In Breakup from Hell, protagonist Mica ready to get out of her small Vermont hometown and race off to UCLA, despite her overprotective grandmother's and best friends' wishes. Her life is boring and quiet, until she meets Sam, and is instantly drawn to him. She then starts having terrifying visions of fire and death, and begins to feel stronger and faster than ever before. What secrets has her grandmother been keeping? And why did Sam bring out these changes?Mica and her friends Zee, Rage, and Barry are in for one wild ride, one that's maybe even apocalyptic in nature.

I wasn't fully immersed in this story to begin with. The pacing definitely felt off, and the characters and the way they reacted to things just didn't feel realistic. However, once the action picked up in the last third of the novel, I was much more drawn in. I did enjoy some aspects of the friendship between Mica and the others, and I think the biblical origin of the friend group is interesting. The best part of the story is absolutely the ending battle scenes. The cover is very pretty, too.

Dnf'd. The book concept was super appealing and original. The execution.....not so much......
Unfortunately, I don't have much else to say.

I really enjoyed this quick paranormal romance from Ann Davila Cardinal. I thought the characters were entertaining, I liked that there was diversity in the characters and I enjoyed the plot. I think that the pacing could have been a bit slower, but it made for a quick read. I just came back from Vermont and read this while I was there on vacation so it made the story extra enjoyable for me.

I received an arc from the publisher and netgalley for this book.

I was expecting a teenage angst book a la twilight. That was my expectation going in but boy, was I surprised.

This was more of the problems with said boyfriend. Mica was not the brightest girl in the room, but it all got sorted out pretty. It's definitely one for the teenage horror Hall of fame.

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins for the advanced copy of this book.

This is an enjoyable YA read with a good cast of friends and some funny moments.

Just the title I thought I would enjoy it, and I did. I definitely would recommend this book.

My first reading from this author Ann Davila Cardinal and she did great! I thought the characters were likable and the story held my attention well.

I was drawn to this book by the blurb and I absolutely am happy I gave this book a chance. It looked very instering. Kept me pulled into it. Already told a few people that they need to read this book. 5 star book and probably gonna reread it later on in the year.

A decent read, actually The plot may be somewhat predictable but the characters are charming. The villain's plot didn't make a lot of sense and the foreshadowing is pretty heavy handed. Still it's action oriented and makes a nice bit of basic entertainment.

This story was not what I thought it would be but it was a fun read. It gave me supernatural vibes but not full blown. The breakup was more built up than it really was, but I love the characters and I love the relationship and connection between the friends.

This is a quick, but fun read that you are sure to enjoy. It's not perfect but that's easy to bypass because it is enjoyable.

Would-reread again.

Breakup from Hell is a lot of fun, but I couldn’t help but feel like something was lacking. Mica is sick of her small town life with her overbearing small town grandmother so when a new, mysterious guy shows up, she’s immediately interested. Of course, she notices some red flags pretty early on. She and her friends start having creepy visions and begin having super-human abilities. As she learns more about her crush, Sam, she realizes she is living in her own horror novel.

This premise was really great. It was kind of campy and weird, and I love outlandish parts of it felt. I do think the romance at the center fell to the wayside as the rest of world developed, and I definitely wanted to know more about Mica’s super fun and quirky friend group. The supporting cast here was great and so badass and I wanted them around more. I also wanted to see more chemistry between Mica and Sam, and I wanted her to realize the issues with him sooner. It was sometimes hard to root for her when she was missing the signs. Still, she ended up being pretty badass, and I had a good time with her journey. It gave teenage Grady Hendrix and I’d read more horror by this author. I think this would be a great addition to any YA library.

Full of satire and humor, I really appreciated unique and original storyline! Miguela is someone I would happily read more about in a sequel.

*I received a free copy of this ebook from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*

This book didn't end up being quite what I expected. It wasn't bad, but I didn't love it. Occasionally it had Buffy vibes--or at least attempted-Buffy vibes--which should have worked because I love Buffy. But it didn't quite reach its goal for me.

The writing was fine, nothing to complain about. Mica (17 or 18) and her friends had a good relationship. They were all fleshed out enough to be supporting characters; however, even when one of them was "upgraded" to a main character, he still felt like a supporting character. (Does that make sense?). Sam (19) intrigued me, but I was ultimately disappointed with his character. Rona was a bit too one dimensional to be interesting.

All in all, it wasn't a terrible book or anything. It just underwhelmed me.

Note: Some swearing.

Miguela is tired of her same basic life. When she meets Sam, she jumps to the opportunity to be spontaneous and falls under his charm.
This started out as a fun, cutesy little romance comedy. However, it was so hard to get into it. Maybe it would be perfect for early teens but I do not think it was for me.

DNF @ 19%

Loved the concept for this book, I just felt like it didn't hit. The chapters feel too long and were kind of boring. I can't think of single teen that would read this, the writing style is boring.


2.5 Stars

#netgalleyarc This took me back to my Buffy The Vampire Slayer days. This was a fun, quick, YA read that I will def be purchasing for my Hs library. The characters were funny and charismatic. There are so many Ya romance/fantasy books out there but this one just hit different. It didn’t try too hard and was just enjoyable.

This had some religious aspects i hadn’t really expected. I enjoyed the book and feels like it’s kinda like the fallen series and also that maybe micas journey isn’t over

Young adult novel about a girl Mica, who starts dating this guy Sam and then notices strange things happening. Little by little things get weirder and she starts to notice she has powers. She wonders where this came from and has noticed it started when Sam came to town. But how can that be?

I loved this book. It was a fun, wild ride. I enjoyed the religious backstories. Big fan of mythology. I would absolutely recommend this book. (And I absolutely have in online book groups)

Breakup from Hell is a story genre that I typically don’t read often… and I kind of enjoyed it!! It has an interesting concept and some satirical religious references are into the story. I’m not very religious so it didn’t bother me, but I cannot say the same for others. Mica and Sam are curious characters, the story is mostly fast paced and medium paced at some places which made me think the book could have been 50 or so pages less. Solid effort overall!!

Thank you Harper Teen for the gifted book!

I totally didn't read the description for this one when I requested it...it was part title part cover. So I had nothing to go on going in.

Mica, Z, Barry & Rage are BFF"S forever in a small Vermont town. Mica lives with her abuela and mostly behaves but her greatest desire is to go away to UCLA after graduation. When I new guy comes to town she is immediately drawn to his sleek foreign gorgeousness. Little does she know he isn't what or who he looks like. He's actually Satan's son. Then she finds out she is more than she thought she was...a descendant of the angel Michael. All of her friends are also descendants of angels.

There was some disconnect for me in the middle of the book but it recovered and I enjoyed it overall. It's fairly fast-paced and there's humor woven in between the bible references. I can honestly say I've never read anything like this book.