“Fun and poignant… Rainone does a stellar job of capturing the personalities and quirks of each protagonist, and the contrast between their bright memories and dim current realities is nicely handled...The vivid storytelling and mix of hope and heartbreak is an addictive formula.”
Publishers Weekly

"Love Will Tear us Apart is like flipping through a high-school yearbook in hell, told with amazingly lyrical compassion...Rainone digs into the despair behind the songs but also the desire behind the despair"
—Rob Sheffield, author of Love is A Mix Tape

“Love Will Tear Us Apart dazzles on an astonishing number of levels...The execution is relentlessly entertaining, glittering with so many great lines that you eventually stop underlining.”
—Josh Bazell, author of the New York Times bestseller Beat the Reaper

“Sexy, funny, and bittersweet, this is a terrific novel about the extraordinary lives of ordinary kids–and about the music that made them who they are.”
—Alicia Erian, author of the New York Times Notable Book Towelhead

"I loved this book. I'm struggling to come up with something more intelligent to say about it, but I feel like if I did the smart, sweet and sardonic characters within it might laugh at me. And I don't want that. I liked them too much."
—Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish