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I could feel braincells dieing as I read this

Reviewed in Canada on March 8, 2022

I'm absolutely baffled this is a NYT best seller. If I read one more sentence about how tall and broad he is or how she can survive off of nothing but vitamin gummies and a pack of gum for days at a time, I'm using this as kindling.

Then the author throws in some light science terms to try and make it less demeaning and twee. It didn't work.

I cringe so much it causes physical pain every time there is a heavy handed ridiculous forced romance scene. Which is EVERY PAGE.

I'm 200 pages in and there is zero plot, which would be fine if there was beautiful writing, a slow burn storyline, character building. Literally anything salvageable. But there is not. It's just oh no! They have to kiss, or cuddle or rub lotion on each other in public because they are fake dating and if they don't no one will believe them!!!! Ridiculous.

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Sara

Worth every penny!!😉

Reviewed in Canada on September 29, 2021

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I rarely, if ever, leave book or product reviews but… 😌I read so many books every year that sometimes it’s hard to find one that I can really read from end to end. But this book is a real page turner. I was skeptical to buy it at first, until I read the sample. From that I was hooked and could barely put the book down. The story is refreshing and doesn’t resemble every love story out there. If the author reads my comment, please know that you did a great job and this easily is part of my favourites list.

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Nicole Lane

A fun, contemporary romance

Reviewed in Canada on January 8, 2022

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“I wish you could see yourself the way I see you"

Olive is a third year PhD student who doesn't believe in love. But her best friend really really does. So when her best friend, Anh, falls for someone Olive used to go out with and Anh refuses to make a move due to girl code, Olive has to do something. Fake-dating the mean, hot-shot professor Adam Carlsen isn't exactly what she had in mind, but one thing leads to another and that is exactly what ends up happening. But Adam ends up being way more than she bargains for and suddenly she finds herself struggling to keep this strictly platonic.

OKAY, I enjoyed this, I did! But I think maybe I'm a little let down because every single thing I've ever seen about this made it seem like it was the BEST BOOK EVER and I just liked it! I enjoyed it!

ADAM used his ridiculously big shoulders to CARRY THIS. I am a SUCKER for grumpy guys who are soft little marshmallows for the women they love, I am a GONER for men who pine for their woman.

The story itself was good, I enjoyed the last half way more than the first half (just so much more going on, so much more actual story!) I was a little disappointed with some parts of the ending, I just wanted MORE. I enjoyed the spice but some things were just SO irritating (i.e. her ENTIRE breast in his mouth???????) What is the obsession with the girl being itty bitty and the man being a giant. SHE'S ALSO FIVE EIGHT. The constant focus on the size differential irritated me.

I enjoyed this! It was a fun little escape, I liked the professor/student trope, the grumpy/sunshine trope, what an amazing KNIGHT that Adam turned out to be. But I wanted so much more.

"You can fall in love: someone will catch you.”

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Mrs. E. Clark-Emmons

Fun, light read.

Reviewed in Canada on September 17, 2021

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Really enjoyed the story, the romance. It was well written, though after a while, tbh, I did find the heroine's lying and lying for the sake of others tiresome. Ok, at one point I wanted to take a hammer to my reader. Same with the sex scene, it was lovely, nice that consent was made obvious, but the stop, start, stop, oh wait, stop, but...Adam? was laid on a bit thick and I was tempted to throw said reader. But aside from that, I still found it very enjoyable and fun to read, and it kept my interest, so that was the main thing. Thanks for a good read. Five stars. :)

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Shelley

*5+ Stars - This is one of the best books that I’ve read this year!

Reviewed in Canada on October 19, 2021

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This novel deserves every bit of the praise that it’s been receiving. As soon as I began reading The Love Hypothesis, I knew that I had found a gem. This is a fabulous debut that, after finishing it, had me wanting to go back to page one and read it all over again.

I adored Olive right from the very beginning. She’s intelligent, sweet, loyal, and quirky. I wanted to be her friend! When she needed to convince her friend that she was dating someone new (which she wasn’t), she grabbed the first guy that she came across in the hallway of her department. Lo and behold, she ended up kissing a highly revered, unapproachable, and feared professor. Yes!

Dr. Carlsen was everything that I wanted in a grumpy, scholarly, unfriendly character. With his uptight, rigid personality and Olive’s awkward, witty charm, these two were pure gold.

As a fan of slow-burning romances, this one was perfection. I felt Olive and Adam’s attraction from the get-go, but the author took her time to build their connection and, in turn, built up my anticipation. There’s nothing better than falling in love right alongside the characters, and that’s just what I did. From the butterflies in my stomach to the pins and needles of anticipation, this book put me in my happy place.

I honestly loved everything about The Love Hypothesis. It was filled with humor, heart, romance, wonderful characters, and clever writing. If you've already read this book, you know what I'm talking about, but if you haven't read it yet, do yourself a favor and read it! I promise that you won't be disappointed.

This is one of the best books that I’ve read this year!

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Ruth’s Romances

A sweet read, though feels young.

Reviewed in Canada on November 14, 2021

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

What You’ll Find:
✔️Quirky Romance
✔️Fake Relationship
✔️Heroine in STEM
✔️Broody Hero
✔️Single POV

MINI REVIEW
This one has been hyped all over bookstagram. So I gave in, it sounded cute, and buddy read it with some lovelies. But for me, it didn’t quite live up to the hype. Hear me out, it’s a sweet read, and I did enjoy it. It just had a slow start for me, feeling younger than I expected. And the chapters are LONG y’all, and felt that much longer in the beginning. The second half is where it really drew me in, and I felt as though I got through the chapters much quicker!

I was sure this was a closed door romance. I just didn’t feel the tension or chemistry others seemed to feel. And I NEED to feel that. It goes from fake kissing and holding hands, to an abrupt flip to FULL steam ahead! There was no real build up. Not that I think every romance needs steam, but the steam in this one is ultimately what helped me feel their romance and connection finally. In the end, a cute read. And a solid debut, with what I think will result in promising stories to come from this author.

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Power Librarian

Totally lived up to the hype!

Reviewed in Canada on December 3, 2021

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Boy, did this book ever live up to the hype! I absolutely LOVED it! It was so refreshing to read a rom-com set in academia. I loved all the academic references, from getting excited about lit searches to mentions of predatory journal emails (LOL do we ever get a lot of those!). I also loved that the heroine was Canadian (The jokes about the metric system killed me, though I’ve never heard of people eating moose heart. It hurts <i>my</i> heart to think of doing that to such a majestic creature 😩)
I love both the heroine and the hero in this book so much. The heroine is relatable, and not just because she’s a female scientist (I’m not a scientist, but my first two degrees were in the sciences). I am a huge fan of the grumpy/sunshine trope, and while this book doesn’t quite fit that mold, I love how curmudgeonly Adam is. The entire book is told through Olive’s point of view, and I enjoyed how, as a reader, I could still infer what Adam was thinking the entire time.
While the plot is quite predictable, I didn’t care one iota. I freaking loved every single page!
5 million stars!

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Serialreader

Cute, but the romance felt forced

Reviewed in Canada on March 10, 2022

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Unpopular opinion, here I come !

So, overall, I liked this book. It was a cute, quick read, with a fake dating trope, which is my absolute favorite !

But, alas, it was so incoherent I wanted to throw my kindle across the room. 🙃

Sorry, but a PH. D student would NEVER do what Olive did. And her reason is even more unbelievable : she wants her friend to date her ex, and instead of having a mature, *aDuLt* conversation with her, she comes up with this ridiculous charade about dating another guy. But, why ? The only thing this tells me is that either their friendship is flimsy, or they are both mentally teenagers. Cause that's something a 16 years old would do. Not 26 god dammit.

Ugh.

Also, every interaction Olive and Adam had felt forced (and were forced, in fact, by that notorious friend, Ahn, who does NOT understand the word "boundaries").

And let's not even talk about the sex scene. My god.

So, did I liked the book ? Sure. I laughed and swoon a bit, but the whole structure felt incoherent and devoided of logic, and it irritated me a lot. I will still read other books by Hazelwood, because I loved her writing style. This one wasn't for me 🤷‍♀️

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M Trapp

My new favorite author!

Reviewed in Canada on June 4, 2022

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Ali Hazelwood PhD has hit the nail on the head with a scientifically accurate, amazingly entertaining, and extremely witty novel.

As a Virologist who secretly plans to write a novel myself, I'm inspired by the shift in her career. Ali, I hope that your successful foray into being a novelist gives you a higher impact rating and gains you thousands of peer reviews.

Well written. Perfect grammar and punctuation, no typos. Funny. Love the characters. And I laughed out loud at "don't misplace the multichannel pipette", "centrifuge infighting" and "TED talk about Purkinje fibers". Thanks for the scientific authenticity.

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Sandy C

LOVED this book!

Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2021

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I read this book in less than 24 hours and when I was done, I really wanted there to be more. I immediately searched for more books by Ali Hazelwood only to find this is the first, so I'll have to wait. I'm not great when it comes to reviews and I definitely don't want to retell the story - that's what reading the book is for - but I have to say that the characters were so well done and so magnetic that I found myself wanting to be Olive Smith and I found myself wanting to have Anh and Malcolm as best friends. And I would absolutely love to be living in the same universe as Adam Carlsen. (I read a lot of non-fiction, but recently I've been on a fiction binge and this is by far the best rom-com-style book I've read probably ever.) I can't imagine anyone being disappointed by reading this book... until, of course, they reach the last page and realize there's no more story and it's time to say goodbye to the characters they fell in love with.

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