True Love and Other Impossible Odds

A fresh new contemporary romance from HarperCollins / Quill Tree Books

College freshman Grace Tang never meant to rewrite the rules of love. She came to college to move on from a grief-stricken senior year and to start anew. But when her roommate encounters dating woes and Grace takes an intriguing mathematics class, she develops an algorithm for a class project, the Match-Up, to find people’s perfect matches on campus.

The algorithm takes campus by storm and matches up half of the students in the process. Grace is paired up with a seemingly perfect guy, too. But just as she thinks she has everything figured out, she finds herself being challenged by the past that comes to meet her, by her own increasing doubt and self-questioning, and by Julia, the enigmatic girl on her ski team and the algorithm’s biggest skeptic. Grace must determine who she truly is, reconcile her past, and figure out what love and happiness truly means.

Praise for True Love and Other Impossible Odds

"Heartbreaking and deeply honest, True Love and Other Impossible Odds is a beautiful story about loss, second chances, and figuring out who we are." -Dustin Thao, New York Times Bestselling author of You've Reached Sam

"In the worst of times, my heart yearns for stories like these. Grace's story made me smile and swoon and ache, and then it wrapped me up in the warm hug I didn't realize I needed. This book is a reminder that love and joy can be found in the most unexpected places, and that there is no pain or tragedy that precludes us from finding our way to the happy ending." - Sonora Reyes, National Book Award Finalist and bestselling author of The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

"With True Love and Other Impossible Odds, Li does, well, the impossible: she's written the perfect story about the miraculous improbability of love in all its forms. At turns romantic, lyrical, hilarious, and moving, this book is as comforting as a hot drink after a day spent out in the snow with the people you love." - Jake Maia Arlow, bestselling and Stonewall Award-winning author of HOW TO EXCAVATE A HEART

"Every now and then you read a book that you know will stay with you for a long time. TRUE LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE ODDS is one of those books. Honest, raw, and breathtakingly real." - Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick, NYT Bestselling authors of She Gets the Girl 

"The blueprint for contemporary coming-of-age. True Love and Other Impossible Odds navigates the complex, beautiful time of burgeoning adulthood, where imperfect understandings of love inspire the greatest plunge toward growth." —Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights

"Christina Li has crafted a textured, touching coming of age story that'll leave you believing in the impossible. Layered with echoes of grief, yearning for a perfect path to happiness, and the glory of finding peace in everything from new friends, old loves, and an unexpected future, this is a truly perfect book." - Racquel Marie, author of OPHELIA AFTER ALL

“Earnest and tender. Reading TRUE LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE ODDS feels like falling in love for the first time. Christina Li writes with an aching honesty that is both brilliant and heartfelt.” - Tashie Bhuiyan, author of COUNTING DOWN WITH YOU