3/4 of the book was the main character being mistreated and miserable, and therefore mistreating her friends. I picked up this graphic novel because I was looking for something entertaining, but it was more depressing and frustrating. I could empathize with their situations, but I don't feel I knew them at all. I felt no connection to any of the characters as they didn't have much personality and only existed in their relationships to one another. I appreciated the inclusion in the story and the detail in the art style, but not much else. I think I may have set my expectations a bit high and somewhere this book did not intend to go. I finished this book in one sitting, but I did not enjoy it as much as I hoped. Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell bring to life a sweet and spirited tale of young love that asks us to consider what happens when we ditch the toxic relationships we crave to embrace the healthy ones we need. Fortunately for Freddy, there are new friends, and the insight of advice columnist Anna Vice, to help her through being a teenager in love.

But something's got to give: Freddy's heart is breaking in slow motion, and she may be about to lose her very best friend as well as her last shred of self-respect. When Freddy consults the services of a local mystic, the mysterious Seek-Her, she isn't thrilled with the advice she receives. Their on-again, off-again relationship has Freddy's head spinning - and Freddy's friends can't understand why she keeps going back. but she can be really thoughtless, even mean. Laura Dean is popular, funny, and SO CUTE. The day they got together was the best one of Freddy's life, but nothing's made sense since. All Freddy Riley wants is for Laura Dean to stop breaking up with her.

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