Book 4: Breathe My Name
Breathe My Name by R. A. Nelson
Well, shoot. I was just loving this book, and really admiring how the author had managed to keep such a shocking story from seeming sensationalistic, when it suddenly turned into a lurid melodrama. It's so disappointing, because everything other than that is exquisitely crafted. There's a believable romance with a sweet, funny guy and an atmospheric road trip and a lot of thoughtfully expressed, complex emotions. After that, the intrusion of an implausible plot twist is almost painful to read.
Still the best book I've read today.
314 pages
Reading: 2 hours
Blogging: 22 minutes
Well, shoot. I was just loving this book, and really admiring how the author had managed to keep such a shocking story from seeming sensationalistic, when it suddenly turned into a lurid melodrama. It's so disappointing, because everything other than that is exquisitely crafted. There's a believable romance with a sweet, funny guy and an atmospheric road trip and a lot of thoughtfully expressed, complex emotions. After that, the intrusion of an implausible plot twist is almost painful to read.
Still the best book I've read today.
314 pages
Reading: 2 hours
Blogging: 22 minutes
Labels: adoption, book challenge, YA fiction
posted by web at 9:06 PM
3Bligs:
Wow, I just put down my second book and I see you are on book 4! You are rocking.
I didn't think of the trick with having mp3s and text copies until too late.
I'm sorry this book shot itself in its foot at the end.
There's always next year. :-)
That's such a pity - what you say you were loving about it sounds so great, but it seems as if it really lost the plot -- in a manner of speaking.
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