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A Ciência do Amor by Ali Hazelwood

53 reviews

audc's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

4.5 star quality writing
2.5 star plot 
Read as a gift to a friend 
100 pgs longer than needed (it actually felt like the last 100pgs were an addition separate from the book) 

I don’t normally read romance but how obvious it was from the beginning; the plot…. I don’t want to read romance. 
At least it’s self-aware in the amount of coincidences…
We see it from her point of view. Everytime she’ll say his face flushed and he quickly turned away; he’s angry. *facepalm* 
The language used in describing his actions and the conclusions she drew from it are so different.
Appreciated the technical POV we were given. 
Made me like science even more. 
HOWEVER, not everything about her has to be tied to a romantic aspect. 
I’m glad the miscommunication trope wasn’t ridiculous. 

[Edit:] 3.25 to 3.75 
I can’t stop thinking about the characters ( they’re really well fleshed out ) and their romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Car accident, and Alcohol

naomi_k's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

hecksbecks's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Ali Hazelwood has done it again. She got me to read another one of her cheesy STEM romance books in under 8 hours. And I love every minute of it. I would even go as far to say that this is my favorite of hers. 
The characters are likable, the interactions are real and the emotion is so well done. You FEEL Bee’s panic, her fear, her deep, deep love. The one sided Enemies-to-Lovers plot was initially what hooked me but I was glad it didn’t persist for the duration of the book. Instead

we got a satisfying meld with a he-fell-hard-she-fell-harder that tickled my fancy. AND the sex was great, so well written, not at all raunchy or distasteful. .

OMG THE TWIST!! As predictable as the book was I really couldn’t flush out the full details, I have to commend Ali for that.
Aside from being a tad predictable and the tendency that our author has to “break the illusion” by having her character say something extremely meta I really loved it. 
I had barely finished Love on The Brain and I was recommending it to my best friend. An overall enjoyable read that’d pull anyone out of a reading slump. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

jomarie's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I know it’s a romance novel but Bee and Levi were perfectly matched. At times, it felt like Ali was really pushing Bee to be the Quirky Science Girl (TM), but I still deeply wanted to see her succeed. Levi gave me total Mr. Darcy vibes, as he was grumpy without being a total jerk. His inner monologue was also so stinking cute! * squealing in hopeless romantic * 

The progression of the story felt really natural and there was never a bit where I felt like the action was lagging or too overwhelming. I started out wishing Bee and Levi got together sooner, but how it happened was much better. I sort of predicted the twist, but it was still widely entertaining. Because of this, I think this story would be a great book to adapt to a movie. 

I wanted a cute romance novel and Love on the Brain delivered. While the characters were maybe a little more basic than I’m used to in my usual reads, the chemistry and plot were excellent! I’ll definitely be recommending this to my friends and looking forward to reading her other novels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

hayzey's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

kelsimitchell's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Ahh I loved this so much! Probably my favorite of these 3 STEM-themed books. Such a great, cheesy, romantic love story! Also, I know I’m not the only one that wanted to punch the Wards in the face. Just had to throw that out there! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence

chasingpages1's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted relaxing tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

was it as good as TLH? no.
did i still have fun? yes!

i had trouble getting into this book, especially since the switch from 3rd to 1st person through me completely off guard. furthermore, bee is kinda whiny. but i LOVED her and levi. 

idc how many times ali hazelwood writes similar STEM romances - i will enjoy every single one. it is her niche and her charm, for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Car accident

daisy1_f's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gun violence

backitupmoony's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Infidelity