Books I Make My Husband Read
S3E6 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Nov 11, 2025 · 47 min · Season 3 · Episode 6 · 46.0 MBExplicit
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In this episode, we dissect The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood—the STEM rom-com packed with fake dating and grumpy/sunshine chemistry. We talk about what felt rom-com convenient, power dynamics inside academia, and whether the resolution sticks the landing—professionally and romantically. Join us for our favorite laugh-out-loud moments!
Links
- Official author website: (https://alihazelwood.com/)
- The Love Hypothesis: (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56732449-the-love-hypothesis)
- Ali Hazelwood on Goodreads: (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21098177.Ali_Hazelwood)
Chapters
- (01:27) - Announcing contest winner
- (04:41) - Book summary (spoiler-free)
- (06:24) - SPOILER ALERT!
- (06:44) - Jon's review
- (07:44) - Kristy's review
- (09:41) - The academic setting
- (12:51) - Olive
- (16:57) - Adam
- (21:36) - All the tropes
- (23:58) - Protecting a friend’s happiness
- (26:06) - Bad reputation (Adam's version)
- (30:30) - F-ing Greg
- (32:37) - The "conference"
- (38:58) - How Olive handled "the situation"
- (43:47) - Final thoughts
https://alihazelwood.com/
alihazelwood.com
- 1:27Announcing contest winner
- 4:41Book summary (spoiler-free)
- 6:25SPOILER ALERT!
- 6:45Jon's review
- 7:44Kristy's review
- 9:41The academic setting
- 12:51Olive
- 16:58Adam
- 21:37All the tropes
- 23:59Protecting a friend’s happiness
- 26:07Bad reputation (Adam's version)
- 30:30F-ing Greg
- 32:38The "conference"
- 38:59How Olive handled "the situation"
- 43:47Final thoughts