In this gripping page-turner, an ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take one more case to clear her name and save her life. She used to work for the U.S. government, but very few people ever knew that. An expert in her field, she was one of the darkest secrets of an agency so clandestine it doesn’t even have a name. And when they decided she was a liability, they came for her … they came for her without warning.
Now she rarely stays in the same place or uses the same name for long. They’ve killed the only other person she trusted, but something she knows still poses a threat. They want her dead, and soon.
When her former handler offers her a way out, she realizes it’s her only chance to erase the giant target on her back. But it means taking one last job for her ex-employers. To her horror, the information she acquires only makes her situation more dangerous.
Resolving to meet the threat head-on, she prepares for the toughest fight of her life but finds herself falling for a man who can only complicate her likelihood of survival. As she sees her choices being rapidly whittled down, she must apply her unique talents in ways she never dreamed of.
In this tautly plotted novel, Meyer creates a fierce and fascinating new heroine with a very specialized skill set. And she shows once again why she’s one of the world’s bestselling authors.
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I ended up dreaming about this book, in a haunting way. No, not ghosts. Rather CIA bad guys and a not so great, definitely unsocial woman fighting for her life.
The characters somehow mesh and I couldn’t wait to see what happened next. I definitely was wishing there was a sequel. Not for the squeamish!
I am a fan of Stephanie Meyers. This was a long but satisfying wait for her book. The action was excellent though the romance was for me rushed. Ms. Meyers knows how to make you root for the characters and really want them to prevail. This book made me stay up late.
This is NOT Twilight! Nobody Sparkles.
Rating PG13
Maybe one incident of strong language
No sex – except the heavy breathing kind
Violence implied or explained with restraint (no gory descriptions)
Lots of action, good plot
Started a bit slow for character building and background, but once it got going – wow! The more I read, the harder it was to put down.
Really enjoyed The Chemist! Great characters and action – I couldn’t guess what was going to happen which made it a nice read.
I love this book, it’s a great read and holds your interest.
Story line is different than I normally read. Good story, love Meyers writing.
I found this story engaging and suspenseful. The main character was well researched and detailed (as a physician, I appreciate that). I loved the supporting characters (takes them a little while to join the story).
I am still reading this book but I am impressed. I read all the Twilight books years ago and and while I did enjoy the story I didn’t look to read anything else by the author. The Chemist is an interesting unexpected story with a little romance thrown in.
Couldn’t put this book down
This book started out really strong but ended with a meh feeling. I feel like it had so much potential that just kind of fizzled out and deflated about two thirds in.
I want to be as spoiler free as possible so I’m gonna be kind of vague.
I liked the heroine. She uses multiple names but the one used the most is Alex. She’s very strong, mentally and emotionally. Not so much physically but she absolutely makes up for it with brains. I was intrigued by her and felt drawn to read more about her and what got her into this dangerous situation.
So in comes this man. She’s told he’s a terrorist. She follows him, kidnaps him, and then tortures him. But turns out he’s not really a terrorist and she’s just been set up. Then it’s a whole new ball game. In comes another character, and it snowballs from there. They’re on the run while also trying to take down whoever is after them.
My issue here is that man #1 is totally into Alex. She tortured him and he then follows her around like a puppy. Um what? He’s just too perfect and forgiving. I could get behind a romance between them AFTER a certain period of time where he hates her a little bit. But he never does. He just let’s it go. That’s not normal
And then there was no real sexual tension. The attraction didn’t make sense to me. This is coming from someone who’s read hundreds of romance novels with various levels of intensity. I get that Ms. Meyer wrote a “clean” story because of her personal background, but this romantic relationship wasn’t believable to me at all. He was claiming to be in love with her a few days after she kidnapped and tortured him. It just didn’t make sense.
My other big issue was the “climax” of the book where she and the guys supposedly find out who put the hit out on them. Except that it’s just a calculated guess! Alex just decides that it must be this one guy because his last name starts with P…….NO concrete evidence, NO files, NO video or recordings incriminating him. Then they immediately decide to kill him! With no real proof! The whole thing baffled me!
So I give this a 3 cause it’s well written and had a great beginning and good backstory on all the characters. But losing two starts because I got lost about two thirds through. I felt like it could have been 100-150 pages shorter and been much better.
There is ZERO language in this book. Not even the more mild words No sex scenes. Just kissing that always gets interrupted. BUT LOTS of violence, torture, murder, fist fights, guns/shooting etc…
The Chemist was a huge departure from other Stephenie Meyer books, so I wasn’t sure I would like it, but it was really good! It was definitely well-researched and she clearly took her time writing it. The plot moves along quickly and I really enjoyed the characters.
Ehh, it was okay. Just okay.
I wish I could say some really great things about The Chemist, after eagerly waiting five months to borrow it on Overdrive. What can I say? Even with no real expectations, it turned out to be a big fat let down.
Hoping to be a feminist’s Jason Bourne-styled story, The Chemist was unbearably predictable, and mostly not all that interesting. Especially boring was the budding romance between Alex and (Mr. Incorrigibly Clueless) Daniel. The book could lose about 150 pages of the two of them making googly eyes at each other, and the brother getting annoyed by it, and we’d see a definite improvement.
Another improvement would be to create just one respectable male character, just one who isn’t a wuss or an a**hole. I need one solid character to hang onto in a novel, and in here, I got none.
Good story, great characters. a little faster pace would have helped, but I still would recommend it to a friend.
I enjoyed reading this book. Stephenie Meyer’s other books I enjoyed more, but it is still worth reading in my opinion.