![]() ![]() How can she ever stop loving Laura Dean? Valero-O'Connell's gorgeous, sherbet-colored art and Mariko Tamaki's writing, always true to the complex emotions of her characters, combine to make a beautiful queer coming of age story.īeing a teenager is hard enough on its own, so what difference does a messy interpersonal relationship really make? Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me follows Freddy as she is jerked around by her on-again-off-again girlfriend who she just can't seem to cut off. Fred struggles to balance the hurtful, manipulative things Laura Dean does with the depth of her love, knowing she's stuck in a vicious cycle but feeling powerless to break free. But Fred loves Laura Dean because Laura Dean, impossibly, chose her. ![]() ![]() Queer young love, toxic relationships, and heartbreak are at the forefront of this story, along with enough angst you can almost feel it emanate from the pages.įred Riley has a problem: her girlfriend, Laura Dean? Terrible. Relationships (good, bad, romantic, and platonic) are explored in this gorgeously illustrated graphic novel. Freddy's incredible group of friends can't talk sense into her. She is powerless again Laura Dean's charms, despite being treated like garbage. Frederika Riley is in love with the effortlessly cool Laura Dean, who she is in a tempestuous relationship with. ![]()
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