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Hazel, the main character, is the owner of a bookstore, and, the book is just populated with nerds. How could I not try reading this one. (Also, interesting title, but, as a librarian I’m not supposed to judge a book by its title… wait… or cover…?)

Her adoptive grandfather, the Isaac Severy from the title, was a mathematician. And, apparently, before he died (possibly of sucide) he had figured out a final equation. Hazel is tasked, through clues in --her-- favorite novel, to find that equation, keep it out of the ‘bad guys’’ hands, and get it to someone Isaac trusted.

It was a fun read. It was twisty, and I was kept guessing through most of the book. Oh, and, thankfully, one does not have to be a math genius to enjoy the book either. Phew…

You may like this book If you Liked: The Mathematician's Shiva by Stuart Rojstaczer, The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, or Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan

#BOOKREVIEW - Calculated Clues - #TheLastEquationOfIsaacSevery #blog

Solving some mysteries may require mostly curiosity and determination while others, such as the one in The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova Jacobs, require a keen sense of logic to accurately deduce the solution.

When Isaac Severy, a mathematical genius family patriarch, dies of an apparent suicide he leaves behind a coveted equation that those who know of it believe is able to predict the…

Weekend Reads: The Last Equation of Isaac Severy

The Last Equation of Isaac Severy, Nova Jacobs © Touchstone If you loved And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie or The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, then The Last Equation of Isaac Severy should be next on your reading list. Hazel, a struggling bookseller, receives a letter from her adoptive grandfather days after his death. Apparently the mathematical genius has left behind some…