A Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak by Adi Alsaid: A Review

Teens think a lot about love. They talk about it, write about it, obsess about it. A Brief Chronicle does all three, especially the obsessing. Lu, the main character, is the portal of the obsession. This is her final summer before college, and her boyfriend just broke up with her.  Why? Because he didn't want to prolong the heartbreak.

Lu accidentally meets Cal, and later his girlfriend, Iris. They are in the same situation as Lu but decided to love obsessively until the end of the summer.

Lu is an online columnist writing about love. The column provides funds to make her college affordable. But Lu has trouble writing. Instead of writing, she eavesdrops - on the love story of Cal and Iris. And obsesses.

If you enjoy reading the obsessive thoughts of a teen in love with the thought of love, you would like this novel. As Lu says, two teenagers "give that look to each other and no matter what kind of cynic you are, you start thinking only teenagers really understand love. How insane it’s supposed be." Mediocre at best.

Publication Date: April 30, 2019
Thanks to Harlequin Teen, Inkyard Press, and NetGalley for the advance copy. The opinions are purely mine.


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