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A review by readingwithrae
Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins
1.0
1 star.
if this book has 100 haters, i'm one of them. if this book has 10 haters, i'm one of them. if this book has 0 haters, i'm dead.
what in the 2009 girl-hate, i'm-not-like-other-girls nonsense IS THIS? i cannot believe this was published in 2019 because it reads so mid-2000s. evie is typical 'i'm not like other girls because i read books and don't like girly things' , and sebastian is so quirky for knowing all of these classical authors, so obviously he's the only guy evie can ever see herself with, to the point where she basically becomes a jealous bitch and encourages him to emotionally cheat on his girlfriend. but she's not a bad person! no! because if it's emotional cheating, it's not actual cheating, obviously. (and kissing your best friend's boyfriend is also not cheating because, reasons. and said best friend cutting you off is actually her being a terrible friend because you didn't mean to kiss her boyfriend, so obviously you've done no wrong! #evielogic)
all the while, she has henry (a gorgeous guy who literally is drooling over her,) and she just... decides to hate him? because he parties a lot and is flirty? OKAY, EVIE. but wait! she changes her mind halfway through the book and finally seems to realize bugging sebastian is slimy behavior, so she gives henry a chance and WHAT DO YOU KNOW? she loves him and is finally happy. end of book, right?
no, of course not. because in a third act twist, sebastian breaks up with his girlfriend which means evie needs to dump henry and go after him, because she's LITERALLY THE WORST. girl, what are you DOING. anyway i hope evie and seb are happy being uppity douchebags together and having zero friends, because that's what their life together is going to be like. assholes.
if you're all about that girl-hate, i'm not like other girls nonsense, then go ahead and read this. but otherwise? choose something that actually feels like it was written in this century.
if this book has 100 haters, i'm one of them. if this book has 10 haters, i'm one of them. if this book has 0 haters, i'm dead.
what in the 2009 girl-hate, i'm-not-like-other-girls nonsense IS THIS? i cannot believe this was published in 2019 because it reads so mid-2000s. evie is typical 'i'm not like other girls because i read books and don't like girly things' , and sebastian is so quirky for knowing all of these classical authors, so obviously he's the only guy evie can ever see herself with, to the point where she basically becomes a jealous bitch and encourages him to emotionally cheat on his girlfriend. but she's not a bad person! no! because if it's emotional cheating, it's not actual cheating, obviously. (and kissing your best friend's boyfriend is also not cheating because, reasons. and said best friend cutting you off is actually her being a terrible friend because you didn't mean to kiss her boyfriend, so obviously you've done no wrong! #evielogic)
all the while, she has henry (a gorgeous guy who literally is drooling over her,) and she just... decides to hate him? because he parties a lot and is flirty? OKAY, EVIE. but wait! she changes her mind halfway through the book and finally seems to realize bugging sebastian is slimy behavior, so she gives henry a chance and WHAT DO YOU KNOW? she loves him and is finally happy. end of book, right?
no, of course not. because in a third act twist, sebastian breaks up with his girlfriend which means evie needs to dump henry and go after him, because she's LITERALLY THE WORST. girl, what are you DOING. anyway i hope evie and seb are happy being uppity douchebags together and having zero friends, because that's what their life together is going to be like. assholes.
if you're all about that girl-hate, i'm not like other girls nonsense, then go ahead and read this. but otherwise? choose something that actually feels like it was written in this century.