Member Review
Review by
Samantha K, Reviewer
Olive just wanted her best friend Anh to be happy, and she knew her sort-of-ex would make Anh happy. In an effort to prove she was over him, Olive embarked on a fake relationship with resident superstar (and resident battleaxe), Adam. Little did she know that Adam was full of surprises, and the biggest surprise was her changing feelings for him which defied everything Olive thought she knew about love.
You know how sometimes your face hurts from smiling too much. Well, that was exactly what happened to me as I read The Love Hypothesis. I jumped on this book for the science angle, but found my experience surpassed my expectations. Sweet, charming, and tons of fun, it was a pleasure to get lost in this book.
I have an engineering degree, taught physics and chemistry, and wrote software, so seeing a STEM heroine in a book will always pique my interest. It was exciting being back in the lab, and there was just the right enough jargon to delight this science-geek.
But the heart of this story was the growing attraction between Adam and Olive. I have been adoring all the grump heroes that have come into my life lately, and Hazelwood introduced me to another phenomenal grump with Adam. He was respected for his scientific talent, but not exactly well-liked. As with most grumps, his beautiful heart was slowly revealed, and he transformed into a sweet cinnamon roll right before my eyes. Seriously, I learned some really lovely things about him that touched my heart. Never mind the way he was with Olive. He did and said things that simply made me melt.
I loved Olive too. She was neurotic and quirky, traits I seem to love, but it was her backstory that wowed me. To know what she lost and see how much she accomplished on her own impressed me. Learning about her past made me grateful that she had Anh and Malcom, her two besties, in her life. Found family makes me happy, and this trio was built on a solid base of love and affection. I thought they had a great dynamic, but was also filled with glee as their little family grew.
I came for the STEM heroine, but there was so much more to love here. This book charmed the pants off of me. I was pretty much grinning from beginning to end and in the end, I was left with that walking-on-sunshine feeling.
You know how sometimes your face hurts from smiling too much. Well, that was exactly what happened to me as I read The Love Hypothesis. I jumped on this book for the science angle, but found my experience surpassed my expectations. Sweet, charming, and tons of fun, it was a pleasure to get lost in this book.
I have an engineering degree, taught physics and chemistry, and wrote software, so seeing a STEM heroine in a book will always pique my interest. It was exciting being back in the lab, and there was just the right enough jargon to delight this science-geek.
But the heart of this story was the growing attraction between Adam and Olive. I have been adoring all the grump heroes that have come into my life lately, and Hazelwood introduced me to another phenomenal grump with Adam. He was respected for his scientific talent, but not exactly well-liked. As with most grumps, his beautiful heart was slowly revealed, and he transformed into a sweet cinnamon roll right before my eyes. Seriously, I learned some really lovely things about him that touched my heart. Never mind the way he was with Olive. He did and said things that simply made me melt.
I loved Olive too. She was neurotic and quirky, traits I seem to love, but it was her backstory that wowed me. To know what she lost and see how much she accomplished on her own impressed me. Learning about her past made me grateful that she had Anh and Malcom, her two besties, in her life. Found family makes me happy, and this trio was built on a solid base of love and affection. I thought they had a great dynamic, but was also filled with glee as their little family grew.
I came for the STEM heroine, but there was so much more to love here. This book charmed the pants off of me. I was pretty much grinning from beginning to end and in the end, I was left with that walking-on-sunshine feeling.
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