Author | Ali Hazelwood |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | STEMinist Novels |
Genre | Romance |
Publisher | Berkley Books |
Publication date | September 14, 2021 |
Media type | |
Pages | 376 pages |
ISBN | 9780593336823 |
Followed by | Love on the Brain Love, Theoretically |
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]
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]
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]
The Love Hypothesis is a New York Times best seller.[8]
The book received a starred review from Library Journal[9] and positive reviews from Entertainment Weekly,[10] Shelf Awareness,[11] and Publishers Weekly.[12] Kirkus Reviews provided a mixed review.[13]
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.[14]
In October 2022, it was announced that a film adaptation of the novel is in development from Bisous Pictures.[15][16][17]