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The Calculation of You and Me
The Calculation of You and Me: A Novel | Serena Kaylor
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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?
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Lesliereadsalot
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A sweet book about autistic high-schooler Marlowe and what happens when her in-crowd boyfriend of two years dumps her. She has two terrific supportive gal pals as she tries to make sense of what happened. Along the way she predictably meets a new guy and by the end has a much better understanding of herself.

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AshRaye
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I wasn't sure how I felt about the premise of the story going in, but I got wrapped up in it quickly. The romance was gentle in a way, you know it's there. But it's light, more of a focus on relationships in general. It was a nice change from what I've been reading recently in this genre. I actually really enjoyed this, finished it in a couple of hours.

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I have always been a big fan of YA romance, and they seem to get better and better as time goes on. This one is a excellent example of this. Author Serena Kaylor creates a modern teen story with homages to Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice and Cyrano de Bergerac sprinkled throughout. This book is smart, witty and features diverse representation of people on the spectrum, LGBTQIA+ relationships, and mental health struggles.

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