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He agrees, for his own reasons.
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Romance & Contemporary Relationships
The Love Hypothesis
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Berkley (Penguin Random House)
To convince her best friend she has moved on, PhD candidate Olive Smith impulsively kisses the first man she sees, Adam Carlsen, a notoriously difficult professor, and asks him to fake-date her.
- Published
- 2021
- Pages
- 383
- Format
- Trade paperback original (US first...
- Language
- English
A biology PhD student needs her best friend to believe she is dating someone, so she panic-kisses the nearest available man - who happens to be Adam Carlsen, the department's famously severe star professor - and improbably talks him into a fake relationship.
Ali Hazelwood's runaway debut takes that classic rom-com setup and roots it in the real, rarely-romanticized world of academic science, where its heroine navigates grant politics, imposter syndrome and casual sexism alongside a slow-burning attraction.
Originating as fan fiction, the novel wears its tropes with knowing delight - grumpy-sunshine, only-one-bed, mutual pining - and delivers them with warmth, banter and genuine swoon. It is unabashed comfort reading, propulsive and funny rather than literary, and it struck a nerve: a TikTok phenomenon that sold three-quarters of a million copies and launched a whole 'STEMinist' subgenre.
For readers who want a smart, feel-good contemporary romance with a scientist heroine and real chemistry, it is a definitive modern example - and pure pleasure.
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Pages
383
Published
2021
Berkley (Penguin Random House)
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Format
Trade paperback original (US first...
Language
English
Romance & Contemporary Relationships
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978-0593336823
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