A review by caitminch
Breathless by Jennifer Niven
2.0
i'm not sure why i keep reading jennifer niven's books because there's something about her writing style that really grates on me. it feels like she's trying really hard to be profound and deep, but she just cant quite pull it off. i don't know, maybe many many years of reading YA contemporary has made me bitter and immune to half-baked philosophy.
focusing more on this book, i'm torn. the concept, i love: there's something about holidays to quirky places and finding love that i go insane for. but the characters kind of spoiled it for me and i really really hated being stuck in claudine's head because she was so annoying. some of the shittier things she did just...didn't seem justified. she came across as really self absorbed and spoilt. characters like wednesday and jared seemed like afterthoughts. and i wish we found out more about the island's history and her mum's project.
definitely not the worst young adult novel i've read, but very far from being the best.
focusing more on this book, i'm torn. the concept, i love: there's something about holidays to quirky places and finding love that i go insane for. but the characters kind of spoiled it for me and i really really hated being stuck in claudine's head because she was so annoying. some of the shittier things she did just...didn't seem justified. she came across as really self absorbed and spoilt. characters like wednesday and jared seemed like afterthoughts. and i wish we found out more about the island's history and her mum's project.
definitely not the worst young adult novel i've read, but very far from being the best.