The Breakup Artists

By: Adriana Mather

Narrated by: André Santana, Rachel L. Jacobs

Adriana Mather, New York Times bestselling author of How to Hang a Witch, brings her signature wit, wild imagination, and all the feels to her new YA novel, The Breakup Artists—perfect for fans of Jennifer E. Smith’s The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight.

August and Valentine, seventeen-year-old best friends, run a business called Summer Love, Inc. They hire themselves out to unhappy parents whose kids are in bad relationships, adopting fake identities and going undercover to break up these relationships by any means necessary.

Valentine, the brains of the operation, believes that they’re making the world a better place by steering people away from a relationship precipice so they can someday find true love. But for August, every case is personal—another chance to prove that true love doesn’t exist. He blames his sister’s manipulative boyfriend for her death, and—unlike Valentine—he doesn’t believe in soulmates. No, he thinks the idea of falling head-over-heels is ridiculous at any age.

But then August meets Ella, who suddenly turns everything he thought he believed about love upside down. The problem is that she’s their new case, which means that everything he’s told her about himself is a lie—including his name.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2024 Adriana Mather (P)2024 Blackstone Publishing

A Nice Clean Love Story

I loved the explanation of many kinds of love within this storyline. The title made me believe that the plot would go one direction but artfully the author takes the reader in an emotional ride in another.

10/10

Masterpiece. Fun and important. Written with heart but will make you laugh out loud. I was very impressed.

Great Listen

Title: The Breakup Artists
Series: Standalone
Author: Adriana Mather
Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
Tropes/Keywords: Childhood friends =/= lovers, He falls first, Neighbors, Secret Identity, Work relations
Pages: 411
Steam: No door
Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5/5
Audiobook: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Review: I enjoyed this story so much more than I expected to.

Note* The 2 main characters in this story are not each other’s love interest.

Quotes:
“Alone isn’t a location, it’s a feeling,” I say to the clouds, but no one answers..
.
.
.
.
.
CW: Death of a close family member recounted. Relationship issues: manipulation, gaslighting, and cheating. After effects of drunk driving. Lying. Secret identity. Parental abandonment. .

Pregnancy?: Mentions of past miscarriages of a side character, and current difficult pregnancy
Babies/Children?: Younger siblings of one of the love interests