Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis is a cute, albeit frustrating read that stands stronger to its status as an ode to women and their place in academia than it does as a romance book. You may have been recommended it by BookTok for the Olive/Adam relationship, but really, it’s literally everything else squeezed into the margins that makes the book enjoyable. 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 sec...
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