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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
*very light spoilers*
Waters' language is beautiful, but I hated this book. One star for the beautifully-written prose, for the three characters I really liked, and for some deep ideas for a YA novel. Also, for the developing relationship of queer girls.
Look. I enjoy sad things. Way more than I probably should, but this was too much even for me. Is it a Lifetime movie? It could be. It is dark, and I get that, but the fact that "broken" is in the title is no joke. It's just too much.
I get life is the actual worst, and there are interesting points about beauty and trying to find meaning in the meaningless, but again, it was too much. Any ONE of these elements are enough for a heartbreaking story.
After all of that, I felt that the end wasn't enough for this poor girl who has been through hell, nor was it satisfying enough to justify putting the reader through all of that.
If you can get through it, this book is artfully-written and compelling. There are some genuinely beautifully moments, too, but for me, they just weren't enough.
Waters' language is beautiful, but I hated this book. One star for the beautifully-written prose, for the three characters I really liked, and for some deep ideas for a YA novel. Also, for the developing relationship of queer girls.
Look. I enjoy sad things. Way more than I probably should, but this was too much even for me. Is it a Lifetime movie? It could be. It is dark, and I get that, but the fact that "broken" is in the title is no joke. It's just too much.
I get life is the actual worst, and there are interesting points about beauty and trying to find meaning in the meaningless, but again, it was too much. Any ONE of these elements are enough for a heartbreaking story.
After all of that, I felt that the end wasn't enough for this poor girl who has been through hell, nor was it satisfying enough to justify putting the reader through all of that.
If you can get through it, this book is artfully-written and compelling. There are some genuinely beautifully moments, too, but for me, they just weren't enough.
I just found my Worst book of all time!!
And I have never given a 1 star rating to a book.
The author tried too hard to make this a sad story. Last 40 percent of the book was just awful!!!
And I have never given a 1 star rating to a book.
The author tried too hard to make this a sad story. Last 40 percent of the book was just awful!!!
I feel as though this book is mostly just shock value. There's no actual growth to any of the characters. It fades off into the sunset, just like every character in the book. It's wishy-washy and silent where it should have been loud. I can't say I didn't like this book, since I got all the way through it, but the plot could have been more developed. The characters do feel real, just not fully fleshed out.
There were a lot of things that could have been done better, but it was interesting and had such lyrical language that even without the plot, it was beautiful to read, even though it's slightly traumatic.
In conclusion, it could have been better, but it certainly wasn't bad.
There were a lot of things that could have been done better, but it was interesting and had such lyrical language that even without the plot, it was beautiful to read, even though it's slightly traumatic.
In conclusion, it could have been better, but it certainly wasn't bad.
p. sure this book only exists to break your heart. tw for extremely graphic rape and abuse
damn. this book is a lot. very heavy. very good
this story is more about one girl's experience growing up in a deeply religious rural town with an abusive family than it is romance.
tw abuse, self harm, rape
this story is more about one girl's experience growing up in a deeply religious rural town with an abusive family than it is romance.
tw abuse, self harm, rape