It hit her in a sharp, startling truth: her whole life she had been put together wrong in one tiny, invisible, and critical way. This gorgeous stranger probably hadn’t been forced to change outfits after cleaning glitter off both a cat and a seven-year-old. Jess is immediately spooked and just wants to move on with her life, but, when the company offers her 10,000 dollars a month to get to know River and see how the massive score translates to their interactions, she can’t talk herself out of getting that kind of money for her family. Después de todo, su padre nunca estuvo cerca, su madre fiestera desapareció cuando ella tenía seis años, y su ex decidió que él no era «material de padre» antes de que Juno naciera. The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren is a heartwarming, humorous, and appealing contemporary romance.

For River Pena, the scientist behind the technology, learning that he has his own diamond match (98%) astounds him. The more I think about The Soulmate Equation the more I struggle with what to rate it and how to review it. Jess, Fizzy, River, and Juno all have unique relationships with their parents, grandparents, and siblings.Forget about the dating apps when DNAduo can tell you which relationship will have a favorable outcome. For a romcom, this book doesn't shy away from touching upon some of the more complex issues if such a technology were to exist. This time, this pair has succeeded again in crafting interesting characters in Jess, River, Juno, and Fizzy. That's the premise behind bestselling writing duo Christina Lauren's latest novel, The Soulmate Equation (out May 18).

Online , PopSugar, BuzzFeed , Goodreads , Country Living , The Pioneer Woman, Woman’s World , Bookish , Bookreporter , Frolic , and more! Jess was a single mom, depicted as one strong woman holding her family together and yet also one who felt the pains of single parenthood. She also happens to have Fizzy, an amazing best friend who stands by her side and helps out wherever she’s needed. This was a really cool concept; I love the idea of a DNA test dating app where your DNA can determine how compatible you are with someone, however these characters just fell so flat for me, I just didn’t care about them.

I loved a lot of the characters, the familial aspects, the premise of the story was compelling and I wanted to love this one. It took me a while to warm up to River, he was quite an unlikeable, workaholic, aloof character to begin with.

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.But then she hears about a buzzy new matchmaking company that claims to find you the One using a DNA equation. You know,” Daniel said to her now, balling the washrag in his hands, smug with insider knowledge, “Americano is a romantic, too. I’d suspect most people comment on your eyes,” he said quietly, running a fingertip across her collarbone.