Broken

BROKEN , CJ LYONS

This book is about a young girl named Scarlet who’s dealing with a disease that could kill her at any moment in her life. She came to a realization that she wants to live a normal teenage life. So with Scarlet making this choice she decides she wants to go to school. A high school. She’s been homeschooled since she was around 5 because of her condition. With her being homeschooled for so long and hopping into a high school 3 weeks late she’s certain to have the attention of the whole school. The genre of this book is young adult fiction.

Scarlet lives with her mother who is also the school nurse. Once Scarlet started this school she immediately began to be bullied by the jocks. She also joined a peer group for the kids who have gone through trauma. During this process she has caught feelings for her mentor Jordan Summers. Jordan is the group mentor even though he has lots of issues so they basically mentor each other. Later on in the book a rivalry between the peer group and the jocks have started. And while all this is going on keep in mind that Scarlet could die any moment while figuring out the pieces to her life before it’s too late.

I loved this book because it’s suspenseful and it’s an adult fiction. This book deals with issues that happen in real teenagers lives such as suicides and insecurities. This book impacted me because it shows many different perspectives and I felt the characters emotions. This relates to my generation because suicide rates and drug use is very high and this book shows that there are outlets and resolutions to your issues. I would definitely rate this book 10/10, highly recommended.

Book Review by Jatice H.