Sweet and romantic ... I read it quickly and enjoyed he story. As someone who hates chemistry I was worried about the "science" of the story but it ended up being an enjoyable read.

We have Maya and Bryan, the summer before they leave for college- Maya overcoming her mother’s death and dealing with a recent breakup, along with Bryan, witty best friend and theatre guru. Both determined to keep Maya distracted as long as it takes, so she doesn’t try to go running into the arms of her ex. But what happens when Maya discovers an experiment her mom was working on yet never completed? Can Maya use science to repair her love life?
Goldstein gives us charming and relatable characters, laugh out loud moments and shows teens that life and relationships can be hard, but friends can make the struggles seem easier. I love how quick-witted the characters are- lines like:
“I guess she’s not a pretty little liar; she’s more like an average-looking little liar.”
“You’re weirdly breezy, like you didn’t just have neck intercourse…”
…got me sideways glances from my family and my husband!
Humorous, romantic and unethically intriguing! Kasie West and Jessica Brody fans will fall in love with Goldstein’s novel, Chemistry Lessons.
Krystle Shepherd
School Librarian

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.

Seventeen-year-old Maya is an intern at MIT, where she plans to attend soon. This whiz kid has it all: the brains, the dream school, like-minded friends, and Whit. Gorgeous Whit. Dreamboat guy from a memorable summer. And then he dumps her, turning her brainiac world upside down. Maya is heartbroken, and she’ll make sure it never happens again. So this mad science girl gets to work. She’ll figure out a way to manipulate pheromones, hoping it’ll enhance human attraction. Whit will love her again, even amid troublesome trial and error, one that spins her love life out of control.

CHEMISTRY LESSONS is an entertaining romantic YA, reminiscent to THE BIG BANG THEORY. The main character is relatable — genius and all — and her nerdy friends are wonderful. I don’t understand why a brainy girl like Maya would want someone like Whit, but love defies all logic, doesn’t it? And that is the main theme in this book. The downside? The second half or the book isn’t as engaging as the beginning. The ending was abrupt and uninspired. Other than that, you’d love CHEMISTRY LESSONS. A great café read, four out of five hazelnut lattes. Enjoy. -- Café Girl Media

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.