Imperfect Chemistry: A Kayla Hicks Book Review
What is Imperfect Chemistry about?
Lucy London puts the word genius to shame. Having obtained her PhD in microbiology by the age of 20, she's amassed a wealth of knowledge, but one subject still eludes her - people. The pendulum of passions experienced by those around her confuses and intrigues her, so when she's offered a grant to study emotion as a pathogen, she jumps on the opportunity.
Enter Jensen Walker, Lucy's neighbor and the one person she finds appealing. Jensen's life is the stuff of campus legend: messy, emotional, and complicated. Basically, 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:
Lucy is not accustomed to engaging in feelings and emotions, having found solace in what she can understand and learn from the world.
Being a genius and having been in college since 13, she finds she still has much to learn when she is told to live a little in order to figure out what her next study for the university will be.
So she decides to try to make friends, happening to run into a fellow student she terribly counseled and making friends with her.
Knowing she needs to learn more about human emotions and relationships, she sets her sights on learning what she can about friendship and possibly a romantic relationship with the cute guy living near her duplex.
I enjoyed the character development Lucy and Freya went through, seeing how they evolved from naive women into more self-sufficient and well-rounded people.
The dynamic between Lucy and Freya was sweet for best friends. The build-up of romance between Jensen and Lucy was nice, however as much time as they spent together, I wished to have seen more personality from Jensen as he felt a little 2D.
Overall, I give this a 3-star review.
Get it here: Imperfect Chemistry