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A review by mesy_mark
Breathless by Jessica Warman
3.0
I liked this book. Mental illness affects the whole family. This is from Katie's view but the main focus is more on her growing up in a boarding school rather than her brother decompensation with schizophrenia. I also didn't like that Will was depicted as violence given that most people with schizophrenia are nonviolent towards others. I get that there are cases of it. I know of one personally.
I didn't care for Drew saying he is all pure and high and mightly got to me. But Katie's should have figured out how to break off this no go of a relationship.
I wish there was more of Will. More of his disorder presenting before the boarding school being finalized. Might see more of a tighter bond between the two and the effects of the disorder on that relationship.
Another thing that could be better with the book was the time changes. Things like mentioning holidays helped but it just seemed to go back and forth which could have been better done.
But I liked it as an emotional read and really enjoyed it.
I didn't care for Drew saying he is all pure and high and mightly got to me.
Spoiler
and then he asks for the next level of intimacy as a blow job. (and you bet that's all he'll let go on)I wish there was more of Will. More of his disorder presenting before the boarding school being finalized. Might see more of a tighter bond between the two and the effects of the disorder on that relationship.
Another thing that could be better with the book was the time changes. Things like mentioning holidays helped but it just seemed to go back and forth which could have been better done.
But I liked it as an emotional read and really enjoyed it.