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A review by astoldbybex
Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak by Adi Alsaid
4.0
3.5 rounded up!
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak in exchange for an honest review! All quotes are taken from the review copy & may not match with the finished edition.
According to my spreadsheet ~stats~, I read mostly YA Contemporary. Who knew? & apparently, after reading so many YA Contemporaries, ya girl caught onto the formula of these novels. While reading Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak — I found myself quickly guessing where the conflict would arise, who’s gonna be upset with who & who will fall in love. However, even with the predictability, there was something special about Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak.
In Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak, we get an outsider’s perspective of a couple in love. Lu, a love columnist for Misnomer, is on a mission — to interview couples during the summer before they go their separate ways for college; will they try long-distance or call it quits before the going gets rough? Lu finds herself obsessed with storybook-esque couple Iris & Cal, and is determined to interview them & hopefully break out of her writer’s block.
While hanging out with this couple, Lu finds herself dealing with her own heartbreak. You see, Lu & her boyfriend broke up due to their own after high-school plans; this break-up leading her to pick up this project in the first place. Adi Alsaid writes a heartbreak that’s so relatable to anyone who’s no longer with their first love (or any love, for that matter).
& one of my favorite concepts in Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak is this development of Lu’s character as she battles & grows from her own heartbreak. Love can end. It’s a matter of life & it’s something we all most likely will suffer from at some point — unless somehow you sold your soul to the devil & he offered to give you that one love that lasts a lifetime.
Another portion of this read that I enjoyed was her blossoming friendship with this couple, Iris & Cal. Lu learns a lot from her new friends when it comes to love & heartbreak. Throughout the book, Lu spends quality time with Iris & Cal, both together & separately. I truly enjoyed this friendship, however, her obsession with hanging out with them does cause issues in other aspects of her life. I don’t think Lu is the best person when it comes to it; but, again, ~character development~.
I also loved the setting of Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak. Being a writer in New York City used to be the dream for me. Unfortunately, as I got older I started to fear muggings & violence & much prefer the calmness outside of a big city. I loved living vicariously through Lu!
Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak is a fast & fun read. I’d recommend it to anyone who enjoys YA Contemporary!
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak in exchange for an honest review! All quotes are taken from the review copy & may not match with the finished edition.
Love that ends was still love.
According to my spreadsheet ~stats~, I read mostly YA Contemporary. Who knew? & apparently, after reading so many YA Contemporaries, ya girl caught onto the formula of these novels. While reading Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak — I found myself quickly guessing where the conflict would arise, who’s gonna be upset with who & who will fall in love. However, even with the predictability, there was something special about Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak.
In Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak, we get an outsider’s perspective of a couple in love. Lu, a love columnist for Misnomer, is on a mission — to interview couples during the summer before they go their separate ways for college; will they try long-distance or call it quits before the going gets rough? Lu finds herself obsessed with storybook-esque couple Iris & Cal, and is determined to interview them & hopefully break out of her writer’s block.
While hanging out with this couple, Lu finds herself dealing with her own heartbreak. You see, Lu & her boyfriend broke up due to their own after high-school plans; this break-up leading her to pick up this project in the first place. Adi Alsaid writes a heartbreak that’s so relatable to anyone who’s no longer with their first love (or any love, for that matter).
& one of my favorite concepts in Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak is this development of Lu’s character as she battles & grows from her own heartbreak. Love can end. It’s a matter of life & it’s something we all most likely will suffer from at some point — unless somehow you sold your soul to the devil & he offered to give you that one love that lasts a lifetime.
We’re not one of those couples that assumes first love is last love.
Another portion of this read that I enjoyed was her blossoming friendship with this couple, Iris & Cal. Lu learns a lot from her new friends when it comes to love & heartbreak. Throughout the book, Lu spends quality time with Iris & Cal, both together & separately. I truly enjoyed this friendship, however, her obsession with hanging out with them does cause issues in other aspects of her life. I don’t think Lu is the best person when it comes to it; but, again, ~character development~.
I also loved the setting of Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak. Being a writer in New York City used to be the dream for me. Unfortunately, as I got older I started to fear muggings & violence & much prefer the calmness outside of a big city. I loved living vicariously through Lu!
Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak is a fast & fun read. I’d recommend it to anyone who enjoys YA Contemporary!