Brother Sister - Hört Uns Einfach Zu (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Before I start this review, I need to mention that I love the YA problem genre. As a huge fan of Tabitha Sazuma and Kate Avelynn, I was expecting a lot from this story, especially on reading the reviews. However, there was only one thing about this book that I liked; the last sentence.Asheley (ugh the spelling really bugged me it was a pointless distinction to make and I kept wanting to read it as Ash-eh-ley) and her brother Will are the typical super-close-special-bond-siblings of an alcoholic mother and absent father. When, after both of them being miraculously wonderful at sports for 20 minutes (yawn), their mother is carted off to a Christian rehab for the dozenth time, they are left to fend for themselves but for the occasional appearance of her pothead boyfriend Keith.It gets dark, fast. The characters aren't properly developed as the plot is so fast paced that you don't get a chance to get to know them. That's the saddest part. I was waiting for a reason for why I should give a crap if they lived or died. I was growing to like Keith, who comes across as sweet and kind of clumsy with his affection for the brother and sister. The last few pages started to get a little interesting, I was wondering where it was going then, BAM, it was over. I like the open ending. But, the way its set up reminds me of a movie I can't remember the name of.My overall opinion: Over dramatic and under developed. 1 star. Wow! Brother/Sister by Sean Olin is a really great read! It captured my attention from the first page and it got me going until the last. It is fast-paced and I find the alternate POVs very interesting! And that ending... shocking! I wasn't expecting it at all!And to those who think that this book is the same as Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma, well, you are wrong! Don't ever read the book expecting it to be the same story. Read it without expectations and with an open mind.
What do You think about Brother Sister - Hört Uns Einfach Zu (2013)?
the book was average, but I really liked the end so because of it I gave this book four stars
—Mimi
