A review by blogginboutbooks
Cure for the Common Breakup by Beth Kendrick

3.0

I rarely read romance, but I needed a book set in Delaware for a reading challenge and CURE FOR THE COMMON BREAKUP fits the bill. Black Dog Bay is a fun setting. The "heartbreak tourist" idea is unique and made me laugh. I could also feel the warmth between the residents as well as their love for their town. The head-scratcher for me is Summer, whom I found completely obnoxious, but whom everyone in Black Dog Bay adores instantly. Even Dutch, who doesn't date anyone, caves in to her gaudy flirting tactics almost immediately. My question is: why? She's pushy, snobby, loud, obvious, slutty, juvenile, and just...ugh. I couldn't stand her. At 17, Ingrid is a thousand times more mature than Summer. Because Dutch falls for Summer so easily (which made me lose all respect for him, frankly), there's not a ton of tension and conflict in the novel to keep things interesting. There's never any question that Summer will best Hattie, so while that subplot is entertaining, it's not exactly suspenseful. We know how things are going to turn out. All of these irritants considered, I found CURE FOR THE COMMON BREAKUP to be a just an average read. It's light, fluffy, silly, far-fetched, and entertaining, like a reality show might be (I don't watch them), but I found the read more irritating than enjoyable. Like I said, this isn't my genre and romance fans will probably like it a lot more than I did. Oh well. At least I can mark Delaware off my list!