Posted by Jess
Release Date: December 11th, 2012
Finished Date: December 9th, 2012
Publishers: Entangled Teen
Source: For Review
Source: For Review
Format: E-Book
What if your life wasn't your own?
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Liv comes out of a coma with no memory of her past and two
distinct, warring voices inside her head. Nothing, not even her reflection,
seems familiar. As she stumbles through her junior year, the voices get louder,
insisting she please the popular group while simultaneously despising them. But
when Liv starts hanging around with Spencer, whose own mysterious past also has
him on the fringe, life feels complete for the first time in, well, as long as
she can remember.
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Liv knows the details of the car accident that put her in
the coma, but as the voices invade her dreams, and her dreams start feeling
like memories, she and Spencer seek out answers. Yet the deeper they dig, the
less things make sense. Can Liv rebuild the pieces of her broken past, when it
means questioning not just who she is, but what she is?
The Review: Donna asked me to review this for her as she didn't have the time. It's the second memory loss-car accident-YA book that I've read in the past two weeks. This one was pretty good overall. As a story it's pretty gripping from the get go, the pacing wasn't too bad and I was interested all the way through.<
Liv is a pretty awesome character. She has no memory of the car accident, nothing before it anyway, but she seems to be recovering well apart from the flashes of what she feels are dreams, and what her mother claims is her brain making things up to deal with having no memory. She's a strong character although she finds it hard to deal with social situations now, she gets through it. I pretty much liked Liv from the start and I got pretty involved in everything she did which made the book easier to like and enjoy.
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I have no major gripes with the book, except for this. It takes an extremely long time for everything to be revealed. Nothing much happens except for Liv starting school, trying to please the popular crowd but hating them too,dealing with Spencer blowing hot and cold. There just didn't seem to be much action involved, and I generally like YA books to be full of it. It's not until around the 84% mark that everything comes to light, even then. Nothing much happens. I just felt that it very much lacked action in places. That however didn't take much away from the enjoyment of the book, but I think I was expecting more.
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There's a great element of mystery in this book, and that's great if you enjoy that. I do, most of the time if it's not too heavy on information etc. All The Broken Pieces has enough element of mystery and intrigue to keep the reader entertained, It just lacks action. That's where the star dropped for me slightly. It just lacked the 'shock factor', that's what I'm trying to say.
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Overall it's not a bad story at all. It's not even a bad book, apart from lacking any action and things being revealed too late in the story I enjoyed it. I believe this is Cindi Madsens second book, so I will pick up another book of hers absolutely.
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It's intriguing and mysterious, but lacks oompf! But it's definitely worth a read :)
Thank you to Entangled Publishing for giving me the opportunity to review this book.
About Cindi Madsen: Cindi Madsen sits at her computer every chance she gets, plotting revising, and falling in love with her characters. Sometimes it makes her a crazy person. Without it, she’d be even crazier. She has way too many shoes, but can always find a reason to buy a new pretty pair, especially if they’re sparkly, colorful, or super tall. She loves music, dancing, and wishes summer lasted all year long. She lives in Colorado (where summer is most definitely NOT all year long) with her husband and three children.
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1 comment:
I didn't mind that it lacked action because the mystery kept me intrigued. I wasn't a huge fan of the on again off again feeling that Spencer continually gives off, it felt like it was just something added in. But I definitely did enjoy this book and really liked the big reveal.
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