THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS Paperback – 21 October 2021

Amazing. Funny. Love the story... Fake dating romance. Very well written. Romantic comedy book. Loved reading this book. Had a smile on my face the whole time.. Couldn't put it down.

Nice book no damages

I think The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood highlights everything that a lot of us have come to love in romance.The most attractive aspect of romance for me is the quiet moments that you can have with someone. Not just when you can be quiet with them and they with you, but the soft words you can exchange with them. Your darkest moments and deepest fears, spoken softly only for their ears.A friendship that runs deep and a familiarity that’s both surprising and not. The Love Hypothesis brings all this to the reader and more. It delivers interpersonal relationships, friendships, day to day struggles and the strength to overcome them.I’m usually not so fond of the fake-dating trope, simply because you can generally guess the direction everything heads in and know the typical stops the author will pull. However, I think my favourite part of the book is fake-dating tropes being mentioned in the book itself as a trope and all of them rolling their eyes about the rom-com happening in the life of the heroine (including the heroine). Ali Hazelwood calling out her own trope was a certainly fresh take on it and altered how it felt a reading about it. That being said, the relationship between the H and h mostly felt like a deep friendship with long held affection for one another. They slipped into that space rather naturally and it was like a warm cup of something held between my palms on a cold day.The side characters were all what gave the book so much authenticity. Sure, they added to the humour and angst between the characters, but they also provided a sense of home and love for one another. They were the protagonists’ found family but that was not their only role. They had struggles of their own and personalities outside of being a supporting character. So much so that a spin off series on them wouldn’t be out of place at all.The miscommunication trope is not my favourite and I didn’t enjoy it too much in this book either but it didn’t get dragged out and drive us mental for the most part which I’m thankful for. Also it created a lot of anticipation in the readers, waiting for the moment the miscommunication would clear.Another very important an interesting aspect was handled in this book as well. Something that involved the heroine take a big and brave step. Just like the miscommunication trope, this part of the book created a lot of tension and makes the reader eager to see the resolution. However in both cases the chance to actually see the resolution properly felt robbed. We see the step being taken, but not the reactions as such? In the sense, after the step is taken, the next chapter starts sometime later, thus we only hear about what happened rather than see it. After having waited so long, I guess I felt a little disappointed.However, The Love Hypothesis is a warm warm read. I highly recommend. Expect some tears, lots of laughter, feels and love.Four and a half stars!

✨ Re-read Review ✨After finishing White Nights and feeling emotionally wrecked, I knew I needed something warm, swoony, and familiar. The Love Hypothesis was the only right answer.I’ve been meaning to re-read it for ages, and this felt like the perfect moment. And guess what? I still loved every single bit of it. Honestly, I was a little nervous that revisiting it might make it feel predictable or dull—especially since I rarely re-read books. But this? This felt like discovering it all over again.Even though I knew exactly what was coming, nothing about the story felt spoiled. The chemistry, the banter, the fake dating, the pining... all of it hit just as hard—maybe even harder. And let’s just say: I might be even more in love with Adam now. Who knew that was possible?So yes, re-reading can be magical—and if it’s one of your favorites, it’s like a comfort blanket in book form. The Love Hypothesis had me obsessing all over again, and I’m not even sorry about it.

It is simple and nice

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood is one of the sweetest and funniest romances I have read this year! Scratch that. It is one of the top 3 romances I've read this year.Ph.D student Olive Smith kisses the 1st person she finds in the hallway in order to convince her best friend Anh that she was dating. The person happens to be Dr. Adam Carlsen, Professor in her Department, the source of tears of many students. Later he helps her solidify this lie and thus begins their journey of 'fake-dating'.I'll admit I am not that into Professor-Student relationships but the premise here was plausible and palatable to me because A) Olive wasn't technically Adam's student and B) Their age gap wasn't outrageous.Nonetheless, I loved how Ali tackled this issue early on. From clearing the issue with the Dean to Olive's peers accusing her irrationally for Dr. Adam's harsh feedbacks on proposals, she dealt all sorts of problems in a realistic manner. The pressure of pursuing academia, feeling insecure, underconfident and simply not good enough is something I feel quite often. I related with Olive on an emotional and professional level.I love how their fake-dating wasn't too cliché with them still retaining their initial perspectives about each other but slowly their layers peeled away bit by bit and they let themselves show their true vulnerable selves with each coffee date, each activity they did forced by Olive's friends.Olive is a sunshine-y character but in an awkward, over-imaginative rambling sort of way and Adam is no doubt a grump with a deadpan and dry sense of humour and I loved all their banter. I loved how slowly Olive felt safe with him. How he helped her, protected her without ever interfering in her work. Even in the physical aspect, his care and worry over her consent was the sweetest thing ever.And consent is hot. 🔥😍Their friends, Anh, Malcolm and Holden were hilarious and I loved them all.Also, I can't stop praising how hilarious the book it. There were too many laugh-out-loud moments. I was chucking a lot and I had a stupid goofy grin the entire time I read this book. My jaws are hurting from all the smiling and my cheeks are warm from flushing! 😍I can't wait to read more of Ali's works.Lastly, where do I get Dr. Adam Carlsen for myself?

It was a different story and written well

I loved this book alot. Give me butterfly omg