Read it once when I bought it, read it again two weeks later because the first time I was too emotional to absorb half of it. Second read was even better. The standards chapter at the end is the perfect note to finish on. This isn't just about women or breakups — it's about becoming someone you respect.

I'm not usually one to write reviews but this deserved one. The section on detachment not being coldness but clarity is something I'll carry with me. It reframes everything — the pain, the loss, the rebuilding — in a way that actually makes sense rather than just telling you to move on. Brilliant.

There are lines in this book that I had to stop and sit with for a few minutes. She didn't leave you at your lowest — she unknowingly removed your ceiling is one of them. Some parts might not land if you haven't been through a serious relationship but if you have it hits hard. Good buy.

No waffle, no filler — just real talk. I read it on a train from Leeds to London and finished it before I arrived. It covers everything from why relationships fail to how to rebuild yourself after one does. The writing style is almost poetic at points. Different class.

I was literally about to text my ex and take her back when I read the chapter on never taking back someone who left. You weren't missed immediately, you were returned to eventually. That single line stopped me in my tracks. This book might have saved me months of going backwards. Genuinely grateful.