I also loved the family dynamic between Jess, her daughter, and her grandparents. River also had that shy quality that I find so endearing in love interests. It was so cute watching their relationship develop and I thought they balanced each other out very well. I loved how nerdy both Jess and River were and how they connected over data and numbers. It's just so effortless to fall into their stories and every character always feels relatable in some way. I'm such a sucker for CLo books and this was no exception. Despite her skepticism, Jess is in no position to turn down their offer, and as the pair grow closer, neither can deny that science might be on to something. To prove the data GeneticAlly proposes an experiment: they'll pay Jess to spend time getting to know River. Jess can't wrap her head around the situation, especially since River is the same broody quiet man who frequents the same coffee shop as her every morning. After some prodding from her best friend, Jess sends in her sample not expecting to be matched with the founder of the company, Dr. But as happy and content as she is, she still gets lonely.When Jess learns about a new matchmaking company called GeneticAlly which can determine your soulmate based on your DNA, she's hesitant, to say the least. Jess knows what it feels like to be left behind, and she refuses to let anyone disrupt the careful balance she's created. When she was younger, her hard-partying mother was never in the picture, so Jess was raised by her grandparents- who now help Jess raise her seven-year-old daughter, Juno. Numbers and data are dependable, unlike most people in Jess's life.

Jess Davis is a single mother who would rather spend her free time crunching numbers than going on dates.

Big thanks to them for the copy of The Soulmate Equation! Whenever I see a new Christina Lauren book on Netgalley, I can't hit the request button fast enough.

The soulmate equation review