I expected a cutesy-wutesy contemporary but you won't find that here. Real world drama lies in these pages, and one character I wanted to smack silly. I was a little lost on some of the language and cultural references that weren't explained well if at all. It felt unnecessarily long with some lulls ...more

Hey guys! This is the author! Just a heads up that the title of this book has changed to Symptoms of a Heartbreak, and it has a new goodreads page here:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Thank you for all of your support!

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I think this book could be an inspiration for young women, and young men also, who have career aspirations at early ages. The author does a good job of portraying the importance of strong family bonds. The consequences of an “all work, no play” lifestyle are also stressed.
I would recommend this to Y ...more

(4.4*)
This is one of the best debut YA books I’ve ever read. I’m just gonna start there. I know that I just read the galley, and that it is not out yet, BUUUUT I can wholeheartedly say that it is definitely one of my FAVORITES. I love how cultured, nerdy, and “romance-y” it is. Great book to read d ...more

"You are much stronger than we give you credit for. And maybe we underestimate you...You're a strong girl, you can handle it. Maybe it's why God introduced you to Harper, and to Alina, and even to Link...Because you were meant to do this work."

Symptoms of a Heartbreak by Sona Charaipotra ...more

TW: childhood cancer

At sixteen, Saira Sehgal is the youngest doctor in America. Dubbed "Girl Genius" by the media, she's been selected to be one of three interns at a prestigious new program in the pediatrics oncology ward. But despite her intellect and her accomplishments, Saira has a lot to learn— ...more

Actual rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 stars
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“Before us, after us, there is always the cycle of life and death. We’re mere drops in the ocean, Saira, but it’s hard to remember that as we fall.”

This is one of the debut YA books that show the great potentia ...more

FACT: I watched Doogie Howser, when the episodes originally aired, and I was totally fascinated with his trials and tribulations as he attempted to navigate the adult world as a teen.

My love of Dr. Doogie drove my desire to read Symptoms of a Heartbreak, and I throughly enjoyed the new life Charaipo ...more

It was a slow start, but the rest was pretty good! ...more

Every now and then I need to press a little reset button. When I start getting lost in a world of thriller/crime novels, I like to throw in something a little lighter to pull me out of the darkness

Symptoms of a heartbreak was a lovely read about growing up fast and growing up early. While a lot of S ...more