Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and love is in the air! What better time of year than now to read a romance book? Here are some romance books that I have recently read that I recommend!
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood is a contemporary romance, set in the world of STEM. The book follows Olive Smith, a third-year Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University. She begins fake-dating professor Dr. Adam Carlsen to convince her best friend Anh that she has moved on from her ex-boyfriend. But when Olive’s career as a scientist could possibly be in danger after an incident at a big science conference, could the lines between what is fake and what is real between her and Adam’s relationship begin to blur?
I loved reading The Love Hypothesis! When I first started reading the book, I did not think I would like it as much as I did. There was a twist towards the end of the book that I did not see coming, that I feel added so much to the relationship between Olive and Adam.
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
Percy Fraser was thirteen years old when her parent’s bought the house next to Sam Florek’s in Barry’s Bay. They become best friends, but a mistake that happens five years later leads to Percy and Sam not seeing each other for twelve years. Will the mistake that separated Percy and Sam as teenagers be solved, or will their relationship be irreparable?
Every Summer After is definitely a book I recommend for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han. Every Summer After brings you back to the feelings of summer with it’s dual timelines, while also showing the hardships of being an adult. The ending was not my favorite, but I love how Percy’s and Sam’s friendship grew and evolved throughout the years into love, without their feelings for each other seeming forced.
References
Lauren, Christina, et al. “The Love Hypothesis.” Ali Hazelwood, 10 Jan. 2022, https://alihazelwood.com/books/the-love-hypothesis/.
“Every Summer After.” Carley Fortune, https://www.carleyfortune.com/every-summer-after.