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The Love Hypothesis

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Prologue-Chapter 3

Chapters 4-6

Chapters 7-8

Chapters 9-11

Chapters 12-13

Chapters 14-15

Chapters 16-19

Chapter 20-Epilogue

Character Analysis

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Important Quotes

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“ HYPOTHESIS: When given a choice between A (a slightly inconveniencing situation) and B (a colossal shitshow with devastating consequences), I will inevitably end up selecting B. ”

Each chapter of the novel begins with a hypothesis relevant to what happens in that chapter. Olive’s decision to abruptly kiss Adam and the consequences that follow are hinted at with choice A and B—to kiss or not to kiss—and provide insight into how Olive views the events that take place. These hypotheses show Olive’s scientific influences and how she thinks about relationships and social encounters through that lens, as though they could be experiments.

“‘Did you…Did you just kiss me?’ He sounded puzzled, and maybe a little out of breath. His lips were full and plump and…God. Kissed. There was simply no way Olive could get away with denying what she had just done. Still, it was worth a try. ‘Nope.’ Surprisingly, it seemed to work.”

Olive realizes she kissed Adam and Adam enjoys the kiss, foreshadowing the feelings he hides from her. Olive’s reaction is an example of her rambling thought processes. The ellipses and interjections illustrate her delayed comprehension of what’s happening and what it might lead to. Her attempt at denial shows she’s willing to try any solution, no matter how unlikely it is to work.

“Suddenly, the enormity of what she had just done fully dawned on her. She had just kissed a random guy, a guy who happened to be the most notoriously unpleasant faculty member in the biology department. She’d misunderstood a snort for consent, she’d basically attacked him in the hallway, and now he was staring at her in that odd, pensive way, so large and focused and close to her, and…”

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“A good kiss will do that: make a girl forget herself for a while.”

“A heart will break even more easily than the weakest of hydrogen bonds.”

“Carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man.”

“Everyone likes tall, broody, sullen hunks with genius IQs.”

“Expiration dates are for the weak.”

“False negatives are bad, too.”

“Her heart may be broken, but her brain was doing just fine.”

“How much do you hate this, on a scale from one to ‘correlation equals causation’?”

“Hypothesis: If I fall in love, things will invariably end poorly.”

“Hypothesis: The more I mention an attachment in an email, the less likely I will be to actually include said attachment.”

“Hypothesis: When given a choice between A (a slightly inconveniencing situation) and B (a colossal sh*tshow with devastating consequences), I will inevitably end up selecting B.”

“I do reserve the right to comment on your abysmal taste in men.”

“I have access to your Google Calendar, *sshole. You're not busy. If you don't want to hang out with me, you can just be honest.”

“I think that somewhere along the way I forgot that I was something. I forgot myself.”

“I wish you could see yourself the way I see you.”

“I'm starting to wonder if this is what being in love is. Being okay with ripping yourself to shreds, so the other person can stay whole.”

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'The Love Hypothesis' won Amazon's best romance book of 2021, has a near-perfect rating on Goodreads, and is all over TikTok. Here's why it's such a unique love story.

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• " The Love Hypothesis " grabbed the attention of romance readers everywhere in 2021.
• It was named Amazon's Best Romance Novel of 2021 and was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award.
• This book checks off all my boxes for a great romance read and is definitely worth the hype.

This year, Amazon named " The Love Hypothesis " by Ali Hazelwood the best romance book of the year. Even though it was only recently published in September 2021, "The Love Hypothesis" has quickly become a fan-favorite, with 88% of Goodreads reviewers giving it four- or five-star-level praise .

It was also nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award and is hugely popular amongst Book of the Month members , with only 1% of readers giving it a "disliked" rating.

"The Love Hypothesis" is about Olive Smith, a third-year Ph.D. candidate studying pancreatic cancer at Stanford. In an attempt to convince one of her best friends that she's moved on from an old crush, she impulsively kisses Dr. Adam Carlsen, the department's notoriously brutal (but undeniably attractive) professor. After the kiss, Adam and Olive agree to fake a relationship so she can prove to her friend that she's happily dating and he can convince their department that he isn't planning to leave anytime soon.

I'm a little picky about my romance novels , so giving this read every bit of a five-star review didn't come lightly. My standards are high because the best romance novels have the potential to expose readers to authentic and imperfect relationships and offer new topics of discussion without making us feel like it's a story we've already read. 

With all the hype surrounding this new romance read, I couldn't resist picking it up.

Here's why "The Love Hypothesis" is one of my favorite recent romance books:

1. the story focuses a lot on olive and adam's lives outside their romance, making their love story more believable and interesting..

Romance novels tend to fall into a few popular tropes such as " enemies-to-lovers " or "forbidden love." "The Love Hypothesis" combines two of the most popular tropes right now, "Fake dating" and "grumpy/sunshine," really well — I loved the contrast between Adam's serious attitude to Olive's bright and sugary one. 

But despite following these tropes, the story feels fresh because it's also largely about Olive's work and its meaning to her. The only other romance book I've read featuring a STEM heroine is "The Kiss Quotient" , so I loved seeing that representation and learning about something new. 

The story honestly reflected the challenges Ph.D. candidates face in academia and that authenticity — deepened by the author's personal experiences — brought the characters, the settings, and the romance to life even more as Olive and Adam faced challenges with funding, time-consuming research, and questioning their sense of purpose.

2. The steamier scenes are also awkward and realistic, which made them even better.

In romance books, there are a few different levels of how graphic a steamy scene can get , from little-to-no detail to explicitly outlined movements. (I personally prefer mine to "fade to black.")

There was only one chapter with adult content, and it was definitely graphic. While I made a ton of ridiculous faces while reading and tried to skim past the parts that made me audibly gasp, I loved that it wasn't a movie-made, perfect sex scene with graceful movements and smooth dialogue. The scene was a little awkward, imperfect, and full of consent and conversation, making it refreshingly real.

3. The book deals with other topics besides the main love story, making it a much deeper read.

While it's wonderful to get swept up in the magic of a romantic storyline, having a secondary plot that addresses real issues is what makes a romance novel truly great . 

Mild spoilers and content warnings ahead: While "The Love Hypothesis" is a fun romantic read, it also addresses the pain of familial death, power differentials, intimacy challenges, and, most prevalently, workplace sexual harassment. 

Love is beautiful, fun, and amazing, but "The Love Hypothesis" takes the opportunity to also include conversations about serious issues. While these topics may be tough for some readers, I think these plot points, hard conversations, and complicated emotions take "The Love Hypothesis" to the next level and make it a five-star read. 

The bottom line

"The Love Hypothesis" has everything I personally look for in a romance novel: A unique storyline, authentic characters, and an important message. If you're looking for a perfectly balanced romance read, "The Love Hypothesis" is worth the hype and definitely one of the best romance books to come out in the past year.

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Love Hypothesis Quotes

I have a question. A specific research question. Something that I want to find out.’ There. Done. This was the answer. ‘Something I’m afraid no one else will discover if I don’t. -- Olive (“Prologue”) Importance : When the man in the bathroom asks Olive why she wants to go to graduate school, this is the answer that she gives him. He encourages her to attend school when he tells her that her reason for wanting to go to graduate school is the best reason of all.

The department suspects that I’m making plans to leave Stanford and move to another institution. Normally it wouldn’t bother me, but Stanford has decided to freeze my research funds. -- Adam (Chapter 2) Importance : Adam suggests that he and Olive have a fake dating relationship. He tells her that it will help her because it will convince Anh that Olive is no longer interested in Jeremy. It will also...

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The Love Hypothesis

When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman’s carefully calculated theories on love into chaos.

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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