"Break This House" is a realistic story about grief, even for those family members you thought you wanted nothing to do with. Minah is a 16 year old who thought she had left behind all her past familial issues by moving from Obsidian, Michigan to Brooklyn, New York with her father a couple years ago. But when she gets a Facebook message informing her of the death of her estranged mother, Minah finds herself drawn back to her old life and reflecting on what went wrong.
What I like about this book by Candice Iloh is that she's a big fan of "show, not tell." Minah never out and out says what she feels or is going on around her without us seeing a clear-cut example first. It allows for us to understand her character and her struggles in a way that is not forced or obnoxious, making this story all the more powerful.
"Break this House" is not your typical YA coming-of-age. It's not a story of happy endings or mended relationships, but of achieving closure when those broken ones finally come to an end.
What I like about this book by Candice Iloh is that she's a big fan of "show, not tell." Minah never out and out says what she feels or is going on around her without us seeing a clear-cut example first. It allows for us to understand her character and her struggles in a way that is not forced or obnoxious, making this story all the more powerful.
"Break this House" is not your typical YA coming-of-age. It's not a story of happy endings or mended relationships, but of achieving closure when those broken ones finally come to an end.