This is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford’s reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor–and well-known ass. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. candidate, Olive Smith doesn’t believe in lasting romantic relationships–but her best friend does, and that’s what got her into this situation. The Love Hypothesis BlurbĪs a third-year Ph.D. The book was so cute and lovely and I’ll definitely be looking forward to Ali Hazelwood’s other books. You would never tell until you have someone tell you or you check to confirm. I loved this so much the only reason I’m rating this 4 stars is that it should have had a dual pov.
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The language sounds real, colloquial, the dialogue is a joy. The book, written with support of bestselling NZ ghostwriter Margie Thomson, is a joy to read. It also moves forward, 12 years from that pivotal moment - years in the music industry, cancer treatment, movies - a full rich life. It then moves back to the skinny little boy of the prologue, and details the trauma experienced. Reading the book I stopped, watched that pivotal moment, saw the young Stan. His family is there - all 300 (!!) of them breaking into the Haka to share his joy, show their pride. His look back at the young Stan who had changed in a few months, had lost his rat’s tail - previously his pride and joy, representing the world he came from, had no place in the world he now entered. His experience, his thoughts, his pivotal moment. 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Along with new Legion members Priest and Alara, the teens race to find the only weapon that might be able to destroy the demon - battling the deadly spirits he controls every step of the way. Now Kennedy has to take her mother’s place in the Legion if she wants to uncover the truth and stay alive. The brothers reveal that her mother was part of an ancient secret society responsible for protecting the world from a vengeful demon - a society whose five members were all murdered on the same night. Not until identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into Kennedy’s room and destroy a dangerous spirit sent to kill her. She doesn’t know that paranormal forces in a much darker world are the ones pulling the strings. The Legion Author Kami Garcia Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2014 ISBN 0316210234, 9780316210232 Length 400 pages Subjects Young Adult Fiction Action & Adventure General. 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