***I received a E-ARC of this title from netgalley.com and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own***
Title: Lost in Geeklandia
Author: E.J. Russell
Publisher: Entangled
Publication Date: September 28, 2015
Description:
She has 30 days to turn her enemy into her boyfriend...
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Introverted computer engineer Charlie Forrester has coded an algorithm for love, a nearly flawless matchmaking program. But then she's challenged to prove its accuracy - on herself. With her dream job on the line, Charlie has thirty days to forge a romantic relationship with her "perfect" match...her ex-friend and now-nemesis, Daniel Shawn. Since her dating experience is expressed in binary, she'll need more than flirting lessons and a wardrobe overhaul to pull it off.
After falling victim to the same online matchmaking con he was investigating, reporter Daniel Shawn's professional reputation went up in flames. Now he suspects someone has rebooted the scam, and he's determined to expose the fraud and rebuild his career. Unfortunately, his efforts to get back in the game get sidetracked by Charlie and her adorable geekitude, even though she seems to know a little too much about digital dating for Daniel's comfort.
And when fake romance crosses into real chemistry, Charlie's formula for love might just be the perfect formula for disaster...
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Introverted computer engineer Charlie Forrester has coded an algorithm for love, a nearly flawless matchmaking program. But then she's challenged to prove its accuracy - on herself. With her dream job on the line, Charlie has thirty days to forge a romantic relationship with her "perfect" match...her ex-friend and now-nemesis, Daniel Shawn. Since her dating experience is expressed in binary, she'll need more than flirting lessons and a wardrobe overhaul to pull it off.
After falling victim to the same online matchmaking con he was investigating, reporter Daniel Shawn's professional reputation went up in flames. Now he suspects someone has rebooted the scam, and he's determined to expose the fraud and rebuild his career. Unfortunately, his efforts to get back in the game get sidetracked by Charlie and her adorable geekitude, even though she seems to know a little too much about digital dating for Daniel's comfort.
And when fake romance crosses into real chemistry, Charlie's formula for love might just be the perfect formula for disaster...
My Review:
Calling all Trekkies, Star Wars fans, computer nerds, and Fangirls/boys, if you are looking for a fun quirky romance that incorporates modern pop cultural references and a lot of hip nerd lingo than this might be the book for you.
This is the story about a geek girl, Charlie, who has multiple degrees and is an absolute nerd trying to prove that her computer/mathematic formula to find love with the use of social media can and will work and she has 30 days to do it.
He male interest is a journalist who wrote an journalistic expose on a dating website but was duped by his then girlfriend and shamed at work.
No spoilers here but these two were actually high school lab partners who ended their friendship on undefined terms.
The 30 days timeline is the amount of time Charlie has to find her own perfect mate in order to get the chance to interview for a position she wants and hopefully jump start the rest of her life and career but her pick turns out to be Daniel (the journalist).
Lots of drama ensues and although this book is very much what you would imagine I still found it entertaining to read. It was a light fun contemporary romance with a fun geek twist and I would definitely recommend it for someone who can relate to these things.
I personally am not a computer nerd and found the use of computer terms a little unneeded but I can definitely see the person who would read this and relate on so many levels to everything that is going on.
It was fun, light and worth considering.
My Star Rating:
3 out of 5
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