The Love Hypothesis

Written By Miriam Hanna

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Reviewed by Mimi
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Olive is a smart and beautiful scientist who has a problem. She wants her friend Anh to date her ex without feeling awkward. It was never going to work between them but how does she convince Anh? By pretending to be in a relationship with Adam, a professor most often regarded as an ass. Cue romance and chaos.

The dynamic between Adam and Olive is fun. There is something so endearing about how pretending to be in a relationship develops a situation where they are completely themselves. The academic backdrop feels fresh and different and stops Olive from being the tragic damsel in distress. She is driven, clever and committed which makes her a pretty good match for the demanding Adam.

It's a perfect summer read with classic moments of frustration throughout. You know when you're angry with a character for not saying what they feel, that it's a well-written book

Miriam Hanna

Aka Mimi. I have known Linda for a very, very long time. We grew up together and you learn very quickly that when she gets an idea in her head, you would be an idiot not to back her to see it through. When the idea of the book club came up it was another lightbulb moment where I knew this wasn't only going to be a success but really fun.


I have always been a bookworm. Remember when you were little and you went shopping with your mum or dad and they gave you a toy or something to occupy yourself with whilst you were in the trolley? I used to get books to keep me quiet. They were and are my ultimate form of escapism and more and more they are about understanding who I am as a person. Books make me cry more than films and TV Shows. I can get lost for hours. I love historic fiction, political thrillers and gritty crime novels but also biographies and memoirs of people I find interesting like sportspeople. I was fortunate to be in the Harry Potter generation and if weren't for those books I don't know what I would have. Young literature was so poor at the point. To have a book that had me and my family queuing up at midnight to buy was seriously special.

Whether you listen to audio books, read off a kindle or stick to carrying around good old fashioned hard copies (that's me!) I truly believe reading is the best way to spend some time every day.


The books I would have with me on a desert island? 📚🏝Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Akzaban, Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, The Chimp Paradox by Steve Peters, The Power by Naomi Alderman, Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou, Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah and The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.

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