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A review by thebakerbookworm
Breaking In by Tyler Schwanke
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If heist movies are your thing, you will love this book!
The story follows Millie, a teenager from North Dakota who desperately wants to be a film director. After attending a summer film program in NYC that ends up leading nowhere, she soon discovers that her favorite film director has a new film coming out—and it's her stolen script. Outraged and desperate, Millie recruits some fellow film friends and together they plan the heist of their lives—to steal the movie before its premiere.
This book was a lot of fun! Mysterious and tense with fun characters. Millie starts out really annoying, but she grows a lot over the course of the story and I enjoyed her relationships with her friends. The plot was maybe all over the place, but I enjoyed it lol. It kept me listening! I also liked how the formulas and stereotypes of heist movies is discussed throughout the book, as if the book itself is an analysis of these kinds of movies. I wasn't too familiar with most of the movies mentioned, but I did know some of them. And the heist parts of this book were ridiculously fun. Overall, an excellent audiobook! (Though someone please tell me if people in North Dakota really talk like that...)
Thanks to Libro.fm, Blackstone Publishing, and the author for my ALC!
The story follows Millie, a teenager from North Dakota who desperately wants to be a film director. After attending a summer film program in NYC that ends up leading nowhere, she soon discovers that her favorite film director has a new film coming out—and it's her stolen script. Outraged and desperate, Millie recruits some fellow film friends and together they plan the heist of their lives—to steal the movie before its premiere.
This book was a lot of fun! Mysterious and tense with fun characters. Millie starts out really annoying, but she grows a lot over the course of the story and I enjoyed her relationships with her friends. The plot was maybe all over the place, but I enjoyed it lol. It kept me listening! I also liked how the formulas and stereotypes of heist movies is discussed throughout the book, as if the book itself is an analysis of these kinds of movies. I wasn't too familiar with most of the movies mentioned, but I did know some of them. And the heist parts of this book were ridiculously fun. Overall, an excellent audiobook! (Though someone please tell me if people in North Dakota really talk like that...)
Thanks to Libro.fm, Blackstone Publishing, and the author for my ALC!