The story features two scientists - Adam, a straight-laced, hard-ass, tall, dark, and brooding science prof at Stanford U. He's brilliant but not exactly socially adept and even though he can be a bit of an arse (and could have had a bit more oomph to his personality), it was easy to fall for him as the leading man. Olive is a young PhD STEM student who is sweet, awkward and a bit naïve and I love that through her, readers witness the struggles faced by women in the male-dominated STEM and academia fields. These two scientists meet under unique circumstances and decide to have a fake romance to help each of them for different reasons.
This book has romance, sizzlin' saucy sex scenes and playful banter - that's the RomCom Hat Trick! I loved the slow burn romance and even though it took a bit for the story to get going, once it took off, Holy Large Hadron Collider! did things heat up fast! I also appreciated how deeper issues are included but my one wee beef was that it was a tad heavy on the 'why don't they just have a chat' miscommunication trope.
Delightfully and unapologetically nerdy with its endearing romance, great cast, fantastic representation and super hot love scenes, The Love Hypothesis has given me a satisfying book hangover and easily falls into one of my top books of 2021. Look for it in stores Sept 14th from Berkley Publishing Group!
Disclaimer: My sincere thanks to Berkley Publishing Group for providing me with a complimentary digital copy of this title in exchange for my honest review.
My Rating: 4.5 stars
Author: Ali Hazelwood
Genre: RomCom, Romance
Type and Source: eBook from publisher via NetGalley
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
First Published: Sept 14, 2021
Opening Lines: Frankly, Olive was a bit on the fence about this
whole grad school thing.
Book Description from GoodReads: 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.
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