The Soulmate Equation
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Ratings86
Average rating4
The New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners returns 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 The Rosie Project and One Plus One.
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. Raised by her grandparents—who now help raise her seven-year-old daughter, Juno—Jess has been left behind too often to feel comfortable letting anyone in. After all, her father’s never been around, her hard-partying mother disappeared when she was six, and her ex decided he wasn’t “father material” before Juno 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% compatibility with another subject in the database: GeneticAlly’s founder, Dr. River Pena. This is one number she can’t wrap her head around, because she already knows Dr. Pena. 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 make GeneticAlly a mint in stock prices, Jess begins to realize that there might be more to the scientist—and the science behind a soulmate—than she thought.
Funny, warm, and full of heart, The Soulmate Equation proves that the delicate balance between fate and choice can never be calculated.
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Excuse me, but I LOVED this! Been on a reading block lately but this was sooooo cute and heartwarming. My eyes glazed over at the data parts now and then but I genuinely liked the two leads and Juno, Juno is the best kid.
Well, this was certainly a book I read. I didn't hate it, but I never got much sense of River besides that he's hot and grumpy/introverted, which is fine at the beginning but I need a little more insight/development for it to be satisfying, you know? I liked Jess and loved Fizzy and Juno, but their subplots just kind of petered out for me - Fizzy's new dude being married and Juno's friend drama are both mentioned a couple of times but never go anywhere, which was a little disappointing. Overall, this was fine, basically. Not quite my thing but I'm not mad at it.
(2021 Summer Romance Bingo: scientific pursuit; would also work for fake dating)
This was going to be a 5 star read until I got to the reason for the breakup/misunderstanding that always happens about 3/4 through any romance book. It just didn't work for me.
But I loved the characters of this one. Especially those outside the main couple, they all were unique and brought so much fun to the story. It was also great seeing how Jess and River worked with Juno involved.
