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A review by tabberz77
Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak by Adi Alsaid
4.0
Oh to be young again. Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak was the kind of book that made me remember what it was like to be young and also glad that I am not suffering in those young adolescent situations.
Author Adi Alsaid brings to life a young girl, Lu, on the verge of starting college. When we meet Lu, she's trying to win back her boyfriend Leo, who has broken up with her because he will be leaving for college. Still feeling like they belong together she calls him out to meet and talk. Unfortunately Leo stands her up. Fortunately though she meets Cal, though it's a brief yet refreshing interaction.
Lu is also a writer. She has a column for an online teen magazine, which is helping provide her scholarship to NYU. But right now she's got writer's block. With a deadline looming Lu overhears a breakup similar to hers and finds out it's Cal and his girlfriend (ex?), Iris. Lu finagles her way into their lives as she makes them her muse and ticket to making sure she keeps her scholarship.
Over the course of the book we meet a few great characters, including Pete, her best friend and her family. I love seeing an atypical Filipino family. And because I'm also Filipino it's great to see some representation in books. I love her mom's love for Italian food and that her ethnicity doesn't really come into play here. Besides when she talks about her family you don't feel like it's even part of the book, which I enjoyed.
Alsaid did a great job of joining together the angst of young love and heartbreak and the precipice that many young people on the verge of adulthood are learning to balance. I enjoyed the way Alsaid painted New York City. I love that this wasn't some crazy love story but a realistic and sometimes not, look at what happens when young couples reach that point in their relationship where you need to make the decision about whether to hold on or let go. There was definitely places and times when I wanted a bit more but overall I think that these characters were all likeable and somewhat relatable.
It's not some sweeping romance or some deep thinking novel but a great summer read.
Author Adi Alsaid brings to life a young girl, Lu, on the verge of starting college. When we meet Lu, she's trying to win back her boyfriend Leo, who has broken up with her because he will be leaving for college. Still feeling like they belong together she calls him out to meet and talk. Unfortunately Leo stands her up. Fortunately though she meets Cal, though it's a brief yet refreshing interaction.
Lu is also a writer. She has a column for an online teen magazine, which is helping provide her scholarship to NYU. But right now she's got writer's block. With a deadline looming Lu overhears a breakup similar to hers and finds out it's Cal and his girlfriend (ex?), Iris. Lu finagles her way into their lives as she makes them her muse and ticket to making sure she keeps her scholarship.
Over the course of the book we meet a few great characters, including Pete, her best friend and her family. I love seeing an atypical Filipino family. And because I'm also Filipino it's great to see some representation in books. I love her mom's love for Italian food and that her ethnicity doesn't really come into play here. Besides when she talks about her family you don't feel like it's even part of the book, which I enjoyed.
Alsaid did a great job of joining together the angst of young love and heartbreak and the precipice that many young people on the verge of adulthood are learning to balance. I enjoyed the way Alsaid painted New York City. I love that this wasn't some crazy love story but a realistic and sometimes not, look at what happens when young couples reach that point in their relationship where you need to make the decision about whether to hold on or let go. There was definitely places and times when I wanted a bit more but overall I think that these characters were all likeable and somewhat relatable.
It's not some sweeping romance or some deep thinking novel but a great summer read.