A review by barumnau
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i used to think my standards were high enough. i would think couldn't be surpassed. that was before i read the love hypothesis.

it contained all of my favourite tropes 
  1. grumpy and sunshine
  2. "one" bed scene - i almost choked (romcoms - haha)
  3. age gap (acceptable)
  4. he hates everyone but her...

adam fucking carlsen is the ideal boyfriend. i'll leave it at that

and now i need to write down my favourite quotes, so i don't forget them (not that it would happen anytime soon)

QUOTES

i love when a book has a specific sentence or word, that when i think of... it just reminds me of the book instantly. here's theirs: you are such a smart-ass.

"you don't have to."
"i know"
"you really don't have to-"
"i want to "

"i don't need you to hold my hand. since i'm not going."
except that he was going.

the more i mention an attachment in an email, the less likely i will be to actually include said attachment.

his mouth twitched. "maybe you just pull out the best in me?"
she grinned. "then maybe i should stick around."

"you're both crazy in love, and over the moon about it."

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

his calm acceptance of her anxiety had the exact opposite effect of dr. arlan's enthusiasm: it relaxed her.

"why are you doing this?"
"because i can." (ughh.)

you just had to go and make me fall for you, she thought, blinking against his skin. you absolute ass.

"can you walk in these shoes?"

it wasn't their first kiss, but it was the first kiss that was theirs.

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.

"ol, i've seen the way he looks at you. he's head over feet."

"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."
"adam-" tom choked out.
"actually, i will kill you anyway."

"i am going to take care of this," he told her. "there was something determined, earnest in his eyes. olive had never felt safer, or more loved. "and then i'll come find you, and i'll take care of you."
(feminism leaving my body)

"i should have never trusted him with you. i'm sorry."
he said it - "with you" - like olive was something special, uniquely precious to him. his most beloved treasure. it made her want to shiver, and laugh, and weep at the same time. it made her happy and confused.

CHAPTER 16 & 17 - 
  • let's just say that i wasn't aware of the fact that it had a sex scene to begin with. but maybe that's what made the reading experience even better. 
  • in my opinion, it is not easy to write sex scenes that are not too much. ali hazelwood nailed that.
  • it felt natural, not forced; i was aggressively throwing my hands - refused to believe it would end up badly (hiihi)

    uugh, i will never recover will i.