The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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“𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧”⁠

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Olive is a Ph.D candidate who doesn't have the time or energy to date. But to appease her best friend, she needs it to appear she is. The most unlikely fake-boyfriend she can think of is who she ends up kissing. The young professor with the reputation of being a hardass, Adam Carlsen.⁠

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“𝐈'𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬. 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞.”⁠

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This was one of those books that reminded me why I love reading. I fell in love with both Olive and Adam so quickly, but I also found this to be one of the most believable fake dating romances, too. From the very first page, I was absolutely hooked.⁠

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“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞: 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮.”⁠

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The banter, the humor, the romance, this one just had everything I loved all tied up in a fantastic slow burn romance. Adam was exactly the kind of grumpy hero I love and Olive was a wonderful heroine. I have a feeling The Love Hypothesis will be making a lot of people's top favorites list this year and I can't recommend it enough! This is a must read, friends!!