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A review by cemsreadingcorner
How to Win a Breakup: A Novel by Farah Heron
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
WHAT I LIKED:
The writing was good. The dialogue was enjoyable to read. The characters were diverse. There was great representation in the story. Glad it was a happily-ever-after kind of story. Some of the characters were lovable. I loved Cass. She was honest, straight-to-the-point, and she tried to talk sense into her friend, Samaya. She was both practical and reasonable. She was an enjoyable character. Daniel was a good character too. He was good to Samaya and all her friends, even though some of them weren’t nice to him. Owen was cool too. Nice character.
WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE:
Samaya wasn’t fair to Daniel. She used him and tried to get him to pretend to be someone he wasn’t all for the sake of popularity. Her friend was right about her. She was elitist and did not recognize her privilege. She always had such judgmental opinions about jocks. She was not a likable character throughout most of the story. There was a point when I got tired of reading the book because the character was sooo annoying. Only reason I finished the book was because I was curious about who her online gamer-friend was. And I wanted to learn Daniel’s story. Daniel was why I did not give up on the book. Samaya cared way too much about things that weren’t important and every time she realized that, she would go back and focus on the stupid things that were happening at her school. And I didn’t like it when her “friends” would tell her about the Instagram post of someone gossiping about her. That was dumb; they should not have told her to look at that. What kind of friends would encourage you to read gossip about yourself?? Wtf?!
And don’t get me started on Jayden and Aimee. They were horrible. Jayden treated Samaya like shit for no reason and Aimee dated Jayden, despite that fact, and she didn’t defend Samaya when Jayden sent her picture to the school gossip. Aimee was not a good friend.Doesn’t surprise me that they don’t stay close at the end.
And Devin was annoying.Breaking up with Samaya because of his parents’ opinion of her was stupid. And then pretending to be someone else online and then having an attitude about her moving on with someone else after the break-up was even stupider. He was no good for Samaya. Glad she moved on with Daniel.
✨There were a lot of things I didn’t like about the story, but it was still enjoyable to read, which is why I gave it 3 stars. I deducted a star because after a while, I got tired of Samaya’s pathetic story. What kept me interested was Daniel and Cass. They were the people of reason. I think Samaya learned a lot from them in the end. I think they made her a better person.✨
Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 11:58 PM
The writing was good. The dialogue was enjoyable to read. The characters were diverse. There was great representation in the story. Glad it was a happily-ever-after kind of story. Some of the characters were lovable. I loved Cass. She was honest, straight-to-the-point, and she tried to talk sense into her friend, Samaya. She was both practical and reasonable. She was an enjoyable character. Daniel was a good character too. He was good to Samaya and all her friends, even though some of them weren’t nice to him. Owen was cool too. Nice character.
WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE:
Samaya wasn’t fair to Daniel. She used him and tried to get him to pretend to be someone he wasn’t all for the sake of popularity. Her friend was right about her. She was elitist and did not recognize her privilege. She always had such judgmental opinions about jocks. She was not a likable character throughout most of the story. There was a point when I got tired of reading the book because the character was sooo annoying. Only reason I finished the book was because I was curious about who her online gamer-friend was. And I wanted to learn Daniel’s story. Daniel was why I did not give up on the book. Samaya cared way too much about things that weren’t important and every time she realized that, she would go back and focus on the stupid things that were happening at her school. And I didn’t like it when her “friends” would tell her about the Instagram post of someone gossiping about her. That was dumb; they should not have told her to look at that. What kind of friends would encourage you to read gossip about yourself?? Wtf?!
And don’t get me started on Jayden and Aimee. They were horrible. Jayden treated Samaya like shit for no reason and Aimee dated Jayden, despite that fact, and she didn’t defend Samaya when Jayden sent her picture to the school gossip. Aimee was not a good friend.
And Devin was annoying.
✨There were a lot of things I didn’t like about the story, but it was still enjoyable to read, which is why I gave it 3 stars. I deducted a star because after a while, I got tired of Samaya’s pathetic story. What kept me interested was Daniel and Cass. They were the people of reason. I think Samaya learned a lot from them in the end. I think they made her a better person.✨
Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 11:58 PM