I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Ruby Lang
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Ruby Lang
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I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

Author: Ruby Lang

Narrator: Jasmin Song

Unabridged: 2 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/30/2024


Synopsis

She's the unlikable heroine from his past.Ben Nakamura never forgot spiky, beautiful Natalie Chen, who was the joy and plague of his last year at university. She may even have been the inspiration for the main character of his YA fantasy series. But the Nat who walks back into his life is less angry, less edgy-and just as vulnerable.Can she be part of his future?Nat returned to Vancouver to care for her dying mother, and now, after confronting the person she used to be, needs time to figure out who she wants to become. All the more reason for her to stay away from Ben, the boy she hurt so long ago. But Ben has grown in confidence, maturity, and in all the ways that make him irresistible.Ben and Nat may have changed, but is it enough to keep them from breaking their hearts again?I Am Trying to Break Your Heart is a novella of around 22,000 words with an HEA. It deals with sensitive topics including anxiety and mental illness, grief and the death of a parent, and difficult family relationships. In addition, it contains depictions of sex and alcohol use.

About Ruby Lang

Ruby Lang is the pen name of non-fiction writer, Mindy Hung. Her essays and articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Toast, Salon, and many other fine venues. She enjoys running (slowly), reading (quickly), and ice cream (at any speed). Originally from Canada, she now lives in New York with a small child and a medium-sized husband. Find her at www.rubylangwrites.com, on Twitter @RubeLang, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RubyLangWrites/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ruby.lang/


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emmalita on May 27, 2024

Ruby Lang does a lot of things well, but one of my favorites is the way she creates women who are “kind of an asshole” and the men who love them. In her novella, I am Trying to Break Your Heart, Natalie Chen used to be an asshole but mostly she is trying not to be one now. Ben Nakamura used to be in......more

Goodreads review by Laura Black on November 21, 2023

Painful and tender… This novella is fully realised with two vulnerable people finding each other again. It’s tender and heartfelt and moving and a wonderful exploration of anxiety and regret. Recommended!......more

Goodreads review by Autumn on August 17, 2024

For as short as the story was you got a lot of story. I really felt like you knew both characters well, and they made a good couple at the end. She also took accountablely for her bad behavior which you don't see much.......more

Goodreads review by Madeline🤍🦋 on September 04, 2024

2.5 stars.......more