Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak by Adi AlsaidMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
For most of the book, I was wondering why no one called the cops on Lu. I mean, she was kind of being a creepy stalker. Her obsession with Cal and Iris started to make me uncomfortable. She didn’t even know these people, and they became her whole life.
I understand that she had just broken up with her boyfriend, that situation is a whole other issue, but it got to the point where she seemed incapable of functioning without Cal. She completely ignored real life, and started living this weird fantasy.
I don’t know, maybe someone who has gone though a really emotional break up can relate and won’t find everything as creepy as I did.
I struggled with this one. Lu seemed to have a really unhealthy coping mechanism that I’m not sure needs to be romanticized. Call me a cynic, but I wouldn’t read it again. Adi Alsaid did a good job of creating a main character, she just ended up with a personality I didn’t like.
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Author: Adi Alsaid
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Publication Date: 30 Apr 2019
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