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Unbreak My Heart by Melissa Walker
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Format: Advance Reader Copy
Source: Publisher/NetGalley
Genre: YA, Contemporary
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Sophomore year broke Clementine Williams’ heart. She fell for her best friend’s boyfriend and long story short: he’s excused, but Clem is vilified and she heads into summer with zero social life.Enter her parents’ plan to spend the summer on their sailboat. Normally the idea of being stuck on a tiny boat with her parents and little sister would make Clem break out in hives, but floating away sounds pretty good right now.
Then she meets James at one of their first stops along the river. He and his dad are sailing for the summer and he’s just the distraction Clem needs. Can he break down Clem’s walls and heal her broken heart?
Told in alternating chapters that chronicle the year that broke Clem’s heart and the summer that healed it, Unbreak My Heart is a wonderful dual love story that fans of Sarah Dessen, Deb Caletti, and Susane Colasanti will flock to. (Goodreads)
Unbreak My Heart is a story about friendship and family. After Clementine falls for her best friend’s boyfriend, Ethan, and is ostracized by all of her friends, all she wants to do for the summer is stay home, read, and drown in self-hatred. Instead, she’s forced to spend her summer sailing with her parents and little sister.
This story really is a dual love story that’s told in alternating chapters, and I loved it. With this format, you’re able to see how Clem’s relationship with Ethan (her BFF’s boyfriend) develops and you can’t help but sympathize with her. They have so much in common, and he’s charming and flirtatious – his actions should be unforgiveable, but no, it’s always the girl’s fault so she’s the only one shunned by all their friends. I really liked Clementine as a character – she’s flawed, human, and I liked seeing how she grew from her mistake.
Clementine spends the summer grieving her friendship with Amanda, hating her self for ruining their relationship, and analyzing her actions. She meets James, whose family is sailing the same route as hers, at a marina… He’s upbeat, and always tries to see the best in things, despite his own family problems. The romance between Clem and James is sweet and builds up slowly. I loved James with his blue eyes and red hair, and was rooting for them the entire time!
I absolutely loved that this story is set is on a sailboat, on the water, and at the marinas they visit. As much as I loved the setting, my favorite thing about this novel was Clem’s family. Olive is the best little sister ever, and her parents are so loving and supportive. They give Clem unconditional love, and along with James help her accept, and move past her mistakes. Teenagers often take their family for granted, and I loved how the point of sailing for the summer was to spend time as a family.
Unbreak My Heart pulled at my heartstrings – it made me cry, but it also made me smile. It’s a fantastic contemporary that shouldn’t be missed, add it to your to-be-read list or better yet, pick up a copy today!
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Yep, exactly! I loved this one as well!
Twitter: kimbacaffeinate
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This sounds like a wonderful summer read, set on a boat and I the characters sound interesting. Thanks for sharing it!
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From the way it was re-summarized seems so much interesting. I love it when the family is involved in a teenage love story. That’s true most of the teens tends to ignore their parents over some teenage drama without knowing that family is all they need that wont turn their back ever.
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I just won this one from Bloomsbury and cannot wait to get it! It looks so good, and the cover is lovely.
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I just won this one from Bloomsbury and cannot wait to get it! It looks so good, and the cover is lovely.
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