Hopeless romantic as the lead protagonist? Check. In fact, in its desire to try and steer clear of regular cliches Chemical Hearts finds itself embracing them harder than it otherwise would. Unlike the excellent serialized adaptation of Normal People however, Chemical Hearts doesn’t achieve its goal very elegantly. Of course, this acquaintance soon blossoms into so much more, bringing with it all the ups and downs of first love. When a new transfer student (Grace) arrives, fate throws her and Henry together as they work on the paper. Henry is a quiet kid, a hopeless romantic and invested in working on the school newspaper. There’s a real desire here to try and showcase the poignancy and heartbreak that comes with first love.įor those unaware, the story itself revolves around Grace Town and Henry Page. If a small glimmer of hope arrives, you grab it with both hands and hold on for dear life.īased on the book “Our Chemical Hearts”, Amazon’s latest romantic drama attempts to steer clear of all those cliches propping up the genre. For some, teenage years aren’t the “best years of their life” but instead a lonely struggle to survive the jungle. This beautifully poignant assessment of teen years sums up Chemical Hearts beautifully.

Adults are just scarred kids who were lucky enough to make it out of teenage limbo alive.

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