The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood on September 14, 2021
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Romance / Workplace
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
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“I wish you could see yourself the way I see you.”
“I’m starting to wonder if this is what being in love is. Being okay with ripping yourself to shreds, so the other person can stay whole.”
This novel follows Olive, who ‘accidentally’ kisses the famous, and arrogant, Dr. Adam Carlsen in front of her best friend, Ahn. She does this so that Ahn will feel less bad about dating Olive’s ex-boyfriend. So to keep up the facade, Dr. Carlsen and Olive agree to a ‘fake dating’ contract for a month’s time so that Anh can date Olive’s ex guilt-free. But when emotions start getting involved, Olive starts to realize there is more to the ‘known asshole professor’ than meets the eye. The Love Hypothesis plays on the dating-a-teacher trope in a way that exceeds all of my preconceived expectations of the concept.
I’m sure you can see where this is novel is going, but I promise you, it’s so much better than anything you could have ever expected. I absolutely loved this novel! I found Olive’s sense of humor, her anxiousness, and her self-reliance very endearing. Every chapter starts with a hypothesis, and they worked as both a foreshadowing technique and also as an insight into Olive’s inner thoughts. But it was Adam who quickly stole my heart. Of course it always helped that no matter how the man is described, I will always picture Henry Cavill!
I gave this book a big five-star rating! The novel truly resonated with me and I hope it will resonate with you. The writing was so swift and flowed perfectly! I was not able to put it down. I was smiling and giggling like a little school girl. I highly recommend this book to everyone!