A Perfect Equation by Elizabeth Everett
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Release Date: February 15th 2022
Rating: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
This book opens with a great premise of women scientists in an era where women even attending school was not the norm and the hilarity that ensues when men (in classic form) are not okay with the idea of equity. Overlay a clever protagonist with a somewhat shaded past, a stuffy hero with some secrets of his own and some “behind the scenes” game playing for political power, and a great story emerges. The only negative I can say about the story itself is that the “banter” between the main characters feels a bit trite, repetitive and immature...definitely feels out of character for both given their behavior in the rest of the book.
Overall however, I enjoyed the historical references to famous women in science (many of whom we are only recognizing now thanks to the exact misogyny outlined in this novel) and the subtle ode to Sophie Germain. Even the infighting among the women about how to proceed will ring true to anyone who has ever worked in STEM. This book has layers and much clever commentary on issues that persist to this day.
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