The Calculation of You and Me

Name: The Calculation of You and Me
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Serena Kaylor
ISBN: 9781666661934

Author: Serena Kaylor

Narrator: Stephanie Willing

Unabridged: 9 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 06/18/2024

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Social Themes, School & Education

Synopsis

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?

About Serena Kaylor

Serena Kaylor likes to write about that first flush of summer love, whispered conversations at midnight, and endings happy enough to make your toes curl. She grew up running wild as a changeling through North Carolina swamps and, as an adult, has wandered from libraries into medicine. When she’s not writing, she can be found experimenting in her kitchen, wallpapering any blank surface, and hugging every dog that will let her. Long Story Short is her debut novel.

About Stephanie Willing

Stephanie Willing is a voiceover artist based in New York. With an MFA in creative writing, classical training as a dancer, and a decade of experience treading the indie theater boards of New York City, she combines all her training and experience to bring each audiobook she narrates to life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Noi (in & out) on August 19, 2024

It was good! - Autistic FMC - Musician MMC; He's so cute - YA - Need a bit of patience for the FMC - Books are basically a character - Love the sister moment - Love the mom moment - 🍄 (I do think that the cover is doing this book a bit of a disservice but that is my opinion) --------------------------------......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on July 19, 2024

This book was a good read and audiobook. Some good humor. The hot guy was in a band and he wears eyeliner and lip ring. Gothic look because he always wear black. The main character was Marlowe. She has autism and wanting to know a lay out plan before it happened. Even at a kissing scene where she wa......more

Goodreads review by Rebekah on June 12, 2024

1 Sentence Summary: When Marlowe’s boyfriend dumps her because she isn’t romantic enough, she’s determined to prove that she can be good at love & that she’s more than the weird math-obsessed girl everyone sees her as; so when she’s paired up for a school project with Ashton, who dresses in all blac......more

Goodreads review by Mia on January 14, 2024

Officially love with Serena Kaylor books. The Calculation of You and Me excels at its young adult romance. The author did amazing job at developing characters that you fall in love with in like twenty pages. They were slow-burn and filled with sweet yearning, and the payoff was incredibly adorable. O......more

Goodreads review by Kristy on August 13, 2024

I have complicated feelings about this book, but that's appropriate, as our main character, Marlowe, is a complicated person. One of the best things about Serena Kaylor's books is that she writes nuanced characters with various dimensions, and she doesn't shy away from depicting neurodivergent perso......more

Quotes

"With her warm, slight southern twang, Willing immediately proves she’s ideally matched as “pathological people pleasing” Marlowe. She skillfully assays Marlowe’s orbit—entitled Josh, gently determined Ash, blunt BFFs Poppy and Odette, “delighted with her life” Ms. Chris, rebelling Blue, “perfect at being perfect” Momma. Author and narrator symbiotically solve for irresistible true love." - School Library Journal, Starred Review

Kaylor, whose first novel, Long Story Short (2022), was also a romance featuring a neurodivergent main character, creates a wholly believable story with three well-drawn characters in Marlowe, Josh, and Ash, who works part-time in a romance bookshop-café. Immediately engaging, Kaylor’s lively first-person narrative seems likely to please rom-com fans with its plausible story and satisfying ending.