So for this book project we're doing, I chose Bruiser, by Neal Shusterman. I didn't expect that much from this book, a usual romance with some additional superpowers and stuff. And it isn't that bad! In my book spectrum it's one of those that I would read, and enjoy, though I wouldn't probably read it multiple times. No 'obsessively reads it until 2 AM' stuff here, (actually I would finish reading it at like 9:00 depending on when I started) though that could change. After all, we're only a quarter of the way through the book.
The characters are pretty interesting, like Tennyson. In just a few pages, Tennyson's character is spelled out and seems really solid, and then he has a sudden change of heart. In only the first 40 pages! I think Tenny has a lot of explaining to do though, mainly to Bronté. I really like her attitude (and the fact that she and Tenny are twins, I can relate), though I don't exactly agree with her motives for dating Brewster, thinking of him as 'lost' and trying to 'find' him. Though, I guess that turns out okay, when she realizes he isn't lost like she thinks. Brewster, by the way. I think I understand what his 'power' is and how it works, and a couple extras. Basically, when he cares about someone or something like that, he can take away their injury or pain, and it reappears on him. This would explain several things, like how Cody says Brewster has never been hit by his father, but still has scars. Brewster took the injuries from Cody! This also explains why he didn't try to stop the beating from happening, because it wouldn't hurt Cody at all, it would just be Brewster. However, there are some things that haven't been answered, so I'll just put them here: Why doesn't uncle Hoyt hit Brewster? Is there another power that makes Brewster immune to attacks on his own body, or is it something else? Is he just scared? Is the transfer of pain immediate? When Bronté's ankle was 'twisted,' she still felt the pain for a while, and same with Tennyson's knuckles. Was that just because they hadn't been 'chosen' or whatever yet? Does the power also work with tiredness or stress, or is it just physical pain? If it works for execise, like when your muscles hurt and it's hard to breathe after running too hard for too long, this could explain why Brewster is so ripped. Could Brewster die if he removes too much pain? Brewster said he couldn't heal Tri-tip, but this could have been because there was nothing to heal, but what if it's pain from multiple people? Like, say both Tennyson and Bronté get hit with something that halfway kills each of them, would it completely kill Brewster? Is there a limit for how much Brewster can heal? Like, what if someone's limb gets completely chopped off, would Bruiser even be able to heal that? And if he did, would his corresponding limb fall off? If so, would he be able to heal again if the same limb got chopped off on a different person? Sorry, I just really like thinking about these sorts of things. I sure hope most of them get answered, and I'll find out in... a couple of weeks :/
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