A review by rjleamon11
Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith

3.0

There's a lot to like in this novel, not least that it centers a Native (Muscogee) young woman who takes no crap from anybody, and Smith does a good job of writing a high school story. However, even though I zipped through the first 1/4 or so, the overall quality of the writing and structure started to slow me down, and then, eventually, bug me. There are a lot of disconnected scenes and lines, and, unfortunately, the antagonists are really not fleshed out at all--they're just bad, apparently for no reason.

Many reviews posted below spell out the other issues with the book--which had a lot going for it, but, ultimately, left me thinking that a strong editor could have made this into a much better book.