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''The Love Hypothesis'' is a 2021 RomCom novel written by Italian author Creator/AliHazelwood.
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''The Love Hypothesis'' is a 2021 RomCom novel written by Italian author Creator/AliHazelwood.
Ali Hazelwood.
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* ThreeAmigos: Olive as the main character, Anh as her best friend and Malcolm as her roommate and friend.
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* CastingCouch: [[spoiler:Tom tries it with Olive, making it clear that he'll only fund her research if she sleeps with him. If not, he'll [[StealingTheCredit steal it]].]]
* CompassionateCritic: Adam actually does mean well with his harsh criticism, wanting his students to become great scientists. He may not care about protecting anyone's feelings, but he ''does'' care about his students producing quality work and being able to thrive in the field.
* LoopholeAbuse: Professors dating students, even grad students, is ''very'' frowned upon. But, as Adam points out, since Olive ''is'' a grad student, she's not his advisee, and she's not a T.A. for any of his classes, them dating is technically not against regulations. He'd have to recuse himself in the event he was ever asked to review any of Olive's work if she was up for funding or something, but other than that, they won't cross paths academically.
* SadistTeacher:
** Adam has the reputation of one, being known for harsh and biting criticism and having a ''massive'' stick up his ass. However, as Olive gets to know him, she realizes it's not true; he may not like the majority of his grad students, but he does want the best for them, and his critiques are usually accurate.
** [[spoiler:The ''real'' example would be Adam's adviser from back in his grad school days; cruel, domineering, abusive, and prone to messing with students just because he could and he liked having power over them. Adam is borderline traumatized by him.]]
** Adam has the reputation of one, being known for harsh and biting criticism and having a ''massive'' stick up his ass. However, as Olive gets to know him, she realizes it's not true; he may not like the majority of his grad students, but he does want the best for them, and his critiques are usually accurate.
** [[spoiler:The ''real'' example would be Adam's adviser from back in his grad school days; cruel, domineering, abusive, and prone to messing with students just because he could and he liked having power over them. Adam is borderline traumatized by him.]]
* TeacherStudentRomance: Downplayed. Olive is a grad student and Adam is a professor; however, he has no power over her academically and she was never in his classes as an undergrad.
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* TheTopicOfCancer: Constantly at the back of the story, since Olive researches pancreatic cancer, which her mother died of.
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* TheTopicOfCancer: Constantly at the back of the story, since Olive researches pancreatic cancer, which her mother died of.
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* AscendedFanfic: This is a Film/StarWars fan fiction about Kylo Ren and Rey. [[FandomRivalry Oddly enough]], both main characters are Series/StarTrek fans.
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* CharacterTics: Olive is prone to silently weep.
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* CharacterTics: Olive is prone to silently weep.weeping.
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* MissingMom: Olive's mom died of Pancreatic Cancer when Olive was a teenager, forcing her to live in foster care till she was able to emancipate herself. This is the reason she is studying this specific type of cancer.
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* MissingMom: Olive's mom died of Pancreatic Cancer pancreatic cancer when Olive was a teenager, forcing her to live in foster care till she was able to emancipate herself. This is the reason she is studying this specific type of cancer.
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* AscendedFanfic: This is a Film/StarWars fan fiction about Kylo Ren and Rey. Oddly enough, both main characters are Series/StarTrek fans.
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* AscendedFanfic: This is a Film/StarWars fan fiction about Kylo Ren and Rey. [[FandomRivalry Oddly enough, enough]], both main characters are Series/StarTrek fans.
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---> "“Did you… Did you just kiss me?” He sounded puzzled, and maybe a little out of breath. His lips were full and plump and… God. Kissed. There was simply no way Olive could get away with denying what she had just done.
---> Still, it was worth a try.
---> “Nope.”
---> Surprisingly, it seemed to work.
---> “Ah. Okay, then.” Carlsen nodded and turned around, looking vaguely disoriented. He took a couple of steps down the hallway, reached the water fountain - maybe where he’d headed in the first place.
---> Olive was starting to believe that she might actually be off the hook when he halted and turned back with a skeptical expression.
---> “Are you sure?”"
---> Still, it was worth a try.
---> “Nope.”
---> Surprisingly, it seemed to work.
---> “Ah. Okay, then.” Carlsen nodded and turned around, looking vaguely disoriented. He took a couple of steps down the hallway, reached the water fountain - maybe where he’d headed in the first place.
---> Olive was starting to believe that she might actually be off the hook when he halted and turned back with a skeptical expression.
---> “Are you sure?”"
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* GayBestFriend: Olive and Adam have Malcolm and Holden respectively; they even end up becoming a couple. The two serve to give them some (sometimes biting) insight into their relationship and support them in times of strife.
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* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Olive's more Thinks Like a Rom-Com. Having watched plenty of rom-com movies, she's already fully aware of the fake dating trope, ThereIsOnlyOneBed, and the like.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Adam. He doesn't believe in coddling other people's feelings in an academic setting, thinking it is more effective to get straight to the point. However, privately he is a genuinely nice person, great friend and wants only the best for Olive.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Adam. He doesn't believe in coddling other people's feelings in an academic setting, thinking it is more effective to get straight to the point. However, privately he is a genuinely nice person, a great friend and wants only the best for Olive.
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* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Discussed and ultimately averted. Olive is hesitant to share a hotel room with Adam because she's convinced they're going to end up with this trope. There are two beds.
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* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Tom Benton. He tried to tear down Adam as a Ph.D. candidate whilst pretending to be his friend, and wanted to blackmail Olive into having Sex with him to take something from Adam, because he was ''annoyed'' at his accomplishments.]]
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* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Tom Benton. He tried to tear down Adam as a Ph.D. candidate whilst pretending to be his friend, and wanted to blackmail Olive into having Sex sex with him to take something from Adam, because he was ''annoyed'' at his accomplishments.]]
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* TheTopicOfCancer: Constantly at the back of the story, since Olive researches pancreatic cancer, which her mother died of.
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* ReallyGetsAround: Malcolm believes dating is an Olympic sport and is out to get gold.
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* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: Olive tries to do this, [[spoiler:and breaks up with Adam, so he can work with Tom. Once Holden tells her Adam could easily research without Tom, and that Tom is gunning for Adam's career for a long time, she shows Adam the proof of Tom blackmailing her.]]
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Averted. Despite being good-looking, Adam isn't pursued by women due to his asshole-tendencies. In fact, people are appalled about their relationship, and ask Olive if she is alright because she is dating a known jackass.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Olive kissed Adam, she quickly asks him if it is alright, and thought she heard a yes, which he denies. [[spoiler:Turns out, he probably did say yes, since he was pining for her for about 3 years.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
** When Olivekissed kisses Adam, she quickly asks him if it is alright, and thought she heard a yes, which he denies. [[spoiler:Turns out, he probably did say yes, since he was pining for her for about 3 years.]]
** Anh asks Olive if Adam is blackmailing her to be in a relationship with him, which Olive thinks is ridiculous. [[spoiler: Tom tries exactly that later to hurt Adam.]]
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** Anh asks Olive if Adam is blackmailing her to be in a relationship with him, which Olive thinks is ridiculous. [[spoiler: Tom tries exactly that later to hurt Adam.]]
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---> "“Did you… Did you just kiss me?” He sounded puzzled, and maybe a little out of breath. His lips were full and plump and… God. Kissed. There was simply no way Olive could get away with denying what she had just done.
---> Still, it was worth a try.
---> “Nope.”
---> Surprisingly, it seemed to work.
---> “Ah. Okay, then.” Carlsen nodded and turned around, looking vaguely disoriented. He took a couple of steps down the hallway, reached the water fountain - maybe where he’d headed in the first place.
---> Olive was starting to believe that she might actually be off the hook when he halted and turned back with a skeptical expression.
---> “Are you sure?”"
---> Still, it was worth a try.
---> “Nope.”
---> Surprisingly, it seemed to work.
---> “Ah. Okay, then.” Carlsen nodded and turned around, looking vaguely disoriented. He took a couple of steps down the hallway, reached the water fountain - maybe where he’d headed in the first place.
---> Olive was starting to believe that she might actually be off the hook when he halted and turned back with a skeptical expression.
---> “Are you sure?”"
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!!This novel contains examples of the following tropes:tropes:
* AmicableExes: What Olive and Jeremy are. They went on a few dates, but broke up because he was more interested in Anh.
* AscendedFanfic: This is a Film/StarWars fan fiction about Kylo Ren and Rey. Oddly enough, both main characters are Series/StarTrek fans.
* BetaCouple:
** Anh and Jeremy.
** Malcolm and Holden.
* BigManOnCampus: Adam is this. So much so, that even Tom at ''Harvard'' heard of him dating Olive.
* CharacterTics: Olive is prone to silently weep.
---> “Apparently, weeping silently was her new baseline state.”
* CurvesInAllTheRightPlaces: A male version in which Adam gets countless stares playing Frisbee shirtless. Apparently, his shoulders are swoon-worthy.
* DeadpanSnarker: Adam snarks with every sentence.
* DisappearedDad: Olive's dad left before she was born. Once her mother died, she had to go to foster care.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Olive kissed Adam, she quickly asks him if it is alright, and thought she heard a yes, which he denies. [[spoiler:Turns out, he probably did say yes, since he was pining for her for about 3 years.]]
* FakeRelationship: The entire premise. Olive wants Anh to date Jeremy without feeling bad, and Adam wants Stanford to think he will not move on to Harvard because his “girlfriend” is in Stanford.
* GotVolunteered: This happens to Adam on a frequent basis. He doesn't care about social gatherings, but as a professor, he is in a rotation and has to go once in a while.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Adam. He doesn't believe in coddling other people's feelings in an academic setting, thinking it is more effective to get straight to the point. However, privately he is a genuinely nice person, great friend and wants only the best for Olive.
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Tom Benton. He tried to tear down Adam as a Ph.D. candidate whilst pretending to be his friend, and wanted to blackmail Olive into having Sex with him to take something from Adam, because he was ''annoyed'' at his accomplishments.]]
* MissingMom: Olive's mom died of Pancreatic Cancer when Olive was a teenager, forcing her to live in foster care till she was able to emancipate. This is the reason she is studying this specific type of cancer.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Once [[spoiler:the recording with Tom Benton's blackmail is in the hands of his boss,]] there are quick consequences.
* RomanticFakeRealTurn: [[spoiler:Olive and Adam fall in love with each other for real.]]
* SingleTargetSexuality: Olive is gray asexual, and Adam is the first person she is attracted to.
* StalkerWithACrush: A mild example. [[spoiler:Adam]] knows some things about Olive before [[spoiler:they started fake dating.]] Turns out, he had a crush on her for the past couple years and was just too chicken to ask her out.
* ThreeAmigos: Olive as the main character, Anh as her best friend and Malcolm as her roommate and friend.
* WhenSheSmiles: Gender inverted with Adam. His usual version of a smile is slightly lifting the corners of his mouth. When he actually smiles, he is all dimples and teeth.
* AmicableExes: What Olive and Jeremy are. They went on a few dates, but broke up because he was more interested in Anh.
* AscendedFanfic: This is a Film/StarWars fan fiction about Kylo Ren and Rey. Oddly enough, both main characters are Series/StarTrek fans.
* BetaCouple:
** Anh and Jeremy.
** Malcolm and Holden.
* BigManOnCampus: Adam is this. So much so, that even Tom at ''Harvard'' heard of him dating Olive.
* CharacterTics: Olive is prone to silently weep.
---> “Apparently, weeping silently was her new baseline state.”
* CurvesInAllTheRightPlaces: A male version in which Adam gets countless stares playing Frisbee shirtless. Apparently, his shoulders are swoon-worthy.
* DeadpanSnarker: Adam snarks with every sentence.
* DisappearedDad: Olive's dad left before she was born. Once her mother died, she had to go to foster care.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Olive kissed Adam, she quickly asks him if it is alright, and thought she heard a yes, which he denies. [[spoiler:Turns out, he probably did say yes, since he was pining for her for about 3 years.]]
* FakeRelationship: The entire premise. Olive wants Anh to date Jeremy without feeling bad, and Adam wants Stanford to think he will not move on to Harvard because his “girlfriend” is in Stanford.
* GotVolunteered: This happens to Adam on a frequent basis. He doesn't care about social gatherings, but as a professor, he is in a rotation and has to go once in a while.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Adam. He doesn't believe in coddling other people's feelings in an academic setting, thinking it is more effective to get straight to the point. However, privately he is a genuinely nice person, great friend and wants only the best for Olive.
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Tom Benton. He tried to tear down Adam as a Ph.D. candidate whilst pretending to be his friend, and wanted to blackmail Olive into having Sex with him to take something from Adam, because he was ''annoyed'' at his accomplishments.]]
* MissingMom: Olive's mom died of Pancreatic Cancer when Olive was a teenager, forcing her to live in foster care till she was able to emancipate. This is the reason she is studying this specific type of cancer.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Once [[spoiler:the recording with Tom Benton's blackmail is in the hands of his boss,]] there are quick consequences.
* RomanticFakeRealTurn: [[spoiler:Olive and Adam fall in love with each other for real.]]
* SingleTargetSexuality: Olive is gray asexual, and Adam is the first person she is attracted to.
* StalkerWithACrush: A mild example. [[spoiler:Adam]] knows some things about Olive before [[spoiler:they started fake dating.]] Turns out, he had a crush on her for the past couple years and was just too chicken to ask her out.
* ThreeAmigos: Olive as the main character, Anh as her best friend and Malcolm as her roommate and friend.
* WhenSheSmiles: Gender inverted with Adam. His usual version of a smile is slightly lifting the corners of his mouth. When he actually smiles, he is all dimples and teeth.
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''The Love Hypothesis'' is a 2021 RomCom novel written by Italian author Creator/AliHazelwood.
Third-year Ph.D. candidate Olive told her best friend, Anh, that she is on a date. Alas, she is not. She was only pretending to make Anh believe she is really, actually, over her last date, Jeremy. When she sees Anh walking towards her that night, she panics —and kisses the closest man nearby. Which is Adam Carlsen, professor and destroyer of Ph.D.-Dreams. Carlsen, though, isn't completely unhappy about this. Stanford froze his grands because he doesn't have any roots in California and, therefore, is practically at flight risk. What better way to get his money back than having a fake girlfriend?
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''The Love Hypothesis'' is a 2021 RomCom novel written by Italian author Creator/AliHazelwood.
Third-year Ph.D. candidate Olive told her best friend, Anh, that she is on a date. Alas, she is not. She was only pretending to make Anh believe she is really, actually, over her last date, Jeremy. When she sees Anh walking towards her that night, she panics —and kisses the closest man nearby. Which is Adam Carlsen, professor and destroyer of Ph.D.-Dreams. Carlsen, though, isn't completely unhappy about this. Stanford froze his grands because he doesn't have any roots in California and, therefore, is practically at flight risk. What better way to get his money back than having a fake girlfriend?
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