Hearts
Made for Breaking
by Jen Klein
Book: Stand Alone
Publisher: Random House
Pub Date: April 30, 2019
Genre: Young Adult
Format: eARC
Source: Publisher
From the author of SHUFFLE,
REPEAT and SUMMER UNSCRIPTED comes a new novel about mysterious boys,
first-time love, heartbreak, and the incredible bonds of friendship.
17-year old Lark knows how to survive high school dating: date boys briefly, let them down gently, remain friends, and move on. Her best friends, Copper and Katie, think that Lark is denying herself the opportunity for true love because she does not want to be hurt. They challenge her to break her pattern by staying in a relationship long enough for Lark — or the boy — to fall in love. Intrigued by the challenge, Lark sets her sights on the mysterious new boy, Ardy, who has been labeled “undateable” by the other girls in school. Lark is curious about, and then completely intrigued by, the enigmatic Ardy — so much so that she finds herself falling for him, only to risk having her own heart completely broken.
Jen Klein has once again crafted a funny, contemporary story sure to resonate with teen readers.
17-year old Lark knows how to survive high school dating: date boys briefly, let them down gently, remain friends, and move on. Her best friends, Copper and Katie, think that Lark is denying herself the opportunity for true love because she does not want to be hurt. They challenge her to break her pattern by staying in a relationship long enough for Lark — or the boy — to fall in love. Intrigued by the challenge, Lark sets her sights on the mysterious new boy, Ardy, who has been labeled “undateable” by the other girls in school. Lark is curious about, and then completely intrigued by, the enigmatic Ardy — so much so that she finds herself falling for him, only to risk having her own heart completely broken.
Jen Klein has once again crafted a funny, contemporary story sure to resonate with teen readers.
My Review: Um...DNF.
I was hooked by the blurb of this book. Even more so, when I got an ARC. But this story fell short in so many ways.
Lark dates guys like its nothing. Because it is nothing, to her at least. She dates a guy, comes up with something to make them leaver her. Then the cycle goes on and on from there.
Her friends want her to change her views on dating. And so, she sets her eyes on Andy.
Andy is the new guy in school. Jot, smart, funny. Someone Lark can see herself with.
I wasn't all for the start. It was very slow. They are in Ikea, chat briefly about why they are there and then move on. I wasn't digging that start, but come about 5 chapters in, I was so done with the book that I moved on to something else.
I wish this book had turned out they way I expected...but alas, it wasn't meant to be.
My Rating:
✪
