Maya is a genius; she is about to attend MIT, she has a great, supportive father and a boyfriend she loves...that is until she doesn't. When Whit, said boyfriend, dumps her Maya is heartbroken and confused. When she stumbles onto her late mother's research about love and attraction Maya thinks maybe this could help her win Whit back. Things start to get messy from there and pretty soon Maya starts to learn that love can't be made from lab materials. A fun read!

I really enjoyed this book. The concept of trying to make someone chemically attracted to you is somewhat unethical but intriguing at the same time. Maya is a bit emotionally immature, however, she is only 17, so it’s not that unsurprising. The story moved quickly, and I wanted to know what would happen next. It’s definitely one of the better YA romances. A copy of this review was published on Goodreads on December 16, 2017.

Firstly, I’d like to thank NetGalley U.K. for giving me the chance to read this book. This book is about 17 year old Maya who is very interested in science and what it can do. It’s a great read for teenagers like myself and also a great lesson to someone who’s had their heart broken and just wanting the person back, probably willing to do anything as well. It was a simple, plot line and easy to understand where Maya was coming from. Overall, a great book to read if you are looking for something light hearted with a little bit of angst as there are several moments when you’re like ‘Maya why would you do that?’.

Chemistry Lessons tells us the story of seventeen-year-old Maya, who is crazy about science and doing an internship at MIT over the summer. It is not too long after her mum passed away and both Maya and her dad are still grieving this loss. After her boyfriend suddenly breaks up with her Maya becomes a little obsessed with an unfinished research project of her mother.
This book is definitely cute (perhaps a tiny bit too sweet for my taste), funny and a quick read. The character building is slightly insufficient, with the primary example being the character of Kimberly Katz. The amount of boy trouble was clearly present in abundance, but also hilarious. It was extremely cute, but not very complex. For this reason, it took me actually a bit longer to read because I was easily distracted. Even though it is not a long book at all it did not really feel rushed which is surely a good thing.
All taken together I would rate this 2,75 out of 5 stars.
I received a digital review copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are entirely my own. My review is susceptible to changes in the final copy of this work.

Unfortunately I can't open a protected epub file therefore I can't read it and review it. I'm really sorry that I didn't pay enough attention to notice the type of file. If you could send it in a mobi file for kindle I would be more than happy to read it and give feedback.

I was excited to read this book as I am a chemist myself. It was over all a cute read about a girl, Maya, trying to figure out her love life. Here's what I liked: There was a somewhat nerdy main character and that there was talk of lab work at MIT. What I didn't like was that there were too many gay characters--almost as if the author was trying to force some diversity into this book and there was too much talk of casual sex for my taste. I also felt that the ending was rushed and a bit forced. Overall 3 stars.