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A review by rlobel
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Truthfully, this book was not my taste. The Love Hypothesis follows Olive, a grad, majoring in science. When she, on accident, kisses a random guy, just to show her friend she's on a date, she realizes she just kissed one of the harshest professors in the school, Adam Carleson. The story then unwinds into this whole fake dating situation (I personally find the whole reasoning for them to start fake dating was stupid), but anyway of course it mixes with reality and olive falls for Adam, and he falls for her, and they all end up happily ever after.
Obviously, this book is not geared toward me or my preferences. Although, if you're not like me, and do enjoy a rom com then you might like this. Personally, it was all too cliché with the whole misunderstanding/miscommunication trope, but whatever. This book is supposedly a starwars fan fiction between Kylo Ren and Rey, but I didn't really see how, except for maybe the physical features. Their character personalities definitely didn't match up with Kylo Ren and Rey, with this book being a Grumpy×Sunshine, and Kylo and Rey both being brooding loners. Continuing, though, I found the writing very on the nose, with the author not trusting the readers to grasp what's going on and having to describe every little emotion, which was really annoying. Another thing is she couldn't stop describing how tall Adams was, everytime Olive interacted with him (like I get he he's a living man giant who's handsome and grumpy, I promise I won't forget). Although I will say for the com part of this rom-com, there were a few parts where I chuckled out loud, so that's got to count for something, right? Anyway, if you're into rom-com cliches, I'd definitely pick up this book. But for me, this book is jusr 2 ⭐️.
Obviously, this book is not geared toward me or my preferences. Although, if you're not like me, and do enjoy a rom com then you might like this. Personally, it was all too cliché with the whole misunderstanding/miscommunication trope, but whatever. This book is supposedly a starwars fan fiction between Kylo Ren and Rey, but I didn't really see how, except for maybe the physical features. Their character personalities definitely didn't match up with Kylo Ren and Rey, with this book being a Grumpy×Sunshine, and Kylo and Rey both being brooding loners. Continuing, though, I found the writing very on the nose, with the author not trusting the readers to grasp what's going on and having to describe every little emotion, which was really annoying. Another thing is she couldn't stop describing how tall Adams was, everytime Olive interacted with him (like I get he he's a living man giant who's handsome and grumpy, I promise I won't forget). Although I will say for the com part of this rom-com, there were a few parts where I chuckled out loud, so that's got to count for something, right? Anyway, if you're into rom-com cliches, I'd definitely pick up this book. But for me, this book is jusr 2 ⭐️.