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A review by ljamison01
The Breaking Point by Fallon Greer
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was a fun light hearted read. This is the story of Grace the hockey coach’s daughter and Brady a player and foster child of her parents. Grace is a young girl who was incredibly naive but deeply smitten with Brady. As a young teenager she followed him around and dressed to entice him. Brady noticed because he liked her too but he liked being with her family since he was cared for and had food to eat. His own mother was an alcoholic who neglected him and was unable to take care of him. The story is told using flashbacks to their teenage years, this is usually a literary device that I do not enjoy, but I understood the reasoning for using it in this book. I really liked Brady, he obviously cared a great deal for Grace and he really tried to protect her and keep her safe from himself. Grace’s infatuation with Brady made her do stupid and reckless things which made me annoyed with her. Grace’s father while he advocated for fostering Brady he really didn’t want him hanging around Grace and she knew this and her chasing him sometimes put Brady in difficult situations. I thought this book would be angsty it wasn’t. Grace’s pining for Brady and his for her just seemed very immature and could be easily solved by talking things out.