Review: Worth a Quick Read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2013
Read more of my reviews at http://onlytrickinthebook.blogspot.comI didn't know exactly what the genre New Adult was until I finished "Unbreakable". Apparently it is that dangerous chasm between adolescence and adulthood.Now that I know that, I now know why I felt the way I felt about "Unbroken". In the beginning the writing felt elementary and the read was smooth, all though Soph's life was anything but. I found myself annoyed with her character the more I had to read it. Only driving home the fact that I'm now uncool, ("Ugh, what is with kids today?") On the opposite end of the spectrum we had Miller, and a complete little community of perfect people who live on the ranch where most of this story takes place. Clearly, this book had a rough start for me.I am so thankful I stuck with Ms. Hanna's story though, the book redeemed itself in its final quarter. The characters aged 6 years and settled into roles that felt more realistic and relatable. Sophie's bratty adolescent attitude was gone and Miller was a little rougher around the edges. Not to mention, every bit man featured on this books cover. I could only wish that the book was more evenly split into two parts and we got to read more from this section of their story.When I turned the last page I had an ah-ha moment - I really enjoyed how the author almost wrote two different books. As her characters changed/aged so did her writing, her descriptions of events (the naughty ones), the dialogue, everything. I saw that I needed the teen angst that I didn't enjoy in the first part of the book to fall in love, and really appreciate the second.Overall, this is a nice New Adult read. It went by quickly, satisfied most all of my personal tastes and I thought long and hard about its message after I was done. I'd call that a success for Rachel Hanna. I will read more of her offerings.