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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
When Avery Shaw’s heart is shattered by her life-long best friend, she chooses to deal with it the only way she knows how—scientifically.
The state science fair is coming up and Avery decides to use her broken heart as the topic of her experiment. She’s going to find the cure. By forcing herself to experience the seven stages of grief through a series of social tests, she believes she will be able to get over Aiden Kennedy and make herself ready to love again. But she can’t do this experiment alone, and her partner (ex partner!) is the one who broke her heart.
Avery finds the solution to her troubles in the form of Aiden’s older brother Grayson. The gorgeous womanizer is about to be kicked off the school basketball team for failing physics. He’s in need of a good tutor and some serious extra credit. But when Avery recruits the lovable Grayson to be her “objective outside observer,” she gets a whole lot more than she bargained for, because Grayson has a theory of his own: Avery doesn’t need to grieve. She needs to live. And if there’s one thing Grayson Kennedy is good at, it’s living life to the fullest.
I found this book to be a cute, short read. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't an absolute favorite. Although, I think this book would definitely appeal to the younger teen crowd. Avery could definitely be seen as inspirational in some ways. One thing that bugged me, though, is that these two people were best friends for years(Avery and Aiden) and then all of a sudden Aiden decides that he now not only doesn't want to be science partners but wants to cut Avery completely off from his life. There really wasn't any building up to it. Despite that one bothersome detail I really did enjoy the book as a whole, especially the science fair. I would read more from the author.
The state science fair is coming up and Avery decides to use her broken heart as the topic of her experiment. She’s going to find the cure. By forcing herself to experience the seven stages of grief through a series of social tests, she believes she will be able to get over Aiden Kennedy and make herself ready to love again. But she can’t do this experiment alone, and her partner (ex partner!) is the one who broke her heart.
Avery finds the solution to her troubles in the form of Aiden’s older brother Grayson. The gorgeous womanizer is about to be kicked off the school basketball team for failing physics. He’s in need of a good tutor and some serious extra credit. But when Avery recruits the lovable Grayson to be her “objective outside observer,” she gets a whole lot more than she bargained for, because Grayson has a theory of his own: Avery doesn’t need to grieve. She needs to live. And if there’s one thing Grayson Kennedy is good at, it’s living life to the fullest.
I found this book to be a cute, short read. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't an absolute favorite. Although, I think this book would definitely appeal to the younger teen crowd. Avery could definitely be seen as inspirational in some ways. One thing that bugged me, though, is that these two people were best friends for years(Avery and Aiden) and then all of a sudden Aiden decides that he now not only doesn't want to be science partners but wants to cut Avery completely off from his life. There really wasn't any building up to it. Despite that one bothersome detail I really did enjoy the book as a whole, especially the science fair. I would read more from the author.
I enjoyed the heck out of this book it was light-hearted but also had the emotional stuff I am coming to really enjoy from Kelly.
I am not always a fan of YA because there is usually unnecessary dramalama but the way she writes her YA she gives us the real and the drama but in a real way.
This was a sweet book of lost love and finding love. I felt for all the characters and I was happy with the way it ended.
Off to the next book in the Science Squad.
The narration was perfect for this book. Sarah has the perfect voice for a teen/young adult and Teddy well he is Teddy and his voice I adore.
I am not always a fan of YA because there is usually unnecessary dramalama but the way she writes her YA she gives us the real and the drama but in a real way.
This was a sweet book of lost love and finding love. I felt for all the characters and I was happy with the way it ended.
Off to the next book in the Science Squad.
The narration was perfect for this book. Sarah has the perfect voice for a teen/young adult and Teddy well he is Teddy and his voice I adore.
hat sich gut gelesen, allerdings m.M.n. sehr vorhersehbar :)
-REZENSION-
Das Avery Shaw Experiment von Kelly Oram
-COVER-
Voll interessant und cool. Es sieht cool wegen den X auf den Cover und der türkis Farbexplosion.
-SCHREIBSTIL-
Sehr flüssig und leicht zu verstehen. Man kommt sehr schnell mit und man hat keine Schwierigkeiten die Geschichte zu verstehen.
-CHARAKTERE-
AVEY SHAW ist ein naives Mädchen und glaubt fest dran sie ist niemanden ohne ihren besten Freund Aiden. Sie ist ein nerd und liebt alles was mit Wissenschaft zu tun hat. Jedes Jahr nehmen Aiden und Avery an den Wissenschaftler Wettbewerb teil, doch Aiden will dieses Jahr nicht mehr teilnehmen und lässt sozusagen Avery alleine. Avery ist sehr verletzt und sucht nach einem Weg ihr gebrochenes Herz zu heilen.
AIDEN ist Averys bester Freund schon seit immer. Die beiden sind unzertrennlich bis zu den Zeitpunkt als Aiden Avery sagt, dass sie ein bisschen Abstand brauchen und somit Averys Gefühle verletzt, doch als er von ihr erfährt, dass sie Gefühle für ihn hat, fühlt sich Aiden sehr schuldig und versucht es besser zu machen doch es ist zu spät, denn Grayson sein älterer Bruder hat sich dazu entschieden Avery zu helfen über Aiden hinwegzukommen.
GRAYSON, Aidens älterer Bruder und Averys neuer Partner bei den Wissenschaftlern Wettbewerb, ist Averys einziger Chance wieder zu sich zu kommen und selbstbewusster zu werden. Grayson will gar nichts lieber als das Avery ein bisschen selbstbewusster wird und endlich kapiert, dass Aiden nicht der richtige für sie ist, sondern er.
-THEMATIK-
Sehr cool und lustig, es hat mir mega Spaß gemacht dieses Buch zu lesen.
-FAZIT-
Herzensbuch! Es war so schön, die Geschichte und die Charaktere sind mir ans Herz gewachsen. Ich kann’s kaum erwarten den zweiten Teil zu lesen. Große Empfehlung für alle die eine lustige, schöne und kurze Geschichte lesen wollen.
Das Avery Shaw Experiment von Kelly Oram
-COVER-
Voll interessant und cool. Es sieht cool wegen den X auf den Cover und der türkis Farbexplosion.
-SCHREIBSTIL-
Sehr flüssig und leicht zu verstehen. Man kommt sehr schnell mit und man hat keine Schwierigkeiten die Geschichte zu verstehen.
-CHARAKTERE-
AVEY SHAW ist ein naives Mädchen und glaubt fest dran sie ist niemanden ohne ihren besten Freund Aiden. Sie ist ein nerd und liebt alles was mit Wissenschaft zu tun hat. Jedes Jahr nehmen Aiden und Avery an den Wissenschaftler Wettbewerb teil, doch Aiden will dieses Jahr nicht mehr teilnehmen und lässt sozusagen Avery alleine. Avery ist sehr verletzt und sucht nach einem Weg ihr gebrochenes Herz zu heilen.
AIDEN ist Averys bester Freund schon seit immer. Die beiden sind unzertrennlich bis zu den Zeitpunkt als Aiden Avery sagt, dass sie ein bisschen Abstand brauchen und somit Averys Gefühle verletzt, doch als er von ihr erfährt, dass sie Gefühle für ihn hat, fühlt sich Aiden sehr schuldig und versucht es besser zu machen doch es ist zu spät, denn Grayson sein älterer Bruder hat sich dazu entschieden Avery zu helfen über Aiden hinwegzukommen.
GRAYSON, Aidens älterer Bruder und Averys neuer Partner bei den Wissenschaftlern Wettbewerb, ist Averys einziger Chance wieder zu sich zu kommen und selbstbewusster zu werden. Grayson will gar nichts lieber als das Avery ein bisschen selbstbewusster wird und endlich kapiert, dass Aiden nicht der richtige für sie ist, sondern er.
-THEMATIK-
Sehr cool und lustig, es hat mir mega Spaß gemacht dieses Buch zu lesen.
-FAZIT-
Herzensbuch! Es war so schön, die Geschichte und die Charaktere sind mir ans Herz gewachsen. Ich kann’s kaum erwarten den zweiten Teil zu lesen. Große Empfehlung für alle die eine lustige, schöne und kurze Geschichte lesen wollen.
A typical young adult story that is light, fast read and a page turner. The plot and the ending is so predictable but I still enjoyed reading it and definitely love the characters.
Avery Shaw chose to experiment on love for the science fare project. If there are 7 stages of grief then maybe she can find stages to heal a broken heart through social experiments.
Her best friend, Aiden broke her heart and now Grayson, Alden's brother became her science partner to earn credits at school and is willing to help her heal her heart. And on the process, romance sparks between Avery and Grayson which is so cute.
Avery is quite a nerd and is the president of the science club while Grayson is a popular jock at school. 2 opposite characters when matched creates this interesting pair.
Avery Shaw chose to experiment on love for the science fare project. If there are 7 stages of grief then maybe she can find stages to heal a broken heart through social experiments.
Her best friend, Aiden broke her heart and now Grayson, Alden's brother became her science partner to earn credits at school and is willing to help her heal her heart. And on the process, romance sparks between Avery and Grayson which is so cute.
Avery is quite a nerd and is the president of the science club while Grayson is a popular jock at school. 2 opposite characters when matched creates this interesting pair.
2023 Audio Update - Still a super cute book. It's been awhile since I've grabbed a YA book, and this one reminded me why I like to throw some YA books into my book rotations now and then. There isn't heaviness to this book, although there is a tiny bit of depression discussed at one point. This book is simply a fun look at the more surface level relationship stuff that can go on in high school. I loved hearing the talented Teddy Hamilton narrate Grayson's POV. I'm used to hearing Teddy voice older characters, but his voice worked for the older and more experienced in love Grayson of the story. Lovely and sweet story. Great audio version. Still five stars for me.
What a super cute book!! I absolutely loved this! So adorable! I had never heard about this book, and then one day when looking on amazon I saw that it was recommended to me based on another book I had looked at. After reading a heavier topic book I was looking for something sweet and light to read, and this book seemed to be just what I was looking for. And it was. Absolutely wonderful!
Avery Shaw is in love with her best friend and birthday buddy, Aiden. She has loved him forever. Aiden, it turns out, is actually in the mood to try something new and branch out from spending all of his time with Avery. Aiden doesn't pick the best way in the world to break this news to Avery, and Avery is devastated. But Aiden's older brother, Grayson, is there to pick up the pieces and support Avery. Through admittedly convenient circumstances Avery decides to partner with Grayson in an experiment for the state science fair involving using the stages of grief to mend a broken heart. Grayson becomes a (not so) independent observer of the experiment, and in the process finds that Avery is not the geeky almost-a-sister that he'd always seen her to be. But can Avery learn to see that there may be more than science behind the new feelings she is feeling for Grayson?
So that's the story -- Avery getting over Aiden in a way that she never imagined. This isn't a book with a lot of depth and hidden meaning. It's pretty straight forward. It is true that the characters in this book are super, duper cliched in so many ways, from the geek squad science club members to the popular jock crowd surrounding Grayson. It is true that there are so many experiences in this novel that may have been a little too convenient or hard to imagine in everyday life. Maybe. But I never ever felt that way as I was reading. Not one eye roll or smirk. Instead, I was thrown into the life of this girl who was so devastated by the loss of not only her best friend, but all the dreams she had involving Aiden and her as a couple. I was equally thrown into the life of Grayson who had a supposedly easy time as a popular guy who could date any girl he wanted, but had never believed he would fall in love with anyone at this time of his life. I loved both of these characters so much! As they were working through their new feelings for each other and trying to make sense of this new situation I could feel myself in the exact same chaos of emotions when I was that age. This just felt so true to my own high school experiences ... well, without the super amazing happy ending like this book. The ending of this book was the way I wanted all my high school fantasies to end. So it made me smile.
Oh, how I wish that I could have been a beta reader for this book, because if there is anything to complain about at all in this story, I would say that it is that the book is a little too short. I wanted more. There were events that occurred in the book that I wanted to see expanded. I would have definitely suggested scenes that could have been lengthened or developed further. I wanted to be there for more of the events that occurred "post shower." I wanted to know more about what Avery and Grayson were thinking. I just loved them so much. I wanted more.
I can't say it enough. This is an adorable book. It is a super sweet young adult romance about first love ... not only what Avery thinks is love, but about Avery finding out who she is in the process of figuring out exactly what it means to be in love with someone else. It is a perfect summer read when you are looking for a light book to leave you smiling at the end. I definitely think that this will be one that I pick up to read again sometime. Loved it! Five stars!
What a super cute book!! I absolutely loved this! So adorable! I had never heard about this book, and then one day when looking on amazon I saw that it was recommended to me based on another book I had looked at. After reading a heavier topic book I was looking for something sweet and light to read, and this book seemed to be just what I was looking for. And it was. Absolutely wonderful!
Avery Shaw is in love with her best friend and birthday buddy, Aiden. She has loved him forever. Aiden, it turns out, is actually in the mood to try something new and branch out from spending all of his time with Avery. Aiden doesn't pick the best way in the world to break this news to Avery, and Avery is devastated. But Aiden's older brother, Grayson, is there to pick up the pieces and support Avery. Through admittedly convenient circumstances Avery decides to partner with Grayson in an experiment for the state science fair involving using the stages of grief to mend a broken heart. Grayson becomes a (not so) independent observer of the experiment, and in the process finds that Avery is not the geeky almost-a-sister that he'd always seen her to be. But can Avery learn to see that there may be more than science behind the new feelings she is feeling for Grayson?
So that's the story -- Avery getting over Aiden in a way that she never imagined. This isn't a book with a lot of depth and hidden meaning. It's pretty straight forward. It is true that the characters in this book are super, duper cliched in so many ways, from the geek squad science club members to the popular jock crowd surrounding Grayson. It is true that there are so many experiences in this novel that may have been a little too convenient or hard to imagine in everyday life. Maybe. But I never ever felt that way as I was reading. Not one eye roll or smirk. Instead, I was thrown into the life of this girl who was so devastated by the loss of not only her best friend, but all the dreams she had involving Aiden and her as a couple. I was equally thrown into the life of Grayson who had a supposedly easy time as a popular guy who could date any girl he wanted, but had never believed he would fall in love with anyone at this time of his life. I loved both of these characters so much! As they were working through their new feelings for each other and trying to make sense of this new situation I could feel myself in the exact same chaos of emotions when I was that age. This just felt so true to my own high school experiences ... well, without the super amazing happy ending like this book. The ending of this book was the way I wanted all my high school fantasies to end. So it made me smile.
Oh, how I wish that I could have been a beta reader for this book, because if there is anything to complain about at all in this story, I would say that it is that the book is a little too short. I wanted more. There were events that occurred in the book that I wanted to see expanded. I would have definitely suggested scenes that could have been lengthened or developed further. I wanted to be there for more of the events that occurred "post shower." I wanted to know more about what Avery and Grayson were thinking. I just loved them so much. I wanted more.
I can't say it enough. This is an adorable book. It is a super sweet young adult romance about first love ... not only what Avery thinks is love, but about Avery finding out who she is in the process of figuring out exactly what it means to be in love with someone else. It is a perfect summer read when you are looking for a light book to leave you smiling at the end. I definitely think that this will be one that I pick up to read again sometime. Loved it! Five stars!
I absolutely adored this book! It was a super quick read. I devoured it in one sitting. I couldn't stop reading until I finished it. I love a book with a smart heroine... even if she is a little naive and makes some dumb decisions. Because, really, who hasn't been there a time or two? Absolutely realistic and relatable book. And fun too.
this one is easily one of my fave romances. Sooo cute!!!
I found myself laughing out loud through the entire book. It's really entertaining and endearing. Take a leap of faith for and with! Grayson like Avery did. You won't regret it!!