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Because Literally Dying of a Broken Heart Has to be The Worst

April 22, 2014 by ModernLove 2 Comments

Last week I took the afternoon off and treated myself to my favorite local bookstore, tacos, and a quiet afternoon. I had no books in mind while I was browsing, but the second I read the description of this book, I was in.  A girl literally dies of a broken heart and then has to navigate the afterlife while watching those left behind cope with her death? It’s pretty much literary crack to me. Brie’s boyfriend Jacob takes her to dinner one night shortly before […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Jess Rothenberg, The Catastrophic History of You and Me, YA lit

ModernLove's CBR6 Review No:10 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Jess Rothenberg, The Catastrophic History of You and Me, YA lit ·
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