Name: Sophia Alva's review of All Our Broken Pieces by L.D. Crichton
Item: All Our Broken Pieces
Rating: 5
Author: Sophia Alva

L.D. Crichton

You can't keep two people who are meant to be together apart for long... Lennon Davis doesn't believe in much, but she does believe in the security of the number five. If she flicks the bedroom light switch five times, maybe her new LA school won't suck. But that doesn't feel right, so she flicks the switch again. And again. Ten more flicks of the switch and maybe her new stepfamily will accept her. Twenty-five more flicks and maybe she won't cause any more of her loved ones to die. Fifty more and then she can finally go to sleep. Kyler Benton witnesses this pattern of lights from the safety of his tree house in the yard next door. It is only there, hidden from the unwanted stares of his peers, that Kyler can fill his notebooks with lyrics that reveal the true scars of the boy behind the oversize hoodies and caustic humor. But Kyler finds that descriptions of blond hair, sad eyes, and tapping fingers are beginning to fill the pages of his notebooks. Lennon, the lonely girl next door his father has warned him about, infiltrates his mind. Even though he has enough to deal with without Lennon's rumored tragic past in his life, Kyler can't help but want to know the truth about his new muse.

All Our Broken Pieces

Erin 

Sophia Alva

This was an incredible book. I was on an emotional rollercoaster. This is read if you want something fast-paced to get you out of a reading slump.

Paige Green

Disclaimer: I received this book from Rockstar Book Tours. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 4/5

Publication Date: May 7, 2019

Genre: YA Contemporary

Recommended Age: 14+ (OCD rep, mental illness, death of family member, family feud)

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Pages: 410

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Synopsis: "You can’t keep two people who are meant to be together apart for long...”

Lennon Davis doesn’t believe in much, but she does believe in the security of the number five. If she flicks the bedroom light switch five times, maybe her new L.A. school won’t suck. But that doesn’t feel right, so she flicks the switch again. And again. Ten more flicks of the switch and maybe her new step family will accept her. Twenty-five more flicks and maybe she won’t cause any more of her loved ones to die. Fifty times more and then she can finally go to sleep.

Kyler Benton witnesses this pattern of lights from the safety of his treehouse in the yard next door. It is only there, hidden from the unwanted stares of his peers, that Kyler can fill his notebooks with lyrics that reveal the true scars of the boy behind the oversized hoodies and caustic humor. But Kyler finds that descriptions of blonde hair, sad eyes, and tapping fingers are beginning to fill the pages of his notebooks. Lennon, the lonely girl next door his father has warned him about, infiltrates his mind. Even though he has enough to deal with without Lennon’s rumored tragic past in his life, Kyler can’t help but want to know the truth about his new muse.

Review: Love this book so much! It gives, from what I know about OCD, a fairly accurate portrayal of the illness (I would love to see OCD reviewers weigh in on this). This book was really raw and it tackled an issue that can be helpful for kids, teens, and adults of any age. The character development was great, the world building was well done, and the writing was spot on.

However, I do feel like the pacing was a bit slow for my taste and the book felt like it should have ended earlier. It just felt like things were a bit wrapped up, but then continued a bit longer than what I felt was necessary. I also thought that we didn’t need the book to have a Romeo and Juliet style family feud. I think the book could have worked well if we just saw these two characters grow together. 

Verdict: Definitely a must read for anyone who experiences loss or anyone who feels overwhelmed.

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You can't keep two people who are meant to be together apart for long . . . Lennon Davis doesn't believe in much, but she does believe in the security of the number five. If she flicks the bedroom light switch five times, maybe her new LA school won't suck. But that doesn't feel right, so she flicks the switch again. And again. Ten more flicks of the switch and maybe her new stepfamily will accept her. Twenty-five more flicks and maybe she won't cause any more of her loved ones to die. Fifty more and then she can finally go to sleep. Kyler Benton witnesses this pattern of lights from the safety of his tree house in the yard next door. It is only there, hidden from the unwanted stares of his peers, that Kyler can fill his notebooks with lyrics that reveal the true scars of the boy behind the oversize hoodies and caustic humor. But Kyler finds that descriptions of blond hair, sad eyes, and tapping fingers are beginning to fill the pages of his notebooks. Lennon, the lonely girl next door his father has warned him about, infiltrates his mind. Even though he has enough to deal with without Lennon's rumored tragic past in his life, Kyler can't help but want to know the truth about his new muse.

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