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Chain Reaction is an exciting, engaging Fuentes family reunion! Much like his big brothers, Luis Fuentes is just as good looking, passionate, stubborn, and he's a head strong character who doesn't back down, from anything, which is both a strong character trait and his down fall. He's also become my favorite brother. I liked that like Alex, he's extremely intelligent. He's got book smarts and street smarts, and I really admired the goals he has set for himself in regards to which college he wanted to attend and what profession he wanted to work in. One of the things that sets Luis aside from his brothers is his adventurous, adrenaline junkie side. He definitely has a no fear mentality. Just like the women in Alex and Carlo's life, Luis meets his match with Nikki.

When Nikki is first introduced I felt emotionally attached to her as I found her story to be heartbreaking, but I admired the inner strength she has and also struggles with through out the story. The chemistry between Luis and Nikki is explosive! The passion between the two of them really heats up the pages. Their chemistry and tension is addicting and though they both have bright futures, they make mistakes that effect them and those around them. They have their fair share of trust issues to work out, and I liked the way their story was written, and how their relationship is developed. There are some fantastically written secondary characters who are there support them. I LOVED seeing the Fuentes family back together again. Until Luis, Alex has been my favorite brother, but Carlo's one liners and his attitude in this book were great and made snicker a few times.

I liked how Simone tied some of the characters together, like Nikki being the daughter of the surgeon who took the bullet out of Alex in Perfect Chemistry. There are a lot of things I like about this series. Simone's writing is so realistic and relatable for teens, because she tackles a lot of relatable issues ranging from class structure, prejudices, life on the other side of the tracks, sexuality, teen pregnancy, gangs, trust, loyalty etc. One of the things I loved about Chain Reaction is the unlikely role models there are. I like how Alex , Carlos and Luis have always been their for each other, and how their fierce loyalty as a family and their brotherly bond really comes into play in this book. Mrs Peterson, the infamous chemistry teacher and a new character, Reyes, a cop, who's not only Luis and his mom's landlord, but their next door neighbor also played an interesting role in the story and I liked how his back story tied into Chain Reaction.

Simone Elkeles writing is gritty, raw and she does such an amazing job with creating a story that's realistic and engaging. This is a great addition to a series I find hard to put down, and this time around she throws in some twists that I didn't even except. There's just something about the Fuentes brothers that leaves me interested in their stories. I feel like Mrs Peterson, and now I understand why she's so hard on these guys. Like her, I've become invested with their lives and I want to make sure they don't do anything to screw up their futures. Yes I know they're just fictional, but Simone writes their stories in way that makes them so believable. This is a book I'd definitely recommend to older YA readers. There is some mild violence, language, a lot of sexual context, and a few scenes between Luis and Nikki.


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Chain Reaction A Perfect Chemistry Novel Simone Elkeles Books Reviews

This review contains minor spoilers.

I should preface this by saying that young adult is totally not my thing. That said – it was enjoyable for what it was – a fairly schmaltzy, feel-good (read not realistic) high romance with lots of typical clichés and romance tropes thrown in. The poor little rich girl and the not so bad, bad boy with a heart of gold; with a dash of opposites attract, “the Bet”, and forbidden love/class/culture clash….the “snow girl” and the Mexican gangbanger.

Brittany Ellis has the perfect life. She’s the designer clothes wearing, not a hair out of place, pom squad captain (that’s cheerleaders in my neck of the woods) and one half of her high school’s “golden couple”. Except that her mother is all about appearances and conditional love and her father is absent and uninvolved and Brittany must be perfect to make up for the blight that is her profoundly disabled sister with cerebral palsy Shelley. From Brittany’s perspective – if it were the 1950’s, her parents would have Shelley living in a windowless room in the attic; and she has to be absolutely perfect to make up for their flawed child. Brittany loves her big Sis. She spends time with her, helps care for her and has patience with her that the parents can’t even conceptualize. Brittany revolves her life around her sister and plans to go to college nearby so she can live at home and continue to help care for her so that her parents don’t send Shelley to a facility.

Alex, or Alejandro; Fuentes is a good son who loves his mother and his 2 younger brothers. He’s had to be “the man of the house since his father was murdered in front of him when he was 6. One way he’s protected his family is by joining the Latin Bloods. As long as one family member is in the gang – the others get a pass – so his brothers can go to college and make something of themselves – not shake people down and beat the crap out of them collecting on debts to the gang while trying desperately to avoid drug and gun deals.

Brittany and Alex go to the same public high school which encompasses both very wealthy white and very poor Latino communities North Side and South Side. The Fairfield High motto is “Diversity Breeds Knowledge” and the new principal Dr. Aguirre’s goal is to “bridge any gap in the school culture that negates that motto”. Mrs. Peterson, senior Chemistry teacher assigns seating and partners alphabetically; and she has a “zero tolerance policy” – for basically anything that pisses her off – so Brit and Alex are partners – shut up and deal. Except that it turns out that the Pom Pom Diva isn’t actually a conceited, self-absorbed, vapid, airhead and the Gangbanger isn’t actually a drugged out, amoral, idiot.

There’s the requisite amount of physical attraction and flirting, flirt/fighting foreplay and then the realization that they’re not so different. That they’re both trying really hard to portray and maintain an image – both being “actors in our lives, pretendin’ to be who we want people to think we are.” Then there’s lots of friend drama, and gang drama, so there can be lots of angst. There’s likable best friends (some more so than others Paco), jerky boyfriends Colin, stereotypical tough girl ex. girlfriends Carmen, mean-girl pretend friends Darlene and the cool nerdy guy in the coral colored shirt.

There’s some sex but not even remotely explicit and there’s some drinking and marijuana smoking – but nothing excessive. Even the gang stuff seemed kind of lame until the drug deal gone bad towards the end – cue more angst (and that did kind of suck). There’s also a bit of a jump into the future and a very unlikely but never-the less very sweet happily ever after. Again – it is what it is, and for what it is, it’s kind of fun.
Chain Reaction is an exciting, engaging Fuentes family reunion! Much like his big brothers, Luis Fuentes is just as good looking, passionate, stubborn, and he's a head strong character who doesn't back down, from anything, which is both a strong character trait and his down fall. He's also become my favorite brother. I liked that like Alex, he's extremely intelligent. He's got book smarts and street smarts, and I really admired the goals he has set for himself in regards to which college he wanted to attend and what profession he wanted to work in. One of the things that sets Luis aside from his brothers is his adventurous, adrenaline junkie side. He definitely has a no fear mentality. Just like the women in Alex and Carlo's life, Luis meets his match with Nikki.

When Nikki is first introduced I felt emotionally attached to her as I found her story to be heartbreaking, but I admired the inner strength she has and also struggles with through out the story. The chemistry between Luis and Nikki is explosive! The passion between the two of them really heats up the pages. Their chemistry and tension is addicting and though they both have bright futures, they make mistakes that effect them and those around them. They have their fair share of trust issues to work out, and I liked the way their story was written, and how their relationship is developed. There are some fantastically written secondary characters who are there support them. I LOVED seeing the Fuentes family back together again. Until Luis, Alex has been my favorite brother, but Carlo's one liners and his attitude in this book were great and made snicker a few times.

I liked how Simone tied some of the characters together, like Nikki being the daughter of the surgeon who took the bullet out of Alex in Perfect Chemistry. There are a lot of things I like about this series. Simone's writing is so realistic and relatable for teens, because she tackles a lot of relatable issues ranging from class structure, prejudices, life on the other side of the tracks, sexuality, teen pregnancy, gangs, trust, loyalty etc. One of the things I loved about Chain Reaction is the unlikely role models there are. I like how Alex , Carlos and Luis have always been their for each other, and how their fierce loyalty as a family and their brotherly bond really comes into play in this book. Mrs Peterson, the infamous chemistry teacher and a new character, Reyes, a cop, who's not only Luis and his mom's landlord, but their next door neighbor also played an interesting role in the story and I liked how his back story tied into Chain Reaction.

Simone Elkeles writing is gritty, raw and she does such an amazing job with creating a story that's realistic and engaging. This is a great addition to a series I find hard to put down, and this time around she throws in some twists that I didn't even except. There's just something about the Fuentes brothers that leaves me interested in their stories. I feel like Mrs Peterson, and now I understand why she's so hard on these guys. Like her, I've become invested with their lives and I want to make sure they don't do anything to screw up their futures. Yes I know they're just fictional, but Simone writes their stories in way that makes them so believable. This is a book I'd definitely recommend to older YA readers. There is some mild violence, language, a lot of sexual context, and a few scenes between Luis and Nikki.