Book review: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
(English)
If there’s one book that left us smiling from beginning to
end, it was The Love Hypothesis!
Hello everyone! How are you doing? π€
Today we're bringing you another review of one of our most entertaining reads
of the summer.
We didn't feel the need to pretend that this is a book that
will revolutionize literature, or that it's particularly complex or profound.
That's not the point. And honestly? That's a good thing. Because sometimes all
we want from a book is to have fun, fall in love with the characters, get
annoyed at the villains, desperately wait for the next kiss and finish the book
with that wonderful feeling of, “That was so good!”
That's exactly what happened to us, and that's why we're
making it clear right away that this was a 5⭐
read for us.
Academia, science and a competition that felt a little
too familiar
Perhaps one of the things we enjoyed the most was the
academic setting.
We are both engineering students, so we're way too familiar
with laboratories, workshops, lectures, demanding professors and, above all,
that academic competition that can sometimes become… intense.
So following Olive through this world gave us a little bit
of PTSD in the sense of, “This is way too familiar.”
But at the same time, that's precisely what made the story
so much fun for us. There was something comforting about seeing that
environment transformed into a romantic comedy, especially during the summer,
when we were really in need of a light read.
Adam and Olive ❤️
We loved these two characters.
Olive is funny, intelligent, determined and, despite her
insecurities, an incredibly strong woman. We particularly loved seeing the
shift in her personality when she starts realizing that she doesn't have to let
other people's opinions determine her worth.
And Adam… well.
Adam Carlsen is the kind of man who initially seemed
absolutely impossible to tolerate, but who quickly won us over.
We pretty much realized from the beginning that Adam really
liked Olive. It was obvious! And perhaps that's one of the funniest things
about the story: as readers, we were constantly waiting for them to finally
realize what seemed obvious to everyone around them.
The fact that he had been in love with her for so long made
everything even better.
And that first kiss in the lab? Perfect timing. Right, Adam?
It was literally a coincidence of fate! If Olive had kissed
someone else that night, this story probably never would have happened. And it
was precisely that coincidence that set everything in motion.
Sometimes, all a good rom-com needs is one perfectly timed
coincidence.
And then there's Tom
Oh, Tom! His downfall was honestly one of the most
satisfying parts of the book.
From early on, we started feeling that something about his
story didn't quite add up. When Adam explains what happened during the time
when he, Tom and Holden were all working under the same professor, we began to
understand that there was a huge difference between what Tom had inherited and
what Adam had built.
As Holden so perfectly pointed out, Tom was practically
handed what we could consider a well-oiled machine.
Adam, on the other hand, had to start from scratch.
He built his own lab, developed his own research and got to
where he is essentially through his own hard work. And that makes it even more
infuriating to watch Tom try to undermine Olive and, even worse, attempt to
take advantage of her work.
When Olive finally decides to tell Adam everything and Tom
starts realizing that he could lose everything and that the situation is
slipping out of his control, his reaction only confirms what we had already
suspected.
And when he decides to insult Olive in front of Adam? We
just looked at each other like, “This is it.”
And honestly, it was a completely deserved downfall.
The romance we needed
One of the things we loved the most was precisely the fact
that the story doesn't rely solely on the idea of “they kissed, therefore
they're now in love.”
They had already kissed. We already knew there were feelings
there. The real problem was getting them to admit it to each other.
And that's where the story completely hooked us.
We were constantly waiting for that moment when they would
finally say out loud what we had known from the very beginning.
And when it finally happened? FINALLY!
That was our absolute moment of madness hahaha.
A book that came at exactly the right time
Perhaps this is ultimately the main reason behind our
rating.
We were going through a slightly slower phase with our
reading (work doesn't always help). It's not that we had necessarily been
reading bad books before this one, but we felt like we needed to rediscover
that excitement of picking up a book simply because we wanted to know what
happened next.
The Love Hypothesis did exactly that!
It was light, funny, romantic, dramatic in just the right
amount and full of moments that made us smile, roll our eyes, get annoyed and,
most importantly, keep reading.
We finished the book on Saturday morning and almost
immediately wanted to pick up two more romances.
That tells us quite a lot.
We're still, of course, continuing our read of The
Hunger Games, but we ended up turning the weekend into a little reading
session, and we feel that this book played a huge part in bringing that
excitement back.
So… does it deserve the 5 stars?
For us, yes.
It's not that this is a perfect book. It's not one of those
sophisticated novels that's going to win awards. For us, it deserves this
rating because we had so much fun reading it! The characters, the romance,
Tom's downfall, the familiar academic setting, the drama, the humour and the
emotion… For us, it absolutely earned the 5 stars we gave it.
If you're looking for a light, fun and romantic read, The
Love Hypothesis is perfect for you.
And now we're even more curious about Ali Hazelwood's other
books, especially Love, Theoretically.
We hope you enjoyed this review! We'll be back with more
bookish thoughts soon. In the meantime, tell us in the comments what your
favourite Ali Hazelwood book is and why. ππ€
(PortuguΓͺs)
Se hΓ‘ um livro que nos deixou felizes do inΓcio ao fim, foi a HipΓ³tese do Amor!
OlΓ‘ pessoal! Tudo bem? π€ Hoje trazemos-vos mais uma review de uma das leituras mais divertidas do nosso verΓ£o.
NΓ£o sentimos necessidade de fingir que este Γ© um livro que vai revolucionar a literatura, nem que seja particularmente complexo ou profundo. NΓ£o Γ© esse o objetivo. E sinceramente? Ainda bem. Porque Γ s vezes tudo o que queremos de uma leitura Γ© divertirmo-nos, apaixonarmo-nos pelas personagens, ficar irritados com os maus da fita, esperar desesperadamente pelo prΓ³ximo beijo e terminar o livro com aquele sentimento maravilhoso de “isto foi tΓ£o bom!”.
Foi exatamente o que nos aconteceu, e por isso, deixamos jΓ‘ claro que esta foi para nΓ³s uma leitura 5⭐.
Academia, ciΓͺncia e uma competiΓ§Γ£o demasiado familiar
Talvez uma das coisas que mais nos divertiu tenha sido o ambiente acadΓ©mico.
Ambos estudamos e somos engenheiros, por isso estamos demasiado familiarizados com laboratΓ³rios, oficinas, aulas teΓ³ricas, professores exigentes e, sobretudo, aquela competiΓ§Γ£o acadΓ©mica que Γ s vezes consegue tornar-se… intensa.
Por isso, acompanhar a Olive neste mundo teve um pequeno PTSD de “isto Γ© demasiado familiar”.
Mas ao mesmo tempo, foi precisamente isso que tornou a histΓ³ria tΓ£o divertida para nΓ³s. Havia qualquer coisa reconfortante em ver aquele ambiente transformado numa comΓ©dia romΓ’ntica, especialmente durante o verΓ£o, quando estΓ‘vamos mesmo a precisar de uma leitura leve.
Adam e Olive ❤️
Adoramos estas duas personagens.
A Olive Γ© divertida, inteligente, determinada e, apesar das suas inseguranΓ§as, uma mulher incrivelmente forte. GostΓ‘mos particularmente quando comeΓ§amos a ver a inversΓ£o na personalidade dela quando comeΓ§a a confiar que nΓ£o precisa de deixar que as opiniΓ΅es dos outros determinem aquilo que ela vale.
E o Adam… bem.
O Adam Carlsen Γ© o tipo de homem que parecia absolutamente impossΓvel de suportar, mas que rapidamente nos conquistou.
NΓ³s percebemos praticamente desde o inΓcio que o Adam gostava imenso da Olive. Era Γ³bvio! E talvez essa seja uma das coisas mais divertidas da histΓ³ria: nΓ³s, enquanto leitores, estΓ‘vamos constantemente Γ espera que eles finalmente percebessem aquilo que parecia evidente para toda a gente Γ volta deles.
O facto de ele ter estado apaixonado por ela durante tanto tempo tambΓ©m tornou tudo ainda melhor.
E aquele primeiro beijo no laboratΓ³rio? Timing perfeito. Certo, Adam?
Foi literalmente uma coincidΓͺncia do destino! Se a Olive tivesse beijado outra pessoa naquela noite, esta histΓ³ria provavelmente nunca teria acontecido. E foi precisamente essa coincidΓͺncia que colocou tudo em movimento.
Γs vezes, uma boa rom-com, sΓ³ precisa de uma coincidΓͺncia muito bem colocada.
E depois temos o Tom
Oh, o Tom! A queda dele foi honestamente uma das partes mais satisfatΓ³rias deste livro.
Desde cedo, comeΓ§amos a sentir que havia qualquer coisa naquela histΓ³ria que nΓ£o batia certo. Quando o Adam conta o que aconteceu durante o perΓodo em que ele, o Tom e o Holden, estavam sob orientaΓ§Γ£o do mesmo professor, comeΓ§Γ‘mos a perceber que existia uma enorme diferenΓ§a entre aquilo que o Tom tinha herdado e aquilo que o Adam tinha construΓdo.
Como o Holden tΓ£o bem observava, o Tom recebeu praticamente o que podemos considerar como uma mΓ‘quina bem oleada.
O Adam, por outro lado, teve de comeΓ§ar do zero.
Construiu o prΓ³prio laboratΓ³rio, desenvolveu o prΓ³prio trabalho e chegou onde chegou essencialmente pelo seu prΓ³prio esforΓ§o. E isso torna ainda mais enfurecedor ver o Tom tentar desvalorizar a Olive e, pior ainda, tentar aproveitar-se do trabalho dela.
Quando finalmente a Olive decide contar tudo ao Adam e o Tom comeΓ§a a perceber que pode perder tudo e que a situaΓ§Γ£o estΓ‘ a fugir do controle dele, a reaΓ§Γ£o dele sΓ³ confirma aquilo que jΓ‘ suspeitΓ‘vamos.
E quando ele decide insultar a Olive em frente ao Adam? NΓ³s sΓ³ ficamos a olhar um para o outro do estilo “Γ© agora”.
E foi uma queda absolutamente merecida.
O romance de que precisΓ‘vamos
Uma das coisas que mais gostamos foi precisamente o facto de a histΓ³ria nΓ£o depender apenas do “eles beijaram-se, portanto agora estΓ£o apaixonados”.
Eles jΓ‘ se tinham beijado. NΓ³s jΓ‘ sabΓamos que havia sentimentos. O verdadeiro problema era eles admitirem-no um ao outro.
E foi aΓ que a histΓ³ria nos prendeu completamente.
EstΓ‘vamos constantemente Γ espera daquele momento em que finalmente iam dizer em voz alta aquilo que nΓ³s jΓ‘ sabΓamos desde o inΓcio.
E quando aconteceu? FINALMENTE!
Foi o nosso momento de loucura hahaha.
Um livro que chegou no momento certo
Talvez esta seja no fundo a razΓ£o principal para a nossa classificaΓ§Γ£o.
EstΓ‘vamos numa fase um bocadinho mais parada das nossas leituras (o trabalho nem sempre ajuda). NΓ£o que estivΓ©ssemos necessariamente a ler maus livros antes disto, mas sentΓamos que estΓ‘vamos a precisar de recuperar aquele entusiasmo de pegar num livro simplesmente porque queremos saber o que acontece a seguir.
A HipΓ³tese do Amor fez exatamente isso!
Foi leve, divertido, romΓ’ntico, dramΓ‘tico na medida certa e cheio de momentos que nos fizeram sorrir, revirar os olhos, ficar irritados e, principalmente, continuar a ler.
Terminamos o livro logo no sΓ‘bado de manhΓ£ e praticamente quisemos logo pegar em mais dois romances.
Isso diz-nos bastante.
Continuamos, claro, com a nossa leitura de Os Jogos da Fome, mas acabΓ‘mos por transformar o fim de semana numa pequena sessΓ£o de leitura e sentimos que este livro teve um papel enorme em recuperar este entusiasmo.
EntΓ£o… vale as 5 estrelas?
Para nΓ³s, sim.
NΓ£o Γ© que este seja um livro perfeito. NΓ£o Γ© daqueles livros sofisticados que vai ganhar prΓ©mios. Para nΓ³s merece esta classificaΓ§Γ£o, porque nos divertimos imenso! As personagens, o romance, a queda em desgraΓ§a do Tom, o ambiente acadΓ©mico familiar, o drama, o humor e a emoΓ§Γ£o… Para nΓ³s valeu absolutamente as 5 estrelas que lhe atribuΓmos.
Se estΓ£o Γ procura de uma leitura leve, divertida e romΓ’ntica, A HipΓ³tese do Amor Γ© perfeita para vocΓͺs.
E agora estamos ainda mais curiosos com os restantes livros da Ali Hazelwood, especialmente A Teoria do Amor.
EsperΓ‘mos que tenham gostado desta review! Voltamos com mais opiniΓ΅es literΓ‘rias em breve. Entretanto, digam-nos nos comentΓ‘rios qual Γ© o vosso livro favorito da Ali Hazelwood e porquΓͺ. ππ€


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