Author: Ali Hazelwood
Series: None
Publication Date: September 14, 2021
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Pages: 384
Obtained: Book of the Month Club
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4/5
Bottom Line: Clever and fun story about seeing what is in front of you
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Summary: 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. ~amazon.com
Review: Olive is a true blue friend because in order to ensure her friends happiness, she puts herself in an awkward situation by kissing a random guy in a lab so Ahn thinks she's dating. Except that guy is the department jerk professor, Adam Carlsen. And now she has to ask him to fake date her so that Ahn will date the guy she is crushing on. Olive doesn't really know how to date and fake dating is a bit more complicated especially when you know that person by reputation only.
Olive and Adam are opposites that compliment each other well. As they get to know each other they start to trust and rely on each other. You might even say they start falling for each other. Olive has been alone most of her life and her research is very personal to her. She starts to see the opportunities of moving to a bigger lab to be able to work harder on her findings but things aren't always what they seem. She has to learn how to fight for herself and fight for the right thing.
I enjoyed The Love Hypothesis but it did take me a little bit to get into it but once I did, I pretty much finished it in one day. Olive and her circle of friends are awesome and it was great to see the Professor come out of his shell. If you are looking for a fun, quick read, you should pick this one up.
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