Elementary Romantic Calculus

I've done it again - started reading a series out of order! I have most of this series on my kindle and inadvertently started with the wrong book - whoops! However, it's not hindered my enjoyment of the book and I can't wait to delve into the others. Mia is a brand shiny new, just out of the wrapper Ph.D. She's decided to change tack and now she's job hunting at just about the worst time in employability statistics! Instead of lofty academia in research, she's teaching under-graduates in a speck of a town in deepest, darkest Texas. Enter a new and interesting friend - he's a goat farmer. Yes, a goat farmer but she's never met one this handsome. Fun, flirty, fresh, and with a tad more heat than other books I've read from this author. Thoroughly enjoyed it and can't wait to delve into the others in the series.

Mathematics has been Mia's entire life for as long as she can remember. She's had every part of her 20-year life planned nailed down since she was eighteen. But her plans get derailed when the only job she lands is a temporary teaching gig at a college in rural Texas. Being a life-long city girl, Mia is like a fish out of water and is counting down the days until she can get back to civilization. That is until she meets Josh, the handsome goat farmer/nephew of her eccentric landlady. Josh is so unlike anyone Mia's ever dated, but she can't resist his southern charm. The more time they spend together, the more Mia starts to feel more at home than ever before. Life with Josh in Crowder may not have been in Mia's plans, but she can't imagine a future without him, so Mia will have to decide to pursue her dreams or follow her heart. I've only read one other book by Nix and I was instantly swept away with it, so I had high hopes this one would be the same. While it was chock full of banter and swoon-worthy moments, I didn't love it as much as I was expecting. I think it mostly had to do with the fact that my brain isn't wired for math, so most of the jargon Mia used went way over my head. I couldn't grasp the concepts she was talking about regarding her research, and because I couldn't fully understand it, I kept getting taken out of the story. However, the moments that weren't about math, I found highly enjoyable. I thought Mia and Josh were such a good fit, despite being so different from one another. They were so supportive and truly brought out the best in one another. I also love Crowder and the small-town vibe of everyone being in each other's business. Nix has such a way of crafting characters that are so winsome and endearing that you just can't help but root for them. Even though there were parts I didn't fully click with, I'll still pick up whatever she puts out.

Find this review and more at kimberlyfaye reads. I absolutely love Susannah Nix’s Chemistry Lessons with its STEM heroines and I was thrilled to get another dose of this world. I believe it’s the last one in the series, which makes it a little bittersweet, but I am pumped for the spinoff series. I’m getting ahead of myself though. In Elementary Romantic Calculus, math whiz Mia moves to a small town in Texas to teach at the university. Naturally, some amount of wildlife/farm animal hijinks ensue. And while those parts were super fun, it was her connection with Josh, the sexy farmer, and his family that reeled me in. I adored the romance that developed between Mia and Josh and the friendships she found with his aunt and sister. And even though the bulk of the math talk went over my head — I’m not a numbers person, y’all — I loved watching Mia find herself in Crowder. Now the wait begins for My Cone and Only, the first book in her King Family spinoff series. I *need* Andie and Wyatt's story. Like, as soon as possible. I received a complimentary copy of this book for review consideration. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.