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A review by bellebookcorner
Five Ways to Fall Out of Love by Emily Martin
3.0
I think this is the first time in a romance book that I actually didn't like how the main characters got together in the end which is awkward.
I think this is pretty well written, there's the introduction to all the characters and what they're going through then proceed to how the main character started to mess things up then eventually in the end she finally started to mend things up.
As much as I like how the plot goes and I didn't get bored with the writing style, there are a few things that I didn't like as well.
For example, Aubrey as the main character is not really likeable but she is pretty relatable in how she deals with things in life. Aubrey have problems with falling in love because of her parent's relationship which is understandable and I get that she was going through some awful things that teenage shouldn't have been experiencing but, the way she treats Holland is just horrible.
Honestly, Holland deserves more than what happen in this story.
Webster himself has a quite judging character for me, he didn't even give a chance for Aubrey to explain and afterwards he seems to always assume the worst from her. Resulting in some unnecessary quarrels between the two of them.
I don't get why Aubrey still fall for this guy just because they started hanging out in one summer. This is the first time I really think the main character kinda ended up with the wrong guy (?).
Overall, I didn't like it that much but I didn't hate it either. The ending is not really that satisfying and felt kinda rushed. I expected more from this since it has the potential to be better. The only thing that makes me rounded the rating to three star is because of the side characters like Holland and Reese that actually manage to make me read this book until the end.
Actual rating: 2.5⭐
I think this is pretty well written, there's the introduction to all the characters and what they're going through then proceed to how the main character started to mess things up then eventually in the end she finally started to mend things up.
As much as I like how the plot goes and I didn't get bored with the writing style, there are a few things that I didn't like as well.
For example, Aubrey as the main character is not really likeable but she is pretty relatable in how she deals with things in life. Aubrey have problems with falling in love because of her parent's relationship which is understandable and I get that she was going through some awful things that teenage shouldn't have been experiencing but, the way she treats Holland is just horrible.
Honestly, Holland deserves more than what happen in this story.
Spoiler
I don't think Aubrey dump him because he's not being understanding towards her, I think it's because deep down she's still hung up with Webster. It was pretty cruel the way she instantly connect with Webster again and started to hang out with him immediately after breaking up with Holland.Webster himself has a quite judging character for me, he didn't even give a chance for Aubrey to explain and afterwards he seems to always assume the worst from her. Resulting in some unnecessary quarrels between the two of them.
I don't get why Aubrey still fall for this guy just because they started hanging out in one summer. This is the first time I really think the main character kinda ended up with the wrong guy (?).
Overall, I didn't like it that much but I didn't hate it either. The ending is not really that satisfying and felt kinda rushed. I expected more from this since it has the potential to be better. The only thing that makes me rounded the rating to three star is because of the side characters like Holland and Reese that actually manage to make me read this book until the end.
Actual rating: 2.5⭐