Overall the book was still solid in many ways and really well written, I’d recommend it as a beach read or lazy day read. His major flaw is that he is really tough on PhD candidates and will fail or send their thesis’s back for more work or evaluation to make sure they will succeed. The hero himself is also a bit too perfect in a fantasy trope. The reasons for the tenured professor, or love interest, to enter into the fake relationship are a bit more substantive if also farcical – he needs to prove the institution that he is sticking around so they release his funding, and what better way to do that than dating a PhD candidate?Įven if I didn’t feel a bit squeamish about a professor dating a candidate ( I know it happens a lot, just still feel icky) the situations they are ‘thrown’ into in order to prove their relationships are silly and childish including being goaded into putting suntan lotion on each other at a work function, and her sitting on his lap at an overflowed guest speaker event, again a work function. She wants to convince her friend that she is happily in a relationship to clear the field for the friend to go out with the heroine’s ex. The reasons the heroine chooses to enter into the fake relationship are a bit weak. The story is about a PhD candidate who starts a fake relationship with a tenured professor. The Love Hypothesis is still very enjoyable and engaging, but the maturity is missing. I loved the modern romance that still had a hint of whimsy… unfortunately, The Love Hypothesis very much feels like a fantasy written by a student about her professor or TA etc.

What I liked about Loathe to Love was the tight writing and maturity. But that’s where many of the similarities end. The Love Hypothesis has many of the aspects I liked about the author – a deep and thorough knowledge of working in STEM and strong female characters with great personalities and interests, as well as interesting male leads and supporting characters.

I liked it so much I picked up the first book the author wrote- The Love Hypothesis. I wrote a glowing review of Ali Hazelwood’s newest book a few weeks ago.

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