How to Fall Out of Love Madly: A Novel

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Ryder broke up with her just shy of their five-month anniversary (a date he would likely forget and she would likely make excuses f How to Fall Out of Love Madly is an honest and compelling look at female friendship, romantic relationships, and infatuation. Besides that, the birth control did help with her cramps, which had been so violent that she’d once thrown up from the pain. Instead she found herself attracted to many of the wrong types of men and every relationship she’d pursue would end badly. I know it’s only January and I know this is only my 6th book of the year and I know I will read many, many more in the coming months, but I also know that no matter how many I read, this one will be among my favorites!

A lot the scenes in this book was so relatable and cringy I could feel myself getting secondhand embarrassment from it. I enjoy books with women as lead characters, women’s rights, feminist characters…but this one was a miss for me. The most fascinating of these belongs to Celine, a person who has to live with being so attractive that it’s all anyone can ever think about.I’m sure Casale’s hope with this book was to bring attention to double standards and the image issues women deal with every day, but all I can think is that if I had read this book at ten, I would have had a hundred new things to criticize in myself by the end. It was a really cool and heartfelt take on the many relationships with women as they tackle love, friendships, self-journeys, careers, and all around life. I felt for Celine, praised for her beauty and overlooked for any other qualities, dating the ‘nice’ man because she feels it’s the right thing to do.

They took a picture of the empty guest room, soon to be the home of a stranger, and posted it alongside the description.I think this has more to do with me being (thankfully) several years out from these kinds of bad choices, but I just wanted to take these two girls aside and give them some good advice. Perceptive, mordantly funny, and full of heart, How to Fall Out of Love Madly tells the story of three women who believe in equality yet inexplicably tolerate terrible behavior from men, equating being desired with worth. So now, it is just Joy and Theo…until Theo brings home the most picture-perfect woman Joy has ever seen and introduces her as his girlfriend. I felt for Annie, finding out that the boss who has always been kind to her has been preying on women at the office, while dating a man who is never supportive when she needs him.