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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Just as cute, and touching as I expected from the previous novels in this 'series'. Full review to come.
It was just good. I love how this relationship evolved & Annie was always strong. She didn't have to grow. She just had to heal & challenge herself. Way to go again Miranda.
This book brought back so many memories! Review to come!
You can find more of my reviews here at my blog: Take Me Away...
Reading this book brought back a lot of memories for me. Since I was a young girl I ran track. The difference was, I was a sprinter. Our workouts were different from Annie's but just as grueling. With that being said. I really liked this book. The characters and realism kept me hooked to this book!
Annie has never been a runner. Until the day she decides she has to become one. She feels guilty about her boyfriend dying, so in turn she decides to run the race he was going to run before his death. While training she meets super cute and super crazy Jeremiah and he is drawn to him. But after what she's just been through, she's not sure whether or not to take the chance.
One of the best thing about this book was the characters. They seemed so real. Annie had real emotions that were expected after what she'd been through. She was scared of a new relationship, scared of new friends, upset about old relationships, and so many other things. This was what I missed the most about Kenneally's writing style. She writes the most believable characters all the time. Annie was no different.
The only thing about this one was the plot pacing. It seemed to go so slow. Nothing seemed to be happening in the first half of the book. Annie was so closed off and refused to be around anyone and I hated that she was so alone. Finally during the second half of the book things started getting better. I sped through it. (No pun intended lol) With the beginning being so slow it took a while to trudge through. I felt a bit like Annie trying to start out running. Trudging through the beginning but blasting through in the end.
As for the number one best thing about Kenneally's books, that's definitely the older characters from the Hundred Oaks series. It was so great to see them again. What I loved most was seeing what everyone was up to and seeing who is doing the jobs they love. I was especially happy to see Ty again! I don't remember him being in any other book since Catching Jordan. Finishing a novel I loved always makes me wonder what the characters from that book are doing. Reading companions like the Hundred Oaks series always satisfies my need to know. Seeing them in someone else's novel is always better than having a series drag out for 10 books. Or having four different series with almost all the same plot going on.....
This book was not what I expected, but it was still so good. Keneally's normal lesson wasn't really present in this one, but it didn't do much to hurt the rest of the book. It still had her usual snark, great writing style, and amazing other characters.
You can find more of my reviews here at my blog: Take Me Away...
Reading this book brought back a lot of memories for me. Since I was a young girl I ran track. The difference was, I was a sprinter. Our workouts were different from Annie's but just as grueling. With that being said. I really liked this book. The characters and realism kept me hooked to this book!
Annie has never been a runner. Until the day she decides she has to become one. She feels guilty about her boyfriend dying, so in turn she decides to run the race he was going to run before his death. While training she meets super cute and super crazy Jeremiah and he is drawn to him. But after what she's just been through, she's not sure whether or not to take the chance.
One of the best thing about this book was the characters. They seemed so real. Annie had real emotions that were expected after what she'd been through. She was scared of a new relationship, scared of new friends, upset about old relationships, and so many other things. This was what I missed the most about Kenneally's writing style. She writes the most believable characters all the time. Annie was no different.
The only thing about this one was the plot pacing. It seemed to go so slow. Nothing seemed to be happening in the first half of the book. Annie was so closed off and refused to be around anyone and I hated that she was so alone. Finally during the second half of the book things started getting better. I sped through it. (No pun intended lol) With the beginning being so slow it took a while to trudge through. I felt a bit like Annie trying to start out running. Trudging through the beginning but blasting through in the end.
As for the number one best thing about Kenneally's books, that's definitely the older characters from the Hundred Oaks series. It was so great to see them again. What I loved most was seeing what everyone was up to and seeing who is doing the jobs they love. I was especially happy to see Ty again! I don't remember him being in any other book since Catching Jordan. Finishing a novel I loved always makes me wonder what the characters from that book are doing. Reading companions like the Hundred Oaks series always satisfies my need to know. Seeing them in someone else's novel is always better than having a series drag out for 10 books. Or having four different series with almost all the same plot going on.....
This book was not what I expected, but it was still so good. Keneally's normal lesson wasn't really present in this one, but it didn't do much to hurt the rest of the book. It still had her usual snark, great writing style, and amazing other characters.
Breath, Annie, Breathe was a quick satisfying read. Although not so light and fluffy I think it dealt with grieve in a realistic way.
The untimely death of Annie's long term boyfriend left her with a lot of guilt. Which left her feeling like the only thing she could do was train to run in the marathon Annie's boyfriend will never get to do. Annie putting most of her focus into training to run this marathon was super inspiring. I'm a runner, but a lazy one. This book was a continuous kick to my butt to get off my ass and go for that run. I liked how Annie used running to help her grieve. It also gave her a way to meet new people, like Jere. The relationships, familial and friendship, were pretty positive.
There were a few things holding me back from loving the book. Ultimately there was nothing phenomenal with the writing or story. It was just good. The banter between Annie and Jere felt more forced than cute. Which leads me to Annie's treatment towards Jere. I can understand the hot and cold since you know her boyfriends not been gone even a year. But she leads him on way too much. And then she thinks it's perfectly right for her to expect him to not be himself(he's an extreme sports kind of guy; always sporting bruises and such) because she needs him to be safe. It was super hypocritical of her and flat out annoying. Poor guy.
Good book and my first taste of Kenneally. I'll definitely be checking out another book in this series.
The untimely death of Annie's long term boyfriend left her with a lot of guilt. Which left her feeling like the only thing she could do was train to run in the marathon Annie's boyfriend will never get to do. Annie putting most of her focus into training to run this marathon was super inspiring. I'm a runner, but a lazy one. This book was a continuous kick to my butt to get off my ass and go for that run. I liked how Annie used running to help her grieve. It also gave her a way to meet new people, like Jere. The relationships, familial and friendship, were pretty positive.
There were a few things holding me back from loving the book. Ultimately there was nothing phenomenal with the writing or story. It was just good. The banter between Annie and Jere felt more forced than cute. Which leads me to Annie's treatment towards Jere. I can understand the hot and cold since you know her boyfriends not been gone even a year. But she leads him on way too much. And then she thinks it's perfectly right for her to expect him to not be himself(he's an extreme sports kind of guy; always sporting bruises and such) because she needs him to be safe. It was super hypocritical of her and flat out annoying. Poor guy.
Good book and my first taste of Kenneally. I'll definitely be checking out another book in this series.
I'd give the audio performance a four and the story a 3.5. I didn't like Annie as much as I liked Kenneally's other heroines, but I did love Jeremiah. He said the sweetest things.
Okay I'm totally done with Hundred Oaks series. Since the first book, I really tried to love the series but sorry I just can not get into it :/
Really liked this book. I found it particularly interesting because have a strange fascination with running/marathoning.
I absolutely love this series so much. Annie lost her boyfriend in a tragic accident and as her way to help herself grieve, she is training for the marathon that Kyle was planning on doing. But when she starts making new friends and even falling in love with someone, her whole world is turned upside down.
As I have said before so many times on my blog, Miranda Kenneally has written some of the best books in my opinion.
Annie is grieving and trying to make sense of her grief even if she doesn’t want to think about it. She has pushed people away from her without realizing and wants nothing more than to have her boyfriend back, but thats not the case.
I related to Annie more than I have to any of the other characters. I am no stranger to grief, Annie’s emotions are ones that are familiar to me. The fear of the actual process and wanting nothing more than to pretend you aren’t going through what happened.
We have Jeremiah who is the exact opposite of Annie, he loves taking risks and putting himself out there. Annie can’t understand how he wouldn’t want to live safely, they both teach each other how to live and love without holding back.
I love getting to have characters from the other books in this book and their siblings, this will always be my favorite series. Jeremiah’s family was fun to get to know, to understand him better.
If you havent picked up Catching Jordan yet, you really should and you should read the whole series. You won’t regret it!
As I have said before so many times on my blog, Miranda Kenneally has written some of the best books in my opinion.
Annie is grieving and trying to make sense of her grief even if she doesn’t want to think about it. She has pushed people away from her without realizing and wants nothing more than to have her boyfriend back, but thats not the case.
I related to Annie more than I have to any of the other characters. I am no stranger to grief, Annie’s emotions are ones that are familiar to me. The fear of the actual process and wanting nothing more than to pretend you aren’t going through what happened.
We have Jeremiah who is the exact opposite of Annie, he loves taking risks and putting himself out there. Annie can’t understand how he wouldn’t want to live safely, they both teach each other how to live and love without holding back.
I love getting to have characters from the other books in this book and their siblings, this will always be my favorite series. Jeremiah’s family was fun to get to know, to understand him better.
If you havent picked up Catching Jordan yet, you really should and you should read the whole series. You won’t regret it!
I have read all of the books in the Hundred Oaks series to date and I would have to say this is probably my second favorite (Racing Savannah being my favorite). Kenneally did not disappoint with what characters from previous books were seen in this one.
I loved Annie and Jeremiah and the relationship between them throughout the story. Annie's personal story was also one I enjoyed.
I loved Annie and Jeremiah and the relationship between them throughout the story. Annie's personal story was also one I enjoyed.