The Pursuit of Miss Heartbreak Hotel

Written by Moe Bonneau

Narrated by Brittany Pressley

Ours is an age-old tale of two betties, apple-Jacks forever, when suddenly one goes ace gorgeous and then, naturally, massive popular. Said popular betty ditches other unsaid, unpopular betty for superhit cool crowd. Girls don't speak again for four years, until a chance meeting reunites them . . . What do you do when Ms. Ancient History comes waltzing back into your life? If you're Lu Butler, dodging sweet but clueless boys while secretly crushing hard on girls, you fall. Intimate and raw, The Pursuit of Miss Heartbreak Hotel is a story about sexuality, family, heartbreak, old habits you can't quite shake, and first love you never see coming. Bursting with undeniable swagger and neo-beat slang, Moe Bonneau's stunning debut novel has a language and rhythm all its own.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: May 21, 2019
• ISBN: 9781980040828

Moe Bonneau

Moe Bonneau is the author-illustrator of the picture book Seven Bad Cats. She lives in San Francisco and works as an illustrator and designer. The Pursuit of Miss Heartbreak Hotel is her first novel.

Reviews for The Pursuit of Miss Heartbreak Hotel

[edgoldberg · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

As the narrative on the book jacket says, what do you do when miss ancient history comes back into your life? That's what Lu has to figure out because Miss Ancient History is going out with a guy, regardless of how low-life he is. Yet, Lu can't get Eve out of her mind. Meanwhile, she finds out her grandmother has given up on life and is dying. And Lu doesn't get along with her older sister. What's a girl to do.the book jacket also calls the language 'neo-beat slang' and it does take a lot of getting used to. (And to tell the truth, some of it I didn't understand.) But that aside, The Pursuit of Miss Heartbreak Hotel is a good read so go for it.