After seeing this book storm Twitter by making people burst into fits of laughter, I had to see what all of the hype was about! This is my review of Laura Steven’s contemporary YA novel, The Love Hypothesis.
The Love Hypothesis, Laura Steven
Themes: Contemporary, LGBT, Young Adult, Romance
Reading Format: Paperback
3 STARS // 5.5 CAWPILE
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I picked up The Love Hypothesis because I needed an easy read that was funny and distracting, this book delivered exactly that! It was light-hearted, easy to follow and made me laugh. The pure absurdity of the plot, but in the best way possible, made me laugh a lot. Caro is a science nerd and I have great respect for the effort Laura Steven put into creating Caro’s character, she is well crafted and knows her stuff. I like that we actually saw parts of her knowledge rather than just being told she was a science nerd. I also liked that this book broke down stereotypes a bit and did it’s best to open doors outside of the status quo.
The stars of this book for me were Caro’s dads, a very funny, comedic duo that had some of the best lines in the book. They had great chemistry (pun not actually intended) together and I really enjoyed seeing their dynamic with Caro. I don’t think we see family relationships all too often in YA anymore, parents are more discarded to the side, so it was nice to get to know these two more.
This book focuses a lot on friendship and how we all change over time. I liked that the trio of friends didn’t have to have the same interested to be friends and that’s what made them click well together. I also think it looked at important issues such as what happens when you outgrow a friend, which is a sad truth. Relationships change over time and they take effort to maintain and this book presented this perfectly, I’d like to think it was more a story about friendship than romantic love…?
This book was cute and funny, which was exactly what I needed it to be. There wasn’t a complex plot and it didn’t fall down the predictability holes. I have to say though, the only reason I didn’t rate it higher was that I found it all a little bit cringe towards the end. The way it ended felt a bit thrown together, so it didn’t quite work for me. But the writing was super fun and has prompted me to buy more of Laura Steven’s books, which I’m very excited to read!
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