Title: The Code for Love and Heartbreak

Author: Jillian Cantor

Page Count: 215

Published: October 6^th, 2020

Publisher: Inkyard Press

Genre: Teen & YA

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 2/5

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 Jane Austin fan and enjoyed Emma I thought that I would give this book a try. This was an ok read for me. It was just plane and monotone. The one thing that was exciting is that it was based on a high school that likes to code, that one the only thing that I thought was interesting.