Off-The-Charts Chemistry follows chemistry teacher Stacey and new football coach Reece and how Reece navigates being the new football coach in a small town. This was a sweet read, but I felt there was a serious case of instalove going on and the repetition in this novel made it very difficult to get through this short novel. “Devilish grin” really got old after the second time reading it. It seemed like these characters really did not have off-the-charts chemistry, but rather a case of lust at first sight.

Stacey is a chemistry teacher and Reece is the new football coach when he approaches her to ask for some extra credit work for some of his players to bump up their GPA and allow them to play in the homecoming game. The two have an unexpected connection that they begin to explore.

This was cute but I didn’t think there was much to it? I didn’t really think there was too much to the plot and the relationship developed really quickly. I did enjoy that there was no third act break up though! Overall I thought if there was a bit more to it it would have been so much better!

Sweet book with a little spice that has interesting characters I enjoyed a lot! A nice beach read with a small amount of angst. Writing was smooth and I'll look out for the next book.

Deliciously simple and predictable, “Off-The-Charts Chemistry” offers nothing new to the romcom table but it is like slipping into a comfortable and warm pair of slippers. Filled with some satisfying spice and cute, lovable, and cliche characters makes this book a sweet little read that can easily be devoured in a day.

A sweet and easy read with likeable characters. Perfect for a quick holiday read. A few phrases got a bit repetitive but not enough to put me off. I look forward to reading more from this series.

Based on the cover and description, I was expecting something similar to Ali Hazelwood, but it was definitely not it. And I am so glad!
This is a heartwarming, very cute, small-town romance, which provides a very nice frame for a main character, who is a smart teacher and enthusiast of chemistry.
It’s giving „I am a nerd and he’s on a football team”, but they both work at school, they are proper adults and he’s also a PERFECT man.
It’s a nice, feel-good read!

Thanks to Sealed With a Swoon Books LLC and NetGalley for the ARC of this.
Firstly I'll start with that I did enjoy this and it was refreshing to see an adult romance of two 'unlucky in love' MC's without past traumatic break-ups. They had not have great past relationships but they were fairly standard breakups and then the MC's subsequent self-confidence issues. The fact that there was zero miscommunication throughout the entire story also - incredible.
The coffee scene got me good and came at the right time when I was slightly struggling to be immersed in the writing.

Insta love is something I know I shouldn't like but shamelessly adore. It's very cute and wholesome how bad Stacey and Reece had it for each other immediately.

I don't think I've read something that felt so 'normal' in such a long time. I understood all the characters choices and the stakes were kept well into check.

Now just some very minor critics;
There were moments were I felt I was playing catch up on the story. We would be in the middle of something and then we were past it and it was then discussed what had occurred - slightly jarring. It's fine just not my favourite sort of storytelling.
Also so minor but why weren't the offence and defence coaches named? Why? I kept waiting but we just never found out their names. Also they continued being just a pair and there was not one difference noted between them. Look in retrospect it probably kept me going just to find out who they were. I would have loved if they were named in the end when the story is wrapping up.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The way they met was cute and how they began to be a part of each others lives in such a fast way. I love Reece and Stacey’s relationship. I loved the way that their lives are complicated but everything ends up okay in the end. Although minor spelling errors that can be fixed, I did really enjoy this it was really cute.

Thank you to NetGalley for this early e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I would like to thank netgalley and Sealed With a Swoon Books for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Fell flat.

Stacey Kinsella is an unlucky-in-love chemistry teacher at Buena Vista High School who's convinced herself that she'll be a lonely cat lady forever. Until the handsome Reece Caldwell shows up as the school's new football coach. They meet officially in the most awkward way - he walks in on her changing in the chemistry room after school. After, they bump into each other a few more times before realizing that there's some chemistry between them (no pun intended).

This was a very nice and easy read. I read it in just two weekdays between working full-time. It was just a feel-good story with minimal drama. It wasn't the most enthralling book but I did enjoy reading it. With the cover of the book I was honestly expecting more of a STEM romance, but it felt more like a sports romance because a lot of the plot revolved around Reece's drama with the football team and the football fans of Friday Night Lights in Buena Vista. Regardless, I thought this was a cute romance story that I'd recommend to anyone looking for a cute quick read.

SYNOPSIS:
Reece Caldwell, after climbing all the ladders of success, high career, happy marriage finds himself back to the bottom with a tarnished reputation, divorced and dismissed from work
he jumps at the offer as a high school football coach in a small town when the opportunity presents itself

with a reputation to earn, mistrusting teenage boys to lead and a homecoming game to prepare, everything is going against him
but why is his mind stuck up only on the hot high school chemistry teacher ?

My Thoughts
Let me start off with what i loved about this book
I loved the storyline which touched on certain sensitive topics like bullying, corruption, fame, scandals, mental abuse and all so greatly expressed and dealt with

I love the instant chemistry between them, the flirtations, conversations, dates and how matured they both appeared to be and also the whole small town energy where everyone knows everything about everyone
(Yah that gets frustrating some times) but it's a lovely awed energy

What i didn't like
There were phrases that were so over used that it got annoying, it's fine to mention that you are thinking of a certain chemistry teacher but if it's said too often, It's maddening

Although the book title, seems to be labeled on the science part, it wasn't much idealized in the book, the book was more about football and catered more around Reece's and what Stacey thought of Reece
The only time Chemistry was mentioned was classrooms and margarita recipe which for me wasn't enough to portray the ''nerdy female'' i was looking for

there's a certain element of emotion that's missing in the story kinda like a build up tension, intensity or shocking emotion ( I can't pin my head on exactly what)

So, this book only gets 2 stars from me
but since, this is just the first on the series, I believe it has potential to become better and to evoke more emotions out of me

looking forward to the upcoming series ahead.

The most important things first, no third act break up and a man who actually communicates! Those two reasons alone would have me picking this boon up.

I was a little worried in the first chapter or so as the writing style seemed a bit off, a little elementary. But after the first couple of chapters this either improved or the story was good enough that it didn’t pull me from the plot.

Very cute story with some spice. Looking forward to seeing more of this series

*Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for the chance to read this book*

Big thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book!

My overall rating for this book is 3.5 stars. I loved the women in stem representation. I also loved that this book didn’t have the typically “third act breakup.” This book was very light and fluffy, and I would recommend it to anyone as a palate cleanser. Reece was dreamy, and I would swoon if I guy ever looked at me and said “you have my undivided attention” the way he does to Stacey. I would definitely be open to continuing this series!

Thank you to NetGallery and the publisher for the early arc!

I wanted to try something new and I’m happy I did! The characters were well written and I loved their chemistry, I would definitely watch this if it were to become a rom-com film!

The sports trope isn’t really my thing if I’m honest, I’m an enemies to lovers kind of gal, but it was a nice read nonetheless!

3rd person, dual POV

If you are looking for a light, fluffy, easy read and don’t mind 3rd person POV where there’s a lot of descriptors and inner monologue, this is a great contender for your next read.
I had high hopes for this one as the synopsis set it up for an easy to love romcom. I am all for a cheesy cliche read for fun, but this took it pretty far. You start out with the FMC already talking about how she wasn’t like the other girls, not pretty, just a geeky chemistry teacher cat mom. Okay fine, but as the great Taylor Swift once said “I think I’ve seen this film before…” Enter the MMC, the absolutely hunky gorgeous football coach who is hated by the assistant coach and the football loving town because that’s all they live for and heaven forbid their long standing coach retire. We then have the meet cute where he walks in on the teacher changing her shirt in the classroom. All he gets is a back view of her black bra…then proceeds to talk about that black bra for many pages to come. Throw in a grumpy assistant coach talking about how this chemistry teacher failing their players just needs to get laid and why doesn’t the coach take one for the team top really set up the plot.
I began to lose hope and interest in this not long after that, which was within the first couple chapters.
Was this a terrible read? No. It did the job of low-to-no stakes plot. It’s just very surface level and I had no skin in the game with these characters, so it did not keep my interest. There were many editing errors and repetitive sayings. Along with side characters I honestly don’t remember a lot about.
Again, if you are just looking for a mindless quick read, maybe you are sitting on the beach with a few umbrella drinks in your system and just need something, this would be a good book to pick up as it’s not memorable either way.

Chemistry teacher Stacey and new football coach Reece clash when she gives low grades to his star players. Despite having little in common, Stacey and Reece discover they enjoy spending time together when she shows him around town. Against the odds, an unexpected bond forms between them. But just as their connection deepens, locker room politics endanger Reece's job and their future.

Stacey and Reece are likeable and their romance is charming. This book is competently written, though it doesn't have the strong "women in STEM" vibe I was hoping for. Also, there's no real obstacle in the relationship, only in Reece's job. From the cover, I was expecting a rom com, and this is more small-town romance. If you like low-angst stories, this book is for you.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

3.5 stars

This book was a super adorable romance, but I was slightly misled by the title of the series. There was one sexy scene in the whole book (unless you want to count the mmc getting hard and then leaving it at that), but that scene was incredibly well done. When the spice was there, it was THERE, but for most of the book, I was more invested in the side plots than the romance itself.

Having a good plot in a romance is never a bad thing, but it can be disappointing when it outshines the romance. I enjoyed watching the relationship between two very wholesome people, but they felt like very much like characters instead of real people. On that same note, however, it was easy to fall in love with Reece and relate to Stacey. For such a short book, I was definitely given enough to wish I was in Stacey's shoes.

This book is about an intelligent female chemistry teacher who meets the new heartthrob football coach whilst both working at a local high school. You can feel the instant chemistry between the two main characters almost immediately in this fun small town romance. I did enjoy this book but would say maybe suited to slightly younger romance reader I’m 44 but I’m sure my teenage daughters would adore it . It’s a good short light read.

It was a delicious start to a sexy and romantic series with a bit of mystery and intrigue. Stacey and Reece were as oil and water. She hated sports, and he was a football coach. They were two worlds apart, but the chemistry between them was undeniable. This book was a delightful, captivating, and engaging read.

Smart is definitely sexy! A brain and two cats? What more can I ask for?
It was a cute romance, with two smart characters. I like the whole class / teacher setting. It's smart and funny. Cute, sweet and simple. A must!