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Title: Breakup from Hell

Author: Ann Dávila Cardinal

Genre: Young Adult, Netgalley, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural, Romance, Contemporary, Magical Realism, Paranormal

Date Started: December 28th, 2022

Date Finished: December 29th, 2022

Status: Finished

Rating: 4.2/5

Sypnosis: Miguela Angeles is tired. Tired of her abuela keeping secrets, especially about her heritage. Tired of her small Vermont town and hanging out at the same places with the same friends she’s known forever. So when another boring Sunday trip to church turns into a run-in with Sam, a mysterious hottie in town on vacation, Mica seizes the opportunity to get closer to him.

It’s not long before she is under Sam’s spell and doing things she’s never done before, like winning all her martial arts sparring matches—and lying to her favorite people. The more time Mica spends with Sam, the more weird things start to happen, too. Like terrifying-visions-of-the-world-ending weird.

Mica’s gut instincts keep telling her something is off, yet Sam is the most exciting guy she’s ever met. But when Mica discovers his family’s roots, she realizes that instead of being in the typical high school relationship, she’s living in a horror novel.

She has to leave Sam, but will ending their relationship also bring an end to everything she knows and everyone she loves?

Clever, hilarious, and steeped in supernatural suspense, Breakup From Hell will keep you hooked until the last page.

Review: Before I even begin this review, there is to be more of this right? I would love to see the others gather and I would love to know more about Micha's friends and their own abilities. I find that they were just as fun and enjoyable as Micha herself.

Miguela (Micha) Angeles is feeling smothered. Not only by the town but also by her three best friends and her Abuela. Micha wants to get out of there. In fact, she finds that she has been accepted by UCLA and is looking forward to going there, but first, she will have to find a way to break this to everyone.

But her Abuela is keeping a secret. No matter how Micha tries, Abuela always tells her that it is never the right time. Things get even weirder when a handsome boy named Sam and his creepy sister arrive in town. Things begin to get weird for Micha. She finds herself having strange visions and abilities not normal for a human.

There is something about Sam that bothers Micha and when she learns his secret, she knows she will have to save not only the town she lives in but the entire world.

This was an enjoyable read. I found Micha a fun and well-rounded character. Her friends were great and wished they had more "air time" because honestly, I would love to know more about them. They seemed to be a lot of fun, especially Zee. Each character has a ton of potential for even their own stories.

As for the plot, I must say this was a far different experience than I anticipated.

Unique.

Different.

There was definitely room for the book to be longer than it was. The potential was there but never really executed. The insta-love thing is not my thing. I rather see a build-up when it comes to relationships but I also understand that this is meant to be a small novel and nothing more serious. I hope the author rethinks this and makes it into a possible series. Now that we have established the birthright of the four friends, the question is - are there others? I pose this question because we know He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named is going to be angry and I am sure he is going to set his sights on Micha and her group again. So, are there others out there? And if so, will we see them?

I would like to thank NetGalley, the author, and the publishers for giving me a chance to read this book and provide an honest review.