The Breakup Support Group by Cheyanne Young | Rating: ★★★☆☆

As a note, an e-galley of this novel was sent to me in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way.

There's no shortage of contemporary YA romances. It is, however, difficult to find any that make you feel both the warm and fuzzies, and like you've just discovered a new friend. In the case of The Breakup Support Group, you feel like you've inherited a group of friends who are all tied to one another in teenage heartbreak. Cheyanne Young captures the essence of being young and in love just as easily as she is able to tie readers into her characters own heartache.

This makes the novel itself relatable to both ends of her readers--those who are in the same age group as the characters, and those who are not. It adds a nice balance to what makes the novel likable. You have traditional coming of age triumphs and failures; first heartbreak, after your first love, and the age old complication of being a new girl at a new school. You have the romance aspects of the teenage years. You have the healing of love lost and, of course, the power of friendship.

I will say this--The Breakup Support Group is genuinely a sweet novel. For many readers, it will be like reading the day-to-day events of a good friend. There's a sort of intimacy in the prose that cannot be replicated and makes it a simple read. I finished it quite quickly and not just because I am a fast reader. Cheyanne Young has the sort of writing that makes you want to continue, continue, continue.