Reviewed by anastasia on
Not the type of book I would usually read, but it was a good, I actually enjoyed it. As you probably read from the book description, Other Broken Things is about teenaged alcoholism. I felt like the author did a great job at describing alcoholism and how addiction is a disease. The writing was good and the characters were written well.
Natalie was a boxer, and when her parents got her to stop boxing, she filled a hole inside of herself with alcohol. She befriends some other partiers and slips into a hole of drinking to fill up the anger inside of her. Some bad stuff happens, and here we are. Natalie is just out of rehab and now in court-ordered AA after a DUI. She’s not really sure why all this has happened to her — she just likes to party like everyone else! At AA she meets Joe, an older man who shows an interest in her and hopes to get her off the booze and on track, but their relationship goes from friends to having feelings for each other.
Yes, she likes to party but she doesn’t realize that alcohol is her go-to everyday; in the mornings, at school, at night. Natalie is an alcoholic and she doesn’t want to admit it at first.
As the story progresses you get a feel for the life she lives and you get to know her really well; Natalie is unlikable at times; she isn’t a very nice person to anyone in her life. Natalie character was flawed and so imperfect that she was actually believable.
Other Broken Things was a powerful, young adult novel that recognizes the damage that alcoholism can cause. I wasn’t impressed with the ending….. But it’s as real as it gets. Other Broken Things by Christa Desir wasn’t one of those books that I absolutely loved, but it was a good book, and you should pick up if you want a change in a different kind of YA.
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- 15 July, 2017: Reviewed