The Long Night of Leo and Bree

Author - Ellen Wittlinger ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from Simon Pulse was reviewed on 5-Nov-2008.

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1) Paperback Book The Long Night of Leo and Bree by Simon Pulse. This book is about a boy who had a sister that died from her boyfriend. He can´t forget about his sister and how she died. Her boyfriend stabbed her fifty seven times, and Leo keeps seeing the pictures of his sister when she is dead. This book is also about a girl named Bree who is tired of her perfect boyfriend, her perfect mother, and her perfect life. So one night she goes out on a ride to get away from everything and gets kidnapped by a guy that says she should have died, and not his sister Michelle. It ends up being Leo getting `revenge´, even though Bree has nothing to do with the murder of his sister.

I liked the whole story, but not at the end because it leaves you hanging, and there are two narrators which are Leo, and Bree and sometimes it gets confusing.

I would recommend this book to teenagers (mostly girls) who are into mystery books.
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2) Paperback Book The Long Night of Leo and Bree by Simon Pulse. Leo, a brave kid, has been going through a lot with his sister and mother. You wouldn´t think that he would get to the point that he would actually do something crazy, would he? All I am saying is that by the end of this book Leo is going to be a new Leo. Another main character in this book is named Bree. This girl is good girl brought up with a mother that is very over-protective and will hardly let Bree go out with her boy friend. Then until one night something happens that changes her perspective on life and her mother over-protectivness. Then some how, some way their worlds meet in a very unexpected way.
The Long Night of Leo and Bree is a very good book for teen people and even people older. But you should most definitly have a mature mind. The book makes you feel like your there, witnessing everything that goes on. I love this book because i love how it is written. The author Ellen Wittlinger wrote this book in two different worlds. There is a world in Leo´s perspective and Bree´s perspective. It is really cool! She also creates great moods and feelings that makes you want to keep flipping the pages. I absolutely love this book!
The long night of Leo and Breeis a heart-throbbing, suspencful, and intense kind of book. I recommend this book to anyone over 12 and a mature teen. If you want to read a more exciting book then this book is for you!¤

3) Paperback Book The Long Night of Leo and Bree by Simon Pulse. This is a good book for teenagers and young adults. It´s a book about the way life was lived for a brother and sister in an abnormal life style. It shows kindness, caring, loving emotions and also shows anger, distress and guilt. The way the book has been written gives a sense of nervousness and fear as you read. Also at the turn of a page, the story changes from what you think will happen to the exact opposite of what you thought. I would recommend this book to all of those who like to read shorter stories and enjoy adventure, mysteries and horror.¤

4) Paperback Book The Long Night of Leo and Bree by Simon Pulse. Some have compared this book to Robert Cormier´s "Tenderness" and there are some similarities: teenaged boy who is not quite right in the head kidnaps teenaged girl with homicide in mind, but spares her, and in their time together they develop an affinity for each other. However, there is a crucial difference: "Tenderness" is good. "The Long Night of Leo and Bree" is not.

I really found the ending unbelieveable. Sometimes kidnap victims do end up falling for their captors. But Leo and Bree just didn´t quite make the mark. In "Tenderness" it easy to see how Lori could fall for Eric in spite of who he is, because Lori is incredibly screwed up. Bree isn´t. The book did not do an adequate job of explaining how a level-headed if slightly spoiled girl could lose her head that badly.

In addition, both characters tasted of corrugated cardboard -- not quite two-dimensional but not well-rounded either. There are girls from wealthy overbearing families, and there are boys who drop out of school to care for their moms, but there´s got to be more to the picture than that. Leo and Bree both felt sort of cookie cutter.

It was a good idea but something went badly wrong in the making. I was very disappointed in this book; I recommend "Hard Love" by the same author instead of this novel.¤

5) Paperback Book The Long Night of Leo and Bree by Simon Pulse. On the one year anniversary of his sister´s brutal murder, Leo finds himself going slightly mad, along with his mother, who has never been the same since. Rather than stay in the house with his mom, Leo goes out driving and when he spots Bree, a rich kid who decided to take a walk on the wrong side of town, he wonders why she lived and his sister didn´t. In a fit of insanity, Leo takes Bree hostage and plans to kill her, but when he and Bree begin to talk, he finds his saving grace.

Ellen Wittlinger, author of Razzle and Hard Love, tackles a tough subject with this book and pulls it off quite well. The story itself is very short - just over 100 pages long. Almost the entire book is dialogue, and it takes place in only a couple settings. It´s a quick read, but rather grim material. If you´re looking for a happy ending, don´t read this one! I enjoyed reading The Long Night of Leo and Bree, and my only complaint is I would have liked it to be longer - I´d love to find out what happened afterwards!¤

6) Paperback Book The Long Night of Leo and Bree by Simon Pulse.

NOBODY SHOULD HAVE A NIGHT LIKE THIS.

8:30 P.M.: It´s been four years since Michelle was killed. Leo can´t stand to be at home with his mom -- she´s crazy with rage. He´s got anger of his own and pictures of his dead sister he can´t get out of his head.

9:00 P.M.: Bree parks her mom´s car and locks the doors. She´s in a bad part of town, but she knows the bar has to be around here somewhere. All she wants is to escape for a while and have a good time.

9:15 P.M.: Leo, out for a drive to get away from his mom, spots Bree. Why is this girl alive while Michelle´s not?

By 6:30 A.M., when their long night is over, everything has changed.¤

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