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A review by pagesplotsandpints
Break Every Rule by Brian Freeman
3.25
<b>Read Completed 9/18/24 |</b> 3.25 stars
BREAK EVERY RULE was a fun, easy, thriller/action read. I picked it up because I had previously read a book by Brian Freeman (that was not a Bourne book) and I really liked it! BREAK EVERY RULE felt very different but it was fast and easy.
I would be interested in continuing this series (if it was one, but at least right now it's a stand alone) but a lot of things did bother me about this book. It's basically about and Epstein-type island and reading about sex trafficking really isn't something I enjoy, so the darker topic just wasn't something that I enjoy in books. While I guess I'm supposed to feel very uncomfortable about it, I might not have requested to read this book had I known because it's really not mentioned in the synopsis. It was handled... okay. But I feel like there were some aspects that could have been better, and for a book that was making a point about treating women with respect and trying to get all those girls/women away from that island, it was quite annoying having to hear about the size of nearly every woman's breasts in this book, even when it literally had nothing to do with anything. That's not something I normally notice, but it was very obvious after a while.
The writing was entertaining and definitely kept me following the story the whole time. I enjoyed the characters on a surface level. There were a lot that felt like shells of what they could have been and I wish there was a little more depth.
I think this is mainly more action and some shock value. It reads a bit like an action movie! While I didn't love it, I'm glad I tried it. Honestly, a big draw also was audiobook narrator Scott Brick. I really enjoy his narration and that was something that pushed me to try it. I think he did a really good job, as he always does, and his tone and performance went really well with the vibe of this book.
BREAK EVERY RULE was a fun, easy, thriller/action read. I picked it up because I had previously read a book by Brian Freeman (that was not a Bourne book) and I really liked it! BREAK EVERY RULE felt very different but it was fast and easy.
I would be interested in continuing this series (if it was one, but at least right now it's a stand alone) but a lot of things did bother me about this book. It's basically about and Epstein-type island and reading about sex trafficking really isn't something I enjoy, so the darker topic just wasn't something that I enjoy in books. While I guess I'm supposed to feel very uncomfortable about it, I might not have requested to read this book had I known because it's really not mentioned in the synopsis. It was handled... okay. But I feel like there were some aspects that could have been better, and for a book that was making a point about treating women with respect and trying to get all those girls/women away from that island, it was quite annoying having to hear about the size of nearly every woman's breasts in this book, even when it literally had nothing to do with anything. That's not something I normally notice, but it was very obvious after a while.
The writing was entertaining and definitely kept me following the story the whole time. I enjoyed the characters on a surface level. There were a lot that felt like shells of what they could have been and I wish there was a little more depth.
I think this is mainly more action and some shock value. It reads a bit like an action movie! While I didn't love it, I'm glad I tried it. Honestly, a big draw also was audiobook narrator Scott Brick. I really enjoy his narration and that was something that pushed me to try it. I think he did a really good job, as he always does, and his tone and performance went really well with the vibe of this book.