A review by gorjessina17
Breath by Donna Jo Napoli

4.0

This was a really interesting book. I thought it was very well written, considering it was taking place from a child's perspective during a long ago period in history.

I will admit spending a lot of time angry at the townspeople for not figuring out what was going on, though I will admit that they didn't have the background science knowledge to necessarily figure it out back then (I don't want to include spoilers, so I won't say what exactly was going on, though I did figure it out very early on in the book).

I thought the inclusion of the piper was a bit odd, though the author does make it flow naturally into the storyline. Also, it took me a LONG time to figure out what was going to happen with that, so I got a kick out of it when I realized what was happening. I do enjoy a good plot twist, even an odd one. ;) (Update: After checking out other reviews, I guess this was supposed to be a reimagining of the Pied Piper fairytale, so I guess that part makes WAY more sense now. Oops!)

All in all, a good read. A bit graphic for youngsters, so I'd recommend it for high school and up.