original iteration. Everything else about it was just okay.
The main character, Olive, has your stereotypical “not like other girls” syndrome, doesn’t know she’s beautiful, doesn’t understand why anyone would like her, etc. She falls into a fake dating trope with the campus grump, and they spend the rest of the book overly misunderstanding each other and not communicating about it. Basically, it follows the trope very closely (and is, on occaision, a bit tongue-in-cheek about it) and true love reigns in the end.
Not exactly stellar, but not aweful either. A perfect 3 star book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief