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A review by erika_kate
Breathless by Jessica Warman
2.5
2 ½ stars
*UPDATE: So I did finnish this, once I got to page 100 I was interested in the whole Katie and Drew dynamic, which kept me going. It was alright, but at least for me it's the kind of book you read and forget about*
DNF - 25%
It is so difficult to actually admit that I am not enjoying a book and that I will not be continuing it. Part of me still thinks 'oh, it's only 300 pages and I'm 80 pages in so might as well finish it'.
I was so excited about this book: our main character lives in a family that is falling apart - her older brother is suffering from schizophrenia, her mother always has a drink in her and her father spends all his time at work as a psychiatrist. To help the situation, Katie gets shipped away to boarding school, where she quickly finds herself lying about her brother, pretending that he is dead. The one thing that pulled me in initially was the sport focus - Katie spends all her time swimming.
But, I was just so bored throughout, I had to force myself to keep reading and found that I just wasn't enjoying it. Yes, it's raw and perhaps eye-opening for some people, showing how a mental illness can affect the whole family, but I just feel like there are other books that deal with this in a better way.
Perhaps if I'd read this 5-7 years ago, then I would have enjoyed it.
*UPDATE: So I did finnish this, once I got to page 100 I was interested in the whole Katie and Drew dynamic, which kept me going. It was alright, but at least for me it's the kind of book you read and forget about*
DNF - 25%
It is so difficult to actually admit that I am not enjoying a book and that I will not be continuing it. Part of me still thinks 'oh, it's only 300 pages and I'm 80 pages in so might as well finish it'.
I was so excited about this book: our main character lives in a family that is falling apart - her older brother is suffering from schizophrenia, her mother always has a drink in her and her father spends all his time at work as a psychiatrist. To help the situation, Katie gets shipped away to boarding school, where she quickly finds herself lying about her brother, pretending that he is dead. The one thing that pulled me in initially was the sport focus - Katie spends all her time swimming.
But, I was just so bored throughout, I had to force myself to keep reading and found that I just wasn't enjoying it. Yes, it's raw and perhaps eye-opening for some people, showing how a mental illness can affect the whole family, but I just feel like there are other books that deal with this in a better way.
Perhaps if I'd read this 5-7 years ago, then I would have enjoyed it.