cmbarreda 's review for:

The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer
3.0

I am not the biggest SM fan but I have to give credit, she did avoid a lot (but certainly not all) of the troubling aspects that plagued twilight and the host; the female protagonist is an actual equal to her male love interest and there's only sprinkles of misogyny (of the *i usually don't like girls* variety). I liked that Daniel wasn't super possessive of Alex. But to be honest the story could have completely done away with the romance. It didn't add much and I didn't buy it. Nothing original but not the horrific display of misogyny and martyrdom her other works poses.