Hi. Hey. Hello there. It's been a . . . well, you know what it's been. We're all still living this together. So I will simply skip to the fact that I couldn't not review this book here. Because reading it was something special. I knew nothing about Ali Hazelwood 's debut novel except that it involved women in STEM and that the cover made me smile. I decided to set it aside for myself as a reward. Work has been . . . punishing . . . for the last year, and I have been so exhausted every hour of every day. And so I determined to buy The Love Hypothesis on release day knowing nothing about it. But when I went to the bookstore to get my copy, none were available. In fact, none were available anywhere for love nor money, in store or online. At first I was moderately disappointed. Then I told myself maybe it's not that great after all and I didn't necessarily need to feel this preemptive sense of loss. But it kept gnawing at me. The loss. And so I paused work an
. I like it, particularly as I've been enjoying the lovely fresh peaches we've had this fall. It does bear a certain resemblance to Deanna Raybourn's recent Dark Road to Darjeeling
cover and, as that cover was for that series, represents a departure from Allen's previous, more whimsical covers. In any event, I can't wait to read this one. Allen's books are literary soul food. The Peach Keeper
I showed this to my Mom she was so excited about it!
ReplyDeleteThat cover is lovely! I really should start reading Sarah Addison Allen soon.
ReplyDeleteYou'll notice that at Amazon, the bowl of peaches has sparkles added all over it. There's your whimsy.
ReplyDeleteCaitlin, I think you'd like her stuff as well. Glad your mom's all excited. I am, too!
ReplyDeleteChachic, you really should. I adore them.
Preeti, ahhh. There you go. Now updated with sparkly peaches! ;)
I will love any cover with sparkles on it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a gorgeous cover...except for the sparkles. I think its simplicity is beautiful enough without the sparkles.
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Oohhh! Seeing a cover makes it feel like that much closer to being published! 5 months of anticipation coming up!
ReplyDeleteI love this author and am happy to hear she has another in the works. Is this one the sequel to GARDEN SPELLS? I couldn't find a synopsis anywhere...
ReplyDeleteI still have to read something of this author, but her covers are always gorgeous! This one is no exception, despite some differences!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Her writing is so magical.
ReplyDeleteSweet! I was just wondering the other day when she'd be putting out another novel! Thanks for the heads up!
ReplyDeleteOh this looks lovely! I just started reading SAA this year, and I love her stuff! So glad she's got another one coming out!
ReplyDeleteSo what did you think of the final cover?
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