The Love Hypothesis

Ali Hazelwood

Sep 2021 · The Love Hypothesis Book 1 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The Instant New York Times Bestseller and TikTok Sensation!

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A BuzzFeed Best Summer Read of 2021

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. But 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.

Ratings and reviews

I found this book through TikTok and I had high expectations of it and it did deliver but not as much as I needed. First off, I'll talk about the things I loved. Representation of women in STEM (duh) the main character's love for her friends and what she does, the build-up of the relationship. These were all redeeming qualities and I still did feel butterflies in my stomach but I couldn't get over how it didn't feel realistic enough. Did I scream? Yes, ofc (esp with him caring for her). Do I like the characters? Yes, ofc but I feel like it could have been so much MORE. I can't wait to read the other books coming up so I can compare because I absolutely loved the writing style, it was very vivid and I'm a sucker for an enemies-to-lovers trope but I still liked the book. It's definitely worth a read

Gente, eu não sei explicar o tanto que odiei esse livro!!!!! A mocinha é uma imbecil. Como pode uma doutoranda ser tão retardada??? Nunca senti tanto ódio de uma protagonista quanto dessa menina. A garota o livro todo não falou uma frase completa, coerente. Narrativa péssima, em terceira pessoa, mas pareceu o tempo todo que era um monólogo dela com o cérebro dela. Era uma fala e 3 páginas ou mais inteiras de uma divagação desnecessária. O mocinho se teve 10 falas foi muito. E todas elas apenas respondendo alguma coisa. Um PhD brilhante, mas que não tinha opinião pra nada. Há tempos eu não tinha uma experiência tão ruim. Não caiam no hype. Péssimo.

For the most part, I really enjoyed this book very much. It was quirky and addictive. The main character reminded me so much about somebody I care about. I could go on. The problem is that there was a trope that I can't stand in it that almost made me put the book down. The person I was buddy reading actually did. I can't say I blame him. I was stubborn though and wanted to see it through to the very end. I'm glad I did. (More on blog: Star's Books & Tea)

About the author

Ali Hazelwood is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love, Theoretically and The Love Hypothesis, as well as a writer of peer-reviewed articles about brain science, in which no one makes out and the ever after is not always happy. Originally from Italy, she lived in Germany and Japan before moving to the US to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. When Ali is not at work, she can be found running, eating cake pops, or watching sci-fi movies with her three feline overlords (and her slightly-less-feline husband).