Review: A Surprising Debut
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2014
I received a copy of this book from the author for free, as a gift (with no promise of reviewing), however, after reading, I felt this book deserved to be purchased. So I bought a copy! Besides, $0.99 is a steal, and now I can have it on my kindle to read again.Kressley’s strengths lie strongly in characterization and imagination. Forget that this is one of my favorite genres—YA paranormal romance—but it also brings to life some aspect of dystopian as well, which I also enjoy. The concept of The Breakers Code is nothing short of brilliant. It’s original; there’s nothing else out there like this.It seems nothing can go right for Cresta, who I found to be a likable, endearing, and fully-developed character. Very refreshing from most young adult stories. I’m not easily surprised by a plot, but this storyline was filled with things I NEVER saw coming! Cresta made me laugh and the story made me worry. All good books have mystery and suspense, but great books have it in spades, as does The Breakers Code. The world-building for this story blew me away with its creativity. One of my favorite scenes is with The Girl in the Tower toward the end of the book—you’ll have to read for yourself to find out why!Also worth mentioning is that the editing of this book was pretty good overall and the prose was easily accessible. Conner Kressley is an author to watch. I’ll be reading the next in this series as soon as it’s available.