The Code for Love and Heartbreak, Jillian Cantor
The Code for Love and Heartbreak, Jillian Cantor
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The Code for Love and Heartbreak

Author: Jillian Cantor

Narrator: Leah Horowitz

Unabridged: 8 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/06/2020


Synopsis

FROM USA TODAY 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 copresident, 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.

About Jillian Cantor

Jillian Cantor is the author of award-winning and bestselling novels for adults and teens, including In Another Time, The Hours Count, Margot, and The Lost Letter, which was a USA Today bestseller. She has a BA in English from Penn State University and an MFA from the University of Arizona. Cantor lives in Arizona with her husband and two sons.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer

This is sweet, smart and creative new look of Jane Austen’s Beloved classic. I enjoyed the premise and quirky, socially awkward characterization but some elements of the story, approach to the abuse and bullying between young adults and negative effects of cyber dating weren’t reflected powerfully.......more

”Everything can’t be solved with an equation, Em. If you feel something…just let yourself feel it, okay?” The Code for Love and Heartbreak was so stinking cute. It takes a bit to really find its pace, but once you really dive in with Emma, her family, and her friends, you will not want to stop readin......more

Coding + Romance = A cute story. Emma doesn’t know anything about love, but she does know all about numbers. When her older sister Izzy goes off to college she makes an offhand comment telling Emma to “code herself a boyfriend”. Emma decides to take her sister‘s advice literally deciding to create a......more

CW: Mother died when Emma was young, (view spoiler)[father has heart attack but recovers (hide spoiler)] Well, I love Jane Austen and I love reimaginings so I had high hopes. Sadly this didn't quite deliver for me. I think the story itself was somewhat engaging and I didn't hate the characters themselves. Unfortunately, I thought......more