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A review by thewickedbookworm
Don't Forget To Breathe by Cathrina Constantine
3.0
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this audiobook on Audible through the Audiobook Boom! program. This has no effect on the authenticity of my review.
The narrator's voice was so soothing, I could almost look over the mispronunciations. I guess I'll just have to accept that women will never be able to do male voices to my satisfaction (vise versa is probably true as well, I just haven't listened to a male narrator yet).
The author tried way too hard when writing. There are words in here that a high schooler would never use in daily conversation. I understand she was probably just trying not to use the same words over and over, but seriously...from pretty recent experience being one...I can tell you that even the "nerdy" kids wouldn't use half those words. Many of them were misused as well, which I guess is actually pretty accurate from a teen's perspective. Also accurate from a teen's perspective is the completely melodramatic portrayal of many situations, and the underwhelming reaction to others. I didn't really like the main character, and the story itself got pretty contrived in places.
Overall, I like the idea of this story more than the actual book.
The narrator's voice was so soothing, I could almost look over the mispronunciations. I guess I'll just have to accept that women will never be able to do male voices to my satisfaction (vise versa is probably true as well, I just haven't listened to a male narrator yet).
The author tried way too hard when writing. There are words in here that a high schooler would never use in daily conversation. I understand she was probably just trying not to use the same words over and over, but seriously...from pretty recent experience being one...I can tell you that even the "nerdy" kids wouldn't use half those words. Many of them were misused as well, which I guess is actually pretty accurate from a teen's perspective. Also accurate from a teen's perspective is the completely melodramatic portrayal of many situations, and the underwhelming reaction to others. I didn't really like the main character, and the story itself got pretty contrived in places.
Overall, I like the idea of this story more than the actual book.