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A review by timetravelreader
The Calculation of You and Me by Serena Kaylor
3.0
“The Calculation of You and Me” is a slow-burn YA romance that should appeal to readers of the genre and those who like romances with a neurodivergent lead.
There’s strong friend and family relationships around Marlowe, the autistic FMC. The MMC, Ash, is a bi goth rocker boy with absentee parents. They connect in AP English, and soon Marlowe enlists him as her “love coach” to win back her controlling ex.
I love Ash and the fact that he fell first. The banter is heavy; Marlowe and her friends are extremely quirky, so that may or may not be your thing. But also, these characters don’t feel entirely real. The redheaded, autistic mathlete girl was in a long-term relationship with the golden boy football star, after she had been ignored in school her whole life? And then Ash is not only an emo kid, he works at a romance bookstore and knows all about the books, and he’s an AP kid? It’s all a little too perfect, but perhaps this former AP kid is just jealous.
*I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
There’s strong friend and family relationships around Marlowe, the autistic FMC. The MMC, Ash, is a bi goth rocker boy with absentee parents. They connect in AP English, and soon Marlowe enlists him as her “love coach” to win back her controlling ex.
I love Ash and the fact that he fell first. The banter is heavy; Marlowe and her friends are extremely quirky, so that may or may not be your thing. But also, these characters don’t feel entirely real. The redheaded, autistic mathlete girl was in a long-term relationship with the golden boy football star, after she had been ignored in school her whole life? And then Ash is not only an emo kid, he works at a romance bookstore and knows all about the books, and he’s an AP kid? It’s all a little too perfect, but perhaps this former AP kid is just jealous.
*I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.