The Love Hypothesis

<p>An LGBT romantic comedy with a twist from the Comedy Women in Print prize winner Laura Steven, author of <i>The Exact Opposite of Okay. </i>A hilarious love story with bite, for fans of Sex Education, Booksmart, Becky Albertalli's <i>Love, Simon</i> and Jenny Han's <i>To All The Boys I've Loved Before</i>. </p> <p>Physics genius Caro Kerber-Murphy knows she's smart. With straight As and a college scholarship already in the bag, she's meeting her two dads' colossal expectations and then some. But there's one test she's never quite been able to ace: love. And when, in a particularly desperate moment, Caro discovers a (definitely questionable) scientific breakthrough that promises to make you irresistible to everyone around you, she wonders if this could be the key.</p> <p>What happens next will change everything Caro thought she knew about chemistry &#8211; in the lab and in love. Is hot guy Haruki with her of his own free will? Are her feelings for her best friend some sort of side-effect? Will her dog, Sirius, ever stop humping her leg?</p> <p>Laura is the author of fiercely funny feminist comedy <i>The Exact Opposite of Okay</i> and its sequel,<i> A Girl Called Shameless</i>. <i>The Exact Opposite of Okay</i> was a bestselling young adult debut in 2018 and won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print prize, founded by Helen Lederer, from a shortlist including Gail Honeyman's <i>Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine</i> and <i>Why Mummy Swears</i> by Gill Sims. </p> <p>Praise for <i>The Exact Opposite of Okay</i>:</p> <p><b>'A brilliant social satire . . . disarmingly charming and relatable . . . it was hilarious. </b><b>Laura Steven is an explosive talent on the page!</b><b>' CWIP judges Marian </b><b>Keyes, Kathy Lette, Katy Brand, Allison Pearson, Shazia Mirza and Jennifer Young</b></p> <p><b>'Laura Steven simultaneously destroyed the patriarchy and made me laugh so hard I choked. I will protect Izzy O'Neill with my life.' Becky Albertalli, author of<i> Love, Simon</i></b></p>