Name: Lab Partners
ISBN: 9780241455722

Mora Montgomery

Sometimes, it all comes down to chemistry... Unassuming outcast Elliot Goldman is just trying to get through his final year of high school-until he meets his new lab partner, Jordan Hughes. Sweet, charming, and charismatic, Jordan opens Elliot's eyes to the possibilities around him, and gives him butterflies like nobody's business. Together they fight high school scrutiny, repel bullies with punk rock, and celebrate who they are in this heartwarming exploration of what it means to fall in love for the very first time.

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Demi

*ARC received by Netgalley*

This book was a quick, cute read that was really quick to finish. While I did like this book, I didn’t find it to be all that unique or spectacular in any way. It was definitely a straightforward simple story.

I did enjoy the characters we got to see throughout this book. I think they were fun to read about, and I liked all the different relationships and dynamics the author gave us. I also liked that this book tackles topics such as bullying, depression, and homophobia, but I don’t think any of these topics were extremely well developed. I definitely wasn’t a fan of the writing style. It was very simplistic, and bland, and there was a lot of very unnecessary wording throughout.

As for the main romantic relationship we followed, I did like it, it was however in my opinion nothing special or nothing I haven’t seen before. I think both characters were cute and I did find myself smiling from the cuteness at some scenes. Despite that, I will say that I didn’t love how pushy Jordan was being towards trying to “convince” (for a lack of better word) Eli that he was gay.

Overall, I think this was a very simple read that was still enjoyable. It definitely isn’t on my “must read again” list or anything, but I did like it.

Amalia

could've been better tbh, not a big fan of...pretty much the whole thing (writing style, plot, romance, etc)

Jelke Lenaerts

This book has a content warning for homophobia.

I RECEIVED A GALLEY OF THIS BOOK THROUGH NETGALLEY.

Yeah, I didn't really like this book. The romance just happened to quickly and didn't get developed at all. I also just didn't like the love interest. I think in the beginning of their relationship he just pushed himself on the main character and it made me feel icky. The characters were also very one dimensional. They all just felt so cookie cutter. I didn't like how the bullies were dealt with either. You don't fight fire with fire, especially not like this. I also just wasn't a fan of the writing. The book would just go on and on about things that didn't matter. I don't need to know every single detail about the chemistry experiment the main character is doing in class. It just dragged the story for a bit. I honestly think you could have cut this book down to novella size and miss absolutely nothing. It was a very quick read though, so it has that going for it I guess.

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