The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren was funny, sweet, smart, nerdy, and sexy as hell. I honestly don’t think I could have loved this book more with the exception of I NEED that damn number ladies!! ~ Slick – Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
Synopsis:
Single mom Jessica 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 was never 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 percent compatibility with another subject in the database: one of GeneticAlly’s founders, 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 Match” 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.
Funny, warm, and full of heart, The Soulmate Equation proves that the delicate balance between fate and choice can never be calculated.
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren was funny, sweet, smart, nerdy, and sexy as hell. Yes all of that rolled
into a romance with a single mom heroine who has wicked math skills (she’s a freelance statistician) and a science nerd who once lived up to that name but now is hot and has invented the next phase of online dating based on DNA. I honestly don’t think I could have loved this book more with the exception of I NEED that damn number ladies!!
Jessica (call me Jess) Davis is a single mom with a refreshingly darling daughter who is smart and inquisitive and better yet acts like a lot of 7 years olds I know. Jess lives in an apartment in a complex owned by her grandparents who raised her and live right across the courtyard. It’s a great set up as they are instrumental in Juno’s life as well. Jess’s mom is an addict and has been in and out of her life depending on what she needs which is usually money, I will say other than this relationship was used to prove a point I found this part of the story a bit tedious but I overlooked it for the most part. Jess works hard but struggles staying ahead mostly because she is an enabler to her mother, again I feel she is smarter than that, but again I’m letting it go. Her best friend Frizzy is a romance author and the two spend their working hours in a local coffee shop where at 8:24 a.m. every morning Americano walks through the doors and Jess enjoys the view. After learning about his “matchmaking” from one of the baristas Jess stops him one day and soon she and Fizzy are touring the GenecticAlly offices.
Dr. River Pena (aka Americano aka River Nicholas) has worked tirelessly on proving long term couples share DNA that makes them compatible. It is his life’s work and he stands to make millions when their service goes public. He comes across as uninterested, aloof, almost rude, but honestly he’s a bit shy, awkward, and always thinking about his company. So when he is informed he’s a 98% match and to Jessica a woman he’s not sure he even likes, he is skeptical until he runs another test and it’s confirmed. This can make or break his IPO, but does he really have time to even try a relationship when his life is about to be busier than ever.
There was something about this couple from the start that intrigued me, they were very different people yet they both have that math/science brain and are extremely intelligent. Sure River is more introverted and Jess is more sociable, but they still see the world in very strict terms. When they begin to “date” for the sake of the company and because they make it worth Jess’s time, at first it’s a bit awkward but they soon find common ground. While Jess has no intentions of introducing Juno to River, they meet a bit accidentally and I found the interactions between River Nicholas and Juno Merriam delightfully charming.
I enjoyed the slow burn of this romance as they continue to face investors, the press, and the public as a Diamond matched couple as well as date casually. It was interesting watching them fall for one another all the while trying to not get attached. I loved that nothing about Jess’s life phased River and that he freely shared so much about his awkward childhood and teenage years.
While the plot might be a bit far-fetched I didn’t even mind because I was so engrossed in what was happening to the characters that the whole DNA match-making was just a small part of the story. In addition to really liking the hero and heroine, the secondary characters were pretty fantastic as well.
I have enjoyed so much of this writing duo’s work and The Soulmate Equation has become a fast favorite!
5 stars
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