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The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord

3.0

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3 ⭐️ This was a cute book, very light hearted tones that doesn’t get as deep as I wanted it to given some of the topics and backstories. It is about two high school (ex) friends who were both publicly dumped and turned into internet memes who reconnect after 10 years apart and make a plan to revenge date (fake date). I really liked the setting of the cozy beach town and tea shop. The story was what you’d expect from a fake dating, ex-best friends trope. I don’t really know why I didn’t connect with this book as much as I hoped. I think because it’s not filled with swoony banter and didn’t knock me over with all the feels, it was just as I said, a cute story… that’s it. If you need a palate cleanser between heavy books, this is probably one I’d pick up for that. The audio narration was okay, I'd probably recommend either reading or listening and you'd get the same feelings.

Thank you to MacMillan Audio for the advanced listeners copy in exchange for my honest review.