{"id":17177,"date":"2015-05-18T20:39:40","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T00:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=17177"},"modified":"2017-01-27T21:59:36","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T02:59:36","slug":"review-attraction-elements-of-chemistry-1-hypothesis-1-1-by-penny-reid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=17177","title":{"rendered":"Review: Attraction (Elements of Chemistry #1; Hypothesis, #1.1) by Penny Reid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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4.5 Awesome stars<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you always talk like that?\u201d
\n\u201cLike what? Like awesome?\u201d
\n\u201cYeah, like awesome.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I loved this first part of the\u00a0Elements of Chemistry<\/i><\/a>\u00a0series. Leave it to Penny Reid to give us a smart, funny, sweet but just-a-little-bit wicked NA romance. It sucked me in from the very first page, and I devoured it.<\/p>\n

Kaitlyn and Martin have been chemistry lab partners for two semesters. Their interactions are purely academic, but they have both secretly lusted over each other from the day they first met. Complete opposites, Kaitlyn is sweet, na\u00efve and nerdy, while Martin is a gorgeous, athletic, popular billionaire playboy.<\/p>\n

Martin Sandeke, unrepentant man-whore extraordinaire and kind of a jerkfacedbully.
\nMartin Sandeke, my year-long chemistry lab partner and all around most unobtainable person in the universe; who I never spoke to except to ask for beakers, relay findings, and request modifications to the heat level of my Bunsen burner.
\nAnd by Bunsen burner I meant, literally, my Bunsen burner. Not the figurative Bunsen burner in my pants. Because I hoped Martin Sandeke had no idea that he affected the heat levels of my figurative Bunsen burner.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is a definite spark between them and we are dropped right into the story at the point where Martin decides it\u2019s time to finally make his move.<\/p>\n

I love that the story begins on such a high note. With just a little bit of backstory, Martin\u2019s seduction of Kaitlyn is instantly exciting. Both hot and heartfelt, he works hard to break down her barriers and convinces her to join him for a week away during spring break so they can get to know each other better. She\u2019s inexperienced, and scared to get involved with the known player, and I love that she\u2019s unfailingly honest with him about how she\u2019s feeling.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll make me cry.\u201d
\nHis eyes widened a little, moved between mine. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t.\u201d
\n\u201cYou would. I\u2019ve seen it, I see how you treat girls.\u201d
\nHis hand at my waist tightened. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t do that to you. You\u2019re not – I know you\u2019re not like that. We wouldn\u2019t be that.\u201d
\n\u201cI don\u2019t trust you.\u201d
\nHe sighed, but not with impatience. \u201cI know.\u201d He nodded. \u201cBut you will.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But he does make her all tingly and, with a bit of convincing (HOT!), she agrees.<\/p>\n

He growled, \u201cSay it. Spend the week with me.\u201d
\nI moaned, because\u2026aroused.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And so, they\u2019re off to a private beach on an exclusive island with her best friend and his rowing buddies for a week where they will get to know each other and explore the possibility of a relationship. This first instalment covers the lead up to, and the first few days of their time away and it provides a fantastic beginning to what I\u2019m sure is going to be a great story.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m already in love with these characters, and I particularly love Kaitlyn! She\u2019s highly intelligent, delightfully nerdy, unrepentantly honest and has a dry sense of humour. She\u2019s confident in who she is and absolutely charming, and I found her perspective really refreshing. Each little interaction between her and Martin is absolute gold! Even when it\u2019s not romantic, just their conversations had me giggling.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere are we going?\u201d
\n\u2026 \u201cJust this place I know with a waterfall and a cave. It\u2019s part of the estate, so no one uses it.\u201d
\n\u201cHow nice,\u201d I said \u2026 \u201cWe have a garage at my house. It holds a car and some of my dad\u2019s tools.\u201d
\nMartin glanced at me, equal parts amused and confused. \u201cOh?\u201d
\n\u201cYes. And a hammock in the back yard.\u201d
\n\u201cIs that so\u2026\u201d
\n\u201cYeah.\u201d
\n\u201cSo no waterfalls?\u201d
\n\u201cNo. But this one time, when it rained a lot, the gutter broke. That was similar to a waterfall.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But there is romance, and it\u2019s gorgeous! Martin is obviously more experienced than Kaitlyn -\u201cThe blood of a thousand virgins has been sacrificed at the altar of his sexual prowess<\/i>\u201d – and though he may tease her, and there are definitely some steamy moments, he\u2019s willing to go slow to make sure she\u2019s comfortable with what\u2019s happening between them. But he is also new to the whole relationship thing, so it\u2019s a bit of a learning curve for the both of them and they still have a lot they need to figure out.<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s that ending \u2013 WTF IS GOING ON??? OMG, I\u2019m so\u2026. AARRRGHHHHH!!!! Going straight on to book 2<\/p>\n

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\u00a0And OMG, I need to know what\u2019s happening because goddamn, Martin!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Can\u2019t wait to see where the story goes from here.<\/p>\n

I loved it \u2013 4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

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Elements of Chemistry
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Attraction (EOC, #1)<\/strong>
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Heat (EOC, #2)<\/strong>
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Capture (EOC, #3)<\/strong>
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