Romance Annotation - The Love Hypothesis

Author: Ali Hazelwood

Title: The Love Hypothesis

Genre: Romance

Publication Date: September 14, 2021

Number of Pages: 384

Geographical Setting: Stanford California and Boston, Massachusetts

Time Period: Current time period, in the present

Series (If applicable): The Love Hypothesis


Plot Summary:

Olive Smith is in her graduate Ph.D. program at Stanford and happens to be someone who wants what’s best for her friend, going so far as to say that she is on a date so that her best friend, Anh, can get together with Jeremy, who Olive went on a few dates with. The problem is that Anh just so happens to be at the lab when Olive is pretending to be on a date, so what is her solution? Kissing the first person she sees. And who happens to be said person? Dr. Adam Carlsen, who is notoriously known for being a tough person. Now in this predicament, there is only one solution that can save them both. They must continue the ruse and pretend to date.

Subject Headings:

Biologists, Scientists, Doctoral Students, Man-Woman Relationship, Romance

Appeal:

Pacing – The book takes a pace that is slow that builds up the relationship from the starting point of the book all the way to the end. It is one that always grows as you read, encouraging the reader to go onto the next chapter to see how the relationship grows.

Characterization – The book describes each character in the beginning with who they are, but each person grows and learns about one another as they talk more with each other. It also shows how what some may believe isn’t always the truth, and that others may be more vulnerable with some, but not all.

Story Line – Immediately throwing people into the story in the beginning that quickly becomes a reality is one that always gets people to continue reading. It also unfolds as there is miscommunication and misunderstandings of each other come to be involved and then resolved as they learn to communicate with one another.

3 terms that best describe this book:

Fake dating, Slow burn, University


3 Relevant Non-Fiction Works and Authors

1.      The Chemistry Between Us: Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction by Larry Young


Young, L. (2012). The chemistry between us: Love, sex, and the science of attraction. Current.

Subjects: Sexual Attraction, Love, Science

2.      Wired for Love: A Neuroscientist’s Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of the Human Connection by Stephanie Cacioppo


Cacioppo, S. (2022). Wired for love: A neuroscientist’s journey through romance, loss, and the     essence of the human connection. Flatiron Books.

Subjects: Neurosciences, Social Aspects, Relationships

3.      Battles of the Sexes: Raising Sexual IQ to Lower Sexual Conflict and Empower Lasting Love by Joe Malone


Malone, J. (2018). Battles of the sexes: Raising sexual IQ to lower sexual conflict and empower   lasting love. Morgan James Publishing.

Subjects: Sex, Man-Woman Relationships, Sexual Relationships

3 Relevant Fiction Works and Authors

1.      Icebreaker by Hannah Grace


Grace, H. (2023). Icebreaker. Atria Paperback.

Subjects: College Students, California, Romance

2.      The Hating Game by Sally Thorne


Thorne, S. (2016). The hating game. William Morrow Paperbacks.

Subjects: Man-Woman Relationship, Competition, Romance

3.      Book Lovers by Emily Henry


Henry, E. (2022). Book lovers. Berkley.

Subjects: Man-Woman Relationship, Literary Agents, Book Editors


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Comments

  1. VictoriaFebruary 18, 2024 at 10:21 AM

    I love The Love Hypothesis so much, I'm so glad you did annotations for it!! This is the book that got me back into reading after I had stopped for several years. It's such a fun, feel good story and I loved that it was set in an academic setting. I also think it's so fun that this book got its start on AO3 as Kylo/Rey fanfic, it adds another layer to reading and figuring out who the characters are based on!

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  2. TaylorFebruary 18, 2024 at 4:03 PM

    I love your non-fiction picks! I had such a hard time finding some for my romance annotation, but these fit perfectly with this book. I like how you mentioned that this story really just throws you right into the main plot. It's a wild beginning that kept me going because I needed to see what happened after she kissed Adam!

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  3. MalloryFebruary 18, 2024 at 5:13 PM

    Hi Taryn, I loved The Love Hypothesis! I've enjoyed Hazelwood's other books too. If you haven't read her others, I highly suggest them. Your nonfiction picks sound great, I'm intrigued by Wired for Love and The Chemistry Between Us. I feel like I would've struggled to find good recommendations.

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  4. Erin CataldiFebruary 20, 2024 at 10:46 AM

    Such a fun book and annotation! Great job on the appeals and summary! Keep it up!

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