How long does it take to read The Love Hypothesis?
Ali Hazelwood
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, The Love Hypothesis takes 7 hours 21 minutes to read. The unabridged audiobook runs 12 hours at 1x, or 7h 54m at 1.5x.
Ali Hazelwood's first novel is a fake-dating romance set among Stanford PhD students. At an average pace it's a little over seven hours.
Average is about 250 WPM. Measure yours in two minutes and every time on this page recalculates.
How much to read a day
At 250 words a minute, to finish the book:
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How we measured it
Method: audiobook estimate. Estimated from the unabridged audiobook narrated by Callie Dalton and Teddy Hamilton (11:51, confirmed by Audible and Libro.fm) at 155 words a minute.
Part of our study of the 100 most popular books, last checked November 2026. Reading times assume steady reading; editions, translations and your own pace all move them.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to read The Love Hypothesis?
About 7h 21m at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 9h 11m at 200 and 6h 7m at 300.
How many words are in The Love Hypothesis?
About 110,205 words. That's estimated from the unabridged audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, so treat it as close, not exact.
How many pages a day to finish The Love Hypothesis in a month?
About 14 pages a day, or 15m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 401 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
Can you read The Love Hypothesis in a weekend?
Yes. It's about 7 hours 21 minutes at an average pace: under four hours a day across two days.
How long is The Love Hypothesis audiobook?
11 hours 51 minutes unabridged, narrated by Callie Dalton and Teddy Hamilton. At 1.5x, just under 8 hours.