I had the same problem with the other Oram book that I read too, V Is For Virgin. I mean, they are important too, but I didn’t like that Oram made it seem like the answer to all high school problems is popularity. Also, Oram’s characters seem to be a bit obsessed with looks and popularity. I knew what was going to happen at least twenty pages away.

I think the problem I had was that the book was predictable. This is my second Kelly Oram book and I have to say that I liked the other one so much more. It was different and I liked it when I started reading it. It is in the format of a series of journal entries written by Avery and Grayson as part of their science project which they are doing for a science fair. So, why am I not gung-ho about this book like I want to be? I mean, it has all the elements I usually like in a book – a superhot guy, an imperfect girl and steamy romance. Have I suddenly got too picky with books? If this was me a couple of years ago, I would have totally loved this book.

And if there’s one thing Grayson Kennedy is good at, it’s living life to the fullest. 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. He’s in need of a good tutor and some serious extra credit. The gorgeous womanizer is about to be kicked off the school basketball team for failing physics. But she can’t do this experiment alone, and her partner (ex partner!) is the one who broke her heart.Īvery finds the solution to her troubles in the form of Aiden’s older brother Grayson. 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. The state science fair is coming up and Avery decides to use her broken heart as the topic of her experiment. 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 avery shaw experiment