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A review by samanthabooks19
Break by Hannah Moskowitz
3.0
There are good and bad things I can say about this book. It’s short but it has a lot to unload. Some of the things I liked about his book was the characters and their relationships with one another. Particularly, I loved the relationship between the main character and his brother Jesse. It was nice to read about their connection and everything they have gone through. You could feel the bond between them. I would also say that there was some good character development. The characters learned and grew throughout the story.
It was an interesting story to say the least. The whole premise was intriguing. The story was fast paced and easy to fly through. I wouldn’t say it’s the most impactful book I’ve ever read, but it does have some good themes.
Some of the things that I didn’t like about this book was the mental health representation. I don’t think it was presented in the best way. Also, you could kind of tell that the author didn’t do substantial research on certain topics. It honestly felt like she didn’t know what she was writing about at times when a certain mental illness was brought up. I didn’t appreciate this and it did upset me. There are definitely some problematic aspects in this book.
I also feel like some plot points didn’t make sense or weren’t explained and wrapped up well enough. There were a lot of points that were added in but weren’t properly executed. There were some details that I don’t think were thought through. I also noticed a lot of errors. Both in grammar and wording. Overall, it felt very rough drafty to me in these aspects.
If you can look past these flaws, and just focus on the general story, then I think you will enjoy this book. One note I want to add to close off is that this should be labeled as an adult book and not YA. Yes, its characters are in high school, but the amount of profanity isn’t appropriate for a YA book. Just a disclaimer.
It was an interesting story to say the least. The whole premise was intriguing. The story was fast paced and easy to fly through. I wouldn’t say it’s the most impactful book I’ve ever read, but it does have some good themes.
Some of the things that I didn’t like about this book was the mental health representation. I don’t think it was presented in the best way. Also, you could kind of tell that the author didn’t do substantial research on certain topics. It honestly felt like she didn’t know what she was writing about at times when a certain mental illness was brought up. I didn’t appreciate this and it did upset me. There are definitely some problematic aspects in this book.
I also feel like some plot points didn’t make sense or weren’t explained and wrapped up well enough. There were a lot of points that were added in but weren’t properly executed. There were some details that I don’t think were thought through. I also noticed a lot of errors. Both in grammar and wording. Overall, it felt very rough drafty to me in these aspects.
If you can look past these flaws, and just focus on the general story, then I think you will enjoy this book. One note I want to add to close off is that this should be labeled as an adult book and not YA. Yes, its characters are in high school, but the amount of profanity isn’t appropriate for a YA book. Just a disclaimer.