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Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
3.0

I'll admit, I almost added this book to my DNF shelf. The first few pages were absolutely brutal- the main character was incredibly annoying, clingy, and insane. However, after a few pages I realized that, yet again, Daniel Handler is a genius. He absolutely nailed what it is like to be a teenage girl going through her first major heartbreak.

My favorite lines:
"Stop saying no offense," I said, "when you say offensive things. It's not a free pass."

"I waved but couldn't answer, because I was finally letting myself grin as wide as I'd wanted all afternoon, all evening, every sec of every minute with you, Ed. Shit. I guess I already loved you then."

"I almost said I love you. Instead I said nothing and you said nothing."