Break My Heart 1,000 Times
by:
Daniel Waters (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781423122289 (1423122283)
ASIN: 1423122283
Publish date: October 15th 2013
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Paranormal,
Science Fiction,
Romance,
Mystery,
Crime,
Horror,
Dystopia,
Supernatural,
Ghosts
To live with grief is to live in a haunted world. This is illustrated in the literal in Waters' book, his follow up to the inventive and allegorical Generation Dead series. And what he does right in those books, he does right here, as if he perfected the themes that were present there, while intro...
The GoodThe ghosts. I loved the descriptions of the ghosts--particularly Brian. Many were poignant, like the little girl in the library named Molly, but there were also memorably tragic ghosts such as the woman who throws herself off a building and stands up from the sidewalk smiling.The distinct b...
3.5/5It's the creepy and atmospheric thing of the first half that was the strongest part in all this. Then of course, there’s how it’s different in how ghosts are the norm and somehow the byproduct of an (largely unexplained) Event years passed. Later on, it turns into this 'catch me if you can' but...
Multiple POVs -- from a ghost, from Veronica, from Kirk, from Mr. Bittner -- give this story a fun cat-and-mouse feel as creepy Mr. Bittner skulks closer and closer to Veronica and she tries to decide if he's just harmless and weird or actually dangerous.Veronica was an interesting character -- she'...
When you open a book, usually within 40-50 pages in you start getting a good perception of the plot and what direction it will lead you; this was the downfall of Break My Heart, 1000 Times. It began on a very high note, the premise is incredibly unique and interesting. I love ghost stories and this ...