mgrasso 's review for:

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

3.25

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This one started out SO strong, and I really thought I was gonna get into it…and then the main character just kept falling into the same patterns over and over again, and being a terrible friend. It got exhausting after a while. There’s definitely some value here in this book and in these characters, particularly for queer teens. None of them were just developed enough for any of it to matter much in the end.