by Hannah Moskowitz
3.5 stars.
This girl. Did she really write this while still in high school? It's crazy that she can create these complex characters, relationships and mentalities that just jump out of the page at you. Don't be fooled by the only-3-stars rating - while not as good as her later work [b:Gone Gone Gone|8849382|Go...
The premise for Break both horrified and fascinated me when I decided to finally check out Hannah Moskowitz's works. (Maybe I could set aside March as Moskowitz Month? Hmm.)I'd heard a lot of good things about Teeth, but I thought I'd plunge into the deep end with Break (any pun about Teeth being un...
Told from the perspective of Jonah McNab, a story about caring for others while trying to find your purpose in life. There are a few parts in the book that are written too quick that could have a lot more explanation. Overall, I love the writing style, it's smooth and all of Jonah's thoughts, I coul...
This book, simply put, is a bitchslap. (That's a compliment)I'll preface this review by saying that when I started reading as a young adult, the books that stood out were the ones that were well written. Period. It didn't matter if they were romance, horror, YA, kid lit, etc. If the characters got i...
I always hate to rate a book like this because using a simple star system just doesn't seem to go in depth to describe how I felt about it. Break is the story of Jonah - a typical teenager, or so would you think - but as a way of dealing with the stresses in his life, he breaks his bones - his hand...
I was drawn to this story because of the idea of a teenage boy who goes out of his way to try to break every bone in his body. I wanted to know just what was behind this idea, why someone would want to do this to themselves. The plot was interesting and kept me reading. Jonah, our main character had...
It was good, but the ending didn't quite give me all the resolution I would have wanted.
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