The Code for Love and Heartbreak: Short Review #bookreview

The Code for Love and Heartbreak Published by Inkyard Press by Jillian Cantor
on October 6, 2020
Genres: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, YA, Retellings
Pages: 304
Source: Netgalley
Format: eBook, ARC
Find the Book: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads

ISBN: 1335090592
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From bestselling author Jillian Cantor comes a smart, edgy update of Jane Austen's beloved classic Emma.
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.

As a lover of all things Jane Austen, I was really eager to read The Code for Love and Heartbreak; an Emma re-telling.

However, I found it a little lackluster. Not close enough to the spirit of it’s muse, really. The characters and story were great–I think my issue was that this book just read like a YA novel. Not the witty tale of a girl in need of a wake-up that Emma is.

Definitely one, in my opinion, for a younger crowd.

 

 

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