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Break To You by Michelle Knowlden, Neal Shusterman, Debra Young

clarabara's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

faisalghias's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

eseretta's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

magspie's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Wow. Cool story. A girl ends up in a juvenile detention center and uses a journal as a coping strategy.
When she leaves the journal somewhere, someone finds it, and writes in it, it develops a friendship amongst unlikely people. 

ogollovesbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

the_loudlibrarian's review against another edition

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4.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. This took me a bit to really get invested, but wow I cannot stop thinking about it. It is told in two voices, both of incarcerated teens: Adriana and Jon. They are in the same prison, but the girls and boys never co-mingle. When Adriana drops her journal, which is her lifeline, in the library, Jon is the one who picks it up. He writes to her in it, and the two build a love story against an incredibly depressing backdrop. I SHRIEKED at the end (after I almost cried). Hand to readers in grades 8+.

ph03nixreading's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hedra's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

tome__traveler01's review against another edition

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4.0

Strong premise, excellent execution, & a decent ending. A wonderful reading experience.

jwinchell's review against another edition

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3.5

Great concept and an important topic. But it was so so long. I wish the authors had explained how they collaborated to write this book--who had expertise on what aspects. Alternating 3rd person perspectives was ok, just way too long.