The Book of Love

Reviewed by: Kristin Taylor - Biddeford High School, Biddeford, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 11, 2015

Review

"The Book of Love" is the sequel to "The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers" where breaking the hearts of young men is a competition that comes with a price. Lucy was just recently inducted into the Sisterhood and hasn't regretted a moment until now. She questions whether her skills for breaking hearts is worth the heartbreak of Tristan, her best friend. With each breaking heart the girls in the sisterhood earn special powers that make it difficult to truly love another ever again. The story starts with the girls gearing up for the annual competition to win "The Book of Love", an ancient book containing centuries' worth of wisdom and maybe, only maybe, enough magic to help Lucy fix Tristan's heart. Broken hearts can be mended -- it's just a matter of time.

Though this could be read on its on accord, some information, especially on the Sisterhood, is needed from the first book of the series. "The Book of Love" was well written, with the plot predetemined by the previous book. Weingarten uses imagery quite well in describing broken hearts and the reasonings behind mending them and each character is well defined in what their roll in the story will be.

If the reader enjoys a good romance, heartbreak with some magic thrown, than they will enjoy "The Book of Love" and its prequel "The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers". Written for young adults, but adults might enjoy it too.

Overall Book Score: very good