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postitsandpens's review against another edition
3.0
Hmm. I liked this one, but didn't love it. Right now I'm leaning toward giving it three stars, maybe 3.5. It had nice atmosphere, but I didn't completely buy into the mystery, or story itself.
Full review to come.
Full review to come.
jennuinepain's review against another edition
3.0
The story was interesting, but a lot of it didn't feel plausible and I had a hard time connecting with the characters. I would have liked to see the story be fleshed out more in several places... it felt like it just started to get good when it was racing to the end.
cbattle521's review against another edition
2.0
She could have done so much more with the climax and ending plot. The climax ended quickly and I feel like it could have been more suspenseful!
leacr's review
1.0
*Spoiler*
YA
J’ai pas du tout aimé ce livre.
Très long à commencé, c’était juste long pour rien jusqu’au 50 dernières pages ou d’un coup il se passent pleins de trucs et il y a pleins de révélations.
Au début j’avais l’impression que ça aller être une histoire sur une ado atteinte d’une maladie au cœur, qui découvre à 15 ans pour la première fois le lycée, le fait d’être entouré de garçons, et d’avoir une mère overprotective qui aime tout contrôlé.
Du coup les 200 premières pages c’est que ça, c’est long, on y lit chaque seconde de sa journée (le livre se passe sur 1 semaine seulement, ce qui est pas du tout réaliste), il a beaucoup trop de drama dans son lycée, énormément de bullies, et de prof incapables.
Et à la fin on fini par découvrir, qu’elle à jamais été malade, que c’est sa mère qui la rendu malade depuis toujours, que elle avait un jumeau, qu’elle à tué aussi, enfin bref du grand n’importe quoi pas réaliste, sa mère était juste complètement folle, elle a essayé d’empoisonner et tuer d’autres élèves même (elle était l’infirmière de l’ecole).
YA
J’ai pas du tout aimé ce livre.
Très long à commencé, c’était juste long pour rien jusqu’au 50 dernières pages ou d’un coup il se passent pleins de trucs et il y a pleins de révélations.
Au début j’avais l’impression que ça aller être une histoire sur une ado atteinte d’une maladie au cœur, qui découvre à 15 ans pour la première fois le lycée, le fait d’être entouré de garçons, et d’avoir une mère overprotective qui aime tout contrôlé.
Du coup les 200 premières pages c’est que ça, c’est long, on y lit chaque seconde de sa journée (le livre se passe sur 1 semaine seulement, ce qui est pas du tout réaliste), il a beaucoup trop de drama dans son lycée, énormément de bullies, et de prof incapables.
Et à la fin on fini par découvrir, qu’elle à jamais été malade, que c’est sa mère qui la rendu malade depuis toujours, que elle avait un jumeau, qu’elle à tué aussi, enfin bref du grand n’importe quoi pas réaliste, sa mère était juste complètement folle, elle a essayé d’empoisonner et tuer d’autres élèves même (elle était l’infirmière de l’ecole).
maryam162424's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the concept of this book; however, the writing style just wasn't the best for me. I understand that Scarlet was experiencing high school for the very first time, but the way high school was portrayed was extremely stereotypical and basic. I didn't understand the need for a love interest and how instantly that happened. I liked the villain and everything but I wish I heard more from her at the end of the novel. I liked this book but it wasn't spectacular.
macyloves2read's review against another edition
3.0
WOW this book took a turn at the end. I liked the plot, but it seemed like the plot at the beginning was totally different from the end in an unrelated way. I would have NEVER seen the ending coming when reading the beginning. Not even a hint. I learned from this book yes, but the way it was done was weird. There just seemed like so much was going on at once and throwing in random problems. This book had an interesting plot, but sometimes didn't make sense. The ending was very satisfying though.
thegabecole's review against another edition
4.0
So what really drew me to this book was the combination of a disabled protagonist (which I was pretty psyched about) and the promise of a fast-paced thriller, according to the blurb on the back cover. And I’ll admit, for the first 150 pages or so, I was wondering when the thriller bit was going to kick in, because I didn’t find the first half of the book to be particularly fast-paced.
That being said, the beginning wasn’t boring. I enjoyed reading about Scarlet’s life, and her perspective as a teenager never having been to public school before was pretty fascinating—it just wasn’t the fast-paced thriller that I’d been promised.
Queue plot twist.
I don’t want to spoil anything, so I’m not going to give details, but I finished the second half of the book in a couple hours. I don’t usually stay up late to finish a book (which I know is rare for a voracious reader like myself, but I tend to be pretty self-disciplined), and yet I totally did with this book. Post plot twist, the “fast-paced thriller” promise really did live up to my expectations.
Broken features a disabled protagonist who is doing everything she can to live her life to the fullest, covers mental illness in a powerful and realistic way and definitely ends with a bang. I’m rating it 4/5 stars and giving it a definite thumbs up.
That being said, the beginning wasn’t boring. I enjoyed reading about Scarlet’s life, and her perspective as a teenager never having been to public school before was pretty fascinating—it just wasn’t the fast-paced thriller that I’d been promised.
Queue plot twist.
I don’t want to spoil anything, so I’m not going to give details, but I finished the second half of the book in a couple hours. I don’t usually stay up late to finish a book (which I know is rare for a voracious reader like myself, but I tend to be pretty self-disciplined), and yet I totally did with this book. Post plot twist, the “fast-paced thriller” promise really did live up to my expectations.
Broken features a disabled protagonist who is doing everything she can to live her life to the fullest, covers mental illness in a powerful and realistic way and definitely ends with a bang. I’m rating it 4/5 stars and giving it a definite thumbs up.
myrdyr's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't realize this was a YA book when I ordered it through my library. It would have been better if I were 12-15 years old or so, but it was a little light as an adult read. Still decent, though.
lisaluvsliterature's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it! My review will be soon on my blog.