Perfect book to start the new year with!
I tried 3 different books today but I just couldn't focus long enough to read more than 20 pages..then I found this gem and voila, problem solved.
I loved everything about F*ck Love (except for Della who I disliked from the very beginning). So much emotion and truth in this book.
I'm sick and exhausted so all I can really say right now is that this book is amazing and you should definitely read it.
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Re-reading as of June 22

My book slump is over thanks to Tarryn Fisher and F*ck Love, it was everything I needed to read and then some. This review will be totally rambling, but I can't help it, this is the kind of book that weighs on your heart and mind and I just have so many feelings pent up that I am going to spit them out all at once.

Helena has a dream, a dream that she can't shake, a dream that leaves her believing her best friends boyfriend may just be her future. He's everything she isn't, but he's particularly unavailable. Helena does everything she can to do the right thing to ignore her heart, but the dream changes her life and soon her heart takes over.

"I ignited something in your heart, and then left you to burn on your own."

The plot was perfect and so unique. I didn't pick this book up due to my friend's mixed reviews regarding the plot, which mostly related to everything I ended up loving. The dream and obsession over the dream weren't unusual in any way to me; I think sometimes things leave marks on you so deep inside your heart, soul, and mind, that you have to follow them. I've read books that make me change my life in small ways, so to me this was no different. Was it a little bit crazy? Sure. Would I want Helena to have picked Kit in the situation they were in? Not at first, but the more time I saw them together and interacting the more I felt like this is right, this is everything they should be. The situation was going to suck no matter how it played out, we've all seen love triangles in real life, but the best part of this book is how much comes from the love triangle. We see so much growth in Helena as a person, from her obsessive ways to her general self love. The beauty of this book is the love that Helena truly had, from start to finish, this girls loves with everything in her and gives 100% of herself when needed. She kept trying to do the right thing, but the heart wants what it wants, and this is the most real part of the entire book.

"That causes an ache deep in my chest. To know that there are guys willing to drop their shopping bags to catch their girl. And I want someone to love me that effortlessly."

Have I mentioned that my favorite piece of clothing in my closet is my Slytherin cardigan? If I haven't, you know now. You also now know that I happen to wear a Deathly Hallows necklace daily and I loved every single bit of Helena and her quirks (and Tarryn's quirks), including every single Harry Potter word she utters. Helena was more than just a character I could relate to, it felt like I was meeting someone with little pieces of myself in them and little pieces of other people I know too. Her journey made me smile, laugh a lot, and get downright sad and introspective as well. She isn't handed the perfect life in a book, her story is honest, raw, and comes with a lot of emotions, but it was a story I couldn't put down. I didn't love any character as much as I loved Helena, but I didn't hate them either, I liked the honest flaws that Tarryn gave them and what Tarryn gave us as readers by writing these characters.

"There’s a ringing in my ears. “I think maybe there’s something wrong with the wine. I’m allergic.” “You’re allergic to emotion,” Kit says."

Tarryn's writing makes everything all the more magical, when any other book might have driven me crazy with a love triangle and crazy dream obsession, this one didn't. On top of being totally realistic and relatable, this book is unique and that is all thanks to Tarryn's imagination and beautiful way with words. There's no perfect love, it's a lot messy, and the characters are flawed in a way that makes you ask, is this me, but it's written in a way that makes you think, in a way that makes you look at everything differently, that allows you to freely form your own thoughts about everything. I really loved that F*ck Love was only told from Helena's POV, because I don't think I could have handled trying to understand anyone else, reading her POV was exactly like being her. If you aren't feeling all the emotions right alongside Helena, I think you picked up the wrong book. This is the kind of book I want to hand to every person in my life and say read this and read it now.

"“It gives me butterflies, and I don’t trust you or your butterflies.”"

If you're looking for a book that leaves a mark, this is it. If you're looking for amazing writing with a unique plot, magical words, humor and angst, and plot twists you won't ever see coming, F*ck Love is it. I loved every single part of this book, even when I was a little bit confused and a little bit angry and a lot emotional, I loved it. ( )

Hmmm.... So when I finished this book, I had laid in bed and wrote this review in my head before drifting off to sleep. Of coarse, like any late-night bedtime thinking, I cannot remember the wonderful review I had thought up. F*ck my brain! It always fails me when I need it to succeed the most!

So I lay in bed thinking... what do I rate this book? Is it a 5 star read? Or is it a 4 star read? Well, the answer for me is simple. If I have to think about it, it isn't 5 stars (for me). So that leaves me with 4 stars... So that is what my rating is...

This book. Hmmm... Well let me start off with saying I have a hard time with Tarryn's writing style. I loved LMWL series, I liked Marrow. I had a difficult time with Marrow. Because of the writing style. So that's where I kind of am with this one. I really liked this story. I just had a hard time feeling much emotion because of the writing style. I feel like this should be a book I should feel all kinds of things; all of the things. But, I just couldn't. So with that, I say boooo.

The storyline in this story. It is unique. So that is always a plus with me. I lust for uniqueness. It's the love triangle (or square if you want to be specific) you want to cringe while reading. It's a train wreck waiting to happen. You know it will happen. But what you don't know is who will walk away and who won't. Who will be the most broken. That's the best part of this kind of story.

Characters... Ummm... I think I am alone with this. I didn't like any of them. Not a one. But that was okay with me. I may not have liked them, but somehow that made my experience all the better. I know, weird. Usually if I don't like any of the characters in the book, I don't like the book. That wasn't the case this time around. I was glad when each of them were hurting or got what they deserved, because of my dislike for them. I think my dislike for them kept me reading... The masochist in me wanted every last one to end up alone.

And where in the heckity heck did Muslim come from. I literally laughed. He was thrown in there. The wrench that made no sense. I mean, at first he makes sense. It's understandable why he emerges when he does... But then when you find out more about him, who he is, you will be like, WTF?!? What is his part in this story. I am still completely baffled by him. But my befuddledness makes me giggle. He is so inconsequential it shouldn't be weighing in, but it is. I feel like he SHOULD be important, considering...

So overall, with all of my rambling and incoherent thoughts, I think you should just read this book. Then come back here. Let's discuss. Do you like the characters? Am I insane? Or am I just that demented that I like to see characters suffer? Either way, you will need to discuss, I am sure. So if you want to, come here, comment, or drop me a line on FB. I feel like this is a book everyone should experience. ( )

*Goodreads deleted this book from my read shelf somehow*
I had been in a bit of a slump since the new year started and was looking for a great read that would help boost me out of it. I had never read a book by Tarryn Fisher before but since I love her BFF’s books (Colleen Hoover), I figured maybe it was finally time to read one of her books. I asked Brandie @ Brandie Is A Book Junkie for some advice on picking my first one and she gave me a few suggestions including F*ck Love. Obviously since I am writing this review, I chose F*ck Love 🙂 …..

I was hooked IMMEDIATELY. And I did not want to put the book down. I finished it the same day I started it. I loved the main character, Helena. She felt so real and I saw so much of myself in her. I adored her constant Harry Potter references. And anytime Kit’s name was mentioned, I went a little weak at the knees. I felt so connected to this book because I used to have these crazy vivid dreams all the time, just like Helena’s. My heart completely broke for Helena every time something snagged Kit away from her. Totally adding them to my OTP list. Della…. oh god. I wanted to like her because Helena did but she just seemed like such a horrible friend. Super needy and narcissistic. Surprisingly, I really ended up liking Greer though. I liked that she was selfless enough to pave the way for Helena even though she and Kit had such a big history. I loved the imagery of the Pacific Northwest, too. I had been to Seattle years ago and it definitely made me want to go back there and explore more of the region as soon as possible.

Overall, this book was everything that I wanted and more. I laughed, I cried a little, I got angry… Literally the best book to have gotten me out of my reading slump. I will definitely be purchasing a paperback copy to add to my permanent collection sometime soon. ( )

I like the book, but I'm not Collen Hoover in love with it. It's a typical romance: guy meets girl, guy looses girl, guy gets girl back.

There was a random New Love interest for a few pages. I'm not sure where he really fit in. I nit sure if he was lying or not. Weird.

I'd rather give the book 3.5, but that's not an option. ( )