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A review by eantoinette285
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
5.0
This was one of those books I saw all over my Instagram feed. I caved to pressure and the hype and had to grab a copy of this book for myself. This is the first book of Ali’s that I’ve read, but I’m thrilled to say I’m eagerly awaiting more from her in the future.
While I’m really bad about seeing the obsession with bandwagon books, movies, shows, etc, I’m happy that this wasn’t the case with this charming story. When it came to Hypothesis, I totally understood the hype. My reading has been in a semi-funk all year and I haven’t found many books I could fully obsess over, but The Love Hypothesis might’ve broken the curse. Even though it took me longer than normal to read, I found myself slowing my binge reading on purpose just so that I could spend more quality time with the characters.
Not only am I a sucker for a professor/student romance (see also my Gabriel’s Inferno obsession), but I absolutely adore the grumpy boy/sunshine girl trope. These pages are chuck-full of a slow-burn romance that you can’t get enough of. Adam is a man of few words and has a reputation of being spikey with most while Olive is awkward at best. However, when they’re together, they converse easily and gently, and develop a bond few others seem to understand.
To witness them bud from a clumsy encounter in a science lab, to fake dating, to friends, academics, and everything beyond is charming, sweet, sensual, and so much more. Even though this book was 350+ pages, I could’ve certainly used more of Adam and Olive. Being with them felt like a reminder of when I first started falling in love with romance novels back in 2012-2013. Since it looks like Ali has plenty more books coming in the new year, I’ll be sure to add them to my never-ending TBR and eagerly anticipate their arrival.
If you haven’t yet met professor Carlsen or grad student Olive, I can’t urge you enough to grab your copy now. It’s just as adorable as everyone has been saying and absolutely worth ignoring life and responsibilities for awhile in order to lose yourself in the world of Stanford science and all the drama and hijinks that go with it.
While I’m really bad about seeing the obsession with bandwagon books, movies, shows, etc, I’m happy that this wasn’t the case with this charming story. When it came to Hypothesis, I totally understood the hype. My reading has been in a semi-funk all year and I haven’t found many books I could fully obsess over, but The Love Hypothesis might’ve broken the curse. Even though it took me longer than normal to read, I found myself slowing my binge reading on purpose just so that I could spend more quality time with the characters.
Not only am I a sucker for a professor/student romance (see also my Gabriel’s Inferno obsession), but I absolutely adore the grumpy boy/sunshine girl trope. These pages are chuck-full of a slow-burn romance that you can’t get enough of. Adam is a man of few words and has a reputation of being spikey with most while Olive is awkward at best. However, when they’re together, they converse easily and gently, and develop a bond few others seem to understand.
To witness them bud from a clumsy encounter in a science lab, to fake dating, to friends, academics, and everything beyond is charming, sweet, sensual, and so much more. Even though this book was 350+ pages, I could’ve certainly used more of Adam and Olive. Being with them felt like a reminder of when I first started falling in love with romance novels back in 2012-2013. Since it looks like Ali has plenty more books coming in the new year, I’ll be sure to add them to my never-ending TBR and eagerly anticipate their arrival.
If you haven’t yet met professor Carlsen or grad student Olive, I can’t urge you enough to grab your copy now. It’s just as adorable as everyone has been saying and absolutely worth ignoring life and responsibilities for awhile in order to lose yourself in the world of Stanford science and all the drama and hijinks that go with it.