The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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 working constantly 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 Pena. This is one number she can't wrap her head around, because she already knows Dr. Pena. 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.

Funny, warm, and full of heart, The Soulmate Equation proves that the delicate balance between fate and choice can never be calculated.

 The Soulmate Equation kept me up until 1am. Christina Lauren’s books tend to be that captivating, so engrossing you do not want to stop reading. This was definitely the case.

Jess and River got a match, a pretty unbelievable one, at many different levels. Now that some feelings might be surging….what to do about them?

The story was quite original and the DNA matching was interesting (I wish that would exist). The characters were really nice and complex too. I liked River from the start, I liked Jess too but I thought she was a bit quick to judge River in the beginning, but I could understand her and connect with her in other things. I appreciated that they were both very mature, that they care about the facts and that family was important to them. Jess and River as a couple were great and the characters had great chemistry. That is probably the thing I love the most about CL’s books, their characters and their relationship are both well thought and it shows. The secondary characters like Fizzy and Juno were great too.

Overall, it was a great read. I deeply enjoyed it; it was fun and riveting, with the right amount of romance and a dash of steaminess.

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