But since he does call everyday, a girl would have a hard time pinning down how he was such a loser without sounding petty. He could still call you everyday and still not really care about you. The thing is, those things might annoy you, but even if he's perfect at washing his laundry once a week, or calling you everyday after he gets off work, that doesn't mean he's Mr. the Breakup Bible suggested things like leaving out socks, or not remembering your birthday, or so on. Jennifer (the main character) spent much of the first half of the book trying to find faults in Max (the ex boyfriend). And then, I realized that the book (I don't know how intentional this was) hits on a very important issue for women of all ages concerning relationships. I've been in her shoes and I've complained a LOT more than she has. The fact is, how she reacted was how any high school girl would most likely react. However, towards the end of the book, I started to realize something. It also annoyed the inner-feminist in me that her 'breakup Bible' suggested getting a new boyfriend to get over the hurt of the last boyfriend- meaning a woman needs a man to be happy.

Midway through the book, I was so annoyed by how hung up she was still on her ex boyfriend who was, obviously, a complete jerk to her. The main character sometimes annoyed me because she was so frustrating. It wasn't my favorite young adult book, but it definitely wasn't the worst.

The Breakup Bible by Melissa Kantor