Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Publisher: Walker Publishing
Release Date: December 23, 2008
Rating: 5/5
Synopsis:

"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."


Review:
Wow! This book was amazing! I literally could not put it down. The very first page instantly drew me in and I just kept turning page after page after page. It's your teenage romance story but with much much more.

I loved the characters, Brittany and Alex. Brittany is you "preppy" teenage girl, or so everyone thinks, and Alex is the bad boy in a gang. I like how you would never expect these two kind of people to be together, but I guess everything is not how it seems.

Besides your love story, its a very rebel kind of a story. Brittany's parents don't really want to accept who she is with. Her family is very rich, so they expect her to be with someone who is up to how her family is. Alexs' mom doesn't know what to think of her at first but over time she comes to accept her. I loved how you would never think that two people like this would ever be together but sometimes you have to put those little differences aside and look at the bigger picture. Look at who they are as a person and not what kind of "material" things they may or may not have.

The whole story line was absolutely amazing. It was such a simple idea (in a way) but there was just something about it that definitely made it one of my favorite books of all time. I can't wait to read the rest of the books in the series and read all the wonderfulness (is that even a word?) that I know they'll have!