{"id":4222,"date":"2021-10-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kildarelibrariesblog.com\/?p=4222"},"modified":"2021-10-21T14:35:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T14:35:42","slug":"book-review-the-catastrophic-history-of-you-and-me-by-jess-rothenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/book-review-the-catastrophic-history-of-you-and-me-by-jess-rothenberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Title: <\/strong>The Catastrophic History of You and Me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author:<\/strong> Jess Rothenberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Young Adult Fiction, Romance Fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review by:<\/strong> Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis: <\/strong>If I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d known right then that this was the kid who would grow up to break my heart beyond repair, maybe I would\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve stayed upstairs on the phone with Tess.  Maybe I would\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve gone to bed early.  Maybe I would\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve begged my parents to take me with them though the doctor dinners bored me to death.  But I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know.  Couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know.  So instead I shrugged the matter off and said something really genius like, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Um, whatever\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, and proceeded to fall totally, madly, crazy in love\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Review:<\/strong> The Catastrophic History of You & Me follows the main character, Brie as she dies – quite literally,of a broken heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who knew that life after death was a real thing? As real as her name causing people to ask, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Like the cheese?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d But life after death is whole-heartedly true.\u00c2\u00a0 Just\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.\u00c2\u00a0 Not the way she thought it would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still processing the ache in her chest where her heart broke for a boy, she is set upon revenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willing to help her? Patrick.  He stands by her side as she battles the five stages of grief.  They laugh, they joke, they plot and scheme against those who hurt her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What could possibly go wrong?  It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just a little harmless revenge after all.  A little payback to the boy who caused her heart to stop in more ways than one\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this book, written by Jess Rothenberg, I can guarantee that your heart will break in two as you feel a certain kinship with Brie.  If you enjoy an emotional rollercoaster, waste no time in picking up this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want more of the same type of melodrama, then be sure to check out, The Fault in Our Stars <\/em>by John Green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’d like to read another of this author’s book for free online, head to BorrowBox<\/a>. This title can be borrowed from any of our libraries and you can request the title here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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