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thatswhatshanread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
As January is often a month of wallowing and burdened reflection for me, I found that I read “The Soulmate Equation” at the perfect time. It brought out a little more of the optimist in me and lightened my mood considerably because it was just so sweet and fun to read!
The premise of this story was so innovative and intriguing, even from someone who doesn’t have a scientific background whatsoever. It was so interesting—two unlikely candidates genetically matched through a dating app!! It reminded me of my favorite episode of Black Mirror, “Hang the DJ”, and the probability of supposed perfect matches, natural attraction, and true love. It was really cool how the plot balanced all this statistical genetic data with the romance. It all worked really well together and kept me wanting to know more.
I loved the family relationships in this one, especially between the MC, Jess, and her daughter, Juno. Really, all of the main characters had my heart. Obviously Jess and the delectable MMC, River Peña (HOT NAME LIVES UP TO THE HYPE) were SO CUTE together. I identified with both of them and appreciated that the tension between them in the third act felt justified and true to their natures.
I JUST REALLY ADORED THIS ONE. (I only took off .25 of a point because I felt the ending was a tad abrupt but anyway) It was like “Be Sweet” by Japanese Breakfast in book form. You gotta love it.
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Medical content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Grief
kei_s's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Really enjoyed Jess and Rivers love story and how it was developed. The way River was there for Jess when she needed him will always be the best part for me.
Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
evie_dora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Drug use, Cursing, and Abandonment
couldn’t find needles in the content warnings but there is a blood sample taken in this book!!lucyrudd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Abandonment, and Drug use
deetabz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Infidelity
jen1804's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Drops minor minor points because I could have done with a bit of smut, tehe. And there were some parts of the book where I found myself craving certain things were written ever so slightly differently. But overall, great book, interesting plot, but also I just really liked that the majority of this book focused on the cutesy relationship, yes there was drama - it follows the classic three-act-structure - but it was minimal drama, and I liked that at the root of it was just this happy relationship.
Satisfactory ending? Yes.
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Sexual content
bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Abandonment, and Sexual content
thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Drug use, and Alcoholism
purplepenning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Drug use, Medical content, and Sexual content
Minor: Blood
needle use (to take blood sample); boundary-setting with addicted family memberheymarykathryn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug use
Minor: Blood