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The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson

poorashleu's review

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2.0

It was fine. I know I say that a lot lately, but it was. The book was extremely diverse (YAY!) but it also had a lot of stuff going on that made it hard to scratch beneath the surface and know more about the characters (boo!). Would happily read another in this series though, if that was a thing.

justiceofkalr's review against another edition

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3.0

Too many characters, too little time. I like this a lot, but it either needed to focus on fewer people at once or be long enough to do justice to all the characters included.

hereistheend's review against another edition

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3.0

Utter chaos in middle school.

lawbooks600's review against another edition

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2.0

5/10, a very disjointed book, with annoying characters, random cutscenes, and disappointing art.

ophelia_so_sad's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

redxpanda64's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

bookish_barg1's review against another edition

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funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

delicatewatkins's review against another edition

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3.0

Too many characters to know them intimately, yet we learn some of their deepest secrets. Too much was crammed into one book with very little payoff for the reader.

originaldelaney's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

kassibaby84's review

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2.0

This book jumped around between characters the whole time, but only for a few pages, making it confusing and difficult to follow plot lines. It felt like the author had a checklist next to each LGBTQIA letter and wanted to make sure there was a character representing each identity. I didn’t like that the entire C Team was not only outcasts, but almost all LGBTQIA, as if to say people with those identities are always outcasts. I wish the author had delved more deeply into a few key characters or made it a longer graphic novel with each character getting their own chapter, not 2-3 pages.