Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak

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The summer after senior year is not going as eighteen year old Lu Charles expected after her longtime boyfriend unexpectedly breaks up with her, Lu can t write a single word, despite the fact that her college scholarship is tied to her columnist job at hip online magazine Misnomer Then, she meets Cal.Cal s ever practical girlfriend Iris is looking ahead to her first year of college, and her plans do not include a long distance boyfriend When Lu learns that Cal and Iris have planned to end their relationship at the end of the summer, she becomes fascinated and decides to chronicle the last months the couple will spend together.The closer she gets to the couple, the she likes them, and the she wants to write about them The summer unfurls, and Lu discovers what it really means to be in love On the page, or off it The book is touching exploration of love and how it shapes us both during a relationship and after it has ended. New Download [ Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak ] by [ Adi Alsaid ] – kino-fada.fr A sweet story about first love, moving on, and growing up Nobody ever forgets their first love, but some people have a much harder time getting over them Lu is dumped by her first love Leo, his reason seems to be because they are going to different colleges Personally I think this is a mature decision, I m not a huge advocate of going off to college with a boyfriend girlfriend back home Now of course I say this and I had a long distance relationship when I was in college, but that didn t wo A sweet story about first love, moving on, and growing up Nobody ever forgets their first love, but some people have a much harder time getting over them Lu is dumped by her first love Leo, his reason seems to be because they are going to different colleges Personally I think this is a mature decision, I m not a huge advocate of going off to college with a boyfriend girlfriend back home Now of course I say this and I had a long distance relationship when I was in college, but that didn t work Also my daughter went off to college and had a boyfriend back home, and that didn t work either Now I m certain this works for some people, just nobody that I know Lu is so distraught and cannot function like she needs to She is going to lose her scholarship to NYU if she cannot quickly write an article for the online magazin...I came into this novel with zero expectations I m glad that I did because I was a bit disappointed and not sure I really enjoyed this novel.I was extremely frustrated with the main character and she got on my nerves Felt like she was a tad bit self centered.Lu s boyfriend breaks up with her and it breaks up her ability to write her romance column as well All she can seem to do is focus on Leo and the heartbreak of losing her boyfriend I had a lot of trouble relating to Lu felt again th I came into this novel with zero expectations I m glad that I did because I was a bit disappointed and not sure I really enjoyed this novel.I was extremely frustrated with the main character and she got on my nerves Felt like she was a tad bit self centered.Lu s boyfriend breaks up with her and it breaks up her ability to write her romance column as well All she can seem to do is focus on Leo and the heartbreak of losing her boyfriend I had a lot of trouble relating to Lu felt again that it was the typical wooo is me character and blaming everyone else for her problems I just keep rolling my eyes at her decisions and lack there of to change her life This is my biggest annoyance in real life let alone in a book Overall, I felt like the message the author was trying to portray here was first love, moving on, and growing up But, I don t think Lu was able to move on and grow up based on her self loathing and self pit...Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review A YA contemporary,Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak is all about teenage first love and about dealing with everything when that love falls apart I see this as a bit of a literary palate cleanser, it was filled with our main protagonist, Lucinda s angsty magazine column mission to chronicle a love story Not all stories have to be deep and while it s just okay for me, I know a few of my high school students who would Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review A YA contemporar...I used to read a ton of YA and then I just sort of naturally moved away from it over the past few years I think as I got older I found myself struggling to relate to the characters but when I saw the title of this one I just had to try it, I mean how catchy is it I m really glad I did because even though I still can t totally relate to a teenager any maybe because I m old enough to be a parent to a teenager now I found myself able to remember how it felt to be a teenager and that wo I used to read a ton of YA and then I just sort of naturally moved away from it over the past few years I think as I got older I found myself struggling to relate to the characters but when I saw the title of this one I just had to try it, I mean how catchy is it I m really glad I did because even though I still can t totally relate to a teenager any maybe because I m old enough to be a parent to a teenager now I found myself able to remember how it felt to be a teenager and that worked out well for me.Lu is the main character and everything is told solely from her POV and man did she frustrate me This wasn t a bad thing though, I actually found myselfinvested in her sto...Started well, continued well for a while, but I wasn t so sure by the ending.3 stars.Lu is about to lose her scholarship and thus her chances of going to college because her heart is broken and she can t write a word for her internship at the Misnomer That s when she sees a couple almost break up for the same reasons her boyfriend left her and then stay together She needs to write about them and maybe find how she can make things right again.Even my summary may be slightly spoiler ish but the Started well, continued well for a while, but I wasn t so sure by the ending.3 stars.Lu is about to lose her scholarship and thus her chances of going to college because her heart is broken and she can t write a word for her internship at the Misnomer That s when she sees a couple almost break up for the same reasons her boyfriend left her and then stay together She needs to write about them and maybe find how she can make things right again.Even my summary may be slightly spoiler ish but the official one is definitelyI m not sure if I should blame the person who wrote it or just how long the story takes to get to thethan predictable love triangle No, don t call that a spoiler if you know if from the first scene.You know, I did enjoy reading it Lu made me feel anxious like hell for erratic ways that would definitely not happen to me, even though I m queen of self sabotage ...I guess this is a black sheep review, because I enjoyed this book Graduating from high school comes with the promise of so many wonderful beginnings, but sometimes those beginnings are accompanied by endings Lu was excited to be attending NYU in the fall until her boyfriend, Leo, preemptively breaks up with her since he would be attending college upstate And so, Lu began her summer with a broken heart and a crippling case of writer s block By some serendipitous stroke of luck, Lu overheard t I guess this is a black sheep review, because I enjoyed this book Graduating from high school comes with the promise ...I finished skimmed the last quarter because I was a smidge invested in Pete because well, because Inkyard Press gave me access to an ARC and I want to be good, better about that when it comes to ARCs I get from NetGalley, which I am bad at But this book was not for me I didn t like it Pete was the b... What might a teenaged Carrie Bradshaw be like if she were based on the television series incarnation and not a glossy version with a backdropped snapshot of the 80sMaybe this.Lu Charles, recently dumped teenager and fresh off her first love, writes a column for online magazine Misnomer entitled Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heart Through this publication and editorial effusions of her witty and acerbic teenage self, Lu has secured a scholarship for college and allowed her creative self to What might a teenaged Carrie Bradshaw be like if she were based on the television series incarnation and not a glossy version with a backdropped snapshot of the 80sMaybe this.Lu Charles, recently dumped teenager and fresh off her first love, writes a column for online magazine Misnomer entitled Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heart Through this publication and editorial effusions of her witty and acerbic teenage self, Lu has secured a scholarship for college and allowed her creative self to blossom She knows this is what she wants to do with her life It feels natural and deeply rooted within her So when she stumbles smack into writer s block following her heartbreak, Lu is not only in unfamiliar waters, but in waters that remain nearly unnavigable to her Brief Chronicle felt familiar and established Lu s boss at Misnomer even presented the column to Lu as a Sex and the City type focused on Lu s musings and current experiences as a young voice in NYC Lu...This is only getting three stars because I m on vacation Lu was an annoying, slightly bratty, yet funny character that I didn t root for and wanted to shake Cal was too John Green esque and his girlfriend Iris was port...I m going to be completely transparent with you, and let you know that this book came into my life at a time when I wasn t prepared for it To all of my other mood readers out there, you ll understand what I mean Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak is a really sweet book It s all about having love, losing love, choosing love, and figuring out that weird balance that you have to achieve when high school is behind you and college looms ahead It s about that last ...

Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak
  • English
  • 21 April 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 384 pages
  • 1335012559
  • Adi Alsaid
  • Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak