Perfect Chemistry #1
Simone Elkeles
December 23rd, 2008
Walker Books for Young Readers
359 pages
Amazon/Book Depository/B&N
A fresh, urban twist on the classic tale of star-crossed lovers.
When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created 'perfect' life is about to unravel before her eyes. She's forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, and he is about to threaten everything she's worked so hard for: her flawless reputation, her relationship with her boyfriend, and the secret that her home life is anything but perfect.
Alex is a bad boy and he knows it. So when he makes a bet with his friends to lure Brittany into his life, he thinks nothing of it. But soon Alex realizes Brittany is a real person with real problems, and suddenly the bet he made in arrogance turns into something much more.
In a passionate story about looking beneath the surface, Simone Elkeles breaks through the stereotypes and barriers that threaten to keep Brittany and Alex apart.
Hi it's Amy and I just finished Perfect Chemistry and it was out of this world. I started this book in the audio version in the morning on my way to work and finished it when I got home in the paperback version because I was hooked and just had to know how it all turned out. I don't think I have finished a book in one day in long time but I loved this retelling of Romeo and Juliet that kind of reminded me of a more real version of West Side Story, where gangsters act like gangsters and don't break into song and dance.
This story is about finding out who you are and breaking the molds. It's a story about passion and love and fighting for the ones you love. It is a story that made my heart break in parts and was somehow able to put it all back together. This book is realistic, romantic and gritty because it does not sugar coat the lives of Brittany and Alex. Alex is a gangbanger who lives on the poor side of town and Brittany is rich white girl. They get partnered up in Chemistry class and well the rest is chalked up to chemistry. I would recommend it older teens because well their chemistry sizzles right off the page and their were some scenes I had to fan myself.
In conclusion, I loved this book and relationships were very real and had me from page one. I listened to part of this book and I have to warn readers that the narration is not that great. The male voice was ok but the female was a little grating but it is a good enough story that the narration did not detract from it. I give this book a solid four laser pistols and will be reading the next book in the series Rules of Attraction.
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