Messy relationship books are a hit or miss with me and this was a miss. Not a bad book and I can see teens loving the messiness, so I would purchase it for my library for teens.

This took me a bit of time to get into. I typically enjoy a rom-com but this was just an okay book for me.

This is a coming of age story about a girl who is a single child with a home life that is falling apart.

This book could be important for a young person who is going through something similar but in my opinion it is not unique or really held me captive.

Five Ways to Fall Out of Love is a heartfelt, relatable dive into the messiness of teenage emotions. Emily Martin perfectly captures Ellie’s struggles with love, heartbreak, and self-discovery. Equal parts funny and bittersweet, this book is perfect for anyone who’s ever doubted love—or found it in unexpected places.

this book was so cute and so retable that I just couldn't stop reading I was like did Emily read my journal? I really needed this book

I just wanted this to be something it wasn't. I read so many YA contemporaries with mental health rep and angst, and this one is utterly forgettable.

A cute but generic YA contemporary romance. It was fun to read, although absolutely filled to the brim with angst. Still...if you're into easy to read love stories, this is a good one to add to the list.

Super cute and I loved it but it is so hard for contemporary YA to get noticed tbese days! I honestly hope there's a YA Contemporary renaissance asap!

So I have tried twice now to give this book a go, and both times I couldn't get past 30%.
In a way, I felt like it was a story that I've heard before and just didn't get me going like I hoped. I will try a third time though eventually because I don't like to leave things unfinished. Thank you for the ARC!

The premise of this one was intriguing to me but ultimately is not a a favorite. There is almost too much angst, resulting in me not being able to connect to or root for the characters, both individually and together. The story was also a tad too predictable for my taste, but I know some readers will enjoy the comfort of that.

Aubrey was ghosted/stood up at her school dance (junior year) by Webster. No explanation was really given but the events around it left her heart broken. Now after a year of being enemies they were stuck as partners in the Life Skills class for the entire semester. At the same time sparks fly between her and Webster’s cousin Holland, her parents marriage was falling apart, and she really wanted to know why Webster ghosted her. She had to learned what love meant to her and how she can achieve and/or risk long lasting love in her life.

Okay, so I picked the book because of the premise, but I have to state that this book epically failed for me. I really disliked that this book had a cat dissection part in it. As an animal lover I cannot get over the cat dissection part of the book. To skin a dead cat was a huge hell no for me. Why oh why did the author feel the need to include this was beyond me. Okay, now back to Aubrey and her mess. I liked Aubrey in the beginning, but then she grated on my nerves. She didn't consider other people feelings and was very self centered. Hard to like a book when the main character was a horrible person. I found five ways of why I disliked Aubrey. Webster was a jerk, and yet his cousin was a sweet heart. I thought her treatment of his cousin was downright shitty. And it felt more like a love triangle which I despise in my books. I also had no idea why anyone would think that Webster was a great guy. The final nail to this shitty book was the problem all along was miscommunication. That was it.

The ending was just okay. Overall, this was a okay book that I’m glad I finally finished.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my copy in exchange for my honest review.

I read this book pretty quickly, but it didn’t keep me interested at all.

I feel like this young adult was REALLY young. There was almost a feeling of teasing throughout the entire book, not like a grumpy sunshine contemporary romance, but it felt like the entire book revolves around “he’s mean because he has feelings for you”

The more I read, the more this book a toll on my mood. I didn’t enjoy this, I gave it two stars for some of the character development.

This YA romance by Emily Martin missed the mark for me for a few reasons. Five Ways to Fall Out of Love went with quite a few tropes along the lines of "Well, if he bullies you, he must be into you." For a novel released in 2021, I felt as if this overall story arc came across as dated, and not in a cute way.

Coming of age teenage drama - so much drama about fears of commitment. I love everything about the cover. Thank you for the arc!

This was a sweet and thought provoking YA romance. Our heroine doesn't believe in love after seeing her parents in constant turmoil, and fight while their marriage falls apart. I enjoyed seeing a heroine struggle with wanting to commit to a relationship and I felt this was handled gracefully in the story. I also loved the friendships in this story and felt that was a strong element to the story development. I think this is a great book for teens, and overall I liked it.

Aubrey Cash is a pessimist when it comes to love. How can she not? With spiteful parents and the boy, next door is a complete jerk. Five ways to fall out of love is a dark and sarcastic look at miscommunication and how relationships differ from couple to couple. I thought this would be a hate-to-love romance with witty banter but oh was I wrong. The main protagonist, Aubry, is insufferable. There really is not much to love or even like about her. She always falls back on her love of animals but that is only superficially explained. A LOT of people love dogs that don't mean they wanna be vets. Also, being a vet does not automatically make you a scientist. I feel her two cornerstones are at odds with each other. Plus, her "scientific method" is so bias she has no chance as a scientist. Her romantic lead WEBSTER is vapid and cruel. He really has no redeeming qualities at all. There is no foundation to speak of and whatever they build in the summer apparently has no value because they cannot communicate. All the side characters were shallow and undefined. The title really fit the book, because it took far less for me to fall out of love with the characters and story.

This one was kind of meh for me. I felt like it was definitely on the younger side of the YA spectrum. A lot of drama and angst. I’m finding more and more that I have to be very careful of the YA titles I choose! Could definitely appeal to the 14-18 year age mark. 2.5 stars!

I received an e arc from Inkyard Press through Netgally in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve never much been someone who liked contemporary but this book made me rethink this lifestyle choice. And I think that’s because there was more angst and drama than I was lead to believe by the synopsis. At first I thought it would be a rom-com, hallmark-esk book that followed a very specific formula. To my surprise and joy, it didn’t.

I very much connected to Aubrey from the start. Having to choose between safe, reliable, and knows vs. taking a blind leap of faith is something I very much relate to in my life right now.

I love how this story was structured into 5 parts all revolving around how Aubrey views love rather than about her love life itself. I enjoyed seeing all angles that played into this especially the thread about her parent’s marriage.

Overall I give Five Ways To Fall Out Of Love 4.5 stars.

I ended up DNFing this title.

I am hoping to try again - I tried when I first received the e-arc and again this past month, but both times I couldn't get into it.

I don't know if it is the writing, the characters, or my mood (hence me thinking I will try again). But for now, it is a DNF for me.

(I do not rate or review DNF books on Goodreads as I do not think that is fair to the publisher or the author, so this review is not posted online anywhere else.)

Five Ways to Fall Out Of Love will take readers back to their senior year days. Reminders of high school crushes, dances and love stories are featured.

Aubrey has sworn off love. Getting ghosted by her crush/neighbor was enough! How will she prove this? Ignoring him and connecting with his cousin. But with feelings brewing and connections stirring will Aubrey be able to ignore her feelings? Or will she find love is here to stay with her enemy crush, Webster?

Five Ways to Fall Out of Love by Emily Martin is a medium paced, young adult novel that many are sure to enjoy!