The Silent Breakup

The Untold Story of Disconnection—And the Small Steps Back Toward Healing

Non-Fiction - Relationships
234 Pages
Reviewed on 01/30/2026
Buy on Amazon

This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.

This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.

This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.

    Book Review

Reviewed by Emma Megan for Readers' Favorite

The Silent Breakup: The Untold Story of Disconnection—And the Small Steps Back Toward Healing by Dr. Arica Law is a must-have book for both women and men. It explores the quiet distance that grows between two partners, the connection that slowly fades without notice, and the subtle ways intimacy erodes, leading to a silent breakup. This book shows what causes couples to drift apart even when everything seems fine in the relationship and offers practical tools, reflective questions, and small changes to help them restore their connection. Among others, this book discusses the shift from soulmates to roommates, attachment wounds, the ache of being together but feeling alone, the cost of roles such as being a parent, a pleaser, or a critic that one never intends to play, and unspoken expectations related to identity, gender, and safety.

The Silent Breakup by Dr. Arica Law is an insightful, extraordinary, and supportive book that helps you recognize what goes wrong in a relationship and what leads to the loss of closeness or even separation. It's one of the most valuable books I've read on relationships lately, mainly because of part two, which provides extremely relevant information about the emotional blueprint we might be unaware of, attachment styles, trauma we might not see, where our love language comes from, and more. It not only teaches you about relationships but also about yourself, helping you avoid assigning unnecessary blame to your partner. Anyone who wants to understand how everyday patterns, past wounds, unmet needs, quiet disappointments, or unspoken resentments can slowly ruin a relationship should read this book, as it offers solutions to rebuild, repair, and maintain the connection, and also heal.