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Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
4.0

I have read the Unwind series by Neal Shusterman and was told by my daughter that I would enjoy this one as well. It was definitely very different from the Unwind books, but it was also very good.

Brewster is a boy who has a "gift" that people don't really understand and most don't know about. It's taken advantage of by someone close to him and causes him to keep himself closed off from other people.

I really enjoyed the alternating points of view in this book. Told by Bronte, and Tennyson, and then eventually adding Brewster's voice and that of his younger brother Cody. Different points of view, in my opinion, help tell a fuller story.

The ending of the book is quite emotional. I found myself gasping and my heart hurting for what they were going through. But it was a very well written and interesting and original book.