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A review by dobbsthedog
The Breakup Lists by Adib Khorram
4.0
*Very, VERY mild spoilers ahead!*
ngl, I *almost* put this down as soon as I picked it up at realized it was a ‘theatre kids’ book. No offence to anyone who enjoys those stories, but as a 100% not theatre kid, I tend to not like these stories, at all. Thankfully I kept with it and really enjoyed it!
I really enjoy Adib Khorram’s writing and I was happy to see this, after I absolutely adored his last book (Kiss and Tell). While I found Jackson a bit annoying, he was also very much a teenager, unsure of himself and making some really dumb choices. I liked that by the end he was doing the work to get himself, and his relationship, to a better place. Also, love that he recognized (maybe with a bit of help) that therapy might help him work through some of the things that led to so many things blowing up.
I also appreciated that this was very much an HFN, as YA with an HEA just does not seem realistic at all. I also like that the book ended before there was even any real discussions of what a post-high school relationship would look like. When I read that in a book, it often comes across as the author trying to write an HEA when one is very unlikely. Always here for an HFN when it makes sense, and it absolutely did for this story.
ngl, I *almost* put this down as soon as I picked it up at realized it was a ‘theatre kids’ book. No offence to anyone who enjoys those stories, but as a 100% not theatre kid, I tend to not like these stories, at all. Thankfully I kept with it and really enjoyed it!
I really enjoy Adib Khorram’s writing and I was happy to see this, after I absolutely adored his last book (Kiss and Tell). While I found Jackson a bit annoying, he was also very much a teenager, unsure of himself and making some really dumb choices. I liked that by the end he was doing the work to get himself, and his relationship, to a better place. Also, love that he recognized (maybe with a bit of help) that therapy might help him work through some of the things that led to so many things blowing up.
I also appreciated that this was very much an HFN, as YA with an HEA just does not seem realistic at all. I also like that the book ended before there was even any real discussions of what a post-high school relationship would look like. When I read that in a book, it often comes across as the author trying to write an HEA when one is very unlikely. Always here for an HFN when it makes sense, and it absolutely did for this story.