I loved this book! So, so good! I'm already a Christina Lauren fan, but I think this is my favorite book of theirs so far!

Can you find your soulmate through a DNA sample? According to GeneticAlly, it may be possible! A new matchmaking app, GeneticAlly, is designed to pair people up after they have submitted a DNA sample and set some criteria. Using your genes, the app will match you up with people that are a Base, Silver, Gold, Platinum, or the rare Diamond match. The higher you and your pair matched, the more likely you are to have a long, happy relationship.

When one of the founders, River, has a Diamond match with a single mom, Jess, the app investors and other creators go wild. It's perfect timing, right before the launch of the app. However, Jess and River do not hit it off right away and enter into the relationship through a contract, for the sake of Science and wanting to know if the results truly are accurate. Were they made for each other?

I just loved this story line! I read this book in 2 days and was sad to see it end. All of the characters are so likable, the banter between River and Jess is perfect, and the relationships between Jess and her best friend, Fizzy, and Jess and her grandparents is perfect! Highly recommend!

Thank you NetGalley and Gallery Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I think at this point it comes as no surprise that the incredible duo, Christina Lauren, can literally do no wrong. They can make you laugh out loud while simultaneously making you feel all the feelings. I’ve read all of their books, and this one is in the running to be one of my favorites. Plus, this cover is stunning. The Soulmate Equation gets five stars from me! Thank you Netgalley for my advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review!

Another thoroughly fantastic romance from Christina Lauren!

I was a bit nervous to read this following In A Holidaze because I loved that book so much and I’ve come to expect amazing things from this author duo. This was another book that I inhaled and wished could have gone on forever.

Jess Davis has a busy life with her seven year old daughter whose inquisitive mind keeps her on her toes, her grandparents who raised her and are helping her to raise her daughter, her firecracker of a best friend Fizzy, and a statistics job that she loves. The only thing that doesn’t seem to be working out is her dating life. She is ready to give up on dating completely when she and her best friend, Fizzy, learn about a new match making company that pairs couples based on DNA. Her scientific mind is intrigued but she doesn’t believe the results are accurate when she receives a 98% match - the company’s highest score ever. Particularly after she learns she’s been paired with Dr. River Pena, one of the company’s founders and a man she cannot stand.

This was a fantastic enemies to lovers romance. I really adored Jess and her family. Jess is so determined, caring and intelligent. I so related to her character in dealing with her struggles in finding a balance between work and family. Her daughter is adorable and precocious. Her grandfather is hilarious and her grandmother is kind. Then there’s her best friend Fizzy who completely steals every scene she’s in with her sense of humor and blunt yet caring commentary. I truly hope that there’s another story written about her own romance. As for River himself - I really enjoyed his stoic yet kind character. He and Jess were adorable together. I just wish we got a little more insight into his background but he is another love interest to add to my list if favorites from this author.

4.75⭐
A very mature PG-13 because the love scenes weren't overly descriptive but they were hot!

If you want a couple that could be described by the Bridgerton line "I burn for you", Jess and River definitely fit that line to T. So if you love some good romantic tension and simmering sexual attraction, this is your book.

Freelance staticisian Jess has sworn off dating so she can focus on being a great mom for her seven year old daughter, but her best friend Fizzy (Felicity, a romance author) convinces her to try a new online dating service that uses genetics to find a person's perfect soulmate. Jess never expects that her match (the highest in company history) is Dr. River Pena, the company's head scientist... And the broody Mr. Darcy-type guy she"a noticed frequenting her local coffee shop who can't be bothered to give anyone the time of day and definitely is not interested in Jess.

I loved that Jess was a single mom because I feel like that's so rare for a lead female character and Jess and her relationship with Juno was just so special. Honestly I'm still questioning if I believe soulmates could be found using DNA matches, but I loved all the science and numbers and general nerdiness in this book and it made my engineering brain happy.

So to summarize:
Jess and River's chemistry ✅
Single mom life with the cutest kid ever ✅
Meta romance author in a novel moment ✅
Science and math featuring prevalently to please my nerdy sould ✅✅
Cute, fun book that will warm anyone's heart because Christina Lauren is a romance novel genius ✅✅✅
Go read this book if you like a fun romance!!

Another winner from Christina Lauren! Single mom, Jess, is great with numbers because they don't lie but after going on several dates, through a dating app, she is losing her faith in the belief of true love. Twenty six percent of women believe in it but she hasn't seen a trace of it. When her best friend, Fizzy, suggests she sign up for a new scientific DNA based dating app, Jess is intrigued. When she finds out that River, a guy she sees every day at the coffee bar and detests, is the creator of the app things get interesting. I really enjoyed this funny enemies to lovers romance.

After reading Christina Lauren’s The Holidaze, and loving it, I had high expectations for their next novel. The Soulmate Equation ask the question, if DNA can help you find your soulmate, would you? And if you did, would you really trust the results especially if you’re matched with someone you really despise? On paper River and Jess are a perfect match, in real life she thinks about committing a crime every time she sees him. This story is filled with a cast of characters you will fall in love with and a BFF that I want as my own. Christina Lauren are officially on my auto buy list!

I think The Soulmate Equation just took the spot as my absolute favorite Christina Lauren novel. As a single 30-something who is fed up with the world of online dating and is still nursing a broken heart from someone leaving, I found Jess's humor and cynicism as a mask for her loneliness extremely relatable. River is the man I hope to find- smart, thoughtful, and emotionally intelligent. These characters are human: flawed people doing their best to protect themselves, their families, their businesses, their hearts. I loved this from beginning to end and devoured the whole book in one day. Now I just hope that C and L are secretly developing a DNA-based dating service as their next endeavor!

This was one of my favorite Christina Lauren books so far!! I thought that the enemies to lovers trope was well executed and that the two main characters were able to get to know each other and warm up to each other over the course of the book. The relationship that River began to build with Juno was one of the best parts of this book, and it was clear that he was doing it in a way that was respectful to Jess's wishes as the parent and helpful to her. I definitely would recommend this read!!

I loved every minute of this book and devoured it in a day. It’s was cute and witty with just enough spice. Everyone from the main characters to the side characters were developed. I will definitely be preordering a copy for my collection and telling everyone about it!

If you’ve never read a Christina Lauren (where have you been?!?) this is my PSA you need to take the deep dive now, so you can be ready for The Soulmate Equation our in May. I think this may be my new favorite! It’s a fun twist on a genetic DNA based dating app where the creator of the app and coffee shop goer, single mom, computer coder Jess end up being a nearly perfect match. It has all the swoon and such a fun story! What’s your favorite CL?!

I devoured this book in one sitting. The sparks between Jess and River flew off the page making it impossible for me to put their story down. This was a powerful love store with depth. Jess is a single mom struggling to make it on her own. She is fiercely independent but finds a way to let her guard down and find love with River. Christina Lauren has outdone herself with this book!

Interesting twists on the dating scene as we know it...My scientific brain was engaged and pondering the DNA bits of this as I enjoyed the story of the geeky billionaire, and down to earth data analyst that are matched by science!

As usual, Christina Lauren writes a funny and sultry romance novel that I enjoyed thoroughly. I am rating this book 5 stars.

Jess, a single mom and statistician, finds herself so low one night that she caves in and sends her spit into GeneticAlly, a dating company that finds matches basked on genetics, to see if she has any matches. Lo and behold, her and the founder of the company, River, have a 98 % match, making them the highest match the company has ever found.

Jess and River decide to give dating a go to see if their genetic match transpires into a physical and emotional connection as well. Both lead characters were so loveable and the premise of the book was so unique, I found myself devouring it!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc of this book. All opinions are my own.

Thanks so much to the publisher for providing me a digital ARC of this book via NetGalley!

The Soulmate Equation was a really cute read (a little spicy too). It was a very quick read. I loved the relationships in this book, especially between Jess and her daughter.

The idea of finding an algorithm for compatibility in relationships isn't really new, and has definitely been explored in other novels before, but I did like how it was done in this book! I liked the realistic chemistry between Jess and River.

Jess is a single mom who has given up on dating. She’s satisfied with her life as a freelance statistician with her daughter, best friend, and grandparents close. However, after some prodding from her best friend, Jess sends in her DNA to a company that claims they can find your soulmate based on DNA patterns.

I really liked Jess and her best friend, Fizzy. I also enjoyed Jess’s grandparents/daughter connection. However, there was a storyline or two that I thought fell a little flat.

This is classic Christina Lauren, and I was so excited to get an ARC of this. I wouldn’t say this is a favorite but definitely a nice romance read for a dreary day.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC!
3.5 stars

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren was absolutely amazing! I read the entire book in one sitting. I loved it so much and so far it’s my favorite book that Christina Lauren have written. They are the best author duo. I loved reading about genetics and learning about it. Jess and River were amazing together and I loved both so much and Juno as well. As soon as I finished reading The Soulmate Equation I preorder a physical copy!! Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read an amazing book. I am forever grateful!

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Jess a single mom has never had good luck dating. Jess hears about a new dating app that she will try. Her match turns out to be the owner of the app. She knows the owner and does not like him at all. I enjoyed the different characters in this book

Let me start by saying a quick thank you to both NetGalley and the publishers at Simon and Schuster for allowing me to read this one in advance in exchange for an honest review. Single mom and statistician Jess is tired of the dating scene--especially after a disastrous date with a recently divorced man. But when she decides on a whim to test her DNA to find her soulmate she’s thrown for a loop when she matches with the company’s creator at their highest percentage to date. Numbers she understands. But this one is unreal. Her real life and a new media frenzy must somehow come together while she explores her own feelings for her match. The Soulmate Equation comes out on May 18th and is available for preorder now.

This is everything you've come to expect from the amazing writing duo. It’s sweet and heart warming while still also being grounded in reality. I was also excited to see that this story had a little less of the sex scenes we normally get in a romance, but the moments we do get feel realistic and comfortable while still steaming off the page. What’s funny is that I read another DNA Soulmate type book earlier this month. Thankfully this one went down the Romance path instead of the Mystery/Thriller path. I really enjoyed Jess and her little circle of family and friends. Fizzy feels like she’s the embodiment of the writing duo Christina Lauren and I was there for her chaotic energy. Juno was exactly what you expect from a 7 year old kid and I loved her so much. River wasn’t the perfect man in this one, but he was a realistic and flawed love interest which I don’t think we get nearly enough of in the Romance genre. He has flaws and makes mistakes, but he owns them and apologizes for them. What more can you ask for? Oh, he’s also incredibly attractive, smart, and funny? Yes, we’ll take that too.

I think the part that I enjoyed the least was the amount of crap Jess had to deal with as a single mother trying to hold it down AND deal with her own mother’s problems? It felt like a lot. It’s completely realistic for someone to have that much on their plate. I just felt so bad for our main character. And this book addresses some hard issues which I hadn’t expected and it was great to see in a romance. However, I wanted someone to take on some of her issues and let her breathe for more than two seconds at a time.

This was such a quick and fun read for me. I loved seeing River and Jess learn how to tolerate and eventually how to love each other. Their chemistry was great and so much fun to see. But the moments where they were vulnerable or helping each other through whatever was happening at any given moment were the ones I loved the most. I inhaled this book in less than 36 hours. It’s that engaging.

I laughed-out-loud, due to the witty banter! From my favorite author duo, another superb rom-com!

I'll admit, I was worried about the statistical, science terms, but it worked. Once I focussed on the delightful characters, it was such an enjoyment. The love for family shines through!

This book is everything I could have asked for on Valentine’s Day weekend and more. The novel follows Jess and River, who are two single young professional San Diego residents. Jess is skeptical of love and has kept her heart guarded ever since her daughter, Juno, was born 7 years ago. Her best friend, Fizzy, buys her a test kit for a new dating app that matches people based on their genetic compatibility. Jess finds her diamond match with one of the founders of the company, River. A 98 is pretty much unheard of so their match begins to spread quickly under the public eye. Will science and statistics actually be able to predict their compatibility? Will Jess and River find the love they deserve?

I loved how this was different than your typical romance novel because of the added dynamic of Jess’ daughter, Juno. Juno was a lot of fun and I enjoyed how curious and honest she was. Jess was a good mother to her and always kept her relationship with Juno above her dating relationships.

I also found delight in how nerdy Jess and River were 🤓 Everytime they talked about statistics or probability it made the math geek in me swoon.

The characters in this novel were phenomenal. Aside from how much I loved Jess and River, I also adored Jess’ best friend, Fizzy. Fizzy provided just the right amount of comic relief to the novel. I was also a huge fan of Jess’ grandparents who were just the sweetest, kindest characters you could imagine.

Thank you to @netgalley and @christinalauren for allowing me to read a copy of the Soulmate Equation in exchange for an honest review. Pick up your copy on May for 18!