First of all, Make Up Break Up has been one of the most exciting books for me to read this year because this was Sandhya Menon’s debut adult romance and I was all in as soon as I heard about it and read the blurb. I haven’t read The Hating Game (yeah, no I don’t want to talk about it) but this felt to me as if I was making up for not having read that, because work place rivals, romance, same thing right? (yes, that’s how I make myself feel better about having missed out on reading cult favourites, like I said I don’t want to talk about it).
The best thing about Sandhya Menon’s writing is that she’s got this ability I love seeing in an author. She can make the voice of each book sound very different, which means that every book feels like it’s a whole new experience and hasn’t got that same tenor that makes you feel like every book is similar even when they’re not. There’s nothing wrong with the latter, but the former is definitely something I would want to have.
The second thing in this book I enjoyed was the characters and the intensity they each brought. I loved seeing each of them on the page and everyone brought their own personalities to the scene and the chemistry was really really well done. I loved seeing both sides of chemistry to be honest, the parts when you don’t get along with someone and the parts when you connect immediately with the same someone and this doesn’t just happen between the hero and heroine. Everyone’s got a part of play; be it their little habits, loving rituals or the splash of colour they bring to the book.
The plot itself is very interesting, with two different perspectives to a situation along with a little bit of philosophy thrown in. There were many points I found myself thinking that there isn’t always a black and white to any situation and that outcomes often don’t match with motive. I do feel that that was both mildly addressed but also glossed over a little, simply because we don’t get to have as much time to explore it. The book does end much too quickly and slightly abruptly making all that the story was built on finish on slightly shaky ground.
For me, while that doesn’t take away from all the emotions I was drenched in while reading or all the angst–by God the angst–it does mildly remind us the magic of the book isn’t real and bring us back to reality for a bit. BUT, I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a quick, emotional but somehow still light read. By God the angst.
Four stars! Happy reading and stay super super safe!
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