The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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02/14/25 • 145 min

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The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood!

A fake dating Rom-com with an academic setting. It's sweet and little spicy, so let's dive in!

Synopsis:

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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The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood!

A fake dating Rom-com with an academic setting. It's sweet and little spicy, so let's dive in!

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Phantasma by Kaylie Smith

This book has A LOT of hype! But does it live up to it?

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