A review by ellieafterall
Dear Heartbreak: YA Authors and Teens on the Dark Side of Love by Heather Demetrios

3.0

The biggest problem with this book is how long it is. A lot of the letters started to feel repetitive, and I hate that. Because I understand that these letters are individuals who feel alone but putting them together, back to back, just kind of makes the reader...bored. I loved all the advice the authors gave, but there’s only so many times you can read “you need to love yourself the most” / “self-love is most important” / “you have walls up” etc etc. So while I appreciate the effort and the care that went into this, I feel like it should’ve been shorter.

Libba Bray / Nina LaCour / Becky Albertalli had my favorite responses, because of course they did. Also really appreciated Kim Liggett and Kekla Magoon’s responses. I liked Zach Fehst’s writing a lot. Definitely will check out more from some of these authors :)

P.S. the cover is one of my all time favorite covers. I love embroidery and it just ... looks so nice.