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The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

77 reviews

macykey's review against another edition

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

3.75

This book was very cute and an easy read once you got past the first couple of chapters. There were a couple of inconsistencies that I noticed, but other than that, very cute! And I was living for Juno and River’s relationship!!
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alclvdl's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.25

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courtnoodles's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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
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instalovewithbooks's review against another edition

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lighthearted tense 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? No

2.0

Cute read, but definitely not a fave of mine. It was still good to read and I am glad I did ❤️
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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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vj_thompson's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.25

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kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

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

3.0

I love River Peña, I love Jess and Juno, I love their relationships, I love it all.
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csully7's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

Did anyone else feel ~detached~ from the MMC? I had the hardest time getting a read on him or what he actually wanted. Where is the description on our FMC? Was it just that easily missed? I had no mental picture for what she looked like. I was also really confused about the casual mentioning of FMC enabling her drug abusive parent, I wish there was more if a wrap up with this aspect. My other complaint is, I feel like this would have been a lot better without the epilogue(s). They didn't seem to do much for me and probably could have just been in the 2 month or regular ending. Overall a cute read but I'm not sure I would recommend it.
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gingerbiscuit's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

I was very surprised by how much I loved this book. The only other book I've read by the authors was The Unhoneymooners and although I liked it, I didn't love it so I expected something similar with The Soulmate Equation and boy was I wrong.

The book itself is super cute, and about 3 introductionary chapters in the story takes off. There is strong character development, plus the characters are both funny and loveable. I don't enjoy books with kids in them but Juno (Jess's kid) is so cute and funny too, she fit the story perfectly. The writing was enjoyable too so it was a quick read.  

It took me a second to finish the book because by the end of it, i found myself savouring the chapters. 

</My only criticism is that the authors get the main characters to forgive the love interest a little too quickly but maybe that's me being petty because in this book, the quick make up made sense>
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bookswithlauren's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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