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awwwyisss44's review
2.0
Everyone has felt broken at one point in their lives, some more broken than others, but broken none the less. Ash Perrault has felt that way since her mother died, but now her world is changing and she has every reason to be angry.
Her fatherâs fiancee, Ella, is moving in, with her two daughters, Katie and Julia; Ashâs best friend, Mouse, is keeping a secret from her; and Seth, the guy she is âseeing,â is embarrassed to be seen with her. But on top of all that, she has the problem of glass breaking around her when sheâs not even near it.
Alyxandra Harvey-Fitzhenry has tried to make Broken a modern-style Cinderella story, but that attempt wasnât quite successful. The only character that was well developed was Ash, and the only character that was even enjoyable was Mouse. The rest just seemed like people to fill in holes of chaos in Ashâs world.
Even Ash is kind of a cliche, aside from purple hair and 90s clothes, she is the outcast, art student who is misunderstood and gets in trouble. Seems like the typical teen angst novel. The writing is average at best and jerky at worst. Seth is the normal high school jock, at the top of the school, cheerleader ex-girlfriend. Ella gets called her stepmother, while Katie and Julia are called her stepsisters, even though the marriage hasnât take place yet (that just irked my nerves).
The storyline isnât even all that original, the outcast girl, she gets the football player (why are they always football players??), and sheâs tormented by the cheerleading mean girls. It seemed like the author watched Mean Girls (Lindsay Lohan/Rachel McAdams, movie weâve all watched more than once, even if we wonât admit it) and Clueless (Alicia Silverstone/Brittany Murphy, a movie every 90âs kid has seen 100 times) way to many times. Honestly, who really says âas ifâ anymore?
I like the cover, the idea, and the fact that it was a really quick read, but the story was pretty bland and typical. Plus the fact that there wasnât really a resolution or even an explanation to the breaking glass thing, just really irks my nerves too. If there had been a resolution and better character development, then I could have gotten past the mediocre writing, but there was none of that.This may be something that other people like, but personally itâs not my thing. I would rather count ceiling tiles than sit through reading Broken againâŚand that in my opinion is just bad.
Her fatherâs fiancee, Ella, is moving in, with her two daughters, Katie and Julia; Ashâs best friend, Mouse, is keeping a secret from her; and Seth, the guy she is âseeing,â is embarrassed to be seen with her. But on top of all that, she has the problem of glass breaking around her when sheâs not even near it.
Alyxandra Harvey-Fitzhenry has tried to make Broken a modern-style Cinderella story, but that attempt wasnât quite successful. The only character that was well developed was Ash, and the only character that was even enjoyable was Mouse. The rest just seemed like people to fill in holes of chaos in Ashâs world.
Even Ash is kind of a cliche, aside from purple hair and 90s clothes, she is the outcast, art student who is misunderstood and gets in trouble. Seems like the typical teen angst novel. The writing is average at best and jerky at worst. Seth is the normal high school jock, at the top of the school, cheerleader ex-girlfriend. Ella gets called her stepmother, while Katie and Julia are called her stepsisters, even though the marriage hasnât take place yet (that just irked my nerves).
The storyline isnât even all that original, the outcast girl, she gets the football player (why are they always football players??), and sheâs tormented by the cheerleading mean girls. It seemed like the author watched Mean Girls (Lindsay Lohan/Rachel McAdams, movie weâve all watched more than once, even if we wonât admit it) and Clueless (Alicia Silverstone/Brittany Murphy, a movie every 90âs kid has seen 100 times) way to many times. Honestly, who really says âas ifâ anymore?
I like the cover, the idea, and the fact that it was a really quick read, but the story was pretty bland and typical. Plus the fact that there wasnât really a resolution or even an explanation to the breaking glass thing, just really irks my nerves too. If there had been a resolution and better character development, then I could have gotten past the mediocre writing, but there was none of that.This may be something that other people like, but personally itâs not my thing. I would rather count ceiling tiles than sit through reading Broken againâŚand that in my opinion is just bad.
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