The Soulmate Equation
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4.2 • 205 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Writing duo and reigning romance queens Christina Lauren are back with...their most ambitious book to date.” —PopSugar
Chosen as a best pick by Bustle, Marie Claire, Entertainment Weekly, E! Online, PopSugar, BuzzFeed, Goodreads, Country Living, The Pioneer Woman, Woman’s World, Bookish, Bookreporter, Frolic, and more!
The New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners and Love and Other Words return with a witty and effervescent novel about what happens when two people with everything on the line are thrown together by science—or is it fate? Perfect for fans of Abby Jimenez.
Single mom Jess Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world. After all, her father was never around, her hard-partying mother disappeared when she was six, and her ex decided he wasn’t “father material” before her daughter was even born. Jess holds her loved ones close but working constantly to stay afloat is hard...and lonely.
But then Jess hears about GeneticAlly, a buzzy new DNA-based matchmaking company that’s predicted to change dating forever. Finding a soulmate through DNA? The reliability of numbers: This Jess understands.
At least she thought she did, until her test shows an unheard-of 98 percent compatibility with another subject in the database: GeneticAlly’s founder, Dr. River Peña. This is one number she can’t wrap her head around, because she already knows Dr. Peña. The stuck-up, stubborn man is without a doubt not her soulmate. But GeneticAlly has a proposition: Get ‘to know him and we’ll pay you. Jess—who is barely making ends meet—is in no position to turn it down, despite her skepticism about the project and her dislike for River. As the pair are dragged from one event to the next as the “Diamond” pairing that could launch GeneticAlly’s valuation sky-high, Jess begins to realize that there might be more to the scientist—and the science behind a soulmate—than she thought.
“Laugh-out-loud, sweet, charming, and humorous” (Library Journal, starred review), The Soulmate Equation proves that the delicate balance between fate and choice can never be calculated.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Science is everything for the brainy heroine of this charming romantic comedy, but can it solve the mystery of love? Thirty-year-old Jess Davis is a struggling single mom and statistician who’s never been lucky with dating. If Jess trusts anything, it’s data—so when a hot new matchmaking app claims it can connect soulmates by using DNA, she’s ready to give it a whirl. But when the app matches her with the company’s snooty, quiet, and totally gorgeous founder, it seems like it could be a total disaster…or a match made in mathematical heaven. Jess is a sympathetic heroine; her bad experiences with an absent father and a disappointing ex are relatable, as is her skepticism about love. As always with Christina Lauren’s fizzy romances, the characters are goodhearted and quirky (this time with a perfect dose of nerdy fun!), and the tone is warm and breezy. It’s a perfect relaxing read.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Lauren (The Unhoneymooners) delivers a charming romance sparked by a DNA match. Freelance statistician and single mother Jess Davis, 29, gets roped into touring the San Diego offices of DNA-based compatibility dating service GeneticAlly with her romance author friend. Despite her faith in numbers, she is deeply suspicious that a DNA match would lead to love and is turned off by the aloof founder, 35-year-old geneticist River Peña. But after a stressful day of work meetings and loneliness, Jess sends in a sample on a lark and surprisingly receives GeneticAlly's highest ever score: a 98% compatibility with River himself. With an IPO pending for GeneticAlly, the company offers Jess $30,000 to date River in exchange for the publicity. Their attraction is undeniable, and they bond by geeking out on stats, but the media storm and need to explain things to her seven-year-old daughter nearly overwhelm Jess. River remains steadfast throughout, even after uncovering some shady dealings at GeneticAlly. Lauren creates tension and feel-good moments without making the plot too predictable. This is a sweet treat.
Customer Reviews
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LOVEEEEED THIS BOOK!!
Slow
There feels like so much set up and explanation to this book that it’s not only slow going, it’s also hard to really get emotionally invested in the characters. It took me until chapter 15 to actually understand Jess and River, or to start rooting for them.
I give this 3 out of 5 stars because although the characters are slightly interesting, the storyline is somewhat creative and the writing itself is not poor- it did nothing to make my heart flutter. In fact it has nothing to make me want to reread it at all.