A review by abookwormwithwine
Breaking and Entering by Don Gillmor

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I read the synopsis for Breaking and Entering by Don Gillmor on Libro.fm and thought it sounded interesting, so I decided to listen. I'm honestly still not sure how I feel about it and many times I wasn't quite sure what was going on. I thought maybe it was the writing, but I think the reality of the situation was that I just couldn't connect with the story. I think a lot of male authors do a great job writing a woman's viewpoint and I love that the author came up with this idea from conversations with women in his own life. Beatrice's lock-picking club was such an interesting aspect of the story and Gillmor weaves it into the storyline in a very unique way.

The audiobook itself was good, and I didn't really have any complaints about Karie Richards. I did find it strange that she pronounced asphalt like ash-fault, and it drove me crazy for a minute, but besides that, I enjoyed listening to her and thought she did a fine job with the narration. This would probably make a great pick for a book club, as Gillmor makes climate change and self-reflection large themes in the novel. I just think I didn't get to know Bea as well as I should have, and the pacing was just painfully slow, and the end felt a little lacking of any kind of closure. If you enjoy books that make you think though and don't mind the slow pacing, you might want to give Breaking and Entering a shot!

Thank you to the publisher and Libro.fm for my complimentary listening copy of this book. All opinions and thoughts are my own.