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

3.0

I thought the concept of this book was very intriguing and one that really stood out from all of the other anthologies that I’ve read in the past. However, I was less than satisfied by the execution of this book. I think some of it comes from the fact that I just didn’t really find myself able to connect with a lot of these as much as I thought I would. However, I also thought that this anthology provided an interesting opportunity into the exploration of platonic love and familial love and, really, just any kind of love beyond romantic because I feel like there are so many different types of love that teenagers experience. And while we did get one or two stories like that, I thought there was a lot of room for growth and just a general exploration of what the definition of “love” is. That said, there were some stories that I really related to and enjoyed, I just thought that this book could have done a better job at being well-rounded and exploring all of the different types of love.