"The simple language expresses strong feelings in a variety of poetic forms, including sonnet, villanelle, free verse, and tanka (the forms are explained in notes at the back). ... Small black-and-white photos never get in the way of the words, which tell the edgy truth of romance in all its joy and confusion: “It isn’t you; it’s US I sometimes hate."
     —Booklist

"For teachers looking for ways to get high-school students to read and relate to poetry and learn its forms this is a top choice. The teen voices are honest and will ring true for any teen who's ever had a crush, been mortified by his or her parents or broken off a relationship with the classic "it's not you, it's me." (Poetry. 11-15)"
     —Kirkus Reviews

"These deliciously readable poems, accessible and compact, bring to light recognizable feelings and use a variety of forms, including sonnets, free verse, lue bat, villanelle, tanka, and terza rima. ... [T]eachers and readers alike will savor this innovative approach to an everpopular topic."
     —School Library Journal