Chain Reaction (Perfect Chemistry, #3) by Simone Elkeles → Start Date: June 1, 2013

[Brianna♥]

Trisha and I will be reading Chain Reaction (3rd book in the Perfect Chemistry series) on June 1! Please feel free to join us! :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

yay!!! I can't wait! I don't think I'd read this book without a buddy!!! :D

[Gisbelle]

I love Simone Elkeles so much! I still need to start her How to Ruin series, though.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Gisbelle wrote: "I love Simone Elkeles so much! I still need to start her How to Ruin series, though."

me too! LOL! I have it as well and just haven't picked it up yet!

[Angela]

This is a great series!! :D

[Angela]

Gisbelle wrote: "I love Simone Elkeles so much! I still need to start her How to Ruin series, though."

How to Ruin was really good too! I don't know which I like better.

[Brianna♥]

This one starts today!!! :) Would you like to come back every 5 chapters?

[Brianna♥]

I'm in the middle of chapter 8. Wow (view spoiler)[ she's pregnant at 15! That would be really tough! I loved how Nikki hid Luis's clothes! Lol That would have been so funny to see him standing there saluting and waving! (hide spoiler)]

I was planning on posting every 5 chapters, but the book pulled me in, so I didn't even realize that I was already past the 5 chapters mark! :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

hmmm..okay I'm 5 chapters in...

Luis - not a huge fan but at least he seems like a good guy, just got a bad boy image. I like those kind ;)

Nikki - eek. I don't know if the answer to her test is Yes or No yet...but I'm worried.

I love their first interaction though. very cute!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

lol I love the saluting too!! hahah!!!

just starting chapter 9
and I love the (view spoiler)[time jump. I think that's necessary and I'm so glad that's there! (hide spoiler)]

[Angela]

Trisha wrote: "hmmm..okay I'm 5 chapters in...

Luis - not a huge fan but at least he seems like a good guy, just got a bad boy image. I like those kind ;)

Nikki - eek. I don't know if the answer to her test is ..."

The boys are all that way. :P

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Angela (: wrote: The boys are all that way. :P ..."

I didn't like book 2, I didn't think the middle boy was very nice
but I LOVED Alex :D

I love hearing about Alex in this one!!!

[Angela]

Yes! I loved Alex too! He and Brittany were so cute. (:

[Gisbelle]

I kinda liked book 2 more than book 1 :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Okay, 15 chapters in and OMG, I love the last line of ch 15!!!

(view spoiler)[ "You're sister and I were just making out." (hide spoiler)]

lol their chemistry is good and I love that this is a light easy read :D

[Brianna♥]

I agree! Definitely glad there is a time jump! :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Okay, I'm 20 chapters in.

and lol I can't tell (view spoiler)[ did they actually have sex, against the wall?? I'm thinking no...because she says they still have clothes on...but can't tell.....it sounds like....maybe? (hide spoiler)] LOL

and OMG (view spoiler)[ Marco is at the door?!?! Holy crap! (hide spoiler)]

[Brianna♥]

Trisha wrote: "Okay, 15 chapters in and OMG, I love the last line of ch 15!!!

[spoilers removed]

lol their chemistry is good and I love that this is a light easy read :D"

Lol I loved the last line of ch 15 too! So funny!

[Brianna♥]

Trisha wrote: "Okay, I'm 20 chapters in.

and lol I can't tell [spoilers removed] LOL

and OMG [spoilers removed]"

It sounds like (view spoiler)[ they didn't have sex against the wall but were grinding against each other. (hide spoiler)] I had to go back and read that part again because I was wondering the same thing. Lol

[Alexa]

Gisbelle wrote: "I kinda liked book 2 more than book 1 :)"

I sort of agree Gis! Carlos was my favourite and I really liked how they dealt with the "gang" stuff in book 2....but book 1 was just sad :(, the Fuentes brothers, they were all so lovely - the epilogue in this book is so sweet I couldn't stop smiling when I finished Chain Reaction. I hope yous are enjoying it so far :D

[Brianna♥]

Just finished chapter 30. I feel like they (view spoiler)[ became boyfriend and girlfriend really quickly. They only hung out like once? When they were on the boat? Then madeout at her house and had a little fun in the pool house. That's long enough to decide to start dating?? Little fast, right? (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

30 chapters in...

it's okay...it's kind of taking a turn that makes me nervous about Luis. I thought he would be a good guy.....

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

holy crap! chapter 33

I can't believe (view spoiler)[ Carlos stood in front of Kiara and told Destiny he was still single?!?!?! (hide spoiler)]

thank goodness he made up for it...but really!? I don't blame her for being mad!

[Angela]

Trisha wrote: "holy crap! chapter 33

I can't believe [spoilers removed]

thank goodness he made up for it...but really!? I don't blame her for being mad!"

I would be mad at him too.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

okay, what did I miss? I don't understand chapter 38 at all....

I thought she was (view spoiler)[ all mad at him from the garage and didn't trust him but then forgave him?!
now it's his bday and she's just going to try to have emotionless sex with him. (hide spoiler)]

that chapter threw me for a loop. What did I miss?? lol

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

chapter 40

(view spoiler)[ugh, now I don't like either of them! LOL! j/k

but what they are doing just doesn't make sense to me anymore..... (hide spoiler)]

[Angela]

Trisha wrote: "okay, what did I miss? I don't understand chapter 38 at all....

I thought she was all mad at him from the garage and didn't trust him but then forgave him?!
now it's his bday and she's just going..."

I don't really remember this part too well...

[Angela]

Trisha wrote: "chapter 40

ugh, now I don't like either of them! LOL! j/k

but what they are doing just doesn't make sense to me anymore....."

What happens in that chapter? Are they together?

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

okay done.

I'm so so so so so sad that (view spoiler)[ Enrique died....he'd been there since book one and made it through. makes me sad! (hide spoiler)]

the rest...(view spoiler)[ I loved the epilogue. a nice little touch that they are all HEA :D (hide spoiler)]

[Angela]

Trisha wrote: "okay done.

I'm so so so so so sad that [spoilers removed]

the rest...[spoilers removed]"

I loved him. :(

The epilogue was funny. :D

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Angela (: wrote: "Trisha wrote: "chapter 40

ugh, now I don't like either of them! LOL! j/k

but what they are doing just doesn't make sense to me anymore....."

What happens in that chapter? Are they together?"

chapter 40: (view spoiler)[ end of Ch 39 when Chuy is at the garage and so is Nikki. But then they talk and she seems to forgive him.
then it jumps two weeks to Luis' bday and she gives him the meteorite and then just decides she needs to have meaningless sex with him. and he gets mad and they break up.

I didn't understand why she didn't want to take it slower OR that it had to be meaningless. It just seemed out from left field.....I couldn't tell if she was still mad at him or didn't trust him or...what was going on.... and then he got all hardcore with the gang and blah...it just went crazy from there! (hide spoiler)]

[Angela]

Trisha wrote: "Angela (: wrote: "Trisha wrote: "chapter 40

ugh, now I don't like either of them! LOL! j/k

but what they are doing just doesn't make sense to me anymore....."

What happens in that chapter? Are t..."

Oh, yeah. That was confusing. They're whole relationship is pretty much confusing. It's still cute though. (:

[Brianna♥]

I agree! That part totally threw me off. I felt like there was a couple chapters missing there or something. I loved the ending though! To me that made up for it. :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yay I'm so glad you loved it!

what did you think?
Wasn't it crazy seeing Destiny again?

and Alex as a dad!?! LOL!

Did you like Nikki?

[Brianna♥]

I felt like Nikki was too forgiving! And yes, Alex as a dad was cute. :) I loved Paco! Seeing Destiny was kind of strange. Lol Carlos of course was an idiot when he saw her!!!

[Angela]

I love Alex as a father. (:

[Alexa]

Was I the only one that didnt see the "twist" (view spoiler)[Luis being the child of Hector Martinez (hide spoiler)] coming?? was there anything that hinted that in the other two books? I was genuinely surprised lol!!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I was surprised too! I didn't see it coming at all!!

and I was so crushed by the choices Luis made once he found out. So sad that Alex and others kept it from him. I could see why he would be so upset :(

[Brianna♥]

I didn't see it coming either!!! Completely shocked me! I don't remember there being any hints...

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I was also kind of sad the cover of the book didn't actually happen...like that

lol I know it's silly

but as soon as they mentioned that shower in the back of the classroom just getting installed I was like "woohoo!!! HERE WE GO!" LOL but the moment wasn't as....great as I thought it would be. lol ;p

[Brianna♥]

I know! I was kind of disappointed too with the cover! At least they incorporated it into there somehow though! :)