The BrokenheartedAmelia Kahaney
October 8, 2013
Anthem Fleet, talented ballerina and heir to the Fleet fortune, is closely guarded by her parents in their penthouse apartment. But when she goes to a dangerous party in the wrong part of town, she meets the handsome Gavin and is immediately drawn into his forbidden world. Then, in a tragic accident, Anthem falls to her death. She awakes in an underground lab, with a bionic heart ticking in her chest. As she negotiates her dangerous new life, she uncovers the sinister truth behind those she trusted the most.
Set in the ruined fictional landscape of Bedlam, a Gotham-like city, this tale of heartbreak and revenge is both gripping and cinematic—and is sure to sweep readers away.
When I finished reading The Brokenhearted my thoughts were
meh and I thought this would be better.
Don’t get me wrong The Brokenhearted isn’t a bad book but I wasn’t as
impressed as I thought I would be. The
book is about a girl named Anthem who is rich.
She lives on the North side of town.
In a town so corrupt and divided the rich rule and the poor live in
fear. Think New York City meets any
comic book you have read. One night her
friend and her sneak out to a party of on the South side and she meets a boy
named Gavin and they fall in love. Then
one day something horrible happens and Gavin is kidnapped and held for ransom. As Anthem is running back to North across the
bridge she thinks she being chased and slips and falls the bridge only to wake
up in secret underground to discover her heart has been replaced by a chimera
heart. Anthem discovers that now she can
run faster, jump higher and even fight faster.
Then she goes on mission to stop at nothing to save Gavin only to watch
him die. Then the rest book is about her
training to take her revenge on those that killed the only boy she loved.
This book was like any other superhero story. As I was reading I kept thinking it reminded of
Arrow or Batman were the rich kid is done wrong. They angst for a while then
decide to train to fight to take down those that wronged them. I just hoped The Brokenhearted would be more
about taking down bad guys and less about an agnsty girl with broken
heart. My favorite line in the book is “The
world doesn’t need one more broken hearted girl.” I did like how she was able to run so fast
and move like humming bird that could she could dodge bullets because that part
was cool. As far as the major plot twist
that came along and was supposed to be a major turning point for Anthem, I had
it figured it from the beginning. So
when Anthem is calling herself stupid and naïve so was I. It made it hard to connect with Anthem
because I thought she was stupid.
I listened to the audiobook version and there would be times
I would have to shut it off or roll my eyes because I was like come on
really. Like I said this book wasn’t
horrible but it is just like every other rich kid turned superhero story out
there only Anthem has a super heart.
There is angst, she can’t trust no one and of course the training
montage. I thought the part where Anthem
grieved was too long and there times I almost but didn’t finish it. Not like I don’t get she is grieving but by
this point I have figured out the plot twist and I am thinking she just needs
to get over it already. The only thing
rounded this book up to three for me was that by the end Anthem was kicking
butt and taking names. I am intrigued
because I hope the next book will be more a girl out to change the world
instead of angsty broken hearted girl. I
like the narrator Rebecca Gibel I have listened to her in other books and she
does a good as always. I am kind of hoping this book is like a
shaking first season in the second book it will find its footing so for that
reason I give The Brokenhearted three laser pistols.
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