The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

Book Excerpt:

"Single mom Jess Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world. 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. After all, her father’s never been around, her hard-partying mother disappeared when she was six, and her ex decided he wasn’t “father material” before Juno was even born. Jess holds her loved ones close, but constantly working to stay afloat is hard...and lonely.

But then Jess hears about GeneticAlly, a buzzy new DNA-based matchmaking company that’s predicted to change dating forever. Finding a soulmate through DNA? The reliability of numbers: This Jess understands.

At least she thought she did until her test shows an unheard-of 98% compatibility with another subject in the database: GeneticAlly’s founder, Dr. River Peña. This is one number she can’t wrap her head around because she already knows Dr. Peña. The stuck-up, stubborn man is, without a doubt, not her soulmate. But GeneticAlly has a proposition: Get to know him, and we’ll pay you. Jess—who is barely making ends meet—is in no position to turn it down, despite her skepticism about the project and her dislike for River. As the pair are dragged from one event to the next as the “Diamond” pairing that could make GeneticAlly a mint in stock prices, Jess begins to realize that there might be more to the scientist—and the science behind a soulmate—than she thought."

Title: The Soulmate Equation
Author: Christina Lauren
Publisher: Gallery Books
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
Review:
"The Soulmate Equation" by Christina Lauren

What will single mom Jess do to make money and her friend Fizzy wanting her to get back into the dating game? What will happen when she enters a 'DNA matchmaking company' with the CEO of a dating company [River]? It was enjoyable seeing this enemy-to-lover storyline, the female friendship, some loving grandparents, and a loveable daughter, Juno. The bantering between Juno and Fizzy had me laughing out loud, which added some dimension to the story.

"The Soulmate Equation" had a unique concept of a story that will keep you turning the pages as the perspective of the story being of science/romance and seeing if it brings these two adults together. And after all is said and done, it was interesting seeing if they would stay together in the end after it all comes out about this DNA matchmaking company.

Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for an ARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review!