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Perfect Chemistry

Young Adult Fiction 775

The Chemistry Works In This Book

February 14, 2010

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Reader reviewed by Margay Justice

As I read this book, I couldn't help but to feel that it was an updated version of West Side Story without all of the cool songs and dancing. But since I loved that movie, this was not an insult. Indeed, this is West Side Story with the ending I always longed for. I thought the author, Simone Elekeles, did an outstanding job of putting a new spin on the so-opposite-they-should-never-attract story. I really admire the way she wrote the very diverse characters. The voice for each was so authentic and true, I never questioned their believability.

As the title suggests, there is chemistry between Alex and Brittany almost from their first meeting and now matter how hard they try to deny it - to others, as well as themselves - ultimately, they can't. They are drawn to each other in ways that surprise them. Indeed, it is the things that at first bother them about each other that ends up being the draw to each other. Where Alex might secretly crave the lifestyle Brittany and her perfection represents, Brittany secretly craves the excitement and danger that Alex and his gangster lifestyle represent. But there are many obstacles in their way and sometimes chemistry can be explosive.

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