The True Love Experiment

Sparks fly when a romance novelist and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the perfect Hollywood love story and take both of their careers to the next level—but only if they can keep the chemistry between them from taking the whole thing off script—from the New York Times bestselling authors of The Soulmate Equation and The Unhoneymooners

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Published Feb 13, 2024

413 pages

Average rating: 7.76

271 RATINGS

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Readers say *The True Love Experiment* charms with a witty heroine and a fresh take on dating-show tropes, making it a fun, heartfelt romance. Fans ap...

monicaroush
Apr 08, 2025
9, 7.5, 8, 8, 7.5
Zoe E.
May 21, 2024
7/10 stars
Christina Lauren can be hit or miss for me. I enjoyed The Soulmate Equation, which I thought had a really fun premise. This book follows the best friend from that story (though it stands alone) and adds in a reality TV show and an ode to romance novels. Any plot that involves a dating show producer getting involved with the lead is automatically going to get compared to the tv show UnREAL for me. The first season of that show was just SO good and while it obviously had a much darker tone than this book it still felt way sexier in the will they/won't they unresolved tension department. This book just felt a little boring.
Bosky
Dec 30, 2025
8/10 stars
The first book "Soulmate Equation" was just the worst! The authors really got the concept of a statistician wrong. Unknowingly, I read this book- and I'm happy I did. I really liked this one, since this was more in the authors element. Of course, they need to understand what it is to be romance writers. STEM element is not your thing. But this was.
abookwanderer
Oct 09, 2025
8/10 stars
4.5 stars!!

I'd planned on reviewing this one on the blog, but I ended up reading it for pure enjoyment without jotting any thoughts down, which was a nice break. I adored Fizzy's story! And I'm so happy this writing duo listened to their fans and gave us Fizzy's book. It was truly a love-letter to their fandom. It's one I look forward to rereading someday, too. If you loved The Soulmate Equation, you should love this one, as well!

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Nayri
Oct 07, 2025
8/10 stars
Favorite Christina Lauren book to date. So cute, the ending was SO FREAKING ADORABLE AHHHH. Would reread

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