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It may have taken two years for this book to wind its way down my hefty TBR list but, I can happily confirm it was worth the wait.

An eclectic combination of humor, science and memoir, The Breakup Monologues is a fun and interesting book to read. Having had the pleasure of hearing the author read excerpts from her book not once, but twice – I could hear Rosie’s tongue in cheek humor throughout every chapter.

If you’re looking for a super serious or sad take on relationship breakups this isn’t the book for you. What Wilby has brought to the table is an insight into wider relationship woes and breakup angst stemming from her own experiences, interspersed with the right amount of facts and figures, and a healthy dose of light-hearted humor.

The aim of The Breakup Monologues appears to me to be a reminder that whilst breakups can be painful and confounding, they have the potential to teach us about ourselves and subsequently remind us that there are many positive things to be gained from the end of a relationship.

Therein lies the true joy of this book: it successfully takes a tough, yet universally familiar topic, applies a personal, authentic touch and gift wraps it in a layer of light heartedness, hope, and humor.

Despite delving into the depths of most people’s worst moments, this book is an easy read because of how it is structured and written. Texts that utilise facts and figures typically have academically heavy footnotes -the footnotes here are the best I’ve ever come across; informative, somewhat random (yet actually not) and witty; I enjoyed the footnotes almost as much as the book!

My greatest enjoyment however, came from knowing that the author is from within the lgbtqia community, and thus many of the conversations, memoirs, and insights contained within The Breakup Monologues are born from, and applicable to our community. How different it is to have a book in which you can so very easily see parts of your own romantic or platonic relationships reflected back to you.

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