Imagine a fan fiction inspired by Star War’s Rey and Kilo Ren.
Now, imagine actually reading it…
Introducing you to Ali Hazelwood’s “The Love Hypothesis”. In a world where chaos theory seems more predictable than romance, where a beaker full of awkward moments threatens to explode at any moment, and where the most elaborate equations in the universe still can’t explain why you are swiping right on guys with fishing pictures.
Our fearless guide through this comedic quagmire is none other than Olive Smith, a brilliant yet socially awkward academic whose idea of a wild Friday night involves binge-watching TED Talks while sipping on a perfectly brewed cup of tea.
But hold on to your lab coats, because Olive’s life is about to take a turn that not even Schrödinger’s cat could predict. When she finds herself in desperate need of a fake boyfriend to fend off the relentless advances of her charmingly oblivious colleague, things go from scientifically sensible to romantically chaotic faster than you can say “E=mc^2.” Wow look at me being a stem girlie.
Enter Adam Carlsen, a handsome, charming, and willing volunteer for this fake relationship experiment. As Olive and Adam navigate their faux romance, sparks begin to fly, and the lines between their staged affection and real emotions blur. Olive, who has always relied on logic, finds herself facing the unpredictable world of love, and Adam, who initially agreed to play along, discovers that there’s more to Olive than meets the eye. The two embark on a journey of self-discovery, vulnerability, and the realization that sometimes, the most profound equations are those of the heart.
“She wasn’t sure when it happened, but somewhere along the way, she’d stopped thinking of Adam as her experiment and started thinking of him as her possibility.”
Ali Hazelwood
So, grab your safety goggles, because you’re in for a side-splitting, heartwarming ride that defies all mathematical logic, and by the end of it, you might just find yourself believing in the most illogical equation of them all: Love. Get ready to laugh, swoon, and root for Olive as she faces her biggest experiment yet – because who needs gravity when you’ve got chemistry this good?
