While Jess is cautious, she isn’t to the point of being boring. It’s a fun, witty story combined with the dramas of family baggage and the warmth of good friendships. I found it a little slow initially as the characters were being introduced and Jess’s backstory was being revealed, but it certainly picked up and took me away after that. This enemies to friends to lovers tale is excellent fun. But if the company is willing to invest in them having a potential relationship …why not give it a go? And then her life changes – she’s 98% compatible with hot guy River.

Alone on of her thirtieth, Jess does it for a laugh. The point of difference for GeneticAlly is that is compares your DNA to others and ranks you on compatibility. But that’s all about to change when the grumpy, surly, hot guy she sees daily with author friend Fizzy turns out to have a matchmaking business. Her mum isn’t on the scene and she hasn’t had a serious boyfriend for some time. She was brought up by her grandparents and is a single mum to cutie Juno.

Jess hasn’t had the easiest of times outside of numbers though. She’s a statistician and lives for things like regression analysis and probability. The author duo always have great careers for their characters, and Jess in The Soulmate Equation is no exception. Plus, this story involved science, so how could I go wrong? It’s a story with a sweet centre, combined with great dialogue and a bit of spice. Christina Lauren is one of my go-to destinations for a happy read. Sometimes you just need a happy book that will put a smile on your face. Why I chose it: Really, really love Christina Lauren’s novels for a pick me up. The not-so-good: Fizzy needs her own story! The good: Sweet, saucy and sexy with a good heart. But when a new matchmaking company suggests compatibility can be in DNA, she gives it a go and finds she’s highly compatible with the company’s founder (who she can’t stand). In brief: Jess believes in numbers, not love.

The soulmate equation review