Review: Instructions For A Broken Heart by Kim Culbertson

    Book: Instructions For A Broken Heart by Kim Culbertson
    Pages: 291
    Genre: Young Adult, Romance
    Source: Library

Short Synopsis: Jessa catches her boyfriend Sean, with another girl, and is devastated. But there is no way that Sean's actions are going to turn Jessa away from going to Italy. 

My Thoughts: Not really my type of read, but it's been a while since I read a young adult romance book, and thought that it was a cute read.

Jessa catches her boyfriend, Sean, caught in the act, of making out with another girl. Devastated on the outcome of her relationship, Jessa doesn't want to be anywhere near her ex-boyfriend, or his new girl, Natalie.
And things go even worse, when Jessa, Sean, and Natalie are all on the same school trip to Italy. But just because they are going, isn't going to ruin Jessa's trip. Jessa's thankful that at least one of her friends, Tyler. Jessa is also a bit upset that her other friend Carissa, will not be on the trip.
But as Jessa and Tyler start out the trip to Italy, Tyler gives Jessa a bundle of envelopes. Jessa is instructed to read them at certain times on the trip, and to follow each instruction, given by her friend Carissa. Carissa explains that these envelopes are instructions to forgetting about her ex-boyfriend, and gives her reasons why Sean is not the one for her.
Throughout the entire trip to Italy, due to the envelopes, Jessa has many experiences, and does things that she would normally not do. But can all these distractions and adventures really cure Jessa of a broken heart?

I thought this would be a cute read, and it did keep me interested for the most part. But there was also quite a bit that I didn't like as well. Jessa ends up doing a lot of wild and wacky things in this novel. Some of it is silly, and some of it is really serious.
I loved the easy going friendship that Jessa had with a fellow friend, named Dlyan Thomas. I also just kind of wished that their relationship had developed a bit more. One of the most memorable scenes in the book, is where Jessa actually throws a soda on her ex boyfriend. And I also felt that one of the most disturbing scenes was when Jessa actually kissed her teacher. I felt that this was kind of inappropriate, especially in a young adult romance novel, and the fact that there wasn't any consequences, didn't really help the situation either.
Over all, it was an okay read. There were certainly some memorable moments in the book, but I wasn't a big fan of the writing style. I'm trying to not give away too much of the novel, but there were also a lot of scenes that I wasn't too thrilled with as well.

Would I recommend this book: Eh.

Rating: I give this book a 3/5.