Symptoms of a Heartbreak
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy
3.4
(60)
Sona Charaipotra
"Doogie Howser, M.D. meets The Fault in Our Stars in this tender romcom." —Teen VogueThe youngest doctor in America, an Indian-American teen makes her rounds—and falls head over heels—in Sona Charaipotra's contemporary romantic comedy Symptoms of a Heartbreak.Sixteen-year-old Saira has always juggled family, friendships, and her Girl Genius celebrity. Now, as the youngest med school graduate ever, she can finally achieve her mission to treat young people dealing with cancer.But proving herself in life-or-death situations is tough when everyone from her boss to her patients can't see past her age to trust her skills. And working in the same hospital as her mom isn't making things any easier!Life gets even more complicated when Saira falls for a teenage patient. To improve his chances, she risks her lifelong dream—and it could cost her everything.In her solo debut, Sona Charaipotra brings us a compelling #ownvoices protagonist who’s not afraid to chase what she wants. Symptoms of a Heartbreak goes from romantic comedy highs to tearjerker lows and is the ultimate cure-all for every reader needing an infusion of something heartfelt.An Imprint Book"Fans of YA contemporary don't want to miss this one." —Buzzfeed
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Author
Sona Charaipotra
Pages
336
Publisher
Imprint
Published Date
2019-07-02
ISBN
1250199115 9781250199119
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"Definitely an interesting read, glad I decided to read it today!"
J K
Jonathan Kent
"So good! Many emotions were felt! Would definitely recommend! Clean and super adorable! :) "
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Maddy :)
"I honestly didn't think I'd like it as much as I did, but I ended up really enjoying it. As someone who's on track for being a pediatrician, the medical parts of this book really spoke to me, and as a teen always looking for love, the story between Saira and Link was just absolutely adorable, the ups and downs being believable too. The book made me love the characters enough to cry over their issues and (spoilers) deaths, but didn't spend too much time doting over them that I felt there was too much going on.
Saira is the perfect main character. And by that I mean she was so horribly imperfect, that she was actually someone you could relate to. The people around her, her friends and family, weren't perfect either, but the mistakes she made weren't stupid. They were reasonable, coming from a place of love. It made her someone i could easily put myself into (not to mention the fact that she's brown and loves medicine).
But the part that really pulled me into this book was that the people around her, the side characters, has full lives and stories too, ones that Saira was only barely if at all a part of. We never got the full story for Dr's. Arora and Howard, only got insight into Dr. Davis when it was too late, and just barely got to see into Dr. Chos nicer side around the patients. And yk what? That's perfect. Because that's life. We can't know everything, and some things it's none of our business. It made the characters more grounded and real.
I would definitely recommend this book, but know that there's a lot of medical jargon and hindi words that might make your pace slow if you don't deal with those every day."
A P
Anna-Racquel Perez
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