by Philip Siegel
My Expectations Considering how much of a cynic or a realist I am (depending on whom you ask), The Break-Up Artist should've been the perfect book for me. The premise drew me to The Break-Up Artist in an instant. I thought I would meet an anti-hero but I didn't. I thought I would finally not have ...
The plot of The Break-Up Artist bothered me. It bothered me a lot. Not because it was a story about someone purposely sabotaging relationships. That part was actually pretty interesting.What bothered me was the "life without a boy isn't worth living" mentality.The girls at this high school have a hi...
“Once people get into relationships, friends and rational thought get tossed aside.”Being an avid reader, there would come a time that all your favorite genres won’t do it for you. At this point, it means you need a break from the norm. I was in a bad case of this when I stumbled upon The Break-Up A...
Ninety percent of their sentences begin with “My boyfriend.” “My boyfriend has the most adorable golden retriever.” “My boyfriend is taking his driving test next week, and he’s been practicing like a maniac.” The girls humor me with smiles, then continue their deep conversation. It’s a biological...
"We all like to think that there's one person out there who will rescue us from the tower, slide the glass slipper onto our foot, brush away our one fallen tear and tell us if there's six more weeks of winter. Or something like that. But that's not how the real world works."As a "singleton" whose fr...
I liked the ending. So I guess that counts for something? I was excited to get approved to read this book. I thought the premise sounded like a lot of fun and the cover is adorable. But when I got into the actual story? It just irritated me. First off, can I remember that third wheel feeling? Of cou...