Book: Break Me Down

Author: Anna Downes

Thank you, NetGalley and Macmillan Audio, for an advanced audio copy.

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Break Me Down is labeled as an audio thriller, and I feel that this is extremely misleading. This was a great drama, but labeling it a thriller does the book no favors. 

Georgia Lane was a child star. Now, as an adult, she is trying to get back into the game and rise to the top again. She attends an acting school that is not what it appears to be. Mariana, the teacher, is also a leader in this school. 

Mariana’s methods are extremely unorthodox, and she pushes her students and followers to their limits. It’s said she gets results, but are the results worth the emotional torture they go through?

If this were marketed as an audio drama, I would have given this very high scores. The narration by a full cast is spectacular, and the use of effects really brings you into the story. I just found myself waiting and waiting for the drama to end and the thriller to begin, but sadly, that never came. 

Break Me Down is a great dramatic story about an adult child star. If you go in expecting that, you will have a much better time. 

Final score: 3/5