Olive Smith is an aspiring research student in mid-twenties who is smart and loyal to her friends. She is an eternal loner who is still mending the trauma of losing her single mother to cancer when she was in mid-teens. Instead of being depressed, she focuses on her passion – Science and research. Dr. Adam Carlsen is a no-nonsense professor who is famous for his brutal feedback on draft research papers and drop-dead gorgeousness. He is super tall and in his mid-thirties. He is a loner too who keeps Science above everything. The Love Hypothesis is all about what happens when these two people are forced to fake-date each other under unavoidable circumstances.
Elements like the inhuman working hours, poor pay, power play and lack of inclusion and diversity in academia gives a glimpse of the life of research graduates. The aspect of LGBTQAI+ is also captured in this one where the dimension of Demisexuality. The dreamy eyed research graduates with the hope to change the world with their scientific contributions is beautifully included in the story line.
Tall, brooding, mature, diet conscious, Adam’s character has fascinating layers making him less a fictional character and more a living-breathing human. He just wins our hearts. However, despite 350 odd pages, it feels like the story abruptly ended. There are various things unexplained. Adam’s bitter relationship with his parents and why was he crazy about “the amazing girl” to begin with. Therefore, while he wins our hearts, he leaves us with a lot of unanswered questions. On the other hand, Olive’s story is delved deeper where each of her actions and thoughts are well-explained. With a third-person narrative, it is odd that lead protagonists’ characters are not equally explained.
This book is a comedy of errors making this a lighthearted read. The slow burning romance makes our heart beat faster. Friendship and loyalty is an underlying theme of this well-acclaimed book which brings warmth. The aspect of loneliness which lingers like a shadow and how it could impact a person could be heart-wrenching though.
I had a smile plastered on my face as I read one page after another. Highly recommend this book!!!
Details of the Book
No. of Pages : 384 pages
ISBN : ISBN-10 : 1408725762 ISBN-13 : 978-1408725764
Language : English
From the book blurb
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.
Author
Ali Hazelwood is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author
of The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain, as well as a writer of
peer-reviewed articles about brain science, in which no one makes out and the
ever after is not always happy. Originally from Italy, she lived in Germany and
Japan before moving to the US to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. She recently
became a professor, which absolutely terrifies her. When Ali is not at work,
she can be found running, eating cake pops, or watching sci-fi movies with her
two feline overlords (and her slightly-less-feline husband).
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