The Kidney Hypothetical by Lisa Yee
Synopsis
From GoodReads: “Higgs Boson Bing has seven days left before his perfect high school career is completed.
Then it’s on to Harvard to fulfill the fantasy portrait of success that he and his parents have cultivated for the past four years.
Four years of academic achievement. Four years of debate championships. Two years of dating the most popular girl in school.
It was, literally, everything his parents could have wanted. Everything they wanted for Higgs’s older brother Jeffrey, in fact.
But something’s not right. And when Higgs’s girlfriend presents him with a seemingly innocent hypothetical question about whether or not he’d give her a kidney…the exposed fault lines reach straight down to the foundations of his life…“
The Kidney Hypothetical by Lisa Yee – Our Review
What I Thought- I dislike teen romance stories. BUT bonus points to the author for having the main character break up with his girlfriend in Chapter Two. 
At first, I wasn’t sure if I’d like this book but I found the story written well and there was enough of a story line to keep me interested.
The book is young YA level (reading and content). It is a short read but the story moves along at a good pace and it feels complete when you are done.
The characters were well-rounded but parts of the plot seemed a bit unrealistic- Higgs gives up going to Harvard?!?
The story overall keeps the reader’s attention and there are some thoughtful moments between Higgs and Monarch (a girl Higgs befriends after he broke up with his girlfriend).
There wasn’t the WOW factor for me in the story to say run to the bookstore to buy it, but it is definitely worth a read.
I give this book 3 out of 5 bookworms.