I am really trying to work on my Read-A-Thon list and I finally got around to reading Imperfect Chemistry by Mary Frame.
Synopsis:
Lucy London puts the word genius to shame. Having obtained her PhD in microbiology by the age of twenty, she's amassed a wealth of knowledge, but one subject still eludes her—people. The pendulum of passions experienced by those around her both confuses and intrigues her, so when she’s offered a grant to study emotion as a pathogen, she jumps on the opportunity.
When her attempts to come up with an actual experiment quickly drop from lackluster to nonexistent, she’s given a choice: figure out how to conduct a groundbreaking study on passion, or lose both the grant and her position at the university. Put on leave until she can crack the perfect proposal, she finds there’s only one way she can study emotions—by experiencing them herself.
Enter Jensen Walker, Lucy's neighbor and the one person on the planet she finds strangely and maddeningly appealing. Jensen's life is the stuff of campus legend, messy, emotional, complicated—in short, the perfect starting point for Lucy's study. When her tenaciousness wears him down and he consents to help her, sparks fly. To her surprise, Lucy finds herself battling with her own emotions, as foreign as they are intense. With the clock ticking on her deadline, Lucy must decide what's more important: analyzing her passions...or giving in to them?
My Review:
Synopsis:
Lucy London puts the word genius to shame. Having obtained her PhD in microbiology by the age of twenty, she's amassed a wealth of knowledge, but one subject still eludes her—people. The pendulum of passions experienced by those around her both confuses and intrigues her, so when she’s offered a grant to study emotion as a pathogen, she jumps on the opportunity.
When her attempts to come up with an actual experiment quickly drop from lackluster to nonexistent, she’s given a choice: figure out how to conduct a groundbreaking study on passion, or lose both the grant and her position at the university. Put on leave until she can crack the perfect proposal, she finds there’s only one way she can study emotions—by experiencing them herself.
Enter Jensen Walker, Lucy's neighbor and the one person on the planet she finds strangely and maddeningly appealing. Jensen's life is the stuff of campus legend, messy, emotional, complicated—in short, the perfect starting point for Lucy's study. When her tenaciousness wears him down and he consents to help her, sparks fly. To her surprise, Lucy finds herself battling with her own emotions, as foreign as they are intense. With the clock ticking on her deadline, Lucy must decide what's more important: analyzing her passions...or giving in to them?
My Review:
Imperfect Chemistry by Mary FrameMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
4 Platypires for Imperfect Chemistry by Mary Frame
This was a really fun read. I was immediately drawn to Lucy with her awkwardness and intelligence. I believe she might have had maybe some form of Asperger but that just made her more of a unique character. I really loved her bluntness and the fact that she was funny when she wasn't trying to be. I liked when she was describe as Spock from Star Trek (yeah my geek flag went flying) and I felt that was the perfect description. I do feel Lucy might have been a tad out of touch with social norms especially coming from a wonderful family.
Jensen was a great male lead who wasn't your typical book boyfriend. He was sexy & good looking but also was just a really good guy. I liked the fact that he has a lot of patience with Lucy while other guys would have looked the other. Their love story was just fun to read and experience.
Imperfect Chemistry is a great, adorable book to read about love and friendships. The writing was well done and I can't wait to read more from Mary Frame. I am also glad to see more books added to the New Adult genre that is not normally seen. Yes, there needs to be more funny books.
I would recommend this book for fans of Penny Reid, Cassie Mae and those looking for a light read.
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