The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood @EverSoAli @BerkleyPub @NetGalley #romcom #contemporaryfiction #womensfiction #bookreviewers

Susanne’s Review:

Bring on those Warm Fuzzy Feelings!

The Love Hypothesis has it all, fake dating, friendship, all the feels, and Chemistry Galore!  

When Olive Smith gets herself into a bind and needs to find a fake boyfriend fast, she locks lips with a Grad School Professor.  Not just any Professor, but Adam Carleson, the hottest professor on staff, who is known for being an a$$ to everyone, except for Olive.  When they lock lips, SPARKS fly.  Thereafter, they agree to “fake date,” which is mutually beneficial to both of them, for different reasons.

Smart, funny, and witty, this rom-com got my attention and was close to perfect.  Truth be told, it was absolutely fabulous, except for one scene that had me blushing, covering my eyes and skimming through the pages.

A buddy read with Kaceey had us both smiling and left us wishing and hoping.  

Thank you to Elisha at Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the arc.

Kaceey’s Review:

What a fun sweet rom-com. 

Definitely one of my favorites for this year!

Olive Smith is working on her Ph.D. With little to her name and only a couple of close friends, all her time is devoted to lab work. But when Olive tries to ensure her friend Anh that she has no interest in Jeremy, Anh won’t believe her. Leaving Olive no choice but to take drastic measures. She grabs the first man she sees in the hall outside the lab and kisses him! This way Anh will see that Olive has a completely different love interest.

But the man she ends up kissing is one of the professors known for his grumpiness and bad attitude! Great! There goes Olive’s career in science!🤦🏻‍♀️

But an idea forms that maybe they can help each other by entering a “fake relationship”.

I loved Olive and how she always puts everyone before herself. She was a lonely young woman with a heart of gold.

I even warmed up to Adam. 

The tall dark and brooding professor. 

I think he’s just misunderstood!😜

It is a spicy 🌶 🌶 rom-com! So word of warning…be prepared for some heat along the way!

A buddy read with Susanne. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing.