Zana’s Reviews > Reasons We Break > Status Update

Torn between "she's young so let her do stupid shit" and "her mom's right. Falling in love with some kid in a gang who has a target on his back and who might or might not relapse is a dumb decision"

"How can she set an example for kids when she literally came here after doing cocaine, and who knows what else?"

I mean you only live once 🤷🏽‍♀️

'...there stands a man as tall as Rajan, with a five o’clock shadow, wearing a wrinkled collared shirt. He’s handsome; she can see Rajan’s full mouth and high cheekbones on him, but his eyes are dull.

It must be his father. “Sat Sri Akaal—”'

Girl just fuck the father

"Not only is this guy jacked, but he looks like a Vogue India model."

Damn lol

"Her parents will be gone, her sister’s running away, and who is Simran kidding—any long-distance friendship she has with her cousin will fade the longer Simran has to lie to her. Maybe in the end she’ll be completely alone."

This book is so depressing

“So? How was Weenie Hut Junior jail?”

Great nickname for juvie lol

'“You definitely never promised free edibles to people who donated to my fundraisers.”

Damn, he’d forgotten about that. “Right,” he says, enjoying this game now, “and we never stayed late trying to connect the dots of teachers’ affairs with each other.”'

Lol damn

"Of course it had to be Jassa Singh helping her. She likes him fine, but she beat him for the academic award last semester, so he’s probably wondering how she accomplished that when she apparently needs him to do her homework for her. He’s not even a math major; he’s premed. Embarrassing."

I'm loving this sarcasm

'Hillway House is an organization for troubled youth to help them integrate back into the community, usually via volunteer service. Since Simran started there a year ago, she’s mentored her fair share of interesting people, including her latest, a girl who took a swing at her in their first week together.

[...]

“I know you like helping strays, but be careful, okay?”'

Goddamn

“Simran, don’t pretend you didn’t hear. You must’ve known your cousin had a boyfriend? A white boyfriend?”

Damn mom lol