They eventually enter a fake relationship because they both have something to gain, and thus begins one of the most fun books I’ve ever had the pleasure to read. Adam Carlsen, a 30-something hotshot professor known for being set in his ways.

But right when she’s about to get caught red-handed working late in the laboratory, she panics and kisses Dr. To convince Ahn to date her own ex, Olive lies about seeing someone else. candidate who doesn’t believe in romantic relationships unless it has anything to do with helping her best friend Ahn be in one. The Love Hypothesis follows the story of Olive Smith, a third-year Ph.D. And I decided to set the story in academia because academia is all I know!” I’d just watched the Netflix adaptation of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, so I was really feeling the trope. “A friend wanted to read a fake dating story. The Love Hypothesis was born during a fanfiction exchange with her friend Frankie, recounted Hazelwood. I had the honor of conversing with Ali Hazelwood about her experience writing fanfiction, scenes she had to edit out of her book, the similarities she shares with her characters – and her next book, Love on the Brain. Before The Love Hypothesis was a full-fledged novel, it was fanfiction centered on Star Wars characters Kylo Ren and Rey Skywalker, one of the author’s favorite ships. She hails from Italy, and lived in Germany and Japan before moving to the U.S. It has been four months since the release of The Love Hypothesis, and its overwhelming success is making author Ali Hazelwood feel “incredibly verklempt” about it.Īlong with being an immensely talented writer, Hazelwood is a cognitive neuroscientist.

Bonus chapter of the love hypothesis