Gemma's Reviews > The Love Hypothesis

** spoiler alert ** Oh! I really wanted to like this one after hearing all the hype and praise for it. The 2 stars are for the representation of women working in STEM which was lovely to see, even if the protagonist Olive was very naïve and childish for someone so intelligent.

Unfortunately I found the character of Adam dull and didn't feel any chemistry between him and Olive at all. It just felt awkward, forced and unlikely that these two people would be into each other.
The final straw was the sex scene (which took 260 pages of no real plot to get to) and was one of the worst I have ever read. Here are three examples that made me cringe but the list could go on and on:
1) Adam saying "'You're edible, Olive'"
2) "He could fit her entire breast in his mouth" - I don't even know what to do with this visual but it's one of many that make it clear Adam is some sort of giant.
3) "He licked her nipple, a silent thank-you" - 🤢, is he a dog?

I know many readers have loved this book and that I am in the minority and that's OK. I don't think this will be an author for me.