A cute but generic YA contemporary romance. It was fun to read, although absolutely filled to the brim with angst. Still...if you're into easy to read love stories, this is a good one to add to the list.

Super cute and I loved it but it is so hard for contemporary YA to get noticed tbese days! I honestly hope there's a YA Contemporary renaissance asap!

So I have tried twice now to give this book a go, and both times I couldn't get past 30%.
In a way, I felt like it was a story that I've heard before and just didn't get me going like I hoped. I will try a third time though eventually because I don't like to leave things unfinished. Thank you for the ARC!

The premise of this one was intriguing to me but ultimately is not a a favorite. There is almost too much angst, resulting in me not being able to connect to or root for the characters, both individually and together. The story was also a tad too predictable for my taste, but I know some readers will enjoy the comfort of that.

Aubrey was ghosted/stood up at her school dance (junior year) by Webster. No explanation was really given but the events around it left her heart broken. Now after a year of being enemies they were stuck as partners in the Life Skills class for the entire semester. At the same time sparks fly between her and Webster’s cousin Holland, her parents marriage was falling apart, and she really wanted to know why Webster ghosted her. She had to learned what love meant to her and how she can achieve and/or risk long lasting love in her life.

Okay, so I picked the book because of the premise, but I have to state that this book epically failed for me. I really disliked that this book had a cat dissection part in it. As an animal lover I cannot get over the cat dissection part of the book. To skin a dead cat was a huge hell no for me. Why oh why did the author feel the need to include this was beyond me. Okay, now back to Aubrey and her mess. I liked Aubrey in the beginning, but then she grated on my nerves. She didn't consider other people feelings and was very self centered. Hard to like a book when the main character was a horrible person. I found five ways of why I disliked Aubrey. Webster was a jerk, and yet his cousin was a sweet heart. I thought her treatment of his cousin was downright shitty. And it felt more like a love triangle which I despise in my books. I also had no idea why anyone would think that Webster was a great guy. The final nail to this shitty book was the problem all along was miscommunication. That was it.

The ending was just okay. Overall, this was a okay book that I’m glad I finally finished.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my copy in exchange for my honest review.

I read this book pretty quickly, but it didn’t keep me interested at all.

I feel like this young adult was REALLY young. There was almost a feeling of teasing throughout the entire book, not like a grumpy sunshine contemporary romance, but it felt like the entire book revolves around “he’s mean because he has feelings for you”

The more I read, the more this book a toll on my mood. I didn’t enjoy this, I gave it two stars for some of the character development.

This YA romance by Emily Martin missed the mark for me for a few reasons. Five Ways to Fall Out of Love went with quite a few tropes along the lines of "Well, if he bullies you, he must be into you." For a novel released in 2021, I felt as if this overall story arc came across as dated, and not in a cute way.

Coming of age teenage drama - so much drama about fears of commitment. I love everything about the cover. Thank you for the arc!

This was a sweet and thought provoking YA romance. Our heroine doesn't believe in love after seeing her parents in constant turmoil, and fight while their marriage falls apart. I enjoyed seeing a heroine struggle with wanting to commit to a relationship and I felt this was handled gracefully in the story. I also loved the friendships in this story and felt that was a strong element to the story development. I think this is a great book for teens, and overall I liked it.

Aubrey Cash is a pessimist when it comes to love. How can she not? With spiteful parents and the boy, next door is a complete jerk. Five ways to fall out of love is a dark and sarcastic look at miscommunication and how relationships differ from couple to couple. I thought this would be a hate-to-love romance with witty banter but oh was I wrong. The main protagonist, Aubry, is insufferable. There really is not much to love or even like about her. She always falls back on her love of animals but that is only superficially explained. A LOT of people love dogs that don't mean they wanna be vets. Also, being a vet does not automatically make you a scientist. I feel her two cornerstones are at odds with each other. Plus, her "scientific method" is so bias she has no chance as a scientist. Her romantic lead WEBSTER is vapid and cruel. He really has no redeeming qualities at all. There is no foundation to speak of and whatever they build in the summer apparently has no value because they cannot communicate. All the side characters were shallow and undefined. The title really fit the book, because it took far less for me to fall out of love with the characters and story.

This one was kind of meh for me. I felt like it was definitely on the younger side of the YA spectrum. A lot of drama and angst. I’m finding more and more that I have to be very careful of the YA titles I choose! Could definitely appeal to the 14-18 year age mark. 2.5 stars!

I'm starting to think contemporary YA romcoms just might not be my thing anymore because this is the third one to disappoint me. The writing was just not engaging and I didn't really sympathize with ANOTHER love triangle problem.

I received an e arc from Inkyard Press through Netgally in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve never much been someone who liked contemporary but this book made me rethink this lifestyle choice. And I think that’s because there was more angst and drama than I was lead to believe by the synopsis. At first I thought it would be a rom-com, hallmark-esk book that followed a very specific formula. To my surprise and joy, it didn’t.

I very much connected to Aubrey from the start. Having to choose between safe, reliable, and knows vs. taking a blind leap of faith is something I very much relate to in my life right now.

I love how this story was structured into 5 parts all revolving around how Aubrey views love rather than about her love life itself. I enjoyed seeing all angles that played into this especially the thread about her parent’s marriage.

Overall I give Five Ways To Fall Out Of Love 4.5 stars.

I ended up DNFing this title.

I am hoping to try again - I tried when I first received the e-arc and again this past month, but both times I couldn't get into it.

I don't know if it is the writing, the characters, or my mood (hence me thinking I will try again). But for now, it is a DNF for me.

(I do not rate or review DNF books on Goodreads as I do not think that is fair to the publisher or the author, so this review is not posted online anywhere else.)

Five Ways to Fall Out Of Love will take readers back to their senior year days. Reminders of high school crushes, dances and love stories are featured.

Aubrey has sworn off love. Getting ghosted by her crush/neighbor was enough! How will she prove this? Ignoring him and connecting with his cousin. But with feelings brewing and connections stirring will Aubrey be able to ignore her feelings? Or will she find love is here to stay with her enemy crush, Webster?

Five Ways to Fall Out of Love by Emily Martin is a medium paced, young adult novel that many are sure to enjoy!

I feel like this one had so much potential but it fell flat for me :( super disappointed I wanted to love this one
Maybe it’s just not my type of book anymore :(

I thought that Five Ways to Fall Out of Love was actually a pretty sweet and fun YA read. It was the perfect mix of coming of age and navigating young love, while still having that real world angst vibe to it.

I was really into the premise, but I didn't really end up enjoying a lot because I had a hard time with the characters. I really wasn't a fan of Webster and Aubrey's relationship, or of them as individuals either.

A big thank you to Emily Martin and those at NetGalley and Inkyard Press for giving me the opportunity to read and review this arc.

Content + Trigger Warning: estranged-divorced parents, teens drinking and under the influence, discussion of sex, description of oral sex and foreplay, minor biphobia

Representation: a bisexual male main character/love interest

FIVE WAYS TO FALL OUT OF LOVE by EMILY MARTIN is a YA rom-com following high school student Aubrey Cash as she navigates her romantic and platonic relationships in her life. The problem is, she has learned not to trust or rely on love. It just never seems to work out and her theory only continues to be proven with all of the relationships crumbling around her. First, there's her parents that seem to be on their way to a divorce. Then there are the friendship breakups. Don't even get started on the disaster of a homecoming date with Webster and falling for his cousin, Holland.

It's Aubrey's world and they are all just living in it. One of my favorite things in books is when an author can write some incredible side characters that I'm rooting for them just as much as I'm rooting for the main characters. The side characters in this? Chef's kiss. I adored the story behind Veronica and the journey of Reese and Kevin. I wanted more page time with them! Webster and Holland being cousins vying for Aubrey's love left room for comparison between the two and let me tell you, I was definitely flipping sides just as much as Aubrey was. They're both great boys and make some mistakes, but they are promising love interests and tried their best.

Even though I was so sucked into the story that I read this in a span of 2 days, I will be giving it a 3 star rating. The premise was promising and I enjoyed reading about high school characters that felt realistic, that felt similar to someone I may already know. But I felt there were a few issues with the story that made it difficult for me to give this a higher rating. For starters, the main character and narrator of the story, Aubrey Cash, is an unlikeable character. She does have her flaws and issues that she learns from in the story. However, I was not a fan of some comments she would make about her friends, especially some relating to Webster's bisexuality. They felt a bit ignorant or like she wasn't listening to what he was saying. Another issue I had with the story was how some plot points felt repetitive. Then again, that could just be typical high schooler behavior trying to figure out themselves and making the same mistakes along the way.

Was a decent ya contemporary, it didn't wow me but was still mostly enjoyable. I did love how far our main characters matured by the end of the book.