Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
This is a graphic novel, and I am not the biggest fan of graphic novels. The upside to graphic novels is that they take next to no time to read. So, even though this is 289 pages long, I read it in its entirety during my bath.
It's not complex. Freddy is in love with Laura Dean. Laura Dean, clearly, is not in love with Freddy; she just likes having a girlfriend. This is clear from the beginning when Laura Dean ditches Freddy at the Valentine's Day dance. It's clear every time Laura Dean expects Freddy to drop everything in her life for the few crumbs Laura Dean will give her.
Because Freddy jumps when Laura Dean says jump, Freddy is a shitty friend. She doesn't mean to be, but "love" makes people do stupid things.
To say this wasn't my favorite TAYSHAS would be a huge understatement. Once again, I have to question why this made the list, other than the fact that it was about two girls. It's a shame that that is what we have come to--books make these lists simple for the lesbian factor. I have no issues reading about gay relationships, but there are much better books about it that what this had to offer.
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