The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg Review

Hey guys so I have just finished reading The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg. This book has put me through so many emotions, I would literally be crying one minute and laughing the next, I can tell you now I was getting some weird looks in college.

After being told that her boyfriend no longer loves her Brie’s heart breaks and kills her. In the after world Brie meets Patrick and the two soon form a friendship. Patrick is a lost soul and must help Brie through the five stages of grief (Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance).

But things in the living world aren’t so good, Brie’s family are falling apart and her best friend has been keeping a secret about why Jacob (the ex-boyfriend) broke up with her. Can Brie finally move on? Or is she doomed to wonder the earth looking for answers?

When I first heard of this book, I wasn’t that excited for it, I thought it might be dull, but as soon as I started reading that first page I was hooked. What I really like about this book is that it is not all sad and depressing which is what you would except from a book about death, but at the same time it’s not all happy and cheerful it’s just the right balance of both.

As for the characters they are just so relatable, weather it’s Brie, or Jacob or Patrick, you could put yourself in their shoes, because there is at least one time in your life you have or will feel the way one of the characters do. Although their where times when I wanted to grab Brie by the shoulders if I put myself into her shoes I would probably be feeling and acting the same as she did.

The pacing off this book was really well done, it wasn’t too fast and it wasn’t too slow, it was just perfect, it had the right amount of everything, I also really really liked how the start of each chapter either had song lyrics or the name of a song. Which I thought was a nice we touch as it related to the chapter and how the characters where feeling in it.

Over all I gave this book five out of five stars, I would recommend this book to everyone of my friends, viewers, family, it is just amazing. If you are a fan of books such as Before I fall By Lauren Oliver or Between by Jessica Warman then I would defiantly recommend this book for you.

Thanks for checking out my review of The Catastrophic History of You and Me, feel free to leave comments telling me how you felt and your opinions of the book.