The Soulmate Equation, an enemies to lovers romance was definitely one of Christina Lauren’s best! The main character, Jess finds out about GeneticAlly and in a moment of weakness sends in a tube of spit to find her match which ends up being River Pena, a man she sees daily in her local coffee shop and who she has had bad encounters with which makes her think he’s a stuck up man with no emotions. How can this man possibly be her soulmate?? Jess was a character you could easily connect with. She was smart, sarcastic, and loyal towards the ones she loved while not letting herself be a pushover. Her love interest, River, was one of those characters that you couldn’t help but dislike at first but then grow to like him as the book went on. I loved that this book focused on many different themes. It touched on what makes a soulmate and whether genetics can tell you if you’re truly compatible or not, what you’re willing to do for the ones you love, and how even when things go wrong, to keep pushing on and I absolutely loved all of it! You couldn’t help but feel connected to the other characters in the book as well which not many authors have the ability to do. I ended up loving the chemistry between Jess and River (had to love their nerdy genetics and statistics talk) and found this book one that I couldn’t put down until I finished it. I highly recommend reading this book and I hope others enjoy it as much as I did! Thank you to Netgalley and Gallery books for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was a really fun light read. The premise was more thought-provoking than I expected it to be, and though kind of predictable, the plot was fun and entertaining.
I was a little disappointed with the beginning of the romantic relationship, it felt like it was supposed to be an enemies to lovers story, but the enemies set up was weak. All in all, it was a great read and exactly the kind of cozy romance I was hoping for!

Rating: 5/5
Laughing Score: 3/5
Crying Score: 0/5

Plot: Jess Davis has a routine - drop her daughter, Juno off at school, meet up with best friend Fizzy at Twiggs coffee shop, work, pick up Juno and somewhere in there try and date. Everyday at 8:20 am, a good looking gentleman who they’ve named ‘Americano” walks in and out and speaks to no one. Fizzy and Jess find out that Americano owns a matchmaking company based on DNA results. One night out of desperation, Jess submits a test and doesn’t know what to do when she receives a 98% compatibility with - you guessed it - Americano.

My thoughts - YOU GUYS - ok, first of all - thank you @netgalley @christinalauren and gallery books for the opportunity to read this arc in exchange for my honest review.

If you’ve been around for awhile, then I don’t think it’s any surprise that I love Christina Lauren’s books. I think their books and books from Abby Jiminez are the only books that I have read in a day, and if I didnt have a job, this book would definitely have been one of them (I stayed up until 3am the first day I started reading this book - what responsibilities?!). All that to say, I loved this book.

I can’t even fit in this review all of the things that I loved but I will try:

Juno - Juno tugged at my heart strings. The conversations between her and her mom outside of the playground - I could just see it. It was beautifully written, and I just absolutely loved this kid.

Jess & Americano - Mama mia! Don’t get me started on how I instantly loved their connection. I don’t know if there are any biological matchmaking companies out there, but this storyline just felt so real to me. I imagine if I was either of them, I would have felt exactly the way they did and treated the situation just like they did (at least I think so).

Fizzy - The best friend everyone needs. Supportive, present, hilarious, encouraging - simply the best.

Jess & her mom - There was a part in the book, where I was like OK JESS, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, and you know what? She did it. Atta girl, Jess.

I loved that this book took place in San Diego (a place I love dearly), I loved all the characters in this book (honestly, every character is perfect), and I just loved the story line.

Another 5 star book - and I absolutely cannot wait for their next one. The Soulmate Equation comes out May 18th, but honestly - just preorder it now. You won’t regret it!

I’ve read many of Christina Lauren’s books - always enjoyable reads, but I thought THE SOULMATE EQUATION may just be their best yet! What a fun, fresh spin on the dating apps of today, written with such heart and vivid characterization that made me sad to finish the book. This book is sure to be a hit, and for great reason. If we can’t all get to the beach this year, we can at least escape into the world of EQUATION!

I'm a big fan of Christina Lauren, and of all of their books, this is my favorite kind. It's charming, fast-paced, funny and all-around enjoyable. I picked up The Soulmate Equation hoping for some escapism and a fun story, and they more than delivered. The only downside is now I have (presumably) months to go until their next new book.

Christina Lauren has become an automatic read for me, and this newest book did not disappoint! Such an interesting and original concept - using DNA to find a match! I loved this take on the new age era of dating websites. I also really enjoyed the friction sprinkled in, not only between the characters, but within the characters when making decisions. Great read!

Such a fun book! I loved the new take on dating sites and matching people through genetics. It was an incredibly inventive premise, and a delight to read about! The story is a bit predictable but that didn't take away from my overall enjoyment of reading this novel.

If you could see me right now I’d be doing my best “Tom Cruise on Oprah’s couch” impression. I finished this book and immediately proceeded to jump off my couch hugging my kindle, sending coffee and my blanket flying, while screaming “I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!! I LOVE IT!”

Seriously, slow clap to the dynamic duo of Christina and Lauren. I don’t know how they do it but each new book they write is better than the last.

In their most recent book, The Soulmate Equation, they pose the question - does DNA play a role in our finding soulmates? What if it could and what if their was a an app for that?

So is it DNA or fate that bring app creator, River, and statistician, Jess, together? When the pressure builds to be “the perfect match” can they live up to the expectation?

This book had me smiling, laughing, crying, and on the edge of my seat. I devoured it like a hot cup of coffee and can’t wait to reread it when it’s released this spring.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of the book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Another great Christina Lauren book! I am a sucker for an enemies to lovers book. This book was filled with angst, love, humor and lots of nerd love! I enjoyed that Jess was a hot mess single mom and River is of course her opposite and extremely organized and detail oriented. I love when these two worlds collide but make the perfect match.

This book was everything for me! It is a wonderful, fall-in-love romance with some steamy moments. It was so much more though. It was about the discovery of who you are and what you want, and what family means. It was a beautiful, stunning story, and I was so glad I got to read it!

Jess is a single mom with a wonderful little tribe of her grandparents and her best friend Fizzy. She isn’t interested in anything else, but Fizzy has other ideas. Jess ends up taking a genetic test for a new dating app that matches you to people based on your DNA. When her results come in, she has been matched at an unheard of 98% to. . . . the grumpy, rude, parking-spot stealing jerk that is on the board for the dating app.

Okay so let’s that about the romance. It was amazing. I’m a sucker for a hot brooding love interest, and I absolutely adore enemy to lover tropes, so from that angle, this story was perfect for me. BUT, the way they start to like, then love each other was amazing. I just loved that it was lots of little things that started to chip away at what we thought he was, to who he really was. There are some steamy moments, but they are done wonderfully!

The characters make you want to go hug your best friend and your family because you remember how wonderful they are. Jess is trying to be a good mom, and I loved her struggles. I feel those struggles every day, and I connected with her about them. Her grandparents are nothing short of adorable. You just want to go sit and play cards with them! And Fizzy, seriously, Fizzy is amazing. I want to go have coffee with her every day. What an absolutely amazing supporting character!

The plot for this was really great. I liked that Jess struggles with the idea of even submitting her DNA for testing, then she struggles with the results and the challenges and offers that come with them. I really liked that the story tied up so many little moments before it ended. I had some tears running down my face a couple of times as I got closer to the end, and I’m pretty sure my heart swelled to twice its normal size with the love I felt for these people.

Overall, this is a must-read! I can’t really say anything else! You must read this one. It’s a beautiful story with characters that you will not be able to forget about and a romance that will leave you feeling so full of love!

Content Warnings:
Mother-daughter abandonment, reference to addiction and drug use.

I would recommend The Soulmate Equation to readers that enjoy a contemporary story with well-developed characters and a romance storyline.

I was provided a gifted copy of this book for free. I am leaving my review voluntarily.

The Soulmate Equation was such a cute story. Single mom & statistician Jess doesn’t have time to date, but then she hears about GeneticAlly, a DNA-based matchmaking service. Her best friend, Fizzy, convinces her to join, and she ends up being matched with the company’s founder, the seemingly straight-laced and uptight River Pena. When GeneticAlly offers Jess a huge sum to date River and test their match-making skills, she can’t turn it down. Once she starts dating River in earnest, she starts to learn how to make time for herself and really open up to love.

I thought the writing was great and this was a fast read, but the math and statistics talk was a little over my head and I found myself skimming those paragraphs. That type of talk wasn’t frequent enough to be off-putting, but I think it was slightly too much math talk for me. I mean, I know they’re both number nerds, but I doubt the average reader is.

Jess and her daughter, Juno, were great characters, but I found River to be a little one-dimensional at first. As the story went on, he became more of a person and not just a caricature of the boring, uptight CEO.

Overall this was a fun story and fast read, with depth and interesting characters.

Christina Lauren's books are auto-reads for me and this book was no exception. This book was laugh out loud funny and also had really emotional moments that made me fall in love with the characters. I would highly recommend this romantic comedy.

Yes! Everything about this book. I started it and couldn't stop until I reached the last page. Then I was mad at myself for reading it so fast...I didn't want it to end! While I had an idea where the plot was going the characters were so likeable I was rooting for them the whole time and feeling their emotions on the roller coaster of their relationship. Christina Lauren latest novel is like drinking your favorite cocktail....good to the last drop! Fingers crossed they make this one into a movie!

Always SO excited to read a Christina Lauren book. Their latest does not disappoint! It is light hearted, fun, a quick read and will keep you turning the pages. Perfect to read on the beach or by the pool!
Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

This was a light read that provided some welcomed entertainment. In this book, Jess and her friend finally chat with the mysterious (and serious) man at the coffee shop and learn that he owns a DNA-based matchmaking company. Jess's love of statistics and her friend's career in romance writing, lead them to tour the facility and eventually give a sample to see how the matching process works. Jess ends of being matched at a 98% compatibility level with River Pena who is the owner and many they saw at the coffee shop.
A 98% match draws a lot of interest from a lot of people, so Jess and River are faced with decisions on whether to pursue a potential relationship and how to best approach this interesting way of meeting. There is some light humor and romance in this story and was a nice read overall.

What if finding your soulmate could be narrowed down by science? The Soulmate Equation focuses on this question and tells the story of two people who are nearly perfectly compatible based on their genes. GeneticAlly has developed a matchmaking system based on genetic compatibility. They have mapped thousands of genomes and have found the markers that can predict compatibility in love and long term relationships. Clients can submit a DNA sample and the system will alert the client if they have a match with another client, based on the level of match they are looking for.

Single mother Jess Davis has sworn off dating but she sends off her DNA sample to GeneticAlly on a whim one day. She is as shocked as anyone to find out that she has scored a match of 98 (the highest in the company's history) with the company's founder, Dr. River Pena. The company would like to use this match as an opportunity to promote their services and they convince Jess to date River in the public eye. As a statistician, she enters this arrangement skeptically, not believing in the science or the system. Jess has no idea that all of her knowledge about numbers and science is going to be turned upside down with her feelings.

How does this author duo think of these concepts?!? I found the concept of matchmaking based on genetics fascinating. There was a lot of math and science in this book to set the groundwork for understanding the system in a believable way. As someone who does not have much more than general knowledge of math or science, I felt like this could really be a thing. I was engrossed in the story because I wanted to know how it would play out. There were so many directions that this story could have gone in and so many "what if" questions came to my mind as I read this book.

Jess received an offer that she couldn't refuse and it put her in a position that made her vulnerable, not only in the public eye but also in love. There was a lot of pressure for her and River to fall in love and end up together. Coupled with the constant questioning of whether or not River's feelings were genuine (or if he was just trying to promote his company), there was a lot for her to process. I loved that she was such a strong and independent character, proceeding with caution and guarding her heart and family.

As usual, Christina Lauren built a supporting cast that I fell in love with. Jess's family and best friend, Fizzy, made me laugh and warmed my heart with their love and support for one another.

This ended up being a bit more of a thought-provoking romance than I thought it would be and I really enjoyed it!

When I got the Netgalley email that I had been approved for this I think I squealed like a little girl...squealed.

Christina Lauren is an auto-buy author for me - their dynamic duo writing style just works for me. I think that they are so high on a pedestal, I was bound to find a book that I wasn't head over heels in love with. I liked this one - but it just wasn't my favorite for a few reasons. First: this just felt really rushed to me. The enemy to lover dynamic was there in writing, but I never actually felt it like I have in their other books. Second: the numbers...oh my gosh the numbers. I am not a math person and I legit skimmed anytime we started going down a rabbit hole of stats/numbers/analytics. I get why it was there, but I don't think the story needed it. Finally: elements of this story were just too damn predictable for me.

What I liked, because yes I did really like this story: Juno and Fizzy...I needed more of them in this story. If books could hand out an Academy Award for best supporting actress in a fictional story; Juno and Fizzy would both win. They were what I love about Christina Lauren - we needed more of them! I loved how strong Jess was and how the authors told this love story of a single mom who was barely holding it all together. It felt realistic at times and I really appreciated that - I mean Jess trying to get Juno to decide between Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Trix made me actually laugh out loud.

This was a fun and quick read, that would pair nicely with an umbrella drink and a beach chair on the sand.....cheers!

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Gallery Books for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.



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The dynamic duo of Christina Lauren has done it again! The Soulmate Equation is compelling and heartwarming, and it’ll make you think about compatibility! Jess is a single mom with an awesome daughter. She hasn’t dated in years. Like, YEARS years. While hanging with her best friend at her local coffee shop, they hear about this company that matches people up using their dna. Needless to say, Jess matches up with Dr. River Peña and you need to read this to find out what happens next!

***Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***
The Soulmate Equation takes a look at love through the lens of a scientific equation. Does our DNA determine who we will match with? That's the premise of Christina Lauren's new book. The romance was spot-on and the secondary characters were fantastic.

Christina Lauren once again create rich, likeable characters and a unique, and always romantic, storyline. This book is great for fans that want just a smidge of steam, can handle a perfectly portioned amount of scientific 'talk,' and appreciate characters that might have succumb to their 'baggage' but choose to take charge of their lives and maturely handle what is thrown at them. Loved it.