Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, 289 pagesFreddy Riley is head-over-heels in love with her girlfriend, Laura Dean. Laura is hot, popular, and worships Freddy... except when she doesn't...which seems to happen a lot. Like when they met up at the Valentine's Day dance only for Laura to go off and start making out with another girl in a supply closet and broke up with Freddy the next day. But then Laura comes back and Freddy can't say no.
This is a painfully realistic look at teenage relationships and how confusing and consuming they can be. I loved the artwork and the complexity of the characters, and while Laura certainly comes off as a villain — and adult me is screaming at Freddy to FOR CRYING OUT LOUD dump this chick for good! — the creators also make sure that Freddy comes to that realization on her own, in her own time. In less-deft hands, the process would be rushed and the story would suffer. A great book, and one I'd highly recommend to anyone in Freddy's shoes.
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