Imperfect Chemistry by Mary Frame Review

Imperfect Chemistry (Imperfect Series) (Volume 1) - Mary Frame

Lucy London puts the word genius to shame. Having obtained her PhD in microbiology by the age of twenty, she's amassed a wealth of knowledge, but one subject still eludes her—people. The pendulum of passions experienced by those around her both confuses and intrigues her, so when she’s offered a grant to study emotion as a pathogen, she jumps on the opportunity. 

When her attempts to come up with an actual experiment quickly drop from lackluster to nonexistent, she’s given a choice: figure out how to conduct a groundbreaking study on passion, or lose both the grant and her position at the university. Put on leave until she can crack the perfect proposal, she finds there’s only one way she can study emotions—by experiencing them herself. 

Enter Jensen Walker, Lucy's neighbor and the one person on the planet she finds strangely and maddeningly appealing. Jensen's life is the stuff of campus legend, messy, emotional, complicated—in short, the perfect starting point for Lucy's study. When her tenaciousness wears him down and he consents to help her, sparks fly. To her surprise, Lucy finds herself battling with her own emotions, as foreign as they are intense. With the clock ticking on her deadline, Lucy must decide what's more important: analyzing her passions...or giving in to them?

 

Review

I read this New Adult Romantic Comedy with great pleasure and speed. Thank you. A New Adult Romantic Comedy. We need more of these.

 

It isn't all laughs but it is a sweet and engaging romance with great secondary characters. The heroine has the social awkwardness of the genius female stereotype but its a troupe I enjoy so Yea for me!

 

The hero is a great person. Wow. Imagine that. There are surprises along the way and a very enjoyable HEA.

 

I am excited about the next book in the series and any others that follow.

Mary Frame is a promising new romance writer and I will pre order the her next book for certain.

 

The book has its rough patches. The character development needs work. I have no idea what Lucy looks like--she has long hair and a good body under her practical clothes. This is all I know. What are her degrees in exactly?

 

Why does the hero focus on the subject matter he does? His parents are very flat and uncomplicated.

There are just loose threads here and there and belief I have to suspend that if I thought about too much would make me crazy.

 

But overall, I am charmed and looking forward to this writer's development.