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A review by moj8668
Chemistry by C.L. Lynch
5.0
What a hoot!
In the vein of angsty, dark, supernatural teen romances C. L. Lynch brings to life a story of an odd young man who falls in love with the new girl in school. Stella is a smart 17-year-old girl who enters her new school expecting to be rejected. After all, she's new, she actually LIKES learning, and she's a plus-sized woman. All things that teenagers love to make fun of. So she's a little stunned when the boy sitting next to her in Chemistry class can't stop staring. He's enthralled and she doesn't understand why. There's something about him that's very odd. Very odd indeed.
Apart from well-crafted characters and a clever plot, Lynch has written a book that constantly had me chuckling. Her turn of phrase and Stella's first-person account were full of witty comments, mental images only a teenager could dream up, and plenty of conversation about learning to love yourself. I was legitimately rooting for these two and LOVED watching Stella's confidence in herself grow. I picked up the book as a part of the Autistic Pride readathon and am so glad I did. Looking forward to reading more of Stella and Howie's story in the sequel!
In the vein of angsty, dark, supernatural teen romances C. L. Lynch brings to life a story of an odd young man who falls in love with the new girl in school. Stella is a smart 17-year-old girl who enters her new school expecting to be rejected. After all, she's new, she actually LIKES learning, and she's a plus-sized woman. All things that teenagers love to make fun of. So she's a little stunned when the boy sitting next to her in Chemistry class can't stop staring. He's enthralled and she doesn't understand why. There's something about him that's very odd. Very odd indeed.
Apart from well-crafted characters and a clever plot, Lynch has written a book that constantly had me chuckling. Her turn of phrase and Stella's first-person account were full of witty comments, mental images only a teenager could dream up, and plenty of conversation about learning to love yourself. I was legitimately rooting for these two and LOVED watching Stella's confidence in herself grow. I picked up the book as a part of the Autistic Pride readathon and am so glad I did. Looking forward to reading more of Stella and Howie's story in the sequel!