Thank you net galley for the advance reader copy of this novel. This was a contempy. YA romance about a miscommunication between friends, Aubrey and Webster, that turns around to become boyfriend/girlfriend. I didn't like that the ending seemed to be rushed and wrapped up everything. I also didn't like that Webster was bisexual or some of the sexual content. A quick read and overall 3 stars.

Five Ways to Fall Out of Love was a quick & immersive YA read great for those who enjoy sweet stories about falling in love for the first time, while stumbling along bumps on the way. While it concludes at the end of senior year leaving you wondering what ever happened to the characters as time went on since "the future" was such a big unknown for them, the plot sets up enough details throughout to make the main story entertaining & heartfelt. Strong walls are described as being built up around main character Aubrey, who has witnessed the rise & fall of her parents relationship throughout her whole life & is exploring the obvious (& not so obvious) ways it has impacted her & changed how she goes about relationships in her own life. You meet many other key characters, although not much is divulged about all of their stories even if they are briefly touched upon, keeping the central focus on Aubrey & her struggles to believe in love, trust, & the possibility of sharing her life another person. Worth the read, perfect for a relaxing summer pool/beach side binge.

I really wanted to love this more than I did and I am a fan of YA books, and rom-coms but this book and the story just fell completely flat. The cover and the premise draw you in and convince you to read it, but for me when I learned more about Aubrey and Webster, I found think unlikable. I agree with other unfavorable reviews that support the secondary, more interesting characters.

Sorry but not a favorite, not even close.

Thanks to NetGalley, Emily Martin and Inkyard Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Available: 3/15/21

I cannot say enough amazing things about this coming of age love story - wow! I read this book in two days and I want more.

This book is about Aubrey who learns a lot of lessons throughout high school including communication, the power dynamic of friends, and how experiences can change you. I thoroughly related to this book on various levels and I think all readers will feel the same way.

One of the best things about this book is how easy and real the conversation is. Emily Martin did an incredible job with this book and I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did!

Here's to hoping there's a sequel!

This book is a fun and delightful ROM COM with tons of misunderstandings and variations of love.

Aubrey is a bit of a cynic- After seeing her parents fight for most of her life and her best friend fall in love and fall out of love just as often- she does not really believe it exists. She is a top notch student who would rather use statistics and math to understand love than let her feelings take the lead.

This book is like a mixture of observations (think The Nanny Diaries), explanations of why love doesn't work ( Ten Things I hate about you) and undeniable attraction between rivals. The narrative flows through all five ways to fall out of love without breaking up the narrative. Therefore the five ways that are mentioned seem more like categories, interruptions r afterthoughts. This might have been impacted by the ebook format- so I would hold that judgement until I saw the print version.

Overall the story is one that you get swept up in like most good romances. Aubrey is relatable and recognizes that her view point is impacted by trauma. I think this book is a realistic romance that shows how difficult it can be to keep working when everything feels lost. This book comes out in March of 2021. http://kaitlynrcarpenter.weebly.com/blog/five-ways-to-fall-out-of-love-by-emily-martin

This exemplary teen romance has it all: divorcing parents, parties, prom, and misunderstandings galore. It’s Aubrey’s senior year of high school and she’s still trying to get over being stood up for homecoming last year by the guy she had spent the entire summer with. Except that’s hard because he lives across the street and is now the most popular guy in school. But she has a best friend who pushes her in the good way. This is one of those books that makes me happy to stay up late to finish.

When Webster Casey, the handsome boy next door, fails to show at his date's house on the night of the prom, Aubrey Cash--the girl he stood up--vows revenge. And for much of the next year, that's what happens--until she falls for a new guy at a New Year's Eve Party and then discovers that he's Webster's cousin. This funny, often poignant YA novel depicts teenage emotions and relationships in a way that feels honest and very real.

I so enjoyed this and grew attached to Aubrey, Webster, Holland, and Reese. This story gets SO MESSY, but I was here for it! I was rooting for Aubrey's happy ending, even if it didn't result in a relationship. I've seen many reviews complain that this is more a coming of age story than a cute romance and that's definitely the case. We spend most of the novel following Aubrey as she suffers through her parents relationship, devlops then overcomes a cynical view of the world and relationships, and makes lots and lots of mistakes. I think Five Ways to Fall Out of Love suffers from poor marketing. The cover and gimicky title sells this book as something it really isn't. Think more julie Buxbaum than Kasie West. So while I enjoyed this so much, I understand why some readers are disappointed.

I read this book in pretty much one sitting. I think it might be the truest representation of high school I have ever read. It encompassed the struggles of everyday life in a real way, including real life issue like sexuality, sexist dress codes, relationships, etc, but in no way felt like it was preaching. So we’ll done.

I smiled through so much of this book! This book plopped me back into my junior and senior years of high school and while they weren't the best years of my life this book certainly highlighted the highs and lows of those years.

Aubrey Cash isn't a huge fan of taking risks. In fact, she often doesn't make a decision without first considering all possible outcomes. While she attempts to apply science to her love life she learns that love can't be calculated. It's something that comes from the heart and there's no formula to predict the ending. This book was written so well that it never seemed cheesy. The dialogue between the characters is something that we would expect from teenagers today. I look forward to more books from this author and I will be recommending this book to students.

Thank you to NetGalley and Inkyard Press for the digital ARC.

I went back and forth on what to write about this one. On the one hand, I like protagonists that are flawed, especially in YA heroes and heroines. You simply make some bad judgment calls as a teenager. Sometimes you fight with people and treat them poorly. I also like YA books that challenge readers and expand on "nerdy" concepts like Bayes' theorem.

And yet... many of the supporting characters weren't fully fleshed out. The heroine's mother was kind of all over the place, her first boyfriend Holland and long-suffering friends Veronica and Reese weren't as developed as they could be, and the HEA felt kind of abrupt and tacked-on. I was actively rooting against it, once I realized where the book was going. As another reviewer said, the main character works more for the coming-of-age genre than romance.

Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for a digital ARC for the purpose of an unbiased review.

Review of ‘Five Ways to Fall out of Love’, by Emily Martin
I was disappointed that the main character’s parents’ failing marriage—or rather, the effect of the failing marriage on Aubrey—wasn’t more thoroughly explored. I mean, I feel like I have read a lot of books about “my parents’ marriage is falling apart and it makes me not believe in love”, so I feel that if you are going to write yet another book about this, you might want to delve into this character’s specific issues to make your book worth exploring. That having been said, I really enjoyed Emily Martin’s ‘Five Ways to Fall Out of Love’, and would recommend it nonetheless. There is something so frustratingly relatable about the simple lack of communication that led to so much heartbreak and pain, and reinforced the importance for me to make sure to constantly and continuously work on my communication with those that I love the most, for fear of losing them to a simple misunderstanding. I also appreciated the unapologetic portrayal of teenage high school life. I mean I haven’t been in high school for a few **ahem** but I felt the conversations I have had with teenagers reflected in the pages of this book.

Five Ways to Fall Out of Love was the first YA romance in quite a while that hooked me from beginning to end. That being said, it was not perfect. The ending felt a bit rushed and I’m not sure I felt satisfied enough with the conflict resolution between Webster and Aubrey that allowed their “happily ever after” to take place. Webster misleads Aubrey about some pretty important things and I couldn’t really understand why or accept his reasoning/apology. This book is definitely geared towards older readers (grades 10 and up) due to some graphic sexual situations. All in all a good read, but not a love story to swoon over.

"Five Ways to Fall Out of Love" is a YA rom-com based on the life of teenagers Aubrey and her neighbor, Webster. Aubrey has been in love with Webster for years, but it takes a long time for her to come to this realization. While dealing with her parents' divorce and the usual high school melodrama, Aubrey relies on Webster more and more. I enjoyed this book, but felt that the ending was rushed.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

I loved this book. I wish I had more to say but this is just one of those books where you finish and sigh internally because it was just so lovely and now it’s over. Probably going to dive in for a second read! I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Emily Martin wrote a story most teenagers can relate to. The concept of loving your best friend and being fearful of the negatives love can bring, like heartache, is what Audrey has to encounter in regards to Webster. The lack of communication is also played out well as teenagers do not know how valuable communication is. The navigation of relationships among family, friends, and romantic partners is well written.

Five Ways To Fall Out Of Love is an adorable romance that I couldn't put down. With great characters and an adorable story, this one was a hit. I can't wait to read another book by Emily Martin.

After this beautiful cover and promising story line ( I always enjoy reading coming of age genre combined with realistic young romance) I was really expecting something more inspirational, exciting, heartwarming but... yes,you may imagine there is something disappointing coming at the next sentence!

The five facts why I fall out with this book:

- Toxic relationships and depressing outcomes: Aubrey; our cynical, moody heroine loses her belief in love after seeing her parents’ drifting apart and their marriage’s crumbling into pieces. I wish the resolution of the story brings out more positive and promising messages about family’s relationship dynamic but we mostly see how they were arguing and how they hate each other.
- Both Aubrey and her long time crush boy next door Webster who humiliated her in the worst possible way during the homecoming were not likable characters!
- I didn’t like to see how Aubrey and Webster were hateful and how they treated each other. It turned into something extreme enemies to hardly liking each other lovers story. There was too much angst and unnecessary tension between them.
- Aubrey started to date with Webster’s cousin Holland and I have to admit this sweet boy was the best character of the book and I felt so sorry to see him hurt too much which made me more pissed off ! I hated both protagonists more and thought million different ways to punch their faces to pay back what they did to sweet Holland!
- I hate the characters individually but I also hate them as couple, too. So I think I couldn’t relate them in both ways. I didn’t believe in their love story.

Overall: promising start and for the love of Holland and Reese’s characters, I’m rounding up 2.5 stars to 3! But I was really expecting more and I wish I didn’t fall out with the story!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Inkyard Press for sharing this ARC in exchange my honest thoughts.

This book was so disappointing. By the end I really disliked all of the characters with the exception of Reese and Holland. I'm not even an optimist, but the repetitive, yet non-specific way that Aubrey talks about her parents relationship over and over became grating. The completely unhealthy relationship with Webster devolves into something that I believe the author wants the reader to see as a happy ending, but just makes them continue to look immature and codependent. I can see how Martin may be using the angle that all teens are self-absorbed (sure, that is part of adolescence), but I can't imagine any of my readers (and I work in a high school library) getting anything from this book - there is no honest evolution to the main characters, they are still lying to each other and they are still hurting everyone around them, and they are so dang horny even my most salacious readers would see it as thrown in for the sake of shock and awe. I can't imagine Aubrey, who is so deeply closed off and insecure letting a boyfriend act so intimately with her when there is no trust in their relationship.

This book was classified as a Romance and YA, but it didn't have much of a romance, it was more coming of age to me, as well I found although the characters were in high school it dealt with more mature subject matters so I wouldn't label it YA.