I hate to love Annie's writing, because I love to hate all the things it does to me - Annie Hughes definitely has a gift for writing in way that will make your insides feel a million shades of fucked up, that will leave you an emotional mess.
Her books will make you feel emotionally drained; they will make you angry, and they will be proof to you that words can hurt you - that a story is as much of a weapon as a knife. Her books will, however, also give you butterflies; they will make you fall in love, explore friendships, and they will make you laugh your heart out. Both Breaking Free: Una Familia Segura, as well as Breaking Free: Learning to Fly, are novels that will touch your heart and soul - and you better stock up on tissues, chocolate and ice cream before starting either.
As I pointed out in my review of Breaking Free: Una Familia Segura, part one in the series, Annie's writing is very authentic, and makes it extremely easy to believe that the narrator is a girl in her teenage years. All throughout both novels, the writing stays in character and the flow of the story never gets disrupted, so you never even once doubt the protagonist's credibility - which makes it impossible not to sympathize with her, and her feelings automatically become yours, making this series the emotional rollercoaster that it is.
In the beginning, Breaking Free: Learning to Fly held a little too much teenage drama for me. There were times at which I found myself thinking Jeez, this has more drama than a Spanish telenovela, but then I thought back to my own time at an American high school and I had to realize that while it might be a tad bit exaggerated for the sake of the story and its development, there are teenagers whose life seems to be composed of nothing but drama, so it was a kink I am more than willing to overlook.
All in all, this is a read I can't give any less than five stars to.
When the writing connects you so deeply to the characters, and when the novel makes you both cry your eyes out and laugh at the top of your lungs, you just know it's an all-round perfect read!
5/5
Anna Porter knows better than most how cruel life can be. After finally facing the horrific tortures of her childhood, it's time for her to try and embrace her happily ever after.
Is her past really behind her? Can Anna finally learn to fly?
Annie Hughes has been writing since she was a little girl, never leaving the house without a novebook. As a corporate stooge and a single mother, she spends all of her free time reading, writing and drinking too much coffee (wine). Annie has a strong passion for the literary world and before writing her book, spent all of her time reviewing others. She also enjoys talking with all that read her book(s), her philosophy being that readers and authors are all part of the same world - a world where they are all enthusiastic about words.
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*** I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review! ***
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