When Carlos Fuentes returns to America after living in Mexico for a year, he doesn’t want any part of the life his older brother, Alex, has laid ou...
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Sep 01, 2011
Elle
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Dear Goodreaders,
I wish to make it perfectly clear that I have not nor have I ever claimed that I have interviewed Simone Elkeles. The following dialogue is intended as humorous fiction and is simply my uneducated stab-in-the-dark at writing a unique review. Simone Elkeles did not actually say anything written in the following dialogue. Although... I bet she wishes she had thought up YOUNG ADULT SIMANCE herself, ay?
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Jan 01, 2011
Katie
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Before I read the book
Anyone else agree that after this she should write a third book about the youngest Fuentes, Louis?
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Yay, she is writing another book about Louis!
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Aaahhh, my Fuentes boys, could you b More...
Anyone else agree that after this she should write a third book about the youngest Fuentes, Louis?
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Yay, she is writing another book about Louis!
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Feb 04, 2011
Flannery
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This book has a lot of similarities to the first in the series, Perfect Chemistry--at the beginning, it felt like the only difference was that Kiara had a stutter. After finishing it, I still feel it was substantially similar in characters and plot but I don't give a crap. I still really liked it.
In other news, I know some people are fans of the cover art in this series but I think it is pretty mortifying. After Perfect Chemistry's cover, where Alex and Brittney are laying on each oth More...
In other news, I know some people are fans of the cover art in this series but I think it is pretty mortifying. After Perfect Chemistry's cover, where Alex and Brittney are laying on each oth More...
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Dec 07, 2011
Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~*
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4 Stars - Also reviewed at: Lady Jayne's Reading Den
(This is an Adult-who-enjoys-reliving-the-stirrings-of-first-love-and-self-discovery-during-the-teen-years-through-YA books review)
**CONTENT WARNING - Since this is a YA book I will include a warning that this book contains some Sexual, Drug and Alcohol, Course Language and Violent Content - Recommended for Older Teens and Adults who enjoy YA books**
Rules of Attraction is the sequel to Perfect Chemistry, and More...
(This is an Adult-who-enjoys-reliving-the-stirrings-of-first-love-and-self-discovery-during-the-teen-years-through-YA books review)
**CONTENT WARNING - Since this is a YA book I will include a warning that this book contains some Sexual, Drug and Alcohol, Course Language and Violent Content - Recommended for Older Teens and Adults who enjoy YA books**
Rules of Attraction is the sequel to Perfect Chemistry, and More...
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Feb 26, 2011
Rules of Attraction is the companion novel to Perfect Chemistry. The main characters in Perefect Chemestry are Alex and Brittany, the main characters in Rules of Attratction are Carlos (Alex's little brother) and Kiara. That being said, you don't necessarily have to read Perfect Chemistry first.
I loved Perfect Chemistry, there is something about it that is so very addictive, so when I heard that Elkeles was writing another novel about Alex's little brother, I knew I was in for a tre More...
I loved Perfect Chemistry, there is something about it that is so very addictive, so when I heard that Elkeles was writing another novel about Alex's little brother, I knew I was in for a tre More...
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Apr 09, 2011
Arlene
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I loved Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles, so when I heard about this sequel needless to say, I picked it up as soon as it hit the stands. I was not disappointed… NOT.ONE.BIT! Rules of Attraction is funny, romantic, edgy and unforgettable! I loved the dialog, pranks and slapstick funny scenes throughout the novel, but most of all, I loved the sincere moments between bad-boy Carlos and goodie two shoes Kiara. It’s a page turner that will leave you sad at the end, but only because you’ve fini
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Dec 29, 2010
MelissaB
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Rules of Attraction was a good story that I enjoyed reading but I didn't think Carlos and Kiara had the crazy chemistry that Alex and Brittany did. So the romance wasn't as satisfying and electric. Carlos was also not as sympathetic a character as Alex because I felt like Alex only did bad things because he had no other choice while Carlos acted like a punk just because he wanted to. But overall the story was a good read that I enjoyed a lot.
We got to see more of Alex and Brittany as t More...
We got to see more of Alex and Brittany as t More...
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Dec 13, 2011
Jo
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If you haven't read
Perfect Chemistry by Ms Elkeles... there may be spoilers ahead.
“Want to get in trouble with me, Carlos?”
Initial Final Page Thoughts.
OK, so I have to admit I originally picked this book up with every intention of laughing at it as opposed to with it.
But Ms Elkeles definitely got the last laugh because this book and I had a whale of a time together and I'm thinking of proposing soon.
Also:
Some Things I Will Never Understand More...
Perfect Chemistry by Ms Elkeles... there may be spoilers ahead.
“Want to get in trouble with me, Carlos?”
Initial Final Page Thoughts.
OK, so I have to admit I originally picked this book up with every intention of laughing at it as opposed to with it.
But Ms Elkeles definitely got the last laugh because this book and I had a whale of a time together and I'm thinking of proposing soon.
Also:
Some Things I Will Never Understand More...
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Mar 18, 2010
Tatiana
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Best romantic YA book of 2010! Simone Elkeles delivered again, with another rebellious, gorgeous and intelligent Fuentes brother stealing our hearts.
SPOILER ALERT!!! In this second installment of three in the "Perfect Chemistry" YA series, our favorite struggling couple, Alejandro "Alex" Fuentes and Brittany Ellis are back and are now 20 years old and still attending college in Colorado. A minor character in the first book now takes center stage - middle brother Carlos Fuentes, being More...
SPOILER ALERT!!! In this second installment of three in the "Perfect Chemistry" YA series, our favorite struggling couple, Alejandro "Alex" Fuentes and Brittany Ellis are back and are now 20 years old and still attending college in Colorado. A minor character in the first book now takes center stage - middle brother Carlos Fuentes, being More...
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Sep 22, 2011
Book Chick City
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Reviewed by Laura for Book Chick City.
If you loved the first book in this series 'Perfect Chemistry' then without a doubt you're going to fall for this one too. The plot itself is pretty similar, bad boy falls for good girl. But this time with no star-crossed lovers quality.
Like his brother before him, Carlos is descending into the dark world of drugs, violence and gang crime. With an attitude the size of a small planet, he can't see what's wrong with his lifestyle. He's More...
If you loved the first book in this series 'Perfect Chemistry' then without a doubt you're going to fall for this one too. The plot itself is pretty similar, bad boy falls for good girl. But this time with no star-crossed lovers quality.
Like his brother before him, Carlos is descending into the dark world of drugs, violence and gang crime. With an attitude the size of a small planet, he can't see what's wrong with his lifestyle. He's More...
Nov 04, 2010
Mahlet
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Ooohhh!! Simone Elkeles posted 3 excerpts here: http://perfectchemistrythebook.com/roa-e...
Only 4 days until release! :)
I have a massive library fine now - why? Because I'm being selfish and don't want to give this one up. After reading
, I was excited about the change to a trilogy, but doubtful that one of my favorite YAs could be topped. I was pleased to be wrong - to echo a few friends who read this with me, Rules of Attraction was in a league of its own. Thi
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Only 4 days until release! :)
I have a massive library fine now - why? Because I'm being selfish and don't want to give this one up. After reading
, I was excited about the change to a trilogy, but doubtful that one of my favorite YAs could be topped. I was pleased to be wrong - to echo a few friends who read this with me, Rules of Attraction was in a league of its own. Thi
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Sep 23, 2011
Haleema
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I am not in love with Carlos Fuentes. I do not want him. I don't think about him all the time--
Just kidding.
Even though I do feel the same way about Carlos, I'm not going to mention it. I'm going to try to control myself this time.
TRY.
Miss Simone Elkeles is officially one of my favorite authors now. I love her damn work! I love her characters. I want to meet her so badly. That woman knows what she's talking about. I finished this whole book in one More...
Just kidding.
Even though I do feel the same way about Carlos, I'm not going to mention it. I'm going to try to control myself this time.
TRY.
Miss Simone Elkeles is officially one of my favorite authors now. I love her damn work! I love her characters. I want to meet her so badly. That woman knows what she's talking about. I finished this whole book in one More...
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Jun 30, 2011
Ren
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Read my other review here : Smart Bitches Trashy Books
Because Rules of Attraction was chosen to be one of finalist for RITA award category Young Adults!
Yay! Go Me!! (and go Simone Elkeles, I hope your book win!!)
I dont know, why in this second book, the story is ordinary, than the first book
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that really2 perfect (and perfect for me too, because I'm to amazed with Alex Fuentes, and forget to write the review *lol*)
But sti More...
Because Rules of Attraction was chosen to be one of finalist for RITA award category Young Adults!
Yay! Go Me!! (and go Simone Elkeles, I hope your book win!!)
I dont know, why in this second book, the story is ordinary, than the first book
,
that really2 perfect (and perfect for me too, because I'm to amazed with Alex Fuentes, and forget to write the review *lol*)
But sti More...
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Aug 23, 2011
Mollie
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Rules of Attraction is the second book in Simone Elkeles' trilogy about the Fuentes brothers. I read the first book, Perfect Chemistry, in February and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I'd seen a lot of great reviews about it but for some reason I didn't think I'd like it. I was so wrong! So, I had high hopes for Rules of Attraction, but alas, I was disappointed in Carlos' story. I finished this a few days ago and have been trying to pin-point just what exactly I found wrong wi
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Jan 24, 2012
Nina ♥
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Carlos, you smexy pie, come here, LET ME LOVE YOUUUUUUU!!!
I can't believe I just said that.
Okay, I'm clearly still in fangirl mode, so. I'll come back later. :3
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Apr 20, 2011
Anne
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Carlos is trouble. He must be. Everyone wants to get rid of him.
Kiara is uncool—Miss Student Guide with her athletic build, giant t-shirts, and incapacity to utter a complex sentence under pressure without stuttering.
It wasn’t Carlos’s idea to have a student guide. Or to enroll in a school full of rich kids. Or to leave Mexico to move in with his reformed older brother in Colorado.
And it wasn’t Carlos’s idea to stick the drugs in his own locker.
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Kiara is uncool—Miss Student Guide with her athletic build, giant t-shirts, and incapacity to utter a complex sentence under pressure without stuttering.
It wasn’t Carlos’s idea to have a student guide. Or to enroll in a school full of rich kids. Or to leave Mexico to move in with his reformed older brother in Colorado.
And it wasn’t Carlos’s idea to stick the drugs in his own locker.
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Oct 23, 2010
Nan
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I won this book from the Rules of Attraction Blog Tour Giveaway hosted at Angieville.
Angie is a longtime member here at goodreads, and it was through her positive review of Perfect Chemistry that I first gave Simone Elkeles a chance. And I'm glad I did. As I wrote in my review of that novel, Elkeles knows how to breathe life into the old star-crossed lovers storyline. She knows how to create characters that make readers care and that hum with life.
Perfect Chemistry tol More...
Angie is a longtime member here at goodreads, and it was through her positive review of Perfect Chemistry that I first gave Simone Elkeles a chance. And I'm glad I did. As I wrote in my review of that novel, Elkeles knows how to breathe life into the old star-crossed lovers storyline. She knows how to create characters that make readers care and that hum with life.
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Nov 25, 2010
Delphine
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"Rules of Attraction" was awesome. "Perfect Chemistry" had captured my heart and when I knew that Simone Elkeles was going to be writing "Rules of Attraction", I knew I had to read it. And after I read "Rules of Attraction", I was glad that it didn't disappoint me, in fact, it was seriously fantastic.
Carlos Fuentes lived his first part of his life idolizing his brother, Alex Fuentes, who was once in Latino Blood. But when Alex decided to get out of the gang for a future with Brittany, Carlos fel More...
Carlos Fuentes lived his first part of his life idolizing his brother, Alex Fuentes, who was once in Latino Blood. But when Alex decided to get out of the gang for a future with Brittany, Carlos fel More...
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Jan 18, 2012
Edna Lyn
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Oh Simone Elkeles, how I love your work. Rules of Attraction was a great installment to the Perfect Chemistry trilogy. Carlos, Alex's younger brother, is carted off to Colorado after an incident in Mexico. Carlos happens to be a magnet for trouble and after unexpected circumstances occur, he's forced to live with Alex's former professor and his family which includes the tomboy-ish good girl, Kiara.
If you thought Alex and Brittany were good at bickering, watch out for Carlos and Kiar More...
If you thought Alex and Brittany were good at bickering, watch out for Carlos and Kiar More...
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Dec 19, 2011
JoJo - JJJ (Jo Anna)
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Absolutely AMAZING! I stayed up to the wee hours of the morning because I couldn't put the book down, I had to know how it ended. I am in love with the Fuentes brothers and can't wait to read the third book of this series. Simone did an amazing job. I was quite skeptical about reading this book at first because I didn't know how Rules of Attraction could measure up to Perfect Chemistry well it exceeded my expectations. I think I prefer Carlos to Alex. Carlos' character was amazing, his whi
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Dec 31, 2011
Brenda
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Narrated by Blas Kisic and Roxanne Hernandez - narration 5+* for both narrators. Roxanne Hernandez surpassed as Carlos for me in this one, something in the tone and attitude she gave him struck me, but both narrators are absolutely dead on with the humor and overall take with the whole book. Another win/win with this second YA (for me) narrated by this duo.
I have to say that Roxanne Hernandez picked up her game to match her co narrator in quality of voice and interpretation with the More...
I have to say that Roxanne Hernandez picked up her game to match her co narrator in quality of voice and interpretation with the More...
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Sep 03, 2011
Jodie
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Another great read from Simone Elkeles.
I was yet again blown away at how much I enjoyed a YA novel. I don’t read them very often as I prefer more adult relationships, with the sizzling sex scenes, but Rules of Attraction had my attention from start to finish.
The long, slow simmer between Carlos and Kiara made it impossible for me to put the book down. I don’t know if it’s because I’m used to the hot and heavy of my usual books that th More...
Another great read from Simone Elkeles.
I was yet again blown away at how much I enjoyed a YA novel. I don’t read them very often as I prefer more adult relationships, with the sizzling sex scenes, but Rules of Attraction had my attention from start to finish.
The long, slow simmer between Carlos and Kiara made it impossible for me to put the book down. I don’t know if it’s because I’m used to the hot and heavy of my usual books that th More...
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May 23, 2011
Angela
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This is the kind of book you read for fun in less than twenty four hours. This particular author is a great story teller and kept my attention throughout the novel.
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Jul 23, 2011
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Jan 01, 2012
Jianne
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I'm so loving the Perfect Chemistry Series!
*evil smile* Take it away Harry!
No doubt Rules of Attraction is as good as the previous book, Perfect Chemistry. I'm so happy that Brit and Alex are still here in the book, I missed them after finishing Perfect Chemistry, I'm not going to talk about the plot that much. Yes, pretty predictable, typical, all true. But at the end of the day, I still have that smile on my face after reading which indicates that I really really More...
*evil smile* Take it away Harry!
No doubt Rules of Attraction is as good as the previous book, Perfect Chemistry. I'm so happy that Brit and Alex are still here in the book, I missed them after finishing Perfect Chemistry, I'm not going to talk about the plot that much. Yes, pretty predictable, typical, all true. But at the end of the day, I still have that smile on my face after reading which indicates that I really really More...
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Sep 24, 2011
Racquel
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3 and a half stars.
Review also posted on my blog: The Book Barbies
So before I was going to start Chain Reaction I decided to reread Rules of Attraction for the sake of getting into the spirit of the Fuentes brothers (I didn't reread Perfect Chemistry because I have that book memorized backwards frontwards right and left and whatever direction a person can read a book) and when I was going to post my review for Chain Reaction (which I still haven't read yet) I was going to More...
Review also posted on my blog: The Book Barbies
So before I was going to start Chain Reaction I decided to reread Rules of Attraction for the sake of getting into the spirit of the Fuentes brothers (I didn't reread Perfect Chemistry because I have that book memorized backwards frontwards right and left and whatever direction a person can read a book) and when I was going to post my review for Chain Reaction (which I still haven't read yet) I was going to More...
Dec 04, 2011
Nisha
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To start off, I absolutely love this cover. Rain + Kissing + Car = HOT. I must also mention that I started this book with pretty high expectations (especially after watching the book trailer), despite knowing that Alex Fuentes is the best hero of the century and that many people were disappointed with Carlos. I was frustrated with him, at first, but he has a good heart, so I can forgive him.
I guess, I should start at the synopsis. Set 2 years after Perfect Chemistry, with Alex and Br More...
I guess, I should start at the synopsis. Set 2 years after Perfect Chemistry, with Alex and Br More...
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Dec 22, 2010
Joyzi
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I really love books that made me laugh my ass off and Rules of Attraction was definitely one of those. I think it's better than Perfect Chemistry (more comical moments and less drama) and I love most of the characters. I love Carlos, Kiara, Tuck, Brandon, Dick and of course Alex and Brit.
It's a book wherein the plot's not that great (cliche, predictable, slow) but the dialogues and the characters made up for that, that it turns out you love the book despite the flaws.
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It's a book wherein the plot's not that great (cliche, predictable, slow) but the dialogues and the characters made up for that, that it turns out you love the book despite the flaws.
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Oct 10, 2010
Laura (Bookish Belle)
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As always, I'm not disappointed with this Simone Elkeles novel!
She has a way of really getting in there and making you fall in love with the characters and plot/world she creates. It's Simone's world and I'm just living in it! She has a gift for writing and the way she integrates these two very different sides of society is brilliant.
I think I liked Perfect Chemistry better, because the odds were really against them, but this book was still excellent and such a treat to read. More...
She has a way of really getting in there and making you fall in love with the characters and plot/world she creates. It's Simone's world and I'm just living in it! She has a gift for writing and the way she integrates these two very different sides of society is brilliant.
I think I liked Perfect Chemistry better, because the odds were really against them, but this book was still excellent and such a treat to read. More...
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