Reviewed by Breanna F. for TeensReadToo.com
Best friends Dessy and Veronica get into a college writer's workshop that Veronica's mother is teaching at during the summer in Prague. They will be there for a month, and both girls have different plans for their time.
Dessy wants to mend her recently broken heart after her first love, Hamilton, smashed it. Veronica wants to make her newly ex-boyfriend, Boz, jealous by encountering all the guys she possibly can in one month. Once they get to Prague, Veronica even starts to put cut-outs of all the guys she's met up on her wall in their dorm. She calls it the "wall of hot dudes."
But not long after they've been there, everything seems to start going wrong. The guy that Dessy is interested in suddenly stops paying attention to her, and Veronica makes enemies with Corky, who is one of their roommates and is apparently crazy. Soon, Dessy and Veronica's friendship is strained, and when Corky reveals something to Dessy about Veronica and Dessy's ex back home, their friendship may be ruined forever.
For starters, this was a really great summer read. Reading about two high school girls spending their time in Prague and chasing hot guys is, to me, the ultimate way to spend my own summer. I loved how Dessy and Veronica's friendship was so strong, but they would constantly have these little fights with one another. It was almost like they were sisters, really.
Also, A FIELD GUIDE TO HEARTBREAKERS wasn't predictable. It was nice to turn the page and not have what I expected to happen be there. I always appreciate that in a good book. I also really enjoyed the scenes when they are in the workshop and everyone is critiquing each other's stories. Even the crazy girl, Corky, was interesting to me.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a relaxing summer read.
Best friends Dessy and Veronica get into a college writer's workshop that Veronica's mother is teaching at during the summer in Prague. They will be there for a month, and both girls have different plans for their time.
Dessy wants to mend her recently broken heart after her first love, Hamilton, smashed it. Veronica wants to make her newly ex-boyfriend, Boz, jealous by encountering all the guys she possibly can in one month. Once they get to Prague, Veronica even starts to put cut-outs of all the guys she's met up on her wall in their dorm. She calls it the "wall of hot dudes."
But not long after they've been there, everything seems to start going wrong. The guy that Dessy is interested in suddenly stops paying attention to her, and Veronica makes enemies with Corky, who is one of their roommates and is apparently crazy. Soon, Dessy and Veronica's friendship is strained, and when Corky reveals something to Dessy about Veronica and Dessy's ex back home, their friendship may be ruined forever.
For starters, this was a really great summer read. Reading about two high school girls spending their time in Prague and chasing hot guys is, to me, the ultimate way to spend my own summer. I loved how Dessy and Veronica's friendship was so strong, but they would constantly have these little fights with one another. It was almost like they were sisters, really.
Also, A FIELD GUIDE TO HEARTBREAKERS wasn't predictable. It was nice to turn the page and not have what I expected to happen be there. I always appreciate that in a good book. I also really enjoyed the scenes when they are in the workshop and everyone is critiquing each other's stories. Even the crazy girl, Corky, was interesting to me.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a relaxing summer read.
