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alyabbs's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
lindakay99's review against another edition
4.0
I received an ARC of this book my NetGalley. I really enjoyed this YA romance about Aubrey and Webster who became fast best friends and then through a series of unfortunate event, fast enemies. They spend their entire junior year hating each other. By their senior year they are nearly strangers when another series of events forces them to spend time together and discover how they truly feel ❤️
cecireda's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
I’m really not a fan of miscommunication and the fact that for like 80% of the book she was dating his cousin was a bit weird for me. It would have been better if they were only friends or dated for less pages. It just felt like the main couple was not the focus for most of the novel.
For the good:
I liked the bi representation and the few snippets we got dealing with biphobia. I also liked how the characters after finding out about the miscommunication actually tried talk about it.
Anyway I would be up for giving this author another chance even if this one was not my cup of tea.
I’m really not a fan of miscommunication and the fact that for like 80% of the book she was dating his cousin was a bit weird for me. It would have been better if they were only friends or dated for less pages. It just felt like the main couple was not the focus for most of the novel.
For the good:
I liked the bi representation and the few snippets we got dealing with biphobia. I also liked how the characters after finding out about the miscommunication actually tried talk about it.
Anyway I would be up for giving this author another chance even if this one was not my cup of tea.
mywayisthebestsong's review against another edition
1.0
This book put me in a really bad reading slump
echoesoutloud's review against another edition
3.0
Five Ways to Fall Out of Love by Emily Martin was a classic YA novel. It's about Aubrey Cash, who learns to detest love after being stood up by her date Webster Casey at her junior year homecoming dance. Adding to that is the constant fighting between her parents at home and her best friend's long list of ex boyfriends, and Aubrey is determined to avoid love at all costs. In her senior year now, Aubrey meets Holden, Webster's cousin. After a lot of convincing, she finally agrees to go out with him. But at the same time, Webster starts to rekindle the friendship they shared before everything went wrong. And when her parents decide to separate, Aubrey just starts spiraling, before finally finding her way.
I really liked the way the author split the book into five parts. It really highlighted the way Aubrey had to completely lose her way and hit rock bottom before finally paving her way forward.
I also really liked that the author wrote Webster's bisexuality into the story instead of just shying away from it. It definitely improved my rating for this book.
While I did enjoy this book, I do have to say that for a YA novel, this book had more sex in it than a usual YA novel. There wasn't anything explicit in it, just more scenes about it, that I felt was more than a teen novel usually has.
There were moments where the characters were extremely frustrating and I just really wanted them to get it together. There was just a lot of instances of miscommunication and a whole lot of drama in this book that could have been handled better. I also felt like the ending could have been a little more conclusive.
I would give this 3.5 stars, just cause it was still an enjoyable book, even though I had some issues with it. I would recommend it if your looking for a classic teen novel about a girl who looks past her cynicism to really understand what love is really about.
Full review at https://echoesoutloud.wordpress.com/2021/02/13/review-five-ways-to-fall-out-of-love-by-emily-martin/
*I received a free copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.*
I really liked the way the author split the book into five parts. It really highlighted the way Aubrey had to completely lose her way and hit rock bottom before finally paving her way forward.
I also really liked that the author wrote Webster's bisexuality into the story instead of just shying away from it. It definitely improved my rating for this book.
While I did enjoy this book, I do have to say that for a YA novel, this book had more sex in it than a usual YA novel. There wasn't anything explicit in it, just more scenes about it, that I felt was more than a teen novel usually has.
There were moments where the characters were extremely frustrating and I just really wanted them to get it together. There was just a lot of instances of miscommunication and a whole lot of drama in this book that could have been handled better. I also felt like the ending could have been a little more conclusive.
I would give this 3.5 stars, just cause it was still an enjoyable book, even though I had some issues with it. I would recommend it if your looking for a classic teen novel about a girl who looks past her cynicism to really understand what love is really about.
Full review at https://echoesoutloud.wordpress.com/2021/02/13/review-five-ways-to-fall-out-of-love-by-emily-martin/
*I received a free copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.*
goodreadswithlilz's review against another edition
2.0
I don't know if I was exhausted but this book was so exhausting to read. Everytime I turned a page I was thinking to myself how I want to finish it so that I can put it down.
The concept is okay but the writing was kinda boring for me. I wasn't thrilled with their chemistry at all.
But in my mind , I kinda do find Holland being much sexy than Webster.
The concept is okay but the writing was kinda boring for me. I wasn't thrilled with their chemistry at all.
But in my mind , I kinda do find Holland being much sexy than Webster.
_alyssabrown's review
2.0
2.5/5⭐️
Don’t get me wrong, this is a good YA book but holy smokesssssssss did this book annoy me. The main character and I actually have a lot of common as far as our thought process but even I am not that self-destructive. I just don’t understand how somebody can go out of their way time & time again to ruin things for themselves??? By the end of the book I was so over it. Also I don’t think her and Webster should’ve ended up together. He was right when he said that she didn’t care who she hurt & I think he deserved better.
Don’t get me wrong, this is a good YA book but holy smokesssssssss did this book annoy me. The main character and I actually have a lot of common as far as our thought process but even I am not that self-destructive. I just don’t understand how somebody can go out of their way time & time again to ruin things for themselves??? By the end of the book I was so over it. Also I don’t think her and Webster should’ve ended up together. He was right when he said that she didn’t care who she hurt & I think he deserved better.
bellebookcorner's review
3.0
I think this is the first time in a romance book that I actually didn't like how the main characters got together in the end which is awkward.
I think this is pretty well written, there's the introduction to all the characters and what they're going through then proceed to how the main character started to mess things up then eventually in the end she finally started to mend things up.
As much as I like how the plot goes and I didn't get bored with the writing style, there are a few things that I didn't like as well.
For example, Aubrey as the main character is not really likeable but she is pretty relatable in how she deals with things in life. Aubrey have problems with falling in love because of her parent's relationship which is understandable and I get that she was going through some awful things that teenage shouldn't have been experiencing but, the way she treats Holland is just horrible.
Honestly, Holland deserves more than what happen in this story.
Webster himself has a quite judging character for me, he didn't even give a chance for Aubrey to explain and afterwards he seems to always assume the worst from her. Resulting in some unnecessary quarrels between the two of them.
I don't get why Aubrey still fall for this guy just because they started hanging out in one summer. This is the first time I really think the main character kinda ended up with the wrong guy (?).
Overall, I didn't like it that much but I didn't hate it either. The ending is not really that satisfying and felt kinda rushed. I expected more from this since it has the potential to be better. The only thing that makes me rounded the rating to three star is because of the side characters like Holland and Reese that actually manage to make me read this book until the end.
Actual rating: 2.5⭐
I think this is pretty well written, there's the introduction to all the characters and what they're going through then proceed to how the main character started to mess things up then eventually in the end she finally started to mend things up.
As much as I like how the plot goes and I didn't get bored with the writing style, there are a few things that I didn't like as well.
For example, Aubrey as the main character is not really likeable but she is pretty relatable in how she deals with things in life. Aubrey have problems with falling in love because of her parent's relationship which is understandable and I get that she was going through some awful things that teenage shouldn't have been experiencing but, the way she treats Holland is just horrible.
Honestly, Holland deserves more than what happen in this story.
Spoiler
I don't think Aubrey dump him because he's not being understanding towards her, I think it's because deep down she's still hung up with Webster. It was pretty cruel the way she instantly connect with Webster again and started to hang out with him immediately after breaking up with Holland.Webster himself has a quite judging character for me, he didn't even give a chance for Aubrey to explain and afterwards he seems to always assume the worst from her. Resulting in some unnecessary quarrels between the two of them.
I don't get why Aubrey still fall for this guy just because they started hanging out in one summer. This is the first time I really think the main character kinda ended up with the wrong guy (?).
Overall, I didn't like it that much but I didn't hate it either. The ending is not really that satisfying and felt kinda rushed. I expected more from this since it has the potential to be better. The only thing that makes me rounded the rating to three star is because of the side characters like Holland and Reese that actually manage to make me read this book until the end.
Actual rating: 2.5⭐
atvreads's review against another edition
5.0
Five Way to Fall Out of Love is instantly engaging, unique, and brimming with complexity.
The novel starts with Aubrey Cash being stood up at Homecoming by the boy-next-door she had been steadily falling in love with all summer long, Webster Casey. Though they spent months talking, laughing, and eating pizza, Web humiliates Aubrey and is determined to ruin her life for the next year. The only problem is, Aubrey has no clue what she did to earn Web's ire. She's clueless and heartbroken and vows to never let love rule her again.
Fast-forward to Senior year and Aubrey's eye is on the prize: getting out of her hellhole house and accomplishing her goal of becoming a vet. Enter a super cute boy at Web's NYE party and every plan Aubrey had set in motion and every notion she had about love and relationships is tested again and again.
What I Loved:
-Pacing was perfect
-Characters are wracked with flaws and so, so earnest
-Dramatic and terrible parental relationships
-Best friend breakups and makeups
-Using science to approach love is my favorite new trope
-Vulnerability.. so much fear of being vulnerable with all of these characters
The novel starts with Aubrey Cash being stood up at Homecoming by the boy-next-door she had been steadily falling in love with all summer long, Webster Casey. Though they spent months talking, laughing, and eating pizza, Web humiliates Aubrey and is determined to ruin her life for the next year. The only problem is, Aubrey has no clue what she did to earn Web's ire. She's clueless and heartbroken and vows to never let love rule her again.
Fast-forward to Senior year and Aubrey's eye is on the prize: getting out of her hellhole house and accomplishing her goal of becoming a vet. Enter a super cute boy at Web's NYE party and every plan Aubrey had set in motion and every notion she had about love and relationships is tested again and again.
What I Loved:
-Pacing was perfect
-Characters are wracked with flaws and so, so earnest
-Dramatic and terrible parental relationships
-Best friend breakups and makeups
-Using science to approach love is my favorite new trope
-Vulnerability.. so much fear of being vulnerable with all of these characters
fillmoretimereading's review against another edition
I cannot say enough good things about this book. I was glued to the pages and finished it in a day.
This is such a cute coming of age story that covers all sorts of topics such as first love, heart break, true teenage relationships, parent problems/divorce, etc.
This isn't a book that pretends that there aren't problems in adolescence and it shows that teens also have a lot going on and that they have their own difficulties.
You know mostly who she's going to end up with but Emily Martin writes it so well that it was actually okay with me and it turned out so perfect.
Hoping she writes a sequel.
This is such a cute coming of age story that covers all sorts of topics such as first love, heart break, true teenage relationships, parent problems/divorce, etc.
This isn't a book that pretends that there aren't problems in adolescence and it shows that teens also have a lot going on and that they have their own difficulties.
You know mostly who she's going to end up with but Emily Martin writes it so well that it was actually okay with me and it turned out so perfect.
Hoping she writes a sequel.