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The Love Hypothesis

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The Love Hypothesis
The Love Hypothesis has sold over 750,000 copies worldwide.[1]
AuthorAli Hazelwood
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSTEMinist Novels
GenreRomance
PublisherBerkley Books
Publication date
September 14, 2021
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages376 pages
ISBN9780593336823
Followed byLove on the Brain 

The Love Hypothesis is a romance novel by Ali Hazelwood, published September 14, 2021 by Berkley Books. Originally published online in 2018 as Head Over Feet, a Star Wars fan fiction work about the "Reylo" ship between Rey and Kylo Ren, the novel follows a Ph.D. candidate and a professor at Stanford University who pretend to be in a relationship.[3]

Background

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Originally published online in 2018 as Head over Feet, a Star Wars fan fiction work about the "Reylo" ship between Rey and Kylo Ren,[4][5] the main characters were renamed Olive and Adam (the latter after Adam Driver) on the novel's physical publication, with all explicit Star Wars references cut, and the characters on the novel's cover illustration designed after Driver and Daisy Ridley.[6][7]

Synopsis

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The Love Hypothesis follows the main character Olive in trying to convince her best friend, Anh into thinking that her dating life is going great. In order to convince Anh, she pretends to date her professor, Adam. Olive and Adam try to convince everyone around them they are in love. But while convincing everyone, they forget that their feelings are supposed to be fake. How long will it take for Olive and Adam to realize that they don't want to pretend anymore?[3]

Characters

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  • Olive Smith – A third-year biology PhD student at Stanford University who researches pancreatic cancer - the disease her mother died from. She fakes a relationship with Dr. Adam Carlsen to convince her friend she got over her ex boyfriend. The book is written from her perspective.
  • Dr. Adam Carlsen – A young professor who is described by his students as harsh and hypercritical. The university froze his research funds because they are worried he thinks of leaving to a different university, Adam agreed to fake a relationship with Olive to make the science department believe he plans to stay at Stanford.
  • Anh Pham – Olive's best friend, pushes Olive to try new things with Adam without knowing their relationship is fake. Likes Jeremy, Olive's ex boyfriend.
  • Malcolm – Olive's roommate and friend, gay, later end up dating Dr. Rodriguez.
  • Dr. Tom Benton – Professor at Harvard University and Adam's friend. He offers Olive a spot at his lab when hearing about her research. Later he threatens and sexually harasses Olive and steals her research. He ends up getting fired from Harvard after Olive reports him.
  • Dr. Holden Rodriguez – Adam's friend, gay, ends up dating Malcolm.
  • Jeremy – Olive's ex boyfriend.

Reception

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According to Book Marks, the book received a "rave" consensus, based on three critic reviews: three "rave".[8]

The Love Hypothesis is a New York Times best seller.[9]

The book received a starred review from Library Journal[10] and positive reviews from Entertainment Weekly,[11] Shelf Awareness,[12] and Publishers Weekly.[13] Kirkus Reviews provided a mixed review.[14]

In 2021, the book was a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards for Romance, coming in second place behind People We Meet on Vacation with 683 fewer votes out of 435,858 votes total.[15]

Film adaptation

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In October 2022, it was announced that a film adaptation of the novel is in development from Bisous Pictures.[16][17][18]

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Lauren (September 20, 2022). "Sphere lands five more from the Love Hypothesis author Ali Hazelwood". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Oakley, Carly-Rae (June 8, 2023). "Interview with Author Ali Hazelwood". HeyitsCarlyRae (published September 19, 2022). Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Mabee, Megan (March 1, 2022). "My RomCom Hypothesis: How The Love Hypothesis Reminded Me of the Power of Humor in Romance". Book Riot. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Di Carlo, Daniella (February 14, 2023). "10 Successful Books That Started Out as Fan Fiction: 'The Love Hypothesis' (2021) — Ali Hazelwood". Collider. #10 of 10. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Held, Elizabeth (August 29, 2023). "From Friends to Lovers: The Fanfic-to-Romance Pipeline Goes Mainstream". Vulture. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ^ O., Sam (February 16, 2022). "#237 — Head Over Feet by Ever-so-reylo". Worlds Between Bindery. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Arzbaecher, Lauren (July 18, 2023). "10 books you didn't know started out as fan fiction, from 'Twilight' to 'Star Wars'-inspired stories". Business Insider (published October 19, 2022). Archived from the original on August 12, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "The Love Hypothesis". Book Marks. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "The New York Times Best Sellers". The New York Times. October 24, 2021. Paperback Trade Fiction #5 of 5. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Miller, Heather (July 1, 2021). "The Love Hypothesis". Library Journal. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Lenker, Maureen Lee (November 11, 2021). "Hot Stuff: Fall romance novels offer hot monks, witchcraft, reality TV, and Keanu Reeves". Entertainment Weekly. #6 of 8. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  12. ^ Howard, Jessica (September 17, 2021). "Shelf Awareness for Readers for Friday, September 17, 2021". Shelf Awareness. Flagstaff, Arizona. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  13. ^ "The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "The Love Hypothesis". Kirkus Reviews. July 27, 2021. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  15. ^ "Best Romance 2021 — Goodreads Choice Awards". Goodreads. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  16. ^ Kroll, Justin (October 7, 2022). "Bisous Pictures Lands Rights To Ali Hazelwood's 'The Love Hypothesis'". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 21, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  17. ^ McPherson, Christopher (October 7, 2022). "'The Love Hypothesis' Film Adaptation Announced at Bisous Pictures". Collider. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  18. ^ El-Mahmoud, Sarah (October 8, 2022). "Bestselling Romance Novel Inspired By Fanfiction About Star Wars' Rey And Kylo Ren Is Becoming A Movie". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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