Review: The Love Hypothesis

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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.

Genre: contemporary romance

Publication date: September 2021

Mature content: yes

Review: I absolutely loved this book, I just could not put it down. I was hooked right from the first pages, and following Olive and Adam's ups and downs is absolutely addictive. I loved both of them, but Adam may be one of the hottest/cutest male characters ever - who can resist a nerdy scientist with a hot body, a grumpy attitude and a heart of gold? There's very little fake in their fake-dating relationship, it just takes them both a while (and a few ups and downs) to figure it out.