Not Broken, Just Bent

Posted on 17 April 2017 by Mia Kerick

Braving the start of high school, longtime childhood friends Benjamin Wells and Timmy Norton quickly realize they are entering a whole new world colored by their family responsibilities Ben is trying to please his strict father Timmy is taking care of his younger sisters While their easy camaraderie is still comfortable, Ben notices Timmy growing distant and evasive, but Ben has his own problems It s easier to let concerns about Timmy s home life slide, especially when Timmy changes directions and starts to get a little too close Ben doesn t know how to handle the new feelings Timmy s desire for love inspires, and his continuing denial wounds Timmy deeply.But what Timmy perceives as Ben s greatest betrayal is yet to come, and the fallout threatens to break them apart forever Over the next four years, the push and pull between them and the outside world twists and tears at Ben and Timmy, and they are haunted by fear and regret However, sometimes what seems broken is just a little bent, and if they can find forgiveness within themselves, Ben and Timmy may be able to move forward together. New Download [ Not Broken, Just Bent ] by [ Mia Kerick ] – kino-fada.fr This was an adorable story Ben and Timmy were just such a cute couple when it came down to it I felt Ben s regret and I understood why he felt the way he did, but I do wonder if it was better that they had some time apart They were so young, and obviously not ready I think it might have been problematic if they had been together from the beginning.There is abuse in this book, but it isn t graphic I think most people will be able to read it without issue.If you like young adult books with tw This was an adorable story Ben and Timmy were just such a cute couple when it came down to it I felt Ben s regret and I understood ...So apparently I m in a have my heart stomped to pieces mood at the moment and who better than Mia Kerick to provide such reading material Not Broken Just Bent was a genuinely heartbreaking book, for many reasons In that way that Mia Kerick has, she gets right inside the characters heads and hearts and gives us the truth of them not a cleaned up, perfect version I wonder if this is why I like YA so much Often the characters arereal, not a stereo type They are fully rounded shrugs So apparently I m in a have my heart stomped to pieces mood at the moment and who better than Mia Kerick to provide such reading material Not Broken Just Bent was a genuinely heartbreaking book, for many reasons In that way that Mia Kerick has, she gets right inside the characters heads and hearts and gives us the truth of them not a cleaned up, perfect version I wonder if this is why I like YA so much Often the characters arereal, not a stereo type They are fully rounded...3.75 Stars A realistic coming of age story between two friends, with the perfect amount of drama in it.I liked the characters and the plot is well written, but maybe the fact that it is easy to guess what was going to happen, the lack of the su...Not Broken, Just Bent is the story of two boys, Ben and Tim, who grow up as best friends and then realize in their high school years that their feelings for each other transcend friendship What makes this a compelling story is the candor and sincerity of the narrative as told in a first person point of view by Ben, the main character The author, Mia Kerick, does well to provide dialog and introspection that treats the subject matter with the right amount of respect and humor Respect comes thr Not Broken, Just Bent is the story of two boys, Ben and Tim, who grow up as best friends and then realize in their high school years that their feelings for each other transcend friendship What makes this a compelling story is the candor and sincerity of the narrative as told in a first person point of view by Ben, the main character The author, Mia Kerick, does well to provide dialog and introspection that treats the subject matter with the right amount of respect an...This was a really lovely story of two boys who grow up together and face some pretty tough problems as they do so, problems that eventually tear them apart for a while at least Timmy and Benny were just meant to be together and I loved watching their relationship grow into a deep love It s a hard r...5 Stars KAPOW ALive Your Life, Buy The BookReviewHe came over one night for dinner when we were eight years or so, after I d found him playing on the swing set behind the trailer park a ways down the road, and he just kept on coming back When Ben Wells first spots Timmy Norton on that swing set for the first time, they form an immediate bond and it sees the start of a wonderful friendship Ben lives with his father, his mother having left them before he was even a year old His f 5 Stars KAPOW ALive Your Life, Buy The BookReviewHe came over one night for dinner when we were eight years or so, after I d found him playing on the swing set behind the trailer park a ways down the road, and he just kept on coming back When Ben Wells first spots Timmy Norton on that swing set for the first time, they form an immediate bond and it sees the start of a wonderful friendship Ben lives with his father, his mother having left them before he was even a year old His father may be a little strict but it s obvious he loves his son He accepts Tim s presence in Ben s life right fro...This was a wonderful book about Benny and Timmy broken down by the time periods Like Freshman Year Winter and such It made me weepy, it made me happy, it made me extremely frustratedI loved it That being said, this is t...Realistic coming of age story about two boys, best friends Full review on Booklikes.My review will be posted on GGR Review dot com.Mia Kerick has a way with teenage boys They are all the same, and yet each one is unique Straight or gay, they see the world with a combination of needy anxiety which they fight not to express and stubborn resistance which they express readily Writing YA novels about gay teens needs a delicate hand, and Kerick seems to have it Benny and Timmy are childhood friends Best friends As with all too many of the boys in Kerick s novels, there are absent parents not unlike most Disney movies, Mia Kerick has a way with teenage boys They are all the same, and yet each one is unique Straight or gay, they see the world with a combination of needy anxiety which they fight not to express and stubborn resistance which they express readily Writing YA novels about gay teens needs a delicate hand, and Kerick seems...

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17 April 2017

Mia Kerick