Single mom Jess Davis trusts numbers and science, so when she hears about a matchmaking company that uses DNA to pair couples, she’s intrigued. But she grows skeptical when she’s matched with Dr. River Pena, who is 100% wrong for her, no matter what the data says.

I'm a long-time Christina Lauren fan and I think their readers will find so much to love in this book. In a romance, I love when the heroine has a built-in support system and we see so much of that in Jess' grandparents and even her relationship with her daughter. I also absolutely adored Jess' best friend Fizzy—who provided both excellent comic relief and friendship to Jess throughout the book.

Jess and River get off to a rocky start and I loved reading along as they slowly found common ground and began to give into the attraction they felt between the. The science of DNA pairing also felt like a fun nod to the beloved fated mates trope in PNR ith a contemporary twist.

Patti Murin is such a fantastic narrator! I definitely hope she continues to narrate Christina Lauren's books because I'd love more from her.

WOW, what a cute read!

At first, I was skeptical when starting this read. I wasn't sure about the whole DNA love match concept. I grew to love the story. I kept wanting to find out what was going to happen next with their romance. I was rooting for their love story to work out. I also loved the background that Jess included about her relationship with her mother. It goes to show that parent relationships, do affect the way you perceive love/ intimate relationships.

This is a great summer read. This was my first time reading a Christina Lauren novel and it will not be my last.

I also really enjoyed Patti Murin as the narrator.

I was really nervous picking up this book, I was also really surprised that my Netgalley request was approved for the e-ARC of this book in the first place, but I felt like it was a sign from the universe telling me to give Christina Lauren another chance.

I give credit to Christina Lauren for being my introduction to adult romance (which is my favorite genre to read) and I have loved so many of their books, in fact, several of their books are some of the favorite books I've ever read. But the last two books I've picked up by this author duo have left me really underwhelmed. I was super nervous picking up this book because I didn't want to add this one to the list of letdowns, which would probably have led me to stop reading from them altogether.

Also, I do not like kids very much and I especially do not like them when reading adult romance, so finding out that our main character is a mom really had the cards stacked against me liking this book .

But, if you couldn't tell by the star rating I absolutely adored this book! I thought it was really good and felt like some of their older work which I loved. I also really enjoyed the conflict towards the end of the book and thought that the characters acted in a way that was believable, which is usually one of my biggest negatives with books. I also actually liked the kid in this book!

This book was so cute. I fell in love with the writing from the beginning. The characters are fun and flirty without being contrite or annoying. I felt connected to them from the beginning. What an interesting concept for a dating company! I don't know what this writing duo knows about equations, but there were times I had no idea what was being said. I suppose leaving data analysis to the professionals is probably a good idea. Overall, this story was so sweet and fun, and was a great break between the thrillers I tend to read. I can't wait to read other novels from 'Christina Lauren.'

Sometimes you need a light and fun read to welcome in the summer months. I always know what I am getting when I read a Christina Lauren book: fun characters, comedic moments, and a happy ending. I fell in love with The Soulmate Equation, it was intelligent, funny, and the main character was an independent single mom with a cute and witty kid. I could easily see this turned into a movie or mini-series.

There were some laugh-out-loud moments in the book, and I loved the supporting cast of characters, especially Jess's best friend, the romance writer.

The Soulmate Equation is the perfect read for your next beach vacation.

Jess doesn’t date. For one, the process sucks — online dating is miserable (girl preach). But also Jess has Juno, her energetic 7 year old to think about. However, after her fab BFF Fizzy (a romance author) drags her on a tour of a buzzy new startup that uses science to find your matches. Jess, a scientist herself, opts into the program as a trial participant. And she has a near perfect — River. Aka the rude fellow coffee shop patron and co-founder of the startup.

This book had such a creative concept and I loved the sexual tension between River and Jess (and Juno and Fizzy were so fun!).

Genetically speaking, opposites attract. Our natural inclination is to be attracted to someone less like us (this works in the animal kingdom because less genetically similar = stronger breeding). Anyways, that’s not what the company in this novel found with their “science” but fact checking aside, it was a fun read for me!

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LOVED the audio version. Patti Murin is a great narrator!

Christina Lauren is a hallmark author. What that means the reader goes into her books knowing what they're going to get. When I read Lauren's books, I'm going to get a story that is a fun start to finish. I authentically enjoyed this book! Jessica isn't a huge fan of dating; she is a single mom and doesn't like the idea of anything taking time away from her daughter. Plus, the men she's dated in the past were no diamonds. When she gets the opportunity to try a dating service that matches people based on their DNA, she is skeptical. But to get her friend off her back, she sends in her sample but changes the settings so it will only match her with perfect DNA matches. Jessica doesn't expect that an ideal test set does come back, and it's with the CEO of the company. If you are looking for a book on the perfect balance between fate and choice, you will truly love this story.