Airports, exes, and other things I'm over
Shani Petroff
- Reading
- If infidelity or romantic uncertainty feels personal, check in after the early chapters. Afterwards, discuss whether the comedy makes the characters’ choices clearer, kinder or more complicated, without assuming forgiveness is necessarily the right outcome.
- Themes
- Heartbreak, forgiveness and boundaries: Sari discovers Zev’s infidelity and must remain with him while trying to get home. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Independence and family concern: Sari’s mother objects to her travelling alone, leading Sari to include Zev in the proposed journey. The premise places personal independence alongside parental concern, without showing whether either perspective is ultimately validated.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes a boyfriend’s cheating, romantic heartbreak, forgiveness, severe weather, cancelled flights and concern about a teenager travelling alone. The emotional weight and detail of these elements are not established.