Yet this knowledge does not spoil the novel in any way and I found that it heightened the emotion throughout. Starting with the breakup gives the book an interesting twist because we already know that the worst will happen from the start of the novel. I find relationships really interesting and so this novel was definitely one for me. The book itself is very clever and I love the premise of going backwards in order to unpick a breakup and explore a relationship and also to look at whether love is worth it and why we choose to do it. When I first heard about this novel, from following Hayes on social media, I was intrigued to know how a love story told in reverse would work and I enjoyed following the writing process via Hayes’ videos and stories. Readers of Normal People Goodbye, Vitamin and One Day will adore this bittersweet romance, a sparkling debut that you won’t want to miss.This review is a bit late so, for that, I am sorry! Each chapter jumps further into the past, mining their history for the days and details that might help us understand love how it happens and why it sometimes falls apart. But instead of moving forward through the emotional fallout of a break-up, Out of Love moves backward in time, weaving together an already unraveled tapestry, from tragic ending to magical first kiss. A couple call it quits after nearly five years, and while holding a box of her ex-boyfriend’s belongings, the young woman wonders: How could they have spent so long together? When did they fall out of love? Were there good times before the bad? These are the questions we obsess over when a relationship ends, even when obsessing can do no good. Funny and affecting.”-David Nicholls, bestselling author of One Day and Sweet Sorrowįor anyone who has loved and lost, and lived to tell the tale, this gorgeously written debut is a love story told in reverse, a modern novel with the heart of a classic: truthful, tragic, and ultimately full of hope. “A smart, touching, time-bending romance.

I love it.”-Matt Haig, bestselling author of The Midnight Library The writing sparkles with wit and a poignant emotional reality. “Hazel Hayes writes with such honesty and casual confidence and flowing dialogue, you feel you are overhearing it rather than reading it. One of E! News' 13 Books to Read This September | One of Bookish's Debuts to Read in the Second Half of 2021 | One of Medium's Best Releases Out Today

Out of Love by Hazel Hayes