This was such a sweet twist on a Romeo and Juliet story. I don’t know a ton about coding but the inclusions of it in this story were so darling.

This story is told through Emma’s perspective, and Emma is a little intense about math. She feels comfortable and in control with numbers and code, and feels completely out of her depth in social situations. In fact, she really doesn’t understand relationships at all and kind of freaks out when people don’t follow her algorithm.

But a pretty solid friend group evolves from the coding club, and Emma finally makes a friend other than her sister or George (whose brother is her sister’s boyfriend). But Emma still doesn’t understand attraction or romantic relationships and thinks they should follow a prescribed code. She doesn’t even really recognize it within herself.

This is a pretty fun read, though I did get a little frustrated at Emma a few times, especially when she gets upset with Jane. But I also felt for her, understanding that she was not equipped to understand the nuances of attraction and love. I suspect that Emma may be neurodivergent, though this is never discussed outright.

Emma grows throughout the story, eventually coming to understand that math can’t explain everything. She ultimately ends up exactly where she should be.

Disclaimer: I received a DRC of this book through Net Galley on behalf of the publisher for review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Another cute and fun, albeit predictable (in a good way), YA romance. I will always be a sucker for this genre and this book is not exception to that. All in all, would recommend to a friend.

Austin and YA lovers will love The Code for Love and Heartbreak with this Emma retelling. I think I'm finally growing out of my YA phase but I have no doubt that lovers of the genre will really enjoy this.

A massive thank you to NetGalley and the author for letting me read this book.

Cliche and juvenile but fine. The main character is so hard to root for, but I liked George and the group of nerdy friends. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC to review.

You know that cheesy rom com books? That is this book. But I never get sick of them.

Emma is a coder. Her and George are Presidents of their coder club during their senior year. They come up with an idea to make an app for love. Think dating apps, but just for the school. Of course Emma is showing interest in a new boy and that changes everything during her senior year.

Definitely a cute quick read.

Emma loves coding, and she's the best at it. That's why when coding club is ready to get their project going for the year, Emma seems to take her older sister's advice and create a code for love. But Emma's lack of a social life doesn't give her much to go on--she has to rely on her fellow coding club members to help her shape a code that will predict love matches with accuracy.

This is a fun, sweet and very predictable romance novel, but there's something about it that makes you want to keep turning the pages, even if you know how it's going to end. I would recommend this for anyone that shies away from YA romance, because it does give that extra layer of drama and personal growth in Emma as a character.

This is absolutely one of the most adorable nerdy YA contemporaries I’ve ever read! I loved the whole coding and dating formula concept. It was fresh, fun and such a cute read!!

This was only ok for me. I loved the idea of a numbers nerd girl making this dating app to help everyone find their perfect match, but she was almost too naïve of the way emotions work. And maybe she was on the autism spectrum, but touching on that would have been fitting then.

I do think this book tried to handle some tough topics but didn't really succeed. If more time had been give to bullying, emotion, and personality this would have been a bit more successful. The dialog could have used some work as well. Since this is an Emma retelling, I expect some great dialogue because Austen was a wordsmith. This didn't deliver on that and I felt like no teenagers talk the way George and Emma did, which can work in a story, but felt ill-fitting here.

All in all, this was fine, but nothing extraordinary.

This was a really cute YA rom com! I loved the inclusion of coding and S.T.E.A.M. as a professional in the field. Highly recommend this one!

I was intrigued by the interesting premise of this modern Emma adaptation. I really liked that the MC is intelligent and genuinely interested in STEM.!

I also enjoyed that most of the characters from the novel were in the coding club - it kept that feeling of a comedy of manners when there is a close group of people that mainly interact with each other - similar to the small town of Highbury in the novel.

I also found the concept of coding a boyfriend/creating a dating algorithm to be an interesting take on Emma’s matchmaking.

All in all, I found this to be a fun adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma. I would recommend it to anyone who would enjoy a fun modern comedy of manners! Thank you NetGalley for the digital ARC of this book!

This was a sweet Jane Austen’s Emma retelling with a STEM twist. I love that Emma is a coder. I want more books about code. George is precious and definitely lives up to original Mr. Knightley. I love the coding club crew as well. Would’ve loved to see more of the coding part rather than being told about it and want George and Emma to get together quicker.

I have elected not to read and review this book due to time constraints. Thank you for the opportunity.

THE CODE FOR LOVE AND HEARTBREAK is a sweet retelling of EMMA—it’s got coding, matchmaking, and a friends-to-lovers romance! I appreciated the focus on family, especially the shifting dynamics of when an older sibling leaves for college.

2.5 Rating

I've seen where this is supposed to be a retelling of Emma from Jane Austen but having not read that before I haven't a clue how close it goes along with that. I enjoyed reading this but it just isn't the book for me. It was kind of cute and fun once you got past hearing how Emma didn't have time for romance/dating or how she related more to math than she did with people. Those facts were banged into the readers head way to much! I just know it wont be very memorable to me especially when I cared very little for any of the characters really.

A cute YA romance retelling that I mostly liked. Not my fave from the author but I would try her again for sure

How cool would it be if you could find your best compatible match through an app? Emma is a senior in high school, somewhat socially awkard, and member of the coding club. Their newest project? The birth of an app called the code for love, which uses algorithms to match people with their perfect mate. when some of the matched couples start to break up and the wrong matches start pairing up, she questions whether the algorithm has failed when it seemed so accurate.
Thank you Netgalley, Jillian Cantor, and Inkyard Press for the opportunity to read and review this book. This was a new age rendition of Jane Austen's of her novel Emma. Though I have never read Emma, I see this in my future and doing a compare and contrast of the two. This was such a cute rom com! I really felt for Emma's character and her awkwardness toward social settings and her peers. I enjoyed the characters and their growth throughout the book. This was a quick and easy book and a rather fun read. Check this book out if you're a fan YA rom coms, this one is one you need to add to your tbr pile! I rate this ⭐⭐⭐⭐

A cute romcom with a fun premise. Nothing amazing about this but super fun to read. A solid 4 stars.

This was such a fun read! I love YA romance that encourage young women to explore their interest in STEM. A fun romantic comedy with an engaging premise that ends up as an enjoyable read.

Women in STEM! Jane Austen retellings! Adorably romantic antics!

THE CODE FOR LOVE AND HEARTBREAK was the light, dramatic tale that I needed. It's fun, it's flirty, and it's always so good to see strong women following their instincts (be they brain or heart), building high-concept creations, and just being altogether epic.

Emma and George simply jump off the page, and you can't help but root for their blossoming hate-to-love romance!

For any EMMA fans, Austen fanatics, or simply those who love a cute contemporary romance, don't hesitate to check this title out!!