A review by toeys
Other Broken Things by Christa Desir

2.0

If it weren’t for how the relationship between Joe and Natalie was portrayed, I would have given this book 5 stars. I absolutely HATE it when books try to make pedophiles sympathetic. I feel that portraying a 38-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl as being “in love” and having him confess his love for her at the end is sending a very dangerous message to young girls (who are the target audience for this book). I really, really hope that no teenager starts to believe that a relationship between an adult and a minor is remotely okay after reading this book.