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The Love Hypothesis

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood came out a few months ago, and I didn’t really pay much attention to it. However, people seem to really be enjoying this book, and after reading The School for Good Mothers, I was really in mood for something light and fun. In the Love Hypothesis, Olive is a …

The Love Hypothesis: Recap & Chapter-by-Chapter Summary

Prologue Olive Smith is an applicant for Stanford’s biology Ph.D program. After the interview with Dr. Aysegul Aslan, she ends up in a bathroom nearby unable to see and trying to wash out her eyes because she put in expired contacts. She meets “The Guy” there, who she assumes is a Ph.D student there. As …

The School for Good Mothers

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan is the author’s debut novel, a book about motherhood set in a slightly dystopian reality. I love a good dystopian novel, and the premise was intriguing to me. In the School for Good Mothers, Frida is recently separated from her husband and has joint custody of their …

The School for Good Mothers: Recap & Chapter-by-Chapter Summary

Chapter 1 In the afternoon on the first Thursday of September, Frida, 39, receives a phone call letting her know that her baby daughter, Harriet, is at the police station. She calls her ex-husband, Gust, who she shares custody of Harriet with, to let him know as well. At the station, they chide Frida for …

The Maid: Recap & Chapter-by-Chapter Summary

Prologue Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Several Months Later Epilogue Prologue In the prologue, the narrator talks about how she cleans people’s rooms which allows her to know everything about them. However, they know very little about her. Monday Chapter 1 Molly Gray, 25, works as a maid at Regency Grand Hotel, an art-deco-styled five-star …