Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: The Code For Love and Heartbreak

Author: Jillian Cantor

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 3.5/5

Recommended For...: romance lovers, classic retellings

Publication Date: October 6, 2020

Genre: YA Contemporary

Recommended Age: 16+ (romance, slight sexual content)

Publisher: Inkyard Press

Pages: 304

Synopsis: Emma Woodhouse is a genius at math, but clueless about people. After all, people are unreliable. They let you down—just like Emma's sister, Izzy, did this year, when she moved to California for college. But numbers...those you can count on. (No pun intended.)

Emma's senior year is going to be all about numbers, and seeing how far they can take her. When she and George, her Coding Club co-president, are tasked with brainstorming a new project, The Code for Love is born—a matchmaking app that goes far beyond swiping, using algorithms to calculate compatibility. George disapproves of Emma's idea, accusing her of meddling in people's lives. But all the happy new couples at school are proof that the app works. At least at first.

Emma's code is flawless. So why is it that perfectly matched couples start breaking up, the wrong people keep falling for each other and her own feelings defy any algorithm? Emma thought math could solve everything. But there's nothing more complex—or unpredictable—than love.

Review: Overall, this was a good romance. It's a retelling thing of Emma by Jane Austen and the book does well to develop the characters and the romance. The story was also intriguing for me and it helped me get through the book.

However, I do feel like the book was a bit too slow paced and too predictable. The book also had a "meet in the middle" trope which I'm kinda bored of.

Verdict: It was cute but slow.