During her interviews at Stanford, Olive Smith met someone when she was having a reaction to contacts that were expired. She then attends the school for three years and, in that third year, accosts the local bad/super smart professor Adam Carlsen in the hallway. She is trying to prove to her friend Anh that she doesn't want to date Jeremy. Jeremy and Anh are apparently perfect for one another but Anh won't date him because of the girl code (BTW - go Anh!).
Adam Carlsen is surprised by Olive's kiss but he eventually agrees to a fake dating situation so that his funds will be released (approximately 1/3 of his grants are being withheld because the advisors believe he might be leaving Standford soon.) If he is seen as being in a stable relationship with someone who is staying at Stanford, they might release his funds.
I loved that Hazelwood immediately addressed the professor/student relationship and showed why it wouldn't be an issue for Adam and Olive (and for another relationship later in the story). It was interesting being in a third person omniscient narrator who focused on Olive. We never really got a glimpse of what Adam was thinking but readers are probably able to discern his motives sooner than Olive is. This is a super cute story that maybe suffers form not being able to see Adam's side but I can' wait to read the next book in the series.
Four stars
This book came out September 24, 2021
Followed by Love on the Brain
Borrowed as ebook from Libby
Opinions are my own
