The Calculation of You and Me

By Serena Kaylor

Book Overview

A calculus nerd enlists her surly classmate's help to win back her ex-boyfriend, but when sparks start to fly, she realizes there's no algorithm for falling in love.

Marlowe Meadows understands a lot of things. She understands that calculus isn't overwhelmingly beautiful to everyone, and that it typically kills the mood when you try to talk Python coding over beer pong. She understands that people were surprised when golden boy Josh asked her out and she went from weird, math-obsessed Marlowe to half of their school's couple goals. Unfortunately, Marlowe was the one surprised when Josh dumped her because he'd prefer a girlfriend who's more romantic. One with emotional depth.

But Marlowe has never failed anything in her life, and she isn't about to start now. When she's paired with Ashton Hayes for an English project, his black clothing and moody eyeliner cause a bit of a systems overload, and the dissonant sounds of his rock band make her brain itch. But when she discovers Ash's hidden stash of love songs, Marlowe makes a desperate deal to unleash her inner romantic heroine: if Ash will agree to help her write some love letters to win back Josh, she'll calculate the perfect data analytics formula to make Ash's band go viral.

As the semester heats up with yearning love notes, a syllabus of romance novels, and late nights spent with a boy who escapes any box her brain tries to put him in, Marlowe starts to question if there's really a set solution to love. Could a girl who's never met a problem she can't solve have gotten the math so massively wrong?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250908701
• ISBN13: 9781250908704
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Wednesday Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

romance novels are important!

Marlowe 's boyfriend just broke up with her. And her brain is not just able to take it. She wants to get him back, even if it takes asking the gloomy goth lead singer to become his romance tutor. Ash thinks it's a bad idea.However, Marlowe just offered to make sure that his band will get the attention they need. This title is everything to me. I'm a STEM girl myself and I'm all over this. But I am saying this now, I wish there was more Math! I know it's not the point, but I just wish there was more nerdy things included. But, not gonna lie, I did like them bonding over mushrooms. Anyway, I'm already in love with Ash. More sensitive goths/emo love interests please! You just don't see it often anymore, which is fine. But I just loved the personality differences. Marlowe was also an excellent main character. I love her thoughts and what more can I say about her character development. I love the perception of self love on here. It is so organic and natural. I truly enjoyed this book and I love that it show cases how important romance novels are. It's like an homage to romance novels and how it's not only entertaining but how it may also be life-changing. This is the first book I read from this author, and her debut book is already in my to-read list. I really enjoyed this book. *I received an eARC of this book