Review: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

 

Synopsis:

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.

Review:

I wanted to like this one more than I did.

A PhD candidate, Olive, gets herself into a fake dating relationship with a notoriously loathed professor, Adam. Through a series of mishaps, the two are pushed further and further into developing a real connection.

Unfortunately, the chemistry for me just fell flat and wasn't clicking. Both characters were a bit bland and boring. It seemed like in every chapter Olive was being dared by her best friend to approach Adam, while being funny at first it quickly became redundant and childish. 

I did enjoy the easy wit of Olives internal monologue but it couldn't make up for everything else that felt forced. 

Ultimately, I was impatient for this one to be over.

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