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Dear Heartbreak: YA Authors and Teens on the Dark Side of Love
by Heather Demetrios
Ratings:
Stars: 2/5
Readability: 2/5
Plot: 3/5
Recommend: No
Summary:
Teenagers all over the world send in letters with their own problems relating to love, and Young Adult authors receive them, ready to reply with their experiences and advice.
What I Liked:
There were some letters/replies that were better than others.
My favorite letter would've been the one by [a: Jasmine Warga|7224009|Jasmine Warga|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1388344164p2/7224009.jpg], where she actually gives good advice on communicating with a friend and prioritizing yourself over what you believe you are obligated to do.
The one of most helpful one was by [a: A. S. King|1651879|A.S. King|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1323437957p2/1651879.jpg], where she mentions a bunch of topics like the friend zone and loneliness. Despite it being one of the most helpful, it was lacking.
What I Didn't Like:
[a: A. S. King|1651879|A.S. King|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1323437957p2/1651879.jpg]'s portion of the book was the most helpful, but that isn't much. She spends 11 pages responding to two words: "Fuck You." It was at this point that I realized this is less of an advice/answering book and more of a book that allows authors to share their experiences alongside current teenagers.
Reading some of the stories back to back, a lot of the letters and replies blend together. Nothing really stands out, and there isn't much purpose to the book, in my opinion. There are a bunch of cliche answers (I guess they are cliche for good reason), but due to the fact that the cliche replies means it's widespread and universal, it also means the book is kind of redundant.
Overall:
Instead of rating each letter/reply, I decided to review them all together, simply because everything in this book kind of ended up blended together due to the fact that it was all very similar content. The lack of originality and actual advice made the book seem redundant and boring.
Also the fact that it took me exactly 2 months to finish this book says it all.
Stars: 2/5
Readability: 2/5
Plot: 3/5
Recommend: No
Summary:
Teenagers all over the world send in letters with their own problems relating to love, and Young Adult authors receive them, ready to reply with their experiences and advice.
What I Liked:
There were some letters/replies that were better than others.
My favorite letter would've been the one by [a: Jasmine Warga|7224009|Jasmine Warga|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1388344164p2/7224009.jpg], where she actually gives good advice on communicating with a friend and prioritizing yourself over what you believe you are obligated to do.
The one of most helpful one was by [a: A. S. King|1651879|A.S. King|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1323437957p2/1651879.jpg], where she mentions a bunch of topics like the friend zone and loneliness. Despite it being one of the most helpful, it was lacking.
What I Didn't Like:
[a: A. S. King|1651879|A.S. King|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1323437957p2/1651879.jpg]'s portion of the book was the most helpful, but that isn't much. She spends 11 pages responding to two words: "Fuck You." It was at this point that I realized this is less of an advice/answering book and more of a book that allows authors to share their experiences alongside current teenagers.
Reading some of the stories back to back, a lot of the letters and replies blend together. Nothing really stands out, and there isn't much purpose to the book, in my opinion. There are a bunch of cliche answers (I guess they are cliche for good reason), but due to the fact that the cliche replies means it's widespread and universal, it also means the book is kind of redundant.
Overall:
Instead of rating each letter/reply, I decided to review them all together, simply because everything in this book kind of ended up blended together due to the fact that it was all very similar content. The lack of originality and actual advice made the book seem redundant and boring.
Also the fact that it took me exactly 2 months to finish this book says it all.