The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

 

"I wish you could see yourself the way I see you." 

Release Date: September 14, 2021

Genre: Contemporary romance, fiction

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Summary: 

When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos.

As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships - but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees.

 That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor-and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. And when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs.

Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope. 

Review:

I have finally finished reading The Love Hypothesis! I have been dying to read this ever since I finished reading Love on the Brain! I am 100% aware that I went out of order here but I don't want to hear it! No judgement! 

I know I distinctly remember saying in my previous book review post that it was a rare occurrence that I read a book with a fake dating trope...well, clearly, I lied. I've done it again, two books in a row. Who am I? This book delivered the fake dating trope tastefully. I didn't experience my normal rage when reading about the tangled web of lies.

While I do normally loathe the fake dating trope, one trope I will NEVER get tired of is grumpy x sunshine. This book literally is the embodiment of grumpy x sunshine. Adam is "antagonistic and unapproachable" at first but then becomes UTTERLY SWOONWORTHY. "I wish you could see yourself the way I see you." Such a sweetheart. I would adore a book a POV book with Adam pining after Olive for the past 3 years and throughout the timeline of The Love Hypothesis. That would be divine. ALSO, THAT BONUS CHAPTER Y'ALL?! That was scrumptious, finger-lickin' good. 

I also need more books with women in STEM. I am here for the strong, intelligent feminist icons. Anh is such a badass. "Carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man." Yes, queen!

I had two complaints about this book 1) that the summary of the book was misleading. I felt that the summary that was written does not accurately describe the story. The story was obviously way better than the description. 2) The book is not long enough. This is always a complaint of mine for a spectacular book though. I never want the story to end!

I cannot decide if I prefer Love on the Brain or The Love Hypothesis more. I think both books are absolutely amazing. They were such wonderful reads that I didn't want them to end. I may have to do a dual book review with these two going head-to-head to see which one comes out on top! 

Quotes: 

"Carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man."

"I wish you could see yourself the way I see you."

"You can fall in love: someone will catch you."

"I'm going to kill you," he gritted out, little more than a growl. "If you say another word about the woman I love, if you look at her, if you even think about her - I'm going to fucking kill you."

"This might be inappropriate but...Olive. You are really...You are extraordinary."