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The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

17 reviews

mwritt's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I laughed and cried rom-com about a single mom and a DNA dating app founder. 
With fake dating, plenty of laughs, soulmates trope, grumpy/sunshine pairing, some tearful moments, and enemies-to-friends-to-lovers. This book was a fabulous romantic comedy. My only complaint is not enough on the page spice! 
I enjoyed the tongue-in-cheek things that Fizzi said about romance writing. I also loved that there weren't characters who really mattered to the story and who weren't given enough depth. 
Overall, I loved it! 
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cc_shelflove's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Spit in a tube. Find your match. 🧬❣️ On her thirtieth birthday, Jess’s phone pings with an alert. She has matched with one of the founders of GeneticAlly, a company that’s designed a DNA test geared towards finding your soulmate. Jess and River have crossed paths before and to be honest, Jess can’t stand the sight of him. With all the science involved, Christina and Lauren could have been in over their heads with this one. Fortunately, that was not the case! I could tell the two did their research before even touching a pen to paper. The reader is quickly transported into GeneticAlly’s headquarters and faced with one question: are Jess and River’s results real?

One thing I love in romance novels is single parent representation. I absolutely adored watching River form a relationship with Jess’s daughter, Juno. I laughed a lot and I am eager to read Fizzy’s story next.
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mjwhitlock18's review against another edition

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4.0

A sweet rom-com with a single mother statistician and a geneticist who starts a DNA-based dating app have a romance that starts with antagonism and sorta fake dating. The humor hit for me. I love the side characters that surround the FMC, and now I need to read Fizzy’s book. The third act conflict/resolution happened so fast, but I forgive it because the epilogue was so cute.
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meganpbennett's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I received an ARC of The True Love Experiment from the Simon & Schuster table at a library conference. The rep said it was a good starting place for Christina Lauren books. I didn't realize it was a sequel, so when I got back from the conference, I checked out this book. It was very interesting. 

Like a lot of romance novels, it covers some really deep topics while also keeping it light. It has one of my favorite tropes in it - fake dating - and it pulls it off quite well. 
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ems_rxlibrary's review

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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alicelalicon's review against another edition

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emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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kottengoesbork's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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chrisljm's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective

5.0

This book, y'all. Fake dating, grumpy/sunshine one, the sassiest bestie, the family...everything. I adored Jess and River's relationship and all the evolving they did. The authors sure know how to write tension. ;) Also, the nerdy humor and math is right up my alley (though statistics was never my thing haha). The scenes with Fizzy killed me, she is the best!
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